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Ruth Bader Biden
No matter the obstacles that Donald Trump creates for himself, Joe Biden’s candidacy remains an existentially...
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What the Challenger Disaster Proved
We take the workings of wide, complicated technological systems on faith. But they depend on people—and,...
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How Much Worse Would a Bird-Flu Pandemic Be?
The world has been through multiple flu pandemics. That doesn’t mean it’s any more prepared.
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If Only People Actually Believed These Trump-as-Jesus Memes
Those who can see the good in the former president should look harder at everyone else.
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How Can You Part With the Embryo That Could Have Been Your Child?
Some IVF patients are turning to a niche medical procedure to find peace.
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Photos of the Week: Baby Jumping, Rain Vortex, Rickshaw Nap
Two rocket launches from the southern United States, flooding rivers in southwestern Germany, commemorations on the...
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A Bad Week for Backers of the Big Lie
Two influential purveyors of Donald Trump’s web of lies recently faced trouble.
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Photos: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings
Images of recent events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Allied forces’ D-Day landings on June...
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Do Students Need Facts or Stories?
“I am not wise enough to say where the young can find what they need,” Neil...
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Animal Behavior’s Biggest Taboo Is Softening
Anthropomorphism, long considered a cardinal sin among researchers, is making a slow comeback.
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A Supreme Court Ruling on Homelessness That’s Both Crucial and Useless
City of Grants Pass v. Johnson skips over the real issues.
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The Cars Always Win
New York’s stalled congestion-pricing plan was a rare chance to try something different in American transportation.
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OpenAI Is Just Facebook Now
Facing one controversy after the next, the artificial-intelligence company enters a new phase.
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NASA Finally Has an Alternative to SpaceX
After years of complications, Boeing has launched astronauts to space for the first time.
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India Is Starting to See Through Modi’s Nationalist Myth
The prime minister claimed the support of a Hindu god. His country didn’t buy it.
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The Near Future of Deepfakes Just Got Way Clearer
India’s election was ripe for a crisis of AI misinformation. It didn’t happen.
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This Show Understands the Absurdity of Modern Existence
The mesmerizing new HBO series Fantasmas isn’t exactly funny—but it is entirely relatable.
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Europe Braces for Trump’s Return
A conversation with McKay Coppins about America’s bruised international reputation
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Lara Trump Failed the Hogan Test
The Republican Party is turning away from candidates who support the rule of law.
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The Most Beautiful Stroke in Tennis
The value of the single-handed backhand lay not in a player’s strength but in his creativity.