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Business & Economy
'The Nerd Reich' tracks the 'unmasking of Silicon Valley's true politics'
Tonya Mosley
Journalist Gil Durán argues that a small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires and venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — and that they should be governing in its place.
Large crowds of pilgrims fill the area between the two holy shrines in Karbala at sunset, with the illuminated dome and minarets of Imam Hussein's shrine visible in the background during the Arbaeen commemoration.
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Despite Mideast wars, 20 million gather in Iraq for Shia pilgrimage
Jane Arraf, Awadh al-Taie, Ahmed Qusay
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A school girl and her father wade through floodwaters in Alengmora village in Jorhat, India, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.
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Flood death toll in India's Assam reaches 100 as thousands lose their homes
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Days of heavy monsoon rain has caused rivers, including the Brahmaputra, to overflow, inundating communities, disrupting livelihoods and damaging infrastructure.
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Decades of abuse revealed at Michigan art school. And, the Iran war's impact on midterms
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Erica Carter of Sioux City, Iowa, says she enjoys her job as a finance manager for the Omaha Nation public school district in Nebraska, working to find grants and opportunities for low-income students. But when she learned her pay was too high for her to remain in an Iowa Medicaid program, Carter had to choose — leave the job or give up her benefits.
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Voters cast ballots Tuesday at the Copland Center in Wyandotte, Mich.
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