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Americans of all ages are spending less time socializing
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chart: Danielle Alberti/AxiosAmericans are spending less time hanging out than they were 20 years ago — and the trend...
FIFA clears Balogun for USMNT's Belgium match
U.S. star striker Folarin Balogun can play against Belgium in Monday's World Cup match after FIFA suspended his one-game ban, soccer's world governing body announced...
McMorrow suspends Michigan Senate bid in shock move
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow announced Sunday that she is suspending her campaign for U.S. Senate, narrowing a marquee Democratic primary to a two-way race...
Microsoft's AI boom collides with its climate goals
Microsoft's latest environmental report shows the growing tension between its race to build AI infrastructure and its long-standing climate commitments.Why it matters: The report mirrors...
The K-shaped economic divide might be narrowing
For years, the economy has looked K-shaped. There's new evidence that some of that divide is beginning to narrow. The wage-growth gap between lower- and...
AI learned faster than the tests designed to measure it
The old ways of testing and evaluating new frontier AI models need a rewrite. Why it matters: AI models are outgrowing the existing methods of...
Microsoft dashes game developer dreams
Microsoft for years has been an active acquirer of gaming companies, including small independent ones. But that may be changing.Driving the news: The tech giant...
Survey: Latino voters' political divide is becoming an identity divide
Data: Pew Research Center; Chart: Danielle Alberti/AxiosLatino voters aren't just splitting over President Trump. They're divided over how being Latino shapes their identity in America,...
How Maine Democrats will replace Graham Platner
The selection of Maine’s next Democratic Senate nominee will come down to roughly 600 people — 500 of whom haven’t been chosen yet. Graham Platner...
Inside the tense final hours of Graham Platner’s campaign
Graham Platner went down swinging — even as some of his political confidants urged him not to. Several of the embattled Maine Democrat’s closest advisers...
Nirav Shah, governor primary runner-up, jumps into race to replace Platner
Nirav Shah, the former Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention director who recently lost in the Democratic primary for governor, officially threw his name...
U.S. revokes Iran oil waivers after attacks in Strait of Hormuz
The Trump administration on Tuesday revoked the temporary waivers it issued as part of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran that had allowed Tehran...