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Vox Archives Archive

Archives for July 2018

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Amazon employees are using Prime Day to push for better working conditionsAmazon employees are using Prime Day to push for better working conditions
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Some Amazon employees in Europe are on strike, and people around the world are boycotting in support.

By Chavie Lieber
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Vox Sentences: Robert Mueller and the 12 Russian trollsVox Sentences: Robert Mueller and the 12 Russian trolls
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A grand jury has indicted 12 Russian nationals for interfering in the 2016 presidential election; violence in Pakistan soars leading up to the country’s general election.

By Jennie Neufeld
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Vox Sentences: Emmett Till might get justice in the endVox Sentences: Emmett Till might get justice in the end
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The Department of Justice seeks some sort of justice for Emmett Till; Israel wants to take further control of the West Bank.

By Jennie Neufeld
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Papa John’s founder resigns as chairman after using a racial slur on a callPapa John’s founder resigns as chairman after using a racial slur on a call
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He was undergoing an exercise on how to handle controversial situations when he made the comment.

By Jen Kirby
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Vox Sentences: NATOhhh no...Vox Sentences: NATOhhh no...
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Trump starts off the NATO summit with fists swinging; India’s highest court is hearing a challenge to its ban on gay sex.

By Jennie Neufeld
Introducing Explained, from Netflix and Vox
The exclamation point is a loaded punctuation mark! Here’s why.The exclamation point is a loaded punctuation mark! Here’s why.
Introducing Explained, from Netflix and Vox

In this week’s episode of our Netflix show, Explained, we tackle the nuance of our most divisive sentence ender.

By Lexie Schapitl
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Vox Sentences: Pardon me?Vox Sentences: Pardon me?
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Trump lends a helping hand to the men who inspired the 2016 Oregon armed occupation of federal land; unprecedented weather displaces millions in Japan.

By Jennie Neufeld
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Vox Sentences: America’s Next Top JusticeVox Sentences: America’s Next Top Justice
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A tight-lipped Trump prepares to announce his Supreme Court justice nomination; Boris Johnson resigns amid the tendering of a Brexit deal.

By Jennie Neufeld
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Vox Sentences: Trade war will tariff us apartVox Sentences: Trade war will tariff us apart
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The Chinese-American trade war is off to the races; the world scrambles to save the Thai soccer team trapped in a cave.

By Jennie Neufeld
Campfires, explained
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Fire has been around for a million years. It’s okay if you still don’t know how to build one.

By Brian Resnick
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Vox Sentences: Trump drains his own swampVox Sentences: Trump drains his own swamp
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Trump tells Pruitt to pack up his lotion and leave; the EU allows memes to live another day.

By Jennie Neufeld
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Vox Sentences: We’ve lost count of all the Scott Pruitt scandalsVox Sentences: We’ve lost count of all the Scott Pruitt scandals
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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is embroiled in yet another scandal; Malaysia’s former prime minister has been arrested.

By Jennie Neufeld
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Vox Sentences: “Abolish ICE” enters the mainstreamVox Sentences: “Abolish ICE” enters the mainstream
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“Abolish ICE” becomes the newest rallying cry; Mexico elects a leftist president.

By Jennie Neufeld
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Justice Kennedy’s controversial judicial philosophy, described by a former clerkJustice Kennedy’s controversial judicial philosophy, described by a former clerk
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He was an optimist about American institutions, and also a realist.

By Nancy L. Combs