Last month, two Republican federal appeals court judges effectively abolished the law banning race discrimination in elections in seven states. On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a brief order blocking this decision. The upshot is that, at least for now, it is still illegal for a state to disenfranchise someone because of the color of [âŠ] Read more âș
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From the wildfires that torched Los Angeles in January to the record-setting heat waves that cooked much of Europe in June, the first half of 2025 has been marked by what now seems like a new normal of ever more frequent extreme weather. Itâs easy to feel that we live in a constant stream of [âŠ] Read more âș
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Humans are the dominant species on a dying planet, and weâre still clinging to the idea that we can think our way out, invent our way out, maybe even upload our way out. But what if the solution isnât more mastery or more control? What if the only way to survive is to become something [âŠ] Read more âș
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Declaring that an actor has great jeans should technically be a boring way to sell denim. And yet, an American Eagle ad featuring Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney and some poorly conceived wordplay has broken everyoneâs brains. Last week, the mall brand unveiled a series of ads featuring Sweeney sporting their fall collection. One video shows [âŠ] Read more âș
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration got some ugly jobs numbers today â so the president fired the official in charge of those numbers, posing the [âŠ] Read more âș
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Four months after President Donald Trumpâs âLiberation Dayâ tariff hikes threw the global economy into chaos, we got a sequel â but there appears to be at least somewhat more of a method to Trumpâs tariff madness this time around. Trump is using the threat of steep tariffs to try to force dozens of countries to [âŠ] Read more âș
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended the Supreme Courtâs recent practice of handing victories to President Donald Trump without explaining those decisions, while speaking at a judicial conference on Thursday. For most of its history, the Supreme Court was very cautious about weighing in on any legal dispute before it arrived on its doorstep through the (often [âŠ] Read more âș
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Vox is bringing its expertise to local small businesses and entrepreneurs in a unique Entrepreneurship, Explained event presented by Verizon Business. On August 7 at NeueHouse Madison Square in New York City, Vox VP of Development and Chief of Staff Nisha Chittal will interview successful business owners and founders in a dynamic conversation about how [âŠ] Read more âș
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The Titanic lies about 12,500 feet under the ocean. The pressure down there is so immense that even submersibles supposedly built for those conditions can, as we know, tragically fail. Now imagine taking a sub nearly three times deeper. Thatâs what an international team of scientists did last summer. Led by the Chinese Academy of [âŠ] Read more âș
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Iâve been at Vox since Future Perfect, our section devoted to tackling the worldâs most important and unreported problems, launched in 2018, and I am incredibly grateful to all of you â our readers â for what it has become. Over the past few weeks, Iâve been reading a lot of our old articles, asking [âŠ] Read more âș
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As Donald Trumpâs presidency shoulders on, a curious thing is happening with the youngest cohort of American voters: Gen Zâs support for the president is crumbling, but theyâre not swinging in favor of the Democrats â yet. Itâs an amplification of a more general trend in American society right now. Across every age cohort, tracking surveys [âŠ] Read more âș
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Many workers, perhaps disillusioned by cubicle walls and fluorescent lighting, may have indulged in a fantasy at some point in their careers. Theyâd finally take that side gig and make it their sole source of income. Theyâd open that boutique in the empty storefront they pass every day. Theyâd turn that idea for an app [âŠ] Read more âș
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The Democratic Partyâs approval rating is at its lowest point in at least 35 years, according to a Wall Street Journal poll released last week. In that survey, 63 percent of voters expressed an unfavorable view of the Democrats, while just 33 percent voiced a positive one. By contrast, voters disapproved of Congressional Republicans by [âŠ] Read more âș
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A Vox reader asks: What exactly are parasocial relationships and why are they so prevalent now? Hereâs a hypothetical scenario: You hear your favorite podcasters every day. You know their voices by heart. Theyâre chatty and relatable, and they casually reveal all the details of their lives â and what they donât say on the [âŠ] Read more âș
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One by one, elite universities are signing away some of their autonomy to the Trump administration after it has accused them of civil rights violations and withheld federal funding. The University of Pennsylvania banned transgender women from participating in womenâs college sports as part of an agreement with the Trump administration earlier this month. Columbia [âŠ] Read more âș
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A new kind of political battle is emerging between Americaâs parties â one centered on the composition of Congress and congressional redistricting. This process usually occurs every decade, after the US Census finishes its work and releases new demographic information that states use to reconfigure how the 435 seats in the House of Representatives are [âŠ] Read more âș
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This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Voxâs newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. One of the central claims that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services and de facto leader of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement is that American [âŠ] Read more âș
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Some creatures only come out at night: vampires, werewolves, and now the latest member of the after-hours club: hopeful Labubu collectors. If youâre not already in the know, that last group might feel as mysterious as mythical creatures. It only adds to the toysâ mystique that the window when you can officially purchase the mega-popular [âŠ] Read more âș
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Recently, as an experiment, I gave a bunch of my financial information to an AI chatbot. I know what youâre thinking â it sure doesnât sound like the wisest move. While the large language models that power such bots are good at many things, math is not historically one of them. Still, a growing number [âŠ] Read more âș
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If youâve found yourself thinking this summer feels hotter than normal, youâre right. Itâs not just the occasional heat dome trapping most of the nation in 90-degree heat; the summers have been steadily getting hotter on average because of climate change. That extreme heat is extremely dangerous to vulnerable populations like children, pregnant people, older [âŠ] Read more âș
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Since former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election, the Democratic Party has been in a panic over how it can win back more voters. Ideas have so far included Democratic officials going on podcasts, finding their own Joe Rogan, and growing facial hair. But when it comes to actual issues Democratic voters [âŠ] Read more âș
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You donât need me to tell you that the US is in the midst of an obsession with protein. By now, youâve probably seen extra protein in foods and beverages it once didnât belong: ice cream, popcorn, iced tea â even water. Google searches for âproteinâ have surged in recent years, and the macronutrient seems [âŠ] Read more âș
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is imposing new tariffs on Brazil and sanctioning a Brazilian supreme court justice in an extraordinary attempt to interfere in Brazilâs domestic [âŠ] Read more âș
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