A customer shops for cilantro at a Walmart Supercenter on July 23, 2026, in Austin, Texas.
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Cerebras Systems Inc. signage during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
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Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City.
After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of Atlantic Media Company, in Washington, D.C. She has nearly a decade of experience as a freelancer covering tech (including issues related to security, privacy, and streaming) as well as personal finance and travel.
At the United States Naval Academy, even walking comes with rules.
First-year midshipmen, known as "plebes," follow regulations dictating how to walk, eat, speak, and countless other expectations as part of their transition from civilians to officers in the US Navy and the US Marine Corps.
Miles Hospital, Damariscotta, Maine 7/28/26
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In my last post, How the Rural Maternity Crisis is Hitting One Hospital, I discussed some of the challenges facing rural maternity care, using Miles Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine, as a case study.
Castle's founders pose with Tim Arrowsmith at Western Grazers in northern California.
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A goat herding business facing higher payroll costs from a legislative bill turned to prediction market platform Kalshi to hedge and help offset the possible expense.
The head of the Metropolitan Police Sir Mark Rowley has defended the force's investigation into double murderer Simon Levy.
Levy was on bail and being monitored by police when he murdered Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and Sheryl Wilkins five months later, as well as violently raping a third woman.
Giorgos Tsetis, co-founder and former CEO of Nutrafol.
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Published Aug 13, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Cinematographer Gustav Danielsson explains how the series departed from convention, while appeasing HBO's biggest fear
Photo: Steffan Hill/HBOSeven months after the purposefully scrappy A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms wrapped its first season, Westeros returned to the kind of scale that has come to define it. House of the Dragon’s third season just concluded on HBO with another enormous, satisfying battle — and we’ll get one more massive, action-heavy season in 2028.
Global Citizen Fest
The Fugees members will celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Score at the festival, which will also feature appearances from Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, and Shaboozey