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Miankina amin’ny ranomasina izy ireo mba hivelomany. Saingy ankehitriny, miharava ny aina ao an-dranomasina.

Click here to read this story in English. HELODRANON’NY RANOBE, Madagasikara — Ny haran-dranomasina (vatohara) izy tenany dia tena tsara tokoa. Miaina any amin’ny dimy kilaometatra miala ny morontsiraka izy ireo, any amin’ny rano lalina manodidina ny dimy ambin’ny folo metatra, ary dia toy ny tany mikitoantoana misy loko mavokely, manga, ary volomboasary, mipetraka ao […]

Trump’s $230 million cash grab, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is trying to pay himself $230 million in taxpayer money. Wait, what? The payment, which was first reported Tuesday by the New […]

A guy with a “Nazi streak” was Trump’s loyalty enforcer at DOJ

In a recently leaked group chat, it was revealed that a Republican operative named Paul Ingrassia referred to himself as having a “Nazi streak.” The leak is just one among many recent signs that this kind of radical and incendiary rhetoric has become increasingly normalized among some up-and-coming Republican staffers. But Ingrassia wasn’t just any […]

A new Supreme Court case could turn the National Guard into Trump’s personal army

It’s hard to think of a more dramatic question than the issue before the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois.  President Donald Trump wants to use federalized troops to quell protests outside an immigration detention facility near Chicago. Two federal courts have ruled that federal law does not permit Trump to do this. But the […]

Scientists are testing a surprising approach to fighting hunger in one of the poorest places on Earth

Tsindrio eto raha te hamaky ity lahatsoratra ity amin’ny teny Malagasy. BAY OF RANOBE, Madagascar — The coral reef itself was exquisite. Growing about 3 miles offshore in 50 feet of water, it was a rugged terrain of pinks, blues, and oranges, set against a backdrop of deep blue. The coral pieces, each a colony of […]