From Jenna Orkin

The Secret History of the U.S. Diplomatic Failure in Afghanistan

‘It Cannot Get Any Worse’: Cornell Professors Decry Energy Costs of NY Bitcoin Mining

Life insurance payouts spiked in 2020 — largest rise since 1918 flu pandemic

Carbon Emissions That Don't Officially Exist

From "The Devil's In the Details" File

The loss of future carbon uptake due to the removal of forests, even the plumes chugging out of a biomass plant’s smokestacks—these did not go on the books."

Low-profile heiress who ‘played a strong role’ in financing Jan. 6 rally is thrust into spotlight How can schools detect potentially violent students? Researchers have an answer.

Scientists monitoring earthquake swarm off Oregon coast. More than 50 quakes recorded

Omicron Four Times More Transmissible Than Delta in New Study

Capitol Hill staffer arrested after bringing gun to House of Representatives building, Capitol police say

Inflation in November was the highest it's been in nearly 40 years