https://www.independentpress.com/ Independent Press is an editorial portal publishing reports and articles across national and international currents, politics, business and economics, technology, entertainment, sports, health and science. en Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:17:13 GMT https://www.independentpress.com/article/abyss-and-actuality https://www.independentpress.com/article/abyss-and-actuality Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:05:47 GMT Pierce Duhe Fiction The revelation was both unsettling and profound. We were not masters of the universe. A voyage through space wasn’t enough to become such. 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As surveillance technologies take over… https://www.independentpress.com/article/authorship-in-the-ai-era https://www.independentpress.com/article/authorship-in-the-ai-era Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:51:37 GMT Bailin Lu Artificial Intelligence When we encounter an original work, we generally assume that we know who authored it. However, with the development of artificial intelligence, we are having… https://www.independentpress.com/article/strategic-chokehold https://www.independentpress.com/article/strategic-chokehold Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:37:28 GMT Abbie Ahn Geopolitics War Oil & Gas Iran does not have the military strength and arsenal capability to defeat the United States in a conventional war. 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They bear… https://www.independentpress.com/article/storm-sights https://www.independentpress.com/article/storm-sights Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:33:47 GMT Dyani Palmer Fiction Clouds moved over the blue sky like a looming threat that couldn’t be contained. He picked at the corner of the old, vinyl table cover as he followed the grey… https://www.independentpress.com/article/shedding-petals https://www.independentpress.com/article/shedding-petals Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:40:35 GMT Jerome Halsey Fiction For some reason I dreaded this day. I say “for some reason” but I knew the reason. 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They are history. And the world they leave behind is unrecognizable from the one they entered. https://www.independentpress.com/article/the-disappearance-of-the-modern-literary-great https://www.independentpress.com/article/the-disappearance-of-the-modern-literary-great Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:50:01 GMT Matthew Leonard Literature If you were asked if you have ever heard the names Ernest Hemingway or George Orwell, most people would likely say “yes.” The authors represent two of the most… https://www.independentpress.com/article/the-versatility-of-a-law-degree https://www.independentpress.com/article/the-versatility-of-a-law-degree Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:29:29 GMT Carlie Hall Law Education Are you interested in law, but not interested in becoming an attorney who spends most of their time in a courtroom? If so, you’re not alone. 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