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The wild past 24 hours of Trump legal news, explained

Trump allies newly indicted in Arizona, testimony continuing in New York, and the Supreme Court hearing arguments in DC.

By Andrew Prokop

We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized

Greenhouse gas emissions might have already peaked. Now they need to fall — fast.

By Umair Irfan

Donald Trump had a fantastic day in the Supreme Court today

It’s unclear if the Court will explicitly hold that Trump could commit crimes with impunity, or if they’ll just delay his trial so long that it doesn’t matter.

By Ian Millhiser

Imagining an internet without TikTok

The potential TikTok ban is now law. What happens next?

By A.W. Ohlheiser

How the Supreme Court weaponizes its own calendar

The justices already effectively gave Trump what he wants in his Supreme Court immunity case.

By Ian Millhiser

Bird flu in milk is alarming — but not for the reason you think

The US Department of Agriculture’s failed response to bird flu in cows, explained.

By Kenny Torrella

What the backlash to student protests over Gaza is really about

The Columbia protests and the debate over pro-Palestinian college students, explained.

By Ellen Ioanes and Nicole Narea

The breathtaking lifesaving impact of vaccines, in one chart

It is almost hard to believe just how effective vaccines are at saving infants’ lives.

By Dylan Matthews

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The TikTok “ban” is law

President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that would ban the app unless it’s sold to an American company. Vox’s Christian Paz explains.

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Mass graves at two hospitals are the latest horrors from Gaza

By Ellen Ioanes April 25

Could a major lawsuit against realtors mean lower home prices?

By Whizy Kim April 25

Lawmakers are overreacting to crime

By Abdallah Fayyad April 25

4 tips for dealing with a ferocious allergy season

By Keren Landman, MD April 25

Bird flu in cows — and now in milk. How worried should we be?

By Benji Jones and Kenny Torrella April 24

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Challengers forces us to ask: Is tennis sexy?

By Alex Abad-Santos and Kyndall Cunningham April 24

Summer Lee’s primary puts Democrats’ divides on Israel on display

By Li Zhou April 24

A new Supreme Court case seeks to make it much easier for criminals to buy guns

By Ian Millhiser April 24

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Students protested for Palestine before Israel was even founded

By Fabiola Cineas April 24

The Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state

By Ian Millhiser April 24

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Congress’s $95 billion Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan aid package, explained

By Li Zhou April 24

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Is the new TikTok ban for real?

By Nicole Narea April 24

The meat industry’s war on wildlife

By Kenny Torrella April 24

Are there really more things going wrong on airplanes?

By Kelsey Piper April 19

A unionized Volkswagen plant in Tennessee could mean big things for workers nationwide

By Whizy Kim April 24

Ukraine is finally getting more US aid. It won’t win the war — but it can save them from defeat.

By Joshua Keating April 24

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Alexa, is Amazon a monopoly?

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Trump’s team keeps promising to increase inflation

By Eric Levitz April 24

How the overturn of Roe v. Wade sparked a new campaign for abortion rights across Europe

By Rachel M. Cohen April 24

Can Canada stave off populism?

By Amanda Lewellyn April 23

The “feminist” case against having sex for fun

By Eric Levitz April 23

Compassion is making a comeback in America

By Jamil Zaki April 23

The Supreme Court doesn’t seem eager to get involved with homelessness policy

By Ian Millhiser April 22

Drake vs. everyone, explained

By Kyndall Cunningham April 22

Do you need to worry about “forever chemicals”?

By Keren Landman, MD April 22

Donald Trump already won the only Supreme Court fight that mattered

By Ian Millhiser April 22

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Climate change is disrupting our sense of home

By Paige Vega April 22

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The unexpected joy of the Squirrel Census

By Keren Landman, MD April 22

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I gave up meat and gained so much more

By Marina Bolotnikova and Christine Mi April 22

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The indoorsy person’s guide to the great outdoors

By Allie Volpe and Benji Jones April 22

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Our appliances are more efficient than ever. Why doesn’t it feel like it?

By Umair Irfan April 22

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My adult kids found themselves in nature. Will my youngest lose herself in her phone?

By Tracy Ross April 22

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Most people are disgusted by these animals. These New Yorkers are filling their homes with them.

By Benji Jones April 22

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Is the Earth itself a giant living creature?

By Brian Resnick April 22

Why couples are choosing cohabitation over marriage

By Allie Volpe April 21

What the Supreme Court case on tent encampments could mean for homeless people

By Rachel M. Cohen April 21

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