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Rachel Wolfe

Rachel Wolfe

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    Vox Sentences: Elon Musk’s car goes into orbit (literally)Vox Sentences: Elon Musk’s car goes into orbit (literally)
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    SpaceX blasts off; Poland criminalizes the act of blaming Polish people for Holocaust complicity.

    By Ella Nilsen, Rachel Wolfe and 1 more
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    Vox Sentences: The Dow Jones’s wild rideVox Sentences: The Dow Jones’s wild ride
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    The Dow slides sharply today; Samsung’s de facto leader is let out of South Korean jail.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
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    Vox Sentences: Republicans are retiring from Congress in drovesVox Sentences: Republicans are retiring from Congress in droves
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    Dozens of congressional Republicans are announcing retirement; another boat carrying migrants from the Middle East capsizes in the Mediterranean.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
    Culture
    Here’s how to watch (or stream) Super Bowl 52Here’s how to watch (or stream) Super Bowl 52
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    Or the Puppy Bowl, if you’d prefer.

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    Vox Sentences: Didn’t you get the memo?Vox Sentences: Didn’t you get the memo?
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    Here’s what you need to know about that memo everyone keeps talking about; Kenya’s government cracks down on the press.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
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    Vox Sentences: Drought-stricken Cape Town faces “Day Zero” for drinkable waterVox Sentences: Drought-stricken Cape Town faces “Day Zero” for drinkable water
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    One person is dead after a train carrying GOP lawmakers collided with a garbage truck in Virginia; Cape Town is dramatically rationing its water amid a severe drought.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
    Politics
    Read the full text of Trump’s State of the Union speechRead the full text of Trump’s State of the Union speech
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    President Donald Trump addressed Congress Tuesday night for his first State of the Union address.

    By Rachel Wolfe
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    Vox Sentences: It’s State of the “Uniom” timeVox Sentences: It’s State of the “Uniom” time
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    President Trump delivers his first State of the Union address tonight; Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi is focused on making a political comeback.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
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    Vox Sentences: FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe calls it quitsVox Sentences: FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe calls it quits
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    FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe makes an abrupt exit; the fitness app Strava could be betraying the location of US military members in sensitive locations.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe
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    Vox Sentences: Welcome to another edition of Donald “You’re Fired” TrumpVox Sentences: Welcome to another edition of Donald “You’re Fired” Trump
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    Reports indicate Trump once tried to fire special counsel Robert Mueller; Russian elections pit Putin against ... himself.

    By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wolfe