Editor’s note, December 25, 8 am ET: This story is being republished for the holiday season. It was originally published in 2020. It might seem unbelievable given that the “Christmas creep” now begins before Halloween, but the true Christmas season actually starts on Christmas Day itself. That’s right: December 25 marks the official start of […] Read more ›
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Trump’s immigration policies seek to build on those he implemented in his first term. | Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThey include harsh new proposals, and augmented versions of past ideas, too. If you’re looking for a window into just how extreme another Donald Trump term could be — even compared to his first — the immigration policies he’s touted provide a clear preview. Along with reupping his old ideas, Trump... Read more ›
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Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. | Silver Screen Collection/Getty ImagesThe viral fiasco in Scotland that made kids cry — and prompted calls to police. Willy Wonka, a storybook character who’s known for the extraordinary treats he creates, was recently featured in an event that was anything but. In Glasgow, Scotland, families looking forward to an immersive event billed as “Willy’s... Read more ›
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Former President Donald Trump speaks as Justice Neil Gorsuch looks on during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House April 10, 2017, in Washington, DC. | Eric Thayer/Getty ImagesSo much for the rule of law. The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Trump’s DC criminal trial, the one concerning his attempt to steal the 2020 presidential election, must be delayed for at least another two months. The... Read more ›
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Change in sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean relative to a historic baseline. Darker orange corresponds to areas that are abnormally warm, whereas blue indicates a region is abnormally cool. | Climate Change Institute/University of Maine/NOAAThe Atlantic Ocean is unusually warm right now. Here’s why scientists say that’s “deeply troubling.” If you were to dip your toes into the middle of the North Atlantic — say, somewhere between... Read more ›
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell listens during a news conference following weekly policy luncheons at the US Capitol on January 17, 2024, in Washington, DC. | Kent Nishimura/Getty ImagesHe delivered for the old GOP — but the party had changed underneath him. For most of his Senate career, Mitch McConnell stood out as one of the most openly ambitious, cynical, and ruthless operators in American politics — single-mindedly focused on... Read more ›
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President Joe Biden greets Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson before delivering the State of the Union address in 2023. | Jacquelyn Martin/Getty ImagesMost of the justices appeared uncomfortable with “bump stocks,” devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to fire automatically. “Intuitively, I am entirely sympathetic to your argument,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett told Brian Fletcher, the Justice Department lawyer defending a ban on devices that convert ordinary semiautomatic... Read more ›
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How artificial intelligence hides in plain sight. We’re living through an inflection point for artificial intelligence: From generated images and video to advanced personal assistants, a new frontier of technologies promises to fundamentally change how we live, work, and play. And yet for all the buzz and concerns about how AI will change the world, in many ways, it already has. From spam filters and sentence suggestions in our email... Read more ›
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Photo by Valerie Macon / AFP / Getty ImagesEverything you need to know about this year’s Academy Awards. The 96th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 10, at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT, with some of the most celebrated names in cinema and emerging hopeful stars taking part in Hollywood’s most prestigious night. But what are the Oscars focused on this time around? What are the best picture... Read more ›
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Actor Cillian Murphy attends the Oppenheimer UK premiere on July 13, 2023, in London, England. | Samir Hussein/WireImageIrish men are having a moment in Hollywood. One of the funniest and most charming storylines to emerge from this year’s awards season is none other than an Irish meme. At January’s Critics’ Choice Award, comedian and actress Ayo Edebiri took home Best Actress in a Comedy for her role in FX’s hit... Read more ›
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Screenshot of @EndWokeness’s post on XThe Gemini image generator isn’t just suffering from a technical problem, but from a philosophical one. Just last week, Google was forced to pump the brakes on its AI image generator, called Gemini, after critics complained that it was pushing bias ... against white people. The controversy started with — you guessed it — a viral post on X. According to that post from the... Read more ›
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African nations were left waiting for Covid-19 vaccines. Can the world come up with a plan to prevent that from happening in future pandemics? | Osvaldo Silva/AFP via Getty ImagesThere’s a stalemate over stopping future pandemics — and it comes down to money. The Covid-19 pandemic revealed that, in a global health emergency, all the aspirational rhetoric about international cooperation didn’t mean much. Once groundbreaking Covid-19 vaccines became available a... Read more ›
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US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks alongside Shawn Fain, president of the United Automobile Workers, at a press conference calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East, outside of the US Capitol on December 14, 2023, in Washington, DC. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesBiden’s support for Israel’s military campaign is testing Arab American voters’ loyalty in Michigan and beyond. Editor’s note, February 28, 6:45 am ET: President Joe Biden won Michigan’s... Read more ›
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Taylor Swift at the opening of the Taylor Swift Education Center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 12, 2013. | Royce DeGrie/TAS/Getty Images for TASThe real reach of the conspiracy theory surrounding the pop star, explained. Are Joe Biden and Taylor Swift working in cahoots? The late-night host Seth Meyers posed the question directly to the president Monday night, asking him to “confirm or deny... Read more ›
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Wildfires continue to burn in Mexico, the US, and Canada amid unusually warm winter weather. | Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Images2024 is already shattering heat records as temperatures soar around the world After last year was the warmest on record, 2024 is already off to a ripping hot start. January 2024 was the warmest January ever measured, and February is likely to follow. Global temperatures have fallen back below record... Read more ›
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Omar Marques/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThis winter has been unseasonably hot. In fact, last month the world experienced its warmest January ever measured, and February is likely to continue that streak. This rise in temperatures is not isolated to any one part of the world. It’s happening everywhere, like in the Southern Hemisphere, where it’s summer, and in the Northern Hemisphere, where it’s winter. Even the oceans are at never-before-seen temperatures,... Read more ›
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Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh stands next to a portrait of the Palestinian Authority’s President Mahmoud Abbas on February 26, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. | Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty ImagesIts prime minister resigned, but it doesn’t change much. Mohammad Shtayyeh, the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), nominally the group in charge of Palestinian parts of the West Bank, tendered his resignation and dissolved... Read more ›
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Getty ImagesGetting help can be daunting. We have tips for overcoming common obstacles. I wanted to start seeing a therapist long before I finally did. For many years, my biggest obstacle was a near-total lack of free time, then a lack of insurance coverage for mental health care, then a range of positions that made seeking mental health care a professional liability. Even once I finally had a job with... Read more ›
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A sign outside an Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights named “Trump Heights,” photographed in 2019. | Amir Levy/Getty ImagesOn Israel, the two are not the same. During the war in Gaza, President Joe Biden has taken a consistently pro-Israel line. He traveled to Israel after the October 7 attack, provided the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) with huge quantities of munitions, refused to publicly call for an indefinite ceasefire, and... Read more ›
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Scott Eisen/Getty ImagesYale and Dartmouth are bringing testing back — but thousands of other schools aren’t. America’s colleges and universities are embroiled in yet another debate about admissions. This time, they’re rethinking their positions on standardized testing. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, several elite colleges made the submission of SAT and ACT scores optional for applicants. Testing had become a hassle, with limited testing locations and time for... Read more ›
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US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks alongside Shawn Fain, president of the United Automobile Workers, at a press conference calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East, outside of the US Capitol on December 14, 2023, in Washington, DC. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesBiden’s support for Israel’s military campaign is testing Arab American voters’ loyalty in Michigan and beyond. Arab American activists and their allies are urging voters to cast ballots... Read more ›
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