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Kategate, briefly explained.
As the National Guard heads into subways, new research examines how the city is faring with gun violence.
Biden’s new plan to build a pier on the Gaza coast seems to say yes. The continued military aid to Israel says otherwise.
If Republicans ever figure out how to nominate a normal human, Democrats could be in trouble.
More than 8 million people have been displaced during the war, and more than 13,000 people have been killed.
Yes, doing your taxes is hard. No, you don’t need to shell out hundreds of dollars to file them.
A superfan explains Dune: Part 2 for newbies in less than 1,000 words.
Say goodbye to the GOP leader, but not the all-powerful Supreme Court that is his legacy.
The Gemini image generator isn’t just suffering from a technical problem, but from a philosophical one.
Yale and Dartmouth are bringing testing back — but thousands of other schools aren’t.
Factory farms are now so big that we need a new word for them.
The movement to treat embryos as full-fledged people is taking a victory lap.
What Ukraine’s biggest setback in months tells us about the future of the war.
Worsened anxiety and depression is a predictable (and costly) effect of abortion bans.
Voices from a besieged Rafah.
We’re about to learn how imperiled two of Trump’s prosecutions are.
How America has made it harder for Black people to marry.
Congress should have approved Ukraine aid yesterday.
Even if voters or the establishment wanted to, there really isn’t a viable process to replace Biden as the nominee.
An extra-super Super Bowl is in store.
The investigator said Biden presented as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” — a political gift to Trump and the GOP.
The Court’s GOP-appointed majority is very likely to rule for Trump. But it also matters how they rule for Trump.
What we mean when we say there’s a border crisis.
Nations like the US have more firepower than ever before — but they also appear weaker than ever. The upshot is a world that feels out of control.
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