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The FBI Didn’t Answer Texts From Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good’s Killing

Messages sent to the FBI by an investigator with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension went ignored for at least two days, per records obtained by WIRED.

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ICE Is Paying Salaries and More for This Town’s Entire Police Force

Under a Homeland Security program, police departments around the US are signing up to assist in immigration enforcement. The cops of Carroll, New Hampshire, are going all in—and they’re likely not alone.

Sammy Sussman

A Mysterious Numbers Station Is Broadcasting Through the Iran War

First heard as US and Israeli strikes on Iran began, the shortwave broadcast has since been traced to a US military base in Germany—but its purpose and its operator remain unclear.

Ruchi Kumar

When Satellite Data Becomes a Weapon

As war reshapes the Gulf, the satellite infrastructure the world relies on to see conflict clearly is being delayed, spoofed, and privately controlled—and nobody is sure who is responsible.

Gia Chaudry

What Happens When a Nuclear Site Is Hit?

As strikes continue on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the real danger isn’t the explosion, but what happens if critical safety systems fail—and how that risk could spread across the Gulf.

Jethu Abraham

With One Million Displaced, Lebanon Turns to Digital Wallets for Aid

Amid mass displacement and collapsing trust in institutions, digital wallets are becoming critical conduits for aid, connecting diaspora donors directly with communities on the ground.

Carla Sertin

The Broken System That Keeps Shipping Crews Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz

Vessels are increasingly being abandoned during the war on Iran, revealing a hidden failure in the global systems that keep goods—and people—moving.

Ruchi Kumar

John Perry Barlow, JFK Jr., and a Night of Grief I Can’t Forget

Watching Love Story brought back a surreal evening in 1994.

Steven Levy

The AI Race Is Pressuring Utilities to Squeeze More From Europe’s Power Grids

As data center developers queue up to connect to power grids across Europe, network operators are experimenting with novel ways of clearing room for them.

Joel Khalili

The Men Obsessed With ‘High T’

Fueled by the manosphere, men are boosting their testosterone levels through natural and synthetic means, with some competitively swapping test results on a regular basis.

Mattha Busby