Giving to charity is great, not just for the recipients but for the givers, too. But it can be intimidating to know how to pick the best charity when there are thousands of worthy causes to choose from, and especially when so many are suffering around the world. Yet that suffering makes it all the […] Read more ›
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This year’s European Parliament elections saw a rightward turn, but the effect that will have on the bloc’s policies might be less significant than its impact on the internal politics of the European Union’s individual member states. Case in point: French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap parliamentary election in his country because his party did […] Read more ›
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After more than a year of neglect from global leaders and massive funding gaps for humanitarian assistance, the war in Sudan has reached a critical tipping point. Warring parties are waging a deadly battle for control of El Fasher — the capital of the state of North Darfur and, until recently, one of the last safe […] Read more ›
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Wild African elephants call each other by their names, according to a study published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution — making them the only nonhuman animals known to use language like this. From infancy onward, we learn sounds that represent people, objects, feelings, and concepts. But if you repeat a word — even your […] Read more ›
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Chris Randall thinks of himself as the quintessential middle child. Born two years after his older brother and four years his sister’s senior, he was (and still is) the mediator of the family. Always one to keep the peace, Randall, 33, could see things from everyone’s perspective and found himself gently guiding his brother and […] Read more ›
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Despite the extremely well-established science linking sun exposure to skin cancer, bad sun safety advice on social media simply will not stop — and a lot of people are buying it. In several recent surveys, between one and three out of every 10 adults believed a range of falsehoods about sunscreen and sun exposure; a […] Read more ›
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Let’s not beat around the bush. It is more likely than not that Donald Trump will return to the White House next year. Right now, polling averages show Trump with a slight popular vote lead over incumbent President Joe Biden. And, even if Biden overcomes this small deficit, the Electoral College system effectively makes Trump […] Read more ›
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If you felt the ground starting to shake, would you know what you’re supposed to do? You should. You might be more vulnerable to an earthquake than you realize: According to the US Geological Survey, almost 75 percent of the US population lives in an area that could experience a damaging quake. Right now, we […] Read more ›
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On the Money is a monthly advice column. If you want advice on spending, saving, or investing — or any of the complicated emotions that may come up as you prepare to make big financial decisions — you can submit your question on this form. Here, we answer two questions asked by Vox readers, which have […] Read more ›
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The classic store loyalty program looks something like this: You earn a stamp on a punch card for every purchase, and on the 10th one you get something for free. Or you sign up for a free membership at a store, like the kind that drugstore chains like CVS and Walgreens are famous for, which […] Read more ›
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It seems that every generation laments the state of the youth at some point in their evolution into oldness. But what if — and just hear me out for a second — the kids are actually not all right? There’s quite a bit of data piling up on the mental health of young people and […] Read more ›
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After more than a year of neglect from global leaders and massive funding gaps for humanitarian assistance, the war in Sudan has reached a critical tipping point. Warring parties are waging a deadly battle for control of El Fasher — the capital of the state of North Darfur and, until recently, one of the last safe […] Read more ›
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For decades, New York City has been trying to enact an ambitious experiment to reduce traffic and pollution on some of the most congested roads in the world by charging cars a fee to drive in parts of Manhattan and using the revenue to better fund public transportation. It’s known as congestion pricing, and after […] Read more ›
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is, by some measures, the most popular leader in the world. Prior to the 2024 election, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held an outright majority in the Lok Sabha (India’s Parliament) — one that was widely projected to grow after the vote count. The party regularly boasted that it would […] Read more ›
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The Biden administration has a climate goal that 50 percent of all new car sales in the US will be electric by 2030. Meanwhile, China already reached that milestone this year, in 2024. Over the past decade, China has pulled numerous levers to scale up its electric vehicle industry, and key to that strategy has […] Read more ›
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This season, the WNBA has been the subject of immense attention and debate driven by the excitement around its rookie class, which includes stars like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. In the last week, in particular, a flagrant foul by Chicago Sky player Chennedy Carter on Clark has prompted an extended round of discourse. Everyone […] Read more ›
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Narendra Modi will be sworn in for his third term as India’s prime minister on Sunday after winning the post again in India’s momentous 2024 elections. But this week’s elections delivered a shocking blow to Modi’s dominance and will likely curb his autocratic tendencies. There was never any serious doubt that Modi would remain in the […] Read more ›
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As a medium, autofiction has long been a source of controversy, but rarely has an autobiographical work of fiction come with as many built-in issues as Netflix’s hit Baby Reindeer. The show, a seven-episode limited series from British comedian Richard Gadd, chronicles Gadd’s history of allegedly being stalked for years by an older woman, as […] Read more ›
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What should we make of large language models (LLMs)? It’s quite literally a billion-dollar question. It’s one addressed this week in an analysis by former OpenAI employee Leopold Aschenbrenner, in which he makes the case that we may be only a few years away from large language model-based general intelligence that can be a “drop-in […] Read more ›
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This week, an intense heat dome is trapping hot air over much of the Western United States, sending temperatures up to 30 degrees hotter than normal for early June. Yesterday, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Las Vegas were pushing into the triple digits and nighttime temperatures this week haven’t offered much relief. These conditions are extreme, […] Read more ›
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The 2023-24 academic year has inarguably been one of the toughest years in recent history to be a college president. Following Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel and amid Israel’s retaliatory bombardment of Gaza, campuses erupted in activism, with thousands of students, faculty, and community members mobilizing to protest an Israeli offensive that to date […] Read more ›
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