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Childhood mortality fell by half between 1990 and 2013 — even in some of the poorest parts of the world.


The number of privately-insured women getting no-cost birth control pills has more than quadrupled under Obamacare, new data from the Guttmacher Institute shows.


Republican obstructionism didn’t stop Obama from appointing better Fed governors, his own mistaken views about monetary policy did.


There’s a lot more work to be done.


Not sure what constitutes plagiarism? Let this chart help you.


You really shouldn’t listen with the volume all the way up. Here’s why.


Some GOP candidates post their best numbers yet.


Elections are coming.


Economic inequality isn’t just a problem at the most expensive and elite private colleges. It’s spread to public universities too.


It looks like there’s growing daylight between the military brass and the White House on deploying combat troops to Iraq. A look back at the Afghanistan war shows why that’s a huge deal.

Two years ago, Digg.com almost died. What its rebirth says about the internet today.


If the independence vote is inspiring you to embrace Scottish culture, make sure you do it right. Here’s what you need to know.


“It’s nice for Dartmouth to say here’s a good measure of how much we can save, and nobody has to sacrifice. I don’t know how much space for those type of savings actually exists.”


Scandal’s Olivia Pope and The Good Wife’s Alicia Florrick may be front and center in many TV fans’ hearts, but women are still highly underrepresented in the television industry.


Want to know what to watch this fall? Check this out.