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EnvironmentThe U.S. power grid isn’t one big machine — it’s three. That’s a problem for blackout season
By Sufan Jiang, Fangxing Fran Li and The ConversationMay 30, 2026
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By D. Brian Blank, Brandy Hadley and The ConversationMay 30, 2026
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North AmericaAmerica’s largest oil export hub is so starved of water that it’s been illegal to have a green lawn for 2 years
By Michelle Hummel and The ConversationMay 25, 2026
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EnvironmentRice feeds more than half the world. It’s also the climate equivalent of 239 million cars
By Hanqin Tian, Jingting Zhang, Pep Canadell, Shufen (Susan) Pan and The ConversationMay 25, 2026
EconomyThe economist who wrote the book on sports finance has a number for FIFA’s World Cup haul: $15 billion
By Richard Sheehan and The ConversationMay 25, 2026
By Bruce Y. Lee, Hannah Dimmick and The ConversationMay 24, 2026
Personal FinanceFrom Hobbes to the 14th amendment: the ancient and modern cases against Trump’s $1.8 billion fund
By Austin Sarat and The ConversationMay 24, 2026
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