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Posted on June 25, 2025

‘They’re Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls

Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.
Posted on May 8, 2025

US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants

CBP's acting commissioner has rescinded four Biden-era policies that aimed to protect vulnerable people in the agency's custody, including mothers, infants, and the elderly.
Posted on March 26, 2025

Beneath Greenland’s Ice Lies a Climate Solution—and a New Geopolitical Battleground

Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China’s stranglehold on the market?
Posted on February 18, 2025

National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues

Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.
Posted on February 12, 2025

Revenge of the Covid Conspiracy Theorists

After years of GOP attacks on US health agencies, Trump appointees are poised to bring Covid-19 conspiracies to their leadership of US agencies. Federal workers are scared of what comes next.
Posted on September 18, 2024

Project 2025 Would Drastically Cut Support for Carbon Removal

The Heritage Foundation’s plan for a potential Trump second term has little time for schemes to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
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