Epstein headlines keep asking who’s on the list? The better question: why aren’t the victims the focus? Have rules designed to protect victims of sexual violence actually pushed them to the side?

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Epstein’s victims deserve more attention than his ‘client list’

Powerful men connected to Jeffrey Epstein are named, dissected and speculated about. The survivors, unless they work hard to step forward, remain a...

Kidnapping for ransom has long fueled insurgencies in the west African Sahel. New analysis of 58,000 violent events shows a shift: jihadist groups once targeted westerners but now they increasingly abduct local civilians, turning kidnapping into a widespread predatory economy.

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Kidnapping for ransom in the Sahel: analysis of 24 years of data shows a new trend

The kidnapping industry fuels insurgencies in Africa’s Sahel region.

Space’s next frontier is closer than ever. Engineers are developing satellites that orbit just 60–250 miles above Earth, promising sharper images, faster internet and better weather data (if they can overcome intense atmospheric drag).

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The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites

The closer to Earth a satellite flies, the clearer a picture it can take of the surface. But low-flying satellites also have to deal with atmospher...