Catherine Rampell

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21 September 2026 01:31

It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China.

Ned Resnikoff

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21 September 2026 01:31

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Reuters Legal

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18 September 2026 10:43

Republican groups have poured $14 million into advertising in Ohio over the past week to bolster Senator Jon Husted, as recent polls show the Republican trailing Democrat Sherrod Brown in a race that could help determine control of the US Senate.

NPR

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18 September 2026 10:42

The latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation. n.pr/4gYlmvv

Financial Times

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18 September 2026 10:42

Russia seizes control of Nestlé and Auchan operations ft.trib.al/dO2qIUt