A federal officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, shortly after the Trump administration deployed thousands of immigration agents to the city. Although the full circumstances of the killing remain unclear, video of the shooting shows an officer opening fire on the woman as she drove away. Realistically, there’s virtually no chance […] Read more ›
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 3, 2023 in New York City. | Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesWill the Fed push the economy into a recession? Some experts worry rates have risen too fast. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is poised to raise interest rates another quarter point in regulators’ ongoing bid to reduce inflation. It’s a move that marks the Fed’s 10th straight rate... Read more ›
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US President Joe Biden speaks with two members of the US Border Patrol as they walk along the US-Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023. | Jim Watson/AFP via Getty ImagesA surge of migrants is expected after Biden’s ending of a controversial Trump-era border policy. In anticipation of a surge of migrants, President Joe Biden is temporarily deploying another 1,500 active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border... Read more ›
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Tucker Carlson Tonight was one of the popular shows on Fox News. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images“Jumping a guy like that is dishonorable obviously. It’s not how white men fight,” the former Fox News host said. In a stunning announcement, Fox News said on April 24 that it has ended Tucker Carlson’s reign as the host of the network’s highest-rated primetime show (and one of the highest-rated shows on basic cable,... Read more ›
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Tucker Carlson Tonight was one of the popular shows on Fox News. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe network’s ratings plummeted in the days after Carlson got fired. In a stunning announcement, Fox News said on April 24 that it has ended Tucker Carlson’s reign as the host of the network’s highest-rated primetime show (and one of the highest-rated shows on basic cable, period), effective immediately. The news came less than a... Read more ›
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A bronze statue commemorating the 30th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox stands outside the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 18, 2020. | Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesForty-three years ago this week, the world was officially declared free of smallpox — but that should only be the beginning. On May 8, 1980, more than two years after the last known case, the World Health Assembly formally... Read more ›
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These days, the most unique thing you can do is name your kid “Ashley.” | Getty Images/iStockphoto“Theodore” and “Matilda” might be adorable, but modern parents are terrified of trendiness. Enter: TikTok baby name consultants. When my sister was pregnant with her children, she had a single rule: They could not, under any circumstances, have “trendy” names. Unquestionably adorable options like Theodore, Oliver, Charlotte, and Nora were vetoed over their rankings... Read more ›
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A new US Surgeon General’s report warns America’s loneliness crisis is making people sicker. | Getty Images3 takeaways from a landmark Surgeon General’s report on the US loneliness crisis. The US Surgeon General is sounding an alarm: Americans are more lonely and socially disconnected than ever, and it’s a serious threat to their physical and mental health that demands urgent policy action. A new report from the Surgeon General says... Read more ›
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Getty Images/fStopThe philosopher Agnes Callard on pushing the boundaries of modern relationships. If I asked you to imagine the stereotypical philosopher, who’s the first person that springs to mind? If it’s a historical figure, there’s a decent chance it’s Socrates. Which makes sense, since he’s arguably the founder of the entire tradition of western philosophy. And even if you don’t know much about Socrates, you probably know at least one... Read more ›
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Photographer and oceanographer Anne De Souza photographs a forest of giant kelp near Monastery Beach in Carmel, California. | Jennifer AdlerKelp forests are majestic, life-sustaining ecosystems. Climate change imperils them. A few miles west of San Diego is a stretch of ocean that’s rather unremarkable from the surface. The water is cold and blue. There’s some green seaweed peeking out. Sink below the waves, however, and a whole other realm... Read more ›
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A Yeoman Warder, also known as a Beefeater, in their new uniform for King Charles III’s coronation, at the Tower of London. | Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty ImagesThe UK is about to experience its first coronation in 70 years. Here’s what you need to know. The world is about to see the first British coronation in 70 years. Operation Golden Orb, the coronation ceremony that will formalize King Charles... Read more ›
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Richard Glossip. | Oklahoma Department of CorrectionsThe murder case against Richard Glossip is so weak that even Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general says he should not be executed. On Monday, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, a Republican, filed a truly remarkable document in the Supreme Court. “The State of Oklahoma recently made the difficult decision to confess error and support vacating the conviction of Richard Glossip,” the document reads, referring to... Read more ›
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Ziaul Haque Oisharjh/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesIt’s not just about a labor shortage. Earlier this week Republican state lawmakers in Wisconsin circulated a new bill that would allow workers as young as 14 years old to serve alcohol in bars and restaurants, down from the state’s current age minimum of 18 years old. The legislative proposal “creates a simple solution” to workforce staffing issues, said the Republican bill sponsors in... Read more ›
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How it works — and why it takes a surprisingly long time to make something good. How does an AI artist maintain consistency with a recurring character? While AI art may appear to involve just a few clicks, it can be quite time-consuming. The video above demonstrates the abridged workflow of the anonymous creator behind “Stelfie” — a time-traveling selfie-taker. The artist’s process involves custom 3D-generated heads, initial sketches, and... Read more ›
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Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland presides over a hearing about the recent rise in antisemitism and its threat to democracy, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 13, 2022, in Washington, DC. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesBen Cardin’s retirement sets up a wide-open primary in 2024. US Sen. Ben Cardin, D-MD, announced that he won’t seek reelection in 2024, paving the way for a competitive Democratic primary... Read more ›
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Then-Vice President Joe Biden and then-House Speaker John Boehner in 2015, four years after their debt ceiling negotiations resulted in a $2.1 trillion package of spending cuts. | Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesThe budget and debt ceiling are separate issues. Biden will budge on one of them. President Joe Biden and his staff have said repeatedly he is willing to sit down with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to negotiate a compromise... Read more ›
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Nick Denton onstage at the 2016 Code Conference. The empty chair was reserved for investor Peter Thiel, who financed a lawsuit that bankrupted Denton’s Gawker Media. | Asa Mathat for RecodeA conversation with two media pioneers — plus Ben Smith, whose new book chronicles their rise and fall. Who do we blame for the demise of BuzzFeed News? This was a news outfit once heralded as the future of journalism,... Read more ›
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WGA strikers during the 2007-08 strike. | David McNew/Getty ImagesIt’s been 15 years since the last WGA strike, and the stakes are far greater. Hollywood’s writers are on strike. After six weeks of negotiation with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the Writers Guild of America — which represents approximately 11,500 people who write the Hollywood shows and movies we watch in theaters and at home —... Read more ›
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Writers on strike in 2007 outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. | Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence could be the most important part of a writers strike, for reasons bigger than show business. “Beating up on screenwriters,” John Gregory Dunne wrote in 1996, “is a Hollywood blood sport; everyone in the business thinks he or she can write, if only time could be found.” To put it another way, everybody... Read more ›
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Future Justice Neil M. Gorsuch laughs at a senator’s joke as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his nomination to be an associate justice of the US Supreme Court, March 21, 2017. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Court has spent the last several years claiming the other two branches’ powers for itself. The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will reconsider one of its modern foundational... Read more ›
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Getty Images/Darya Komarova | Getty ImagesExperts want greater awareness about this highly preventable condition. Crystal Jackson, who lives in Fort Pierce, Florida, had never even heard of preeclampsia when it nearly took her life. Thirty-three weeks into her first pregnancy, Jackson suddenly developed a terrible headache and severe nausea. Her then-boyfriend took her to a drugstore, where she put her arm in a machine to check her blood pressure: “It... Read more ›
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