Shazam (Zachary Levi) and the Shazams. | Warner Bros. PicturesThe future for the hero is in DC Studios’ hands. This article contains spoilers for Shazam! Fury of The Gods. Billy Batson learns what it takes to become a hero in Shazam! Fury of The Gods, but does he have a future in the DC comic book universe? One of the credits scenes seems to hope so, but it’s extremely complicated.... Read more ›
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People rally in front of the US Supreme Court during the 50th annual March for Life on January 20, 2023, in Washington, DC. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe federal courts are dominated by Republicans, so the appeals process could be rough. If you’ve followed the fight over where and whether abortion should remain legal in the United States, you’ve probably heard the name “Matthew Kacsmaryk.” Kacsmaryk is a former lawyer for... Read more ›
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Your money is very likely safe in the bank, whatever the size. | Altayb/Getty ImagesTurns out you don’t have to be that big to be too big to fail. Turmoil in the financial system set off by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank has many people feeling a bit uneasy over where they’ve got their money parked. They’re wondering whether their banks could go the way of SVB or New... Read more ›
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US soldiers patrol the town of al-Qahtaniyah in Syria’s northeastern Hasakeh province near the Turkish border on March 14, 2022, | Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty ImagesIt’s a significant symbolic move, but US troops are still there, and other parts of the forever war continue. The Senate is moving forward with a vote to repeal the outdated legal authorizations for the US’s wars in Iraq. It’s mostly symbolic, but it has... Read more ›
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The fate of TikTok in the US may be in President Biden’s hands. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesSo you heard TikTok’s being banned. Here’s what’s actually happening. Since its introduction to the US in 2018, TikTok has been fighting for its right to exist. First, the company struggled to convince the public that it wasn’t just for preteens making cringey memes; then it had to make the case that it wasn’t... Read more ›
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Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesBut layoffs that last months are worse, as Mark Zuckerberg may soon find out. When Meta, formerly Facebook, laid off 11,000 workers in November, it was in the shadow of Elon Musk’s brutal and chaotic firing spree at Twitter. By comparison, the way Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg conducted layoffs — saying he took responsibility for growing the company too fast, showing what other cuts the company made first,... Read more ›
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Illustrations by Shyama Golden for VoxHow the quest to own the nation’s most popular, most Instagram-worthy pup has bred a world of problems. Part of The Animals Issue of The Highlight, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world. In 2022, the French bulldog, commonly known as a Frenchie, became the most popular dog breed in America, dethroning the lowly Labrador retriever for the first time in 31 years.... Read more ›
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J.K. Rowling, pictured at the premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore in 2022, has a history of transphobic statements and actions. | Stuart C. Wilson/Getty ImagesAn exhausting — if not exhaustive — timeline of J.K. Rowling’s transphobia. J.K. Rowling’s supporters frequently claim the author has never actually said or done anything transphobic. It’s a position you can see on social media, in the pages of the New York... Read more ›
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A Russian jet approaching a US drone, from a screenshot of video released by US European Command. | US European CommandThe US released video footage of the encounter. A Russian warplane forced down a US drone over the Black Sea, the US says, another reminder of the potential escalation risks tied to the Ukraine war. According to US officials, an MQ-9 drone was conducting “routine” reconnaissance operations at about 7... Read more ›
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Fans walk past a Fanduel sports betting location at Footprint Center before Game Five of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs between the Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans on April 26, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona. | Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesThe unfortunate consequences of the huge growth of sports betting, explained. The United States is in the midst of a sports gambling boom, and it may be a generational... Read more ›
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This bird is just as confused at the definition of life as we humans are. | Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty ImagesScience writer Carl Zimmer explains why this question has been so hard to answer. We know life when we see it. Flying birds are clearly alive, as are microscopic creatures like tardigrades that scurry around in a single drop of water. But do we, humans, know what life fundamentally is?... Read more ›
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Fish caught in a net in Poland. People catch or farm billions of fish for food each year. | Andrew Skowron/We Animals MediaMy year as a pescetarian did more harm than good. When I decided to stop eating animals for ethical reasons five years ago, I wanted to make sure I could stick with it. Following a path where, I thought, each step brought me closer to the most moral... Read more ›
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Could Silicon Valley Bank’s failure become a cautionary tale? | John Brecher/Washington Post via Getty ImagesA regional bank helped the tech industry grow. Now it might need to shrink. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was a big deal. It didn’t just impact Silicon Valley businesses — or the many non-Silicon Valley-based businesses that banked there, including Vox’s parent company Vox Media. The end of SVB created ripple effects throughout... Read more ›
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) applauds during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on February 7, 2023. | Win McNamee/Getty ImagesHow the controversial senator could win — even after leaving the Democratic Party. Though she hasn’t formally announced a decision, all signs continue to suggest that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic Party and became an independent in December, will run for reelection in 2024. She is fundraising... Read more ›
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends a demonstration against the Israeli government’s controversial judicial overhaul bill, in Tel Aviv on March 1, 2023. | Jack Guez/AFP via Getty ImagesFormer Israeli Prime Minister Olmert: “The government of Israel is the enemy of the state of Israel.” It’s significant when a former prime minister joins the protests against a sitting government. Ehud Olmert served as prime minister of Israel from 2006... Read more ›
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Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA list circulated by the distributor in January underscores the uncertainty surrounding abortion pills in the post-Roe era. Earlier this month, Politico broke news that Walgreens, the nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain, assured 21 Republican attorneys general that it would not dispense abortion pills in their states should the company be approved to dispense them. The decision was met with sharp protest by Walgreens customers, abortion rights activists, and... Read more ›
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Former White House strategist Steve Bannon, right, greets fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui on November 20, 2018 in New York. | Don Emmert/AFP via Getty ImagesThe charges against the pro-MAGA exiled Chinese billionaire, explained. Some call him Miles Guo. Others call him Guo Wengui. To top Trump allies like Steve Bannon and Jason Miller, he is an ally and a business partner. But, to federal authorities, he is an alleged... Read more ›
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The bank is closed. | Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesTech’s favorite bank just failed. What does that mean for you? If you work in tech, you had probably heard of Silicon Valley Bank before now. If you’re not familiar with this seemingly regional bank, nobody’s blaming you. It had billions of dollars in deposits, but fewer than two dozen branches, and generally catered to a very specific crowd of startups, venture capitalists,... Read more ›
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A group of chemicals called PFAS, which are found in all kinds of products and drinking water, have been linked with a number of health problems including cancer. | Getty ImagesA chemist explains how PFAS can harm us — and what to do about them. Right now, you likely have something unnatural lurking inside your body. It was made by a large corporation and could potentially harm you. That something... Read more ›
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to Iowa voters gathered at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on March 10, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. | Scott Olson/Getty ImagesIn recent statements, DeSantis is the latest GOP leader to break sharply from the party’s support for Ukraine. The Republican Party is divided on whether the US should continue to support Ukraine in its war with Russia, and this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made... Read more ›
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