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Friday, August 21, 2026 4:19 PM ET

UPI - Opinion

Voices - Why millions of people around the world will contract measles in 2026 - The World Health Organization estimates that in 2026 nearly 11 million people will contract the virus that causes measles.

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Why social media algorithms send you posts you don't like

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Bankruptcy filings are soaring in 2026, signaling economic distress

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Severe flooding raises deadly overdose risk in rural Appalachia

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Takaichi's grand strategy is taking shape -- Sanae Takaichi's recent initiatives reveal a leader firmly operating within the strategic tradition established by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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The Gradient Principle: When inequality becomes movement -- The recent Ruptures and Opportunities report from the U.N. portrays Latin America and the Caribbean as caught in three mutually reinforcing traps.

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The reason many Americans are cutting ties with parents and siblings -- Estrangement is rarely caused by childhood abuse or a pushy therapist. Instead, it reveals a collision between two ideas of what family should be.

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Quitting alcohol can increase the risk of compulsive drinking -- Alcohol abstinence alters brain activity in ways that may drive someone with alcohol use disorder to relapse, new research in mice suggests.

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Latin America's religious revolution is reshaping its politics -- For centuries, Catholicism was so deeply woven into Latin American identity that the two sometimes seemed inseparable.

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The false and the furious: We aren't just bothered by different beliefs -- Differences in beliefs may not be what drives people apart. A belief that someone else is wrong may be the stronger force.

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After the commodity boom, Latin America confronts its growth trap -- Renewed volatility in energy and commodity markets is again exposing a divide within Latin America.

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As oil profits skyrocket, calls for windfall taxes rise -- Oil companies are making massive profits and stockpiling cash, and holding off on changing their investment plans.

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The real question isn't why North Koreans don't resist -- People believe the first world they encounter is the normal one. For North Koreans, dictatorship is that kind of presence -- they way things are.

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America is debating socialism -- Latin America has been here before -- For most Latin Americans, the Democratic Socialists of America probably seems like a distant feature of domestic U.S. politics. That may be a mistake.

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New tech adds phone tracking to license plate readers -- SignalTrace, a system marketed by the security company Leonardo, is designed to work alongside automatic license plate readers.

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Adam Smith and Christian morality -- This year marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith's masterpiece, "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations."

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Cyclospora spreads through human waste -- so how did it get on food? -- The nationwide cyclospora outbreak is very likely a result of sewage contamination in the food supply, scientific and public health researchers say.

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Unlike Washington, Tokyo bets on India -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's visit to New Delhi illustrates that while many capitals are hedging, Tokyo is doubling down on India.

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Venezuela: Two earthquakes that exposed institutional failure -- The extent of the damage from earthquakes depends on the quality of construction and whether safety standards are enforced.

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The typical gig worker is changing -- and struggling more than ever -- The next time you call an Uber ride or order food delivery, there's a good chance that the gig worker you meet is getting government benefits.

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