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  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Erasing the Verdict: The Ongoing Shock of Trump’s Cocaine Kingpin Pardon

    Donald Trump’s pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, toppled the capstone of one of the most ambitious narcotics investigations in the history of the Department of Justice. By Monte Reel

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    26 December 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    India’s Digital Dream, Hacked

    India’s digital revolution has exposed millions to a criminal dystopia. This is the story of a neurologist placed under “digital arrest”; a farmer promised a job that would set him up for life; a young man arranging mule bank accounts; and a newlywed who joins the crypto underworld. 

    By Natalie Obiko Pearson and Suparna Sharma

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    5 December 2025, 5:00 am
  • 29 minutes 38 seconds
    Can Target Be Cool Again, and Would That Be Enough?

    As sales and profits continue to decline, the incoming CEO says the first order of business is to repair the vibe. By Jaewon Kang and Devin Leonard

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    24 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 24 minutes 42 seconds
    The Gizmo Empire

    How a flair for infomercials, TikTok and an endless stream of whiz-bang home appliances turned SharkNinja into a $6 billion behemoth. By Lily Meier and Shelly Banjo

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    20 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 16 minutes 44 seconds
    Kid Rock, MAGA Man

    The singer has been golfing and trolling his way into the president’s inner circle.

    By Ashley Carman and Felix Gillette

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    19 November 2025, 12:00 pm
  • 31 minutes 50 seconds
    The Chatbot Delusions       

    Some users are losing touch with reality during marathon sessions with ChatGPT and other bots.  
    By Ellen Huet and Rachel Metz

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    7 November 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 57 minutes 21 seconds
    Finish Him, Brother

    The inside story of how two alleged murder plots brought India, the US and Canada to a diplomatic crisis. By Matthew Campbell

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    5 November 2025, 10:06 pm
  • 26 minutes 31 seconds
    Allow Zohran Mamdani to Reintroduce Himself

    New York’s mayoral frontrunner has been working to build a governing coalition by meeting with all comers, including the business community that’s been bashing his plans. By Fola Akinnibi and Laura Nahmias

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    26 October 2025, 9:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 36 seconds
    Lucrative ICE Detention Centers Bring Money—and Anger— to an Alaska Native Community

    Nana Regional Corp. was supposed to honor Iñupiat values.
    Some shareholders say it hasn’t. 

    By Polly Mosendz, Michael Smith and Rachel Adams-Heard

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    9 October 2025, 8:01 pm
  • 19 minutes 43 seconds
    How Generations of Selective Breeding Created Miserable Chickens

    Genetic selection has made “probably the biggest animal welfare problem we have in all animal husbandry.” By Axelle Playoust-Braure and Paul Tullis

     

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    8 October 2025, 7:54 pm
  • 33 minutes
    A Shipwreck Killed 41 Crew and 5,900 Cattle. The Brutal Business Behind It Goes On

    The sinking of the Gulf Livestock 1 was an existential moment for farm animal exporters. Some of those lessons are being forgotten. By Andrew S Lewis

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    7 October 2025, 10:14 pm
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