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What Young Republicans say when they think no one’s listening

The political fallout is continuing from the leak of the Young Republicans group chat. A Politico investigation found revealed that young GOP...

yesterday 10

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Avishay Artsy

No, your protein powder isn’t poisoning you

Americans’ love affair with protein powders may slowly be poisoning them with the known neurotoxin lead.  That, at least, is the implied conclusion...

yesterday 1

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Jan Dutkiewicz

The buzzy word that Democrats have pinned their hopes on

The buzziest political word of the year is “affordability” — it’s the mantra that carried the insurgent progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani to...

yesterday 0

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Rachel Cohen

How you’re paying for big tech’s AI speculation

If you’ve noticed your electricity bill is higher than normal recently, you’re not alone. Power is getting more expensive everywhere, outpacing...

yesterday 0

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Cameron Peters

Global health is facing major cuts. We still scored some surprising wins.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that hope is in short supply these days in global health. The steep cuts to lifesaving global health programs, the...

yesterday 0

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Pratik Pawar

Why Gen Z can’t stop watching bad takes

After the release of Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, TikTok had some expectedly strong takes.  One popular TikTok claims that Swift’s...

yesterday 10

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Kyndall Cunningham

Trump’s East Wing demolition, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news...

yesterday 10

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Cameron Peters

Trump’s $230 million cash grab, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news...

previous day 30

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Cameron Peters

A guy with a “Nazi streak” was Trump’s loyalty enforcer at DOJ

In a recently leaked group chat, it was revealed that a Republican operative named Paul Ingrassia referred to himself as having a “Nazi streak.”...

previous day 10

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Andrew Prokop

When famous people die, we honor them with ugly bronze statues. Why?

Last month, in Tina Turner’s hometown of Brownsville, Tennessee, a bronze statue honoring the late singer was erected.  When famous people die,...

previous day 10

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Alex Abad-Santos

Miankina amin’ny ranomasina izy ireo mba hivelomany. Saingy ankehitriny, miharava ny aina velona ao an-dranomasina.

This story is also available in English. Click here to read that version. HELODRANON’NY RANOBE, Madagasikara — Ny haran-dranomasina (vatohara) izy...

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Benji Jones

A new Supreme Court case could turn the National Guard into Trump’s personal army

It’s hard to think of a more dramatic question than the issue before the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois.  President Donald Trump wants to use...

previous day 1

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Ian Millhiser

Scientists are testing a surprising approach to fighting hunger in one of the poorest places on Earth

BAY OF RANOBE, Madagascar — The coral reef itself was exquisite. Growing about 3 miles offshore in 50 feet of water, it was a rugged terrain of...

previous day 20

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Benji Jones

Most animals on this island nation are found nowhere else on Earth. And now they’re vanishing.

Throughout the Western world, Madagascar is perhaps best known as a hot spot for wildlife, home to lemurs, chameleons, and other animals — a...

previous day 10

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Benji Jones

A data center that doesn’t even exist can raise your electricity bill

Your electricity bill is rising. Naturally, you’re mad about it and looking around at who to blame. But it’s not a who, it’s a what — and the...

previous day 9

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Umair Irfan

Why many transgender Americans are preparing to flee the country

When President Donald Trump first took office in 2017, it wasn’t self-evident that the transgender community, in particular, had anything to fear....

previous day 7

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Avishay Artsy

How the Supreme Court placed ICE above the law

By now, you’ve probably seen some of the videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as other federal law enforcement agencies,...

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Ian Millhiser

Sorry, it’s true: The US really does have crappy bread

Have you ever gone on a trip to another country and thought, “Why does the food here taste so much better than the food in America?”  That’s the...

monday 10

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Jonquilyn Hill

The leaked Young Republican group chat points toward a bigger problem

Just how serious of an antisemitism problem does the American right have — and what, if anything, should they do about it? For well over a year,...

monday 1

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Andrew Prokop

Our understanding of memory is all wrong

Memory defines us in so many ways, but it’s not exactly what we think it is. We tend to imagine memory almost like a filing cabinet — a faithful...

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Sean Illing