If you want to understand how the US government works today, you should study President Donald Trump’s attempt to pardon a woman named Tina Peters last week. Peters is a former Colorado election clerk and a die-hard believer in the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. In 2021, Peters committed a series of […] Read more ›
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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Changes in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to warmer climates have been detected by researchers in a study thought to be the first time a statistically significant link has been found between […] Read more ›
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By May 2024, Ebony Dupas knew she had a problem. She had started to feel a mild anxiety about her sense of direction and purpose in life earlier that year, but within a couple months, that had spiraled into a paranoia that she could neither shake nor explain. Referred by her doctor, Dupas began consulting […] Read more ›
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When it comes to artificial intelligence, few fears loom larger than the idea of robots coming to take our jobs. But if you talk to the AI evangelists among us, that could be a good thing. Not in the Elon Musk robots-will-babysit-your-kids way, but in a way that helps us make better use of our […] Read more ›
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It’s been a good year for books. I’ve been glutting myself on them for months: reissued forgotten classics with sentences so crisp you can hear them ringing out through the decades, sprawling new novels that made me laugh and sigh and weep, philosophical nonfiction that has me reaching for my pencil to scrawl thoughts and […] Read more ›
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Chloé Zhao’s lyrical, elegiac new film Hamnet, based on the novel by Maggie O’Farrell, is an early awards favorite. It racked up six Golden Globe nominations, including Best Drama and Best Director, and it has been an Oscars frontrunner since its festival release earlier this year. But as it made its way to mainstream theaters […] Read more ›
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There’s a reason dengue infections are also called “breakbone fever.” Along with a mild fever, symptoms of the mosquito-borne illness include bone-deep, aching pain in the joints and behind the eyes. In severe cases, blood vessels begin to leak. And in the worst cases, that can lead to organ failure. More than 14 million people […] Read more ›
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In 1972, the King of Bhutan announced that “gross national happiness is more important than gross domestic product.” It was a charming sound bite that captured imaginations worldwide. Finally, someone was brave enough to say it: Happiness matters more than money. At the time, Bhutan was poor. More than 50 years later, Bhutan still ranks […] Read more ›
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Two gunmen opened fire on a celebration of the first day of Hanukkah at Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing 15 and injuring dozens more. One of the gunmen was killed, and another alleged shooter was injured and is now in custody. What do we know about the attack in Australia? Australian officials have described […] Read more ›
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Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It’s based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has multiple values that are equally valid but that often conflict with each other. To submit a question, fill out this anonymous form. Here’s this week’s question from a […] Read more ›
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America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. A Pew Research Center survey published in September found that 50 percent of respondents were more concerned than excited about AI; just 10 percent felt the opposite. Most people, 57 percent, said the societal risks were high, while a mere 25 percent thought […] Read more ›
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The AI revolution is breaching a new frontier: the human heart. For those seeking a partner who feels custom-built for their soul, ChatGPT has unlocked endless possibilities. It can start simple. Maybe you turn to the bot to help with a hobby or to get advice. But soon, you notice its uncanny knack for telling […] Read more ›
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Following this week’s seizure of a sanctioned ship off the coast of Venezuela, the Trump administration says it will be targeting more oil tankers off the Venezuelan coast. This is, first and foremost, a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration’s campaign targeting Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, whom the White House accuses of facilitating drug trafficking […] Read more ›
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Every time a MacKenzie Scott grantee talks about receiving one of her multimillion-dollar gifts, there is always a hint of the same bashfulness, the same reverence, and the same glee. Their eyes light up. They blush a little. There’s a giggle here and there. “It’s disarming,” said Michael Lomax, head of the United Negro College […] Read more ›
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Since the early fall, the US has been building up its military forces in the Caribbean and launching airstrikes on alleged drug boats, fueling speculation that it is planning a major military operation against the government of Venezuela. This week, the situation escalated dramatically with the US seizing a sanctioned oil tanker off the Venezuelan […] Read more ›
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Around a decade ago, the US implemented new rules to limit the widespread use of antibiotics in meat and dairy production, in an effort to combat the nation’s antibiotic resistance crisis. The regulations helped: Antibiotic sales for use on farms plunged by 43 percent from 2015 to 2017, and plateaued thereafter. But now, that progress […] Read more ›
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If you’re a human, there’s a very good chance you’ve been involved in human subjects research. Maybe you’ve participated in a clinical trial, completed a survey about your health habits, or took part in a graduate student’s experiment for $20 when you were in college. Or maybe you’ve conducted research yourself as a student or […] Read more ›
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The second Trump administration started off with a bang: riding the high of 2024’s historic levels of new multiracial and working class support, bullying law firms and universities, flinging out executive orders and DOGE restructurings like nobody’s business. A Republican-controlled Congress was ready to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda, and his deportation and tariff policies […] Read more ›
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The US’s two major parties can agree on one thing: They don’t have much use for economists anymore. President Joe Biden ignored economists’ warnings about the risks of inflation. President Donald Trump dismissed economists’ arguments against his tariffs. And now, rising Democrats are backing price controls, even though mainstream economists aligned with both parties say […] Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Indiana redistricting campaign has failed — again. What happened? On Thursday, the Indiana state Senate voted down a Trump-backed bill to redraw […] Read more ›
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Health insurance premiums on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces are set to soar after Congress failed Thursday to pass a last-minute plan to avert the rate hikes. As many as four million people could be forced to go uninsured, because they can no longer afford their health plan. I spoke with some of them earlier […] Read more ›
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Vox editor-in-chief Swati Sharma and editorial director, politics and policy, Libby Nelson announced today that Caitlin Dewey is joining the brand as senior writer and editor for the Today, Explained newsletter. As the host of Vox’s flagship daily newsletter, Dewey will be responsible for helping Vox’s audience understand the biggest news stories and conversations affecting […] Read more ›
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Earlier this month, the real-estate listing site Zillow ended a subtle social experiment. In 2024, they began to embed climate risk data directly in their property profiles, scoring a home’s future risks from flood, wildfire, wind, heat, and air quality on a 1-to-10 scale. Say you are looking for a home in your budget for […] Read more ›
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For most of this year, Republican members of the House of Representatives seemed to move in lockstep with President Donald Trump, not hesitating to back him on controversial measures on immigration and the economy. But now they seem to be breaking ranks. Some Republican members of Congress have stood up to Trump on the release […] Read more ›
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To anyone who doesn’t dream of labor, the idea of a personality hire — a person who gets jobs because they’re a fun, unique human to be around — can be a bit jarring. And there’s an idea that might be even more puzzling than the existence of personality hires: that these people can teach […] Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is continuing to remodel America’s immigration system with the launch of a $1 million visa. What happened? On Wednesday, Trump announced the launch […] Read more ›
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