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Welcome to the October issue of The Highlight

The Houston toad lacks the recognition of pandas or bald eagles, but this rare creature is still important for its ecosystem — and its popula...

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Think your AI chatbot has become conscious? Here’s what to do.

Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value plura...

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How America cut deadly city fires in half

Firefighters battling a house fire in the Bronx, New York, on April 28, 2023. | Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images My family...

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The real cost of Trump’s $100,000 visas

President Donald Trump during the signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, including introducing a $100,0...

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Lead batteries are poisoning millions of children. Here are 3 proven ways to stop it.

Workers handle piles of damaged lead-acid batteries in Khan Younis, Gaza, in 2021. Across much of the Global South, discarded batteries like the...

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Donald Trump’s escalating revenge campaign, briefly explained

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs the White House on September 26, 2025. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images This...

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Comey’s indictment is a warning to the Supreme Court justices

President Donald Trump with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. | Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Getty Images About two decades ago, Justice An...

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The massive stakes of the big federal housing bill, explained

The two leaders of the Senate housing push: Senate Banking Committee chair Tim Scott (R-SC) and ranking member Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). | Andrew...

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We’re the feds and we’re here to help (with your rent)

The two leaders of the Senate housing push: Senate Banking Committee chair Tim Scott (R-SC) and ranking member Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). | Andrew...

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The big contradiction in progressive thinking about Trump

President Donald Trump gestures as he departs the White House on September 22, 2025 to attend the UN General Assembly. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Ima...

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Churches want to build affordable housing. Why are cities stopping them?

Churches, synagogues, and mosques own millions of acres of land across the US, but are usually barred from building any housing on their prop...

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Trump’s prosecution of a Democratic lawmaker is a test run for authoritarian rule

Rep. LaMonica McIver, a Democrat from New Jersey who the Trump administration is trying to throw in prison. | Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Image...