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Pete Hegseth preaches “maximum lethality.” What has that meant in Iran?

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yesterday 0

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Ariana Aspuru

We have no idea if Iran can still build a bomb

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yesterday 1

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Joshua Keating

The myth of the downwardly mobile college graduate

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yesterday 10

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Eric Levitz

The surprising truth about logging

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yesterday 10

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Benji Jones

It should be much easier to remove the president from office

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previous day 1

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Ian Millhiser

The ceasefire is already getting shaky

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previous day 1

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Cameron Peters

The war is on hold. But the economy is still in danger.

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previous day 2

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Eric Levitz

The soft TACO theory of Trump

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previous day 20

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Andrew Prokop

MAGA’s favorite strongman might be on the brink of defeat

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previous day 3

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Zack Beauchamp

Democrats just locked down control of one of the most important courts in America

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previous day 2

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Ian Millhiser

Ozempic just got cheap enough to change the world

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previous day 5

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Pratik Pawar

How much should I have in common with my significant other?

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previous day 10

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Allie Volpe

From threatening a civilization to ceasefire: What we learned from a wild day in the Iran war

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tuesday 7

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Joshua Keating

The importance of space toilets, explained

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tuesday 4

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Peter Balonon-Rosen

Is the Iran war turning into Trump’s Iraq?

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tuesday 3

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Miles Bryan

How far will Trump go in Iran?

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tuesday 3

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Caitlin Dewey

Why Trump’s latest threat against Iran could be a war crime

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06.04.2026 3

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Joshua Keating

Vox Launches America, Actually, a New Video-First Podcast Hosted by Astead W. Herndon

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06.04.2026 2

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Vox Communications

Vox Launches America, Actually, a New Video-First Podcast Hosted by Astead W. Herndon

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

06.04.2026 4

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Vox Communications

How climate science is sneakily getting funded under Trump

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06.04.2026 4

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Kate Yoder

Did Trump accidentally do something woke for global health?

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06.04.2026 7

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Sara Herschander

What should you be teaching your kids right now to prepare them for an AI-scrambled job market?

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05.04.2026 5

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Sigal Samuel

The high price of everything, explained

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05.04.2026 5

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Jonquilyn Hill

Why Easter never became a big secular holiday like Christmas

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05.04.2026 8500

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Tara Isabella Burton

How one Democratic senator is tackling Trump’s corruption

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04.04.2026 7

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Astead Herndon

The sticky, sugary history of Peeps

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04.04.2026 2500

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Tanya Pai

The Western US is already running out of water — and summer is still months away

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03.04.2026 6

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Kiley Price

Want to fight fascism? Join a knitting circle.

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03.04.2026 8

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Anna North

Pam Bondi’s ouster makes Trump’s Justice Department even more dangerous

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02.04.2026 6

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Ian Millhiser

You can’t really “train” your brain. Here’s what you can do instead.

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02.04.2026 7

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Dylan Scott

Why Trump betrayed MAGA, according to Tucker Carlson

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02.04.2026 6

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Jolie Myers

How a capybara took over the Scholastic Book Fair

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02.04.2026 9

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Anna North

What to say to relatives who love to needle you about politics

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02.04.2026 4

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Julia wexler

What happened when they installed ChatGPT on a nuclear supercomputer

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02.04.2026 8

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Joshua Keating

How to make the most of your alone time

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02.04.2026 10

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Allie Volpe

Is this the beginning of the end of the war in Iran?

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

01.04.2026 5

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Joshua Keating

Humanity’s return to the moon is a deeply religious mission

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01.04.2026 8

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Sigal Samuel

Trump’s new attack on mail-in voting, briefly explained

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01.04.2026 7

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Cameron Peters

Why the new GLP-1 pill is such a big deal

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01.04.2026 5

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Dylan Scott

Even this Supreme Court seems unwilling to end birthright citizenship

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01.04.2026 5

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Ian Millhiser

How the Iran war came for elevator rides, street lights, and even butter chicken

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01.04.2026 10

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Bryan Walsh

America is going back to the moon

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01.04.2026 4

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Caitlin Dewey

The End of HIV

We can see a future without the disease. But can we get there? Since it first began in 1981, the HIV epidemic has killed more than 44 million...

01.04.2026 4

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Vox Staff

The 45-year fight against HIV is one of humanity’s greatest victories. It’s also in danger.

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01.04.2026 7

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Bryan Walsh

The fight for paid parental leave is more winnable than you think

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01.04.2026 10

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Rachel Cohen

If these whales go extinct, we’ll know who to blame

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31.03.2026 6

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Benji Jones

Trump’s gas prices problem

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31.03.2026 6

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Cameron Peters

Why an 8-1 Supreme Court just ruled in favor of anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy”

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31.03.2026 5

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Ian Millhiser

Why some American accents have endured — while others have faded away

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31.03.2026 8

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Jonquilyn Hill

The crisis in American air travel

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31.03.2026 6

Vox

Caitlin Dewey