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UPI - Opinion

May the 4th: Fans celebrate 'Star Wars' in Japan

4 days ago

Voices - Gerrymandering in the South will likely continue to consider race - Why political gerrymandering in the South will likely continue to consider voters' race despite a recent Supreme Court ruling.

18 hours ago

How AI can lead to false arrests and wrongful convictions

18 hours ago

A Supreme Court ruling failed to curb racial bias in jury selection

1 day ago

Why corrosive capital is dangerous: It distorts the state

4 days ago

How online hate groups sustain their messages -- Studying the types of messages hate groups spew online helps researchers understand the groups' persistence.

1 day ago

What about Iran's plutonium? -- If the fear is that Iran can or will build a nuclear weapon, destroying or neutralizing its supply of enriched uranium is only a partial solution.

1 day ago

China's ocean stewardship narrative faces a credibility test -- China's bid to position itself as a global ocean steward is entering a critical test -- not in conference halls or treaty negotiations, but at sea.

4 days ago

Central America's energy advantage is under its feet -- Central America holds one of the world's most overlooked clean energy advantages, and much of the needed infrastructure already exists.

5 days ago

Is it wrong to pay jailed people? Pennsylvania county says 'no' -- Unlike prison, jail confinement is primarily about custody and court processing, not punishment for convicted criminals.

5 days ago

What's in the price of a gallon of gas? -- The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects nationwide retail gasoline prices to average near $4.30 a gallon for April 2026.

6 days ago

Uruguay: From good student to regional leader -- Uruguay has spent two decades building a reputation that few countries in the region can match.

7 days ago

When technology and propaganda merge, what becomes reality? -- North Korea's information system operates within a deliberately designed "closed ecosystem," cut off from direct connection to external networks.

7 days ago

King Charles for president -- His Majesty King Charles III was more than masterful addressing both chambers of Congress. One could almost imagine him as the U.S. president.

8 days ago

Facial recognition is a key to identity -- you can't change the locks -- Even though facial recognition templates are more secure than photos -- which anyone can capture and manipulate -- templates, too, can be stolen.

11 days ago

For Central America, integration will be measured at the border -- The real test of Central America's integration has never been found in declarations or photo opportunities -- it is found at the border.

12 days ago

Mountains turned myth, bloodlines preserved -- The unravelling of brainwashing does not begin with grand ideology, but with a single, simple, deeply personal question: "Is that really true?"

13 days ago

Why today's political unrest is about more than politics -- Across many democracies, public anger is no longer a passing mood. Protest movements differ, yet many converge on a shared frustration.

13 days ago

Nationalism versus patriotism -- who are we as Americans? -- Patriotism is rooted. It is defensive. It binds people to land, culture, memory and shared experience. It does not seek to impose itself on others.

14 days ago

A global jet fuel crisis is closer than the world knows -- A catastrophe in global aviation fuel is taking shape, and almost no one is paying attention.

14 days ago

China surpasses U.S. in research spending -- In a span of a few years, China has outstripped the U.S. in scientific publications, spending and patents.

15 days ago