What Happened After The New York Times Found a Cartel Mine on a Colombian Military Base

Officers denied that an illegal, large-scale gold operation was underway within earshot of their posts. But we had seen it with our own eyes.

Show HN: A free ESG stock screener that publishes its losses and methodology

Hey HN, JSS(JumpstartSignal) is a free, ESG-filtered daily stock screener. I built it after some really badly-timed quantum computing stock buys, so I …

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Israel’s President, Putting Off Decision on Pardon for Netanyahu, Will Push for Plea Deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, left, with President Isaac Herzog, in Jerusalem last week.

U.S. Sanctions Zigzag in New World of Economic Warfare

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, where he said the decision to extend the waiver on sales of Russia oil came after …

Dwarkesh Patel’s Podcast Lets You Eavesdrop on the A.I. Elite

Dwarkesh Patel in his office and studio in San Francisco. “He’s very much in the community, in the inner ring,” one tech executive said.

The Trump Administration Has Changed Almost Every Aspect of Food Stamps

Legislation and regulatory tweaks enacted over the past year have altered who is eligible, what recipients can buy and how much some receive in …

How We Traced U.S. Government Gold to a Drug Cartel

The reporter Justin Scheck of The Times at La Mandinga, in Colombia. It’s a government-owned cattle ranch where illegal miners tear up the earth.

Chevy Humphrey Is Running Experiments at the Griffin Science Museum in Chicago

Chevy Humphrey explains why the scientific method matters in business.

The Hard Life of an Immigrant Whose Killing Became a Symbol for Trump

President Trump posted surveillance footage of Nilufa Easmin’s brutal killing by another immigrant to advance his agenda. Behind the rhetoric was a …