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The pain from the Strait of Hormuz crisis will be felt far beyond the pump

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Bryan Walsh

These animals can cause big trouble. Why are states unleashing them by the millions?

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Benji Jones

What everyday life is like for Iranians right now

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Caitlin Dewey

Here’s how Iran could become a “forever war”

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Joshua Keating

James Talarico’s “no meat” controversy explains a lot about America

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Kenny Torrella

Maybe it’s time for The Bachelor franchise to end

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Dylan Scott

The people dying in ICE custody

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Cameron Peters

How to talk to your doctor about money

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Dylan Scott

How Georgia manufactured the peach state myth

How Georgia manufactured the peach state myth It was never really about the fruit. Peaches are one of America’s most recognizable fruits. In the US,...

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Frank posillico

The ragebait candidate who wants to govern Florida

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Miles Bryan

Trump’s tariffs are illegal now. Do I get a refund on this Argentine penguin?

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Joseph Zeballos-Roig

How people are making millions on the Iran war

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Hady Mawajdeh

What a massive blind taste test of vegan milk, cheese, and ice cream found — explained in one chart

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Kenny Torrella

OpenAI accidentally built one of the world’s richest charities. Now what?

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Sara Herschander

The accidental rise of Botox

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Sally helm

Scientists finally have something hopeful to tell us about monarch butterflies

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Benji Jones

A top Trump aide resigned over Iran. Liberals should stay away from him.

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Zack Beauchamp

The “populist” crusade to make the suburbs more segregated and expensive

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Eric Levitz

Why a little delusion is good for you

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Allie Volpe

Is sugar addictive?

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Jonquilyn Hill

So you owe the IRS a lot of money? Here’s what to do.

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Julia sullivan

The Iran war already has a winner

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Joshua Keating

The fight over transgender rights in America has entered a new phase

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Rachel Cohen

Trump’s Hormuz problem, briefly explained

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Cameron Peters

The Oscar was never really Timothée Chalamet’s to begin with

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16.03.2026 9

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Kyndall Cunningham

Sinners never needed the Oscars to be great

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16.03.2026 3

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Alex Abad-Santos

The best financial advice I ever received

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16.03.2026 8

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Julia wexler

Me Too revealed a lot of villains. Why is Epstein the one we still care about?

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16.03.2026 10

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Constance Grady

The Democrats are about to make a trillion-dollar mistake

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16.03.2026 10

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Eric Levitz

The Supreme Court case attempting to sabotage voting by mail, explained

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16.03.2026 5

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Ian Millhiser

I’ve been talking to people in Iran. They face an impossible choice.

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Roya rastegar

What would you do alone in a cage with nothing but cocaine?

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15.03.2026 5

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Sean Illing

AI is moving fast. Should you ditch the job you love?

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15.03.2026 5

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Sigal Samuel

The man behind the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

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15.03.2026 5

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Avishay Artsy

150 years ago, nine words changed the world

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14.03.2026 4

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Bryan Walsh

Bernie Sanders explains his proposed billionaire tax

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14.03.2026 4

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Jesse ash

How Trump’s pick to lead Homeland Security could be different from Kristi Noem

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14.03.2026 8

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Peter.balonon-Rosen

How smart design can benefit senior living

How smart design can benefit senior living And why it matters for retirement communities. By 2040, the US Census Bureau projects that, for the first...

13.03.2026 3

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Lindsey sitz

Trump’s Cuba ambitions, briefly explained

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13.03.2026 5

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Cameron Peters

How the war in Iran threatens food supply everywhere

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13.03.2026 5

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Ayurella Horn-Muller

The US slashed research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, mental health — and nearly everything else

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Pratik Pawar

The Iran war is not a video game

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13.03.2026 5

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Zack Beauchamp

Nurse practitioners are rushing in to fill the gaps in US health care

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12.03.2026 6

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Dylan Scott

The most interesting fruit in the world could go extinct

The most interesting fruit in the world could go extinct And it’s almost happened before. Bananas are one of the world’s most popular fruits....

12.03.2026 5

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Dolly Li

The 50-year struggle to get Best Casting into the Oscars

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12.03.2026 5

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Constance Grady

How to help everyday people suffering in Iran — and beyond

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12.03.2026 5

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Sara Herschander

How Epstein’s biggest financial client shaped millennial teen culture

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12.03.2026 7

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Constance Grady

A US atrocity in Iran, briefly explained

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11.03.2026 3

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Cameron Peters

The world doesn’t have enough ammo for the Iran War

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11.03.2026 6

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Joshua Keating

The AI threat costing Americans $16.6 billion a year

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11.03.2026 6

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Bryan Walsh