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Tuesday, June 30, 2026 1:53 PM ET

UPI - Opinion

Fans go all out in support at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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Voices - Fireworks, heat and drought put this July 4 at high risk for wildfires - This July 4, not everyone will be leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals, so let's talk about the risk of fireworks starting wildfires.

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At Scarborough Shoal, the law itself has no standing

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Texas schools' mandatory Bible readings reignite century‑long debate

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Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations

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Latin America: Rent extraction vs. wealth creation -- Mexico recently moved to postpone its next judicial elections from 2027 to 2028 and revise the rules governing candidate selection.

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What 20 million bans reveal about the strain on Wikipedia's volunteers -- This year, Wikipedia is celebrating 25 years as the internet's encyclopedia that anyone can edit. In its first decade, it exploded in popularity.

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Argentina's challenge: Making economic reform credible -- Decades of government intervention and fiscal instability made Argentina one of Latin America's most expensive places to invest.

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Older people: Redefining humanity -- The world is aging at an unprecedented rate. The number of people aged 60 and older is expected to reach 1.4 billion by 2030.

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Everyone pays for patents on seeds, and private companies get rich -- The United States is one of only a handful of countries that allows companies to hold patents on plant varieties.

4 days ago

Venezuela needs justice, not just amnesty -- Venezuela's National Assembly passed the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence, presented as a step toward social peace and national reconciliation.

5 days ago

Japan and Malaysia deepen strategic coordination in an unstable Indo-Pacific -- The summit between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim showed how Tokyo is expanding partnerships.

5 days ago

Scientific images faked with AI tricking academic journals -- When almost anyone can fabricate an image in seconds from a text prompt using artificial intelligence, how do people decide what image is real?

6 days ago

Considerations for U.S. strikes against terrorists in Latin America -- Recent strikes in Latin America have focused regional attention on U.S. lethal force as a tool against designated terrorist organizations.

7 days ago

Juneteenth's real meaning is written on the plates of smoked meats -- The story of Black Texans -- and how they shepherded the traditions of Juneteenth through food -- is a part of history that receives scant attention.

7 days ago

U.S.-Iran agreement and the Kim family regime: What will Kim exploit? -- Kim Jong Un will view the U.S.-Iran agreement as a case study in coercion, timing, bargaining and regime survival.

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Heat waves increase wildfire risk -- and it's not by a small amount -- When heat waves hit, the risk of wildfires quickly rises. Prolonged heat dries out vegetation, and also plays other roles in spreading flames.

8 days ago

American workers are checked out, and bosses are the last to know -- In the U.S., only about 30% of part-time and full-time employees say they are engaged at work, according to an annual Gallup survey.

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Engineering challenges must be solved for data centers in space -- SpaceX may be one of the most well-known companies seeking to build orbital data centers, but it is not the only one.

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Australia's military operations in the South China Sea -- As a non-claimant in the South China Sea, Australia stands out among Washington allies as one of the most active participants in military activities.

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Sonic booms from meteors can equal hundreds of tons of TNT -- As humans, we live out our lives on a planet that is sweeping through a cosmic ocean littered with debris from the formation of the solar system.

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