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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for November 2014

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How to avoid airport flight delays, in one chartHow to avoid airport flight delays, in one chart
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Stay away from airports between 11 am and 11 pm.

By Libby Nelson
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A very, very simple flowchart guide to fixing absolutely anythingA very, very simple flowchart guide to fixing absolutely anything
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Now you’re an engineer.

By Brandon Ambrosino
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The people who wrote Obamacare think the new Supreme Court Obamacare case is ridiculousThe people who wrote Obamacare think the new Supreme Court Obamacare case is ridiculous
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“It was always intended that the federal fallback exchange would do everything that the statute told the states to do, which includes delivering the subsidies,” one former Republican staffer says.

By Sarah Kliff
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Republicans won 53% of House votes, and 77% of House seats, in North CarolinaRepublicans won 53% of House votes, and 77% of House seats, in North Carolina
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A full list of states where votes cast and House outcomes most differed.

By Andrew Prokop, Joss Fong and 1 more
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Maui just banned GMO farming. Will it hold up in court?Maui just banned GMO farming. Will it hold up in court?
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A new law in Hawaii could have a surprisingly large impact on the future of genetically modified food.

By Brad Plumer
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Join the Serial live chat now.Join the Serial live chat now.
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One of the most encouraging numbers from today’s jobs reportOne of the most encouraging numbers from today’s jobs report
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The household survey has a margin of error of +/-400,000. Last month we added far more workers than that.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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The best Jobs Day twitter jokeThe best Jobs Day twitter joke
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Josh Brown, for the win.

By Matthew Yglesias
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A piece of very good news from the jobs reportA piece of very good news from the jobs report
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More people got jobs than left the labor force

By Matthew Yglesias
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Employers added 214,000 jobs in OctoberEmployers added 214,000 jobs in October
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The jobless rate also fell slightly, to 5.8 percent.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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One reason your paycheck might soon start to growOne reason your paycheck might soon start to grow
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Everyone pays attention to the long-term jobless...but here’s what the short-term unemployed can tell us

By Danielle Kurtzleben
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Bats jam each other’s sonar like freaking fighter planesBats jam each other’s sonar like freaking fighter planes
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Here’s a diagram of a bat dogfight.

By Susannah Locke
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25 out of 28 incumbent governors on the ballot this week won reelection25 out of 28 incumbent governors on the ballot this week won reelection
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This is great news for the GOP’s future.

By Andrew Prokop
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All of the songs from Taylor Swift’s 1989, sung by two dudes in under four minutesAll of the songs from Taylor Swift’s 1989, sung by two dudes in under four minutes
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Everything you think you know is wrong, in one chartEverything you think you know is wrong, in one chart
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We don’t only have five senses. Napoleon wasn’t actually short for an 18th-century Frenchman. Caffeine doesn’t dehydrate you.

By Libby Nelson