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Oil prices have marched higher in recent weeks, above $100 per barrel, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran have escalated again.
Migrants sent $728.6 billion home to families in low and middle-income countries in 2025, nearly double the amount recorded a decade earlier, according to a new report from the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural De...
Through equity ownership and trade agreements, President Donald Trump has sought to control minerals extracted abroad. He appears to harbor two goals: first, ensure a guaranteed supply of the minerals at low prices for t...
The Trump administration has encouraged AI's rapid growth and the development of data centers as it seeks an insurmountable tech edge over China.
Poor management of toxic chemicals and hazardous waste threatens “many, if not all, human rights,” the newly appointed independent human rights independent expert on the rising threat told the Human Rights Council on Mon...
Independent UN human rights investigators called for an immediate cessation of hostilities on Monday following a series of United States airstrikes on Iran in recent weeks that have killed civilians as tensions ripple th...
With decades of experience in the social-work field and a college degree, I didn't expect to be working a part-time retail job in my 50s to get by.
Cities like New York and Los Angeles have long been major hubs for iconic bands. But every state boasts at least one major band it can call its own.