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Why a GOP governor’s pardon of a far-right murderer is so chilling

A Texas man who killed a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 was pardoned yesterday. Here’s what it says about politics in 2024.

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Why the US built a pier to get aid into Gaza

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The unionization fight is coming to the South

Workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama are on their last day of voting for a UAW union. Here’s why it matters.

“I lost trust”: Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded

Company insiders explain why safety-conscious employees are leaving.

Why movies and albums both got so long 

Records and films are longer, but songs and scenes are shorter. What happened?

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