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Most people have experienced it. Dinner is finished, hunger is gone, yet the brain suddenly wants something sweet, salty, or crunchy. This familiar feeling explains why many people search for answers about food cravings after eating.The body technically has enough energy, so why does the desire for more food appear? Researchers point to a mix of biology, psychology, and environment. The science of food cravings shows that hunger and cravings are not the same thing. Hunger signals the need for calories, while cravings often reflect the brain’s reward system, habits, or emotional triggers.Understanding why we crave food when full can…

(This piece was originally published at Phenomenal World, in cooperation with the New York Policy Project.)  With the failure of Eric Adams’s last-ditch effort to stack the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), Mayor Zohran Mamdani is now in a position to fulfill his promise to freeze the rent. The nine-member RGB sets maximum rent increases for New York’s million-plus rent-regulated apartments, determining rents for over half of the city’s renters. The RGB is tasked with balancing the interests of tenants and building owners, considering a wide range of factors including the cost of operating rent-regulated buildings, the cost of living for…

After nearly four decades of service to the Arctic research community, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) has now reached its sunset. This will be our final message to the community.On behalf of the ARCUS Board of Directors and all ARCUS staff, we want to thank you for the many years of collaboration, support, and partnership that made ARCUS possible. We have enjoyed working with this community immensely and believe that the goal of broadening participation in Arctic-focused research, education, and policy is still an important mission to achieve.If you would like to learn more about what led the…

Today’s Iran war update will be more telegraphic than usual. I do not normally prepare original posts on Saturday and had the competing duty of assembling Links. I will endeavor to have a completed version by 8:00 AM EST. Please make additions and any corrections in comments and if you arrive early, refresh your browser and re-skim at 8:00 AM. At the risk of again seeming perversely optimistic, if financial time operates as it normally does, faster than political or real world (here kinetic war) time, there is a prospect that market upheaval will throw an impossibly big spanner in…

The New York State attorney general’s office has begun investigating how Columbia University let a predatory doctor continue to see patients despite decades of warnings. “The Office of the Attorney General is conducting a thorough investigation into the institutional response to Robert Hadden’s misconduct,” a spokesperson said in a statement to ProPublica. The agency did not give further details. A ProPublica investigation from the fall of 2023 revealed how Columbia ignored women and ultimately protected Robert Hadden, a longtime OB-GYN at the university. In 2012, Columbia allowed Hadden to continue seeing patients just days after one of them called 911…

In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent shares his thoughts on the Texas primaries. Plus, a terrible Supreme Court decision and a bad play by Major League Baseball. Ad Policy Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX) takes part in a campaign event outside Round Rock Donuts on March 3, 2026.(John Moore / Getty Images) This is a preview of Nation Justice Correspondent Elie Mystal’s new weekly newsletter. Click here to receive this newsletter in your inbox each Friday.  Texas held its congressional primaries on Tuesday, and the good news is that turnout was really high for a…

Redi Tlhabi challenges former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton on why he supports war and regime change in Iran.This past week, the United States and Israel launched a war on Iran under the banner of regime change. But as the war escalates and with Iran firing missiles at US bases across the region and at Israel – questions are mounting over how far this conflict could spiral.This week on UpFront Redi Tlhabi challenges former National Security Adviser and former US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton on why he believes that a diplomatic end to the war…

BEIJING — China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday said political loyalty in the military must be ensured and called for resolutely pushing forward the fight against corruption as a military purge widened.“There must be no one in the military who harbors disloyalty to the (ruling Communist) Party,” Xi said in remarks published by the official Xinhua News Agency.Xi was speaking at a plenary meeting of the delegation of China’s People’s Liberation Army and People’s Armed Police Force as China holds its annual “two sessions” meetings of its top legislature and its top political advisory body.An anti-corruption campaign launched by Xi…

Canadians hold an «Elbows Up» protest against U.S. tariffs and other policies by U.S. President Donald Trump, at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 22, 2025.Carlos Osorio | ReutersFor Lisa Mcbean, buying American-made snacks and traveling to the U.S. was second nature. That changed for the Ontario resident starting in early 2025.Since then, the 54-year-old has checked if products are made in Canada before buying at the grocery store. Mcbean canceled multiple trips to the U.S. she had planned for concerts. Once-common jaunts across the border to shop are out of the picture.The reason: U.S. President Donald Trump’s…