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We've ranked the 12 most competitive Senate races in the upcoming midterms, from most to least likely to turn or remain blue.

Last week, most of the major news outlets ran the perennial story about how the Social Security fund is set to run out of money—now by 2032—and that benefits will have to be cut substantially unless Congress acts. Okay, so act. It’s stupid that we are being made to worry about a problem that’s solvable, […]

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It was designed to survive the apocalypse, as humanity’s last testament to its failure. But for a while it seemed the “Earth’s Black Box” hadn’t even survived its own planning process. Now, five years after it was announced to much fanfare, followed […]

China’s decision to scrap tariffs on African imports spurred an 18% jump in bilateral trade.

The measures would mark the single biggest change to its economic system since Fidel Castro took over after the 1950s revolution.

France and Germany criticized the leader of the European Council for opening diplomatic communications with the Kremlin.

Brent crude prices are down more than 25% from a month ago, as markets anticipate an influx of oil.