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The fabric of what binds America together at this point is basically on its final thread,” one source tells WIRED.

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The Rapid Support Forces are accused of killing dozens of civilians in Sudan as the civil war enters a catastrophic new phase ...

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This historic town in the heart of Ohio bears all the marks of its earliest days in the 1800s from its architecture to its ...

The U.S. armed services have long sought to preserve the tradition of a nonpartisan military. News analysis The U.S. armed services have long sought to preserve the tradition of a nonpartisan military ...

A more difficult version of the U.S. citizenship test is now in effect, with more questions and new requirements. In Arizona, ...

As they walked up to the thick metal pillars of the border wall dividing Tijuana and San Diego, the Hussaini siblings carried ...

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This fabulous coastal town on our largest island is described as being 'surrounded by unparalleled beauty, with wildlife ...

In a refugee camp in Bangladesh, children jump rope with chains of rubber bands. In wartime Gaza, kids fly kites made from discarded parachutes. And in Ukraine, youngsters tussle in make-believe war, ...