Chris Pratt is believed by some to be the least-liked Chris among the Hollywood Chrises. He is the face of the Guardians of the Galaxy. | Marvel StudiosThe last of James Gunnâs Marvel movies doesnât get caught up in the multiverse. Saying that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the best Marvel movie since Avengers: Endgame feels like a loaded statement. Maybe one that should come with multiple asterisks.... Read more âș
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Paige Vickers/VoxEquity is everywhere. But what exactly is it â and why is it so controversial? Bernie Sanders was stumped. The question, posed by Bill Maher on a recent episode of his HBO show, was, âHow would you differentiate between âequityâ and âequalityâ?â âWell, equality we talk about ââ Sanders broke off. âI donât know what the answer to that is,â he admitted. Itâs understandable for an old-school democratic socialist... Read more âș
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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 regulatorsâ ongoing bid to reduce inflation. Itâs a move that marks the Fedâs 10th straight rate... Read more âș
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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 Bidenâs 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 âș
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Tucker Carlson Tonight was one of the popular shows on Fox News. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesâJumping a guy like that is dishonorable obviously. Itâs not how white men fight,â the former Fox News host said. In a stunning announcement, Fox News said on April 24 that it has ended Tucker Carlsonâs reign as the host of the networkâs highest-rated primetime show (and one of the highest-rated shows on basic cable,... Read more âș
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Tucker Carlson Tonight was one of the popular shows on Fox News. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe networkâs ratings plummeted in the days after Carlson got fired. In a stunning announcement, Fox News said on April 24 that it has ended Tucker Carlsonâs reign as the host of the networkâs 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 âș
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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 â 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 âș
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These days, the most unique thing you can do is name your kid âAshley.â | Getty Images/iStockphotoâTheodoreâ and âMatildaâ 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 âtrendyâ names. Unquestionably adorable options like Theodore, Oliver, Charlotte, and Nora were vetoed over their rankings... Read more âș
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A new US Surgeon Generalâs report warns Americaâs loneliness crisis is making people sicker. | Getty Images3 takeaways from a landmark Surgeon Generalâs report on the US loneliness crisis. The US Surgeon General is sounding an alarm: Americans are more lonely and socially disconnected than ever, and itâs a serious threat to their physical and mental health that demands urgent policy action. A new report from the Surgeon General says... Read more âș
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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, whoâs the first person that springs to mind? If itâs a historical figure, thereâs a decent chance itâs Socrates. Which makes sense, since heâs arguably the founder of the entire tradition of western philosophy. And even if you donât know much about Socrates, you probably know at least one... Read more âș
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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 thatâs rather unremarkable from the surface. The water is cold and blue. Thereâs some green seaweed peeking out. Sink below the waves, however, and a whole other realm... Read more âș
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A Yeoman Warder, also known as a Beefeater, in their new uniform for King Charles IIIâs coronation, at the Tower of London. | Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty ImagesThe UK is about to experience its first coronation in 70 years. Hereâs 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 âș
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Richard Glossip. | Oklahoma Department of CorrectionsThe murder case against Richard Glossip is so weak that even Oklahomaâs 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. âThe State of Oklahoma recently made the difficult decision to confess error and support vacating the conviction of Richard Glossip,â the document reads, referring to... Read more âș
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Ziaul Haque Oisharjh/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesItâs 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 stateâs current age minimum of 18 years old. The legislative proposal âcreates a simple solutionâ to workforce staffing issues, said the Republican bill sponsors in... Read more âș
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How it works â 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 âStelfieâ â a time-traveling selfie-taker. The artistâs process involves custom 3D-generated heads, initial sketches, and... Read more âș
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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 Cardinâs retirement sets up a wide-open primary in 2024. US Sen. Ben Cardin, D-MD, announced that he wonât seek reelection in 2024, paving the way for a competitive Democratic primary... Read more âș
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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 âș
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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 Dentonâs Gawker Media. | Asa Mathat for RecodeA conversation with two media pioneers â 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 âș
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WGA strikers during the 2007-08 strike. | David McNew/Getty ImagesItâs been 15 years since the last WGA strike, and the stakes are far greater. Hollywoodâs writers are on strike. After six weeks of negotiation with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the Writers Guild of America â which represents approximately 11,500 people who write the Hollywood shows and movies we watch in theaters and at home â... Read more âș
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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. âBeating up on screenwriters,â John Gregory Dunne wrote in 1996, âis a Hollywood blood sport; everyone in the business thinks he or she can write, if only time could be found.â To put it another way, everybody... Read more âș
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