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Philosophers are studying Reddit’s “Am I the Asshole?”

In which philosophy tries to understand how normal people think about morality.

Marijuana could be classified as a lower-risk drug. Here’s what that means.

A potential policy change could have big benefits for marijuana businesses.

What the backlash to student protests over Gaza is really about

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

Want to know how to reduce gun crime? Look at Detroit.

Last year, Detroit saw its fewest homicides since 1966. Here’s how it did it — and how other cities can do the same.

How La Niña will shape heat and hurricanes this year

Climate change and the outgoing El Niño will likely ignite more weather extremes.

High interest rates probably aren’t going away anytime soon

The Federal Reserve will give an announcement on interest rates during its May meeting Wednesday.

Why Florida banned a kind of meat that doesn’t really exist

Gov. Ron DeSantis’s ban on cell-cultivated, "lab-grown" meat is about protecting Big Ag.

How today’s antiwar protests stack up against major student movements in history

Campus protests for Gaza may be the biggest of the 21st century.