States Want to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Cookware. These Chefs Say Don’t Do It.

• Post published:2025-09-12

Rachael Ray and other food celebrities are speaking up in defense of nonstick pans. The actor Mark Ruffalo, who starred in a movie about the risky chemicals, is criticizing them.

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A Defender of Darkness in the Darkest Place on Earth

• Post published:2025-09-12

A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered the best place on Earth to study space.

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Fords, Tank 500s and a New Hospital: The Influence Campaigns in the Pacific

• Post published:2025-09-12

All around Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands and host of a regional summit, are not-so-subtle hints of donor nations competing for hearts and minds.

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Jair Bolsonaro Is Convicted

• Post published:2025-09-12

The 70-year-old former Brazilian president was sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a failed coup.

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In the Pacific, Unkept U.S. Promises on Climate Cut Deep

• Post published:2025-09-12

Pacific island nations have seen American pledges and attention come and go with geopolitical winds. Recent U.S. pullbacks are met with disappointment but not surprise.

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Europe’s 3 Top Leaders Are Striding on the World Stage but Stumbling at Home

• Post published:2025-09-12

The foreign policy successes of Keir Starmer of Britain, Emmanuel Macron of France and Friedrich Merz of Germany are in contrast with their dismal domestic performances.

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