U.S.S. Lincoln Begins 13,000-Mile Journey Home, and the Shortage That Could Take Down the Grid

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The Message Behind Trump’s Threats of ‘Economic Warfare’ Against Iran, by Anton Troianovski and Alan Rappeport

Weary U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Leaves Middle East, by John Ismay

Trump Fired the Watchdogs. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission., by Luke Broadwater

What if America Went Completely Dark?, by Christopher Cox

Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too., by Taylor Mitchell Brown

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