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Democrats and Republicans both think it is important that the U.S. is a world leader in science, but most Democrats now think it is losing ground compared with other countries. Fresh data delivered ...

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How a simple catchphrase sums up the president’s theory of executive power. By A.O. Scott “Call Me Ishmaelle,” by Xiaolu Guo, audaciously revises Herman Melville’s American classic. By William Giraldi ...

A 200-year-old book distributor is closing. Here's what that means for public libraries January 7, 2026 • Baker & Taylor is one of very few companies that handle book distribution for libraries — ...

Jan. 16, 2026 A vitamin A byproduct has been found to quietly disarm the immune system, allowing tumors to evade attack and weakening cancer vaccines. Scientists have now developed a drug that shuts ...