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Yes, everyone is sick right now. So what can you do about it?

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CSA Images via Getty Images Does it feel like everyone you know is sick right now?...
CSA Images via Getty Images Does it feel like everyone you know is sick right now? It’s not your imagination: It’s been a particularly fierce season for all kinds of respiratory infections, from mild colds to more serious bugs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), health care visits for...
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Behind Iraq’s call to remove US-led forces

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Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends a press conference with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez...
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends a press conference with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (not pictured) in Baghdad on December 28, 2023. Thaier Al-Sudani/AFP via Getty Images Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced Friday he will remove about 900 US-led coalition forces from ...
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The shoplifting scare might not have been real — but its effects are

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference on reducing shoplifting. Barry Williams/NY...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference on reducing shoplifting. Barry Williams/NY Daily News via Getty Images Over the last couple of years, it seemed that America was experiencing a shoplifting epidemic. Videos of people brazenly stealing merchandise from retailers often went viral; chains ...
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What Houthi attacks in the Red Sea mean for global shipping — and conflict

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A cargo ship crosses the Suez Canal, one of the most critical human-made waterways, in Ismailia,...
A cargo ship crosses the Suez Canal, one of the most critical human-made waterways, in Ismailia, Egypt, on December 29, 2023. Fareed Kotb/Anadolu via Getty Images Houthi rebels based in Yemen launched another attack on commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea Thursday, sending an explosive, unmanned vessel near a U...
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Will Gypsy-Rose Blanchard really benefit from this media circus?

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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and Ryan Anderson on January 5 in New York City. Raymond Hall/GC Images When...
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and Ryan Anderson on January 5 in New York City. Raymond Hall/GC Images When a prisoner leaves the carceral system, questions related to their stability and support are paramount: Can they find steady work? Can they secure adequate housing? Can they reintegrate themselves into a positive social ...
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Why Taiwan is 2024’s first big election to watch

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Taiwanese vice president and presidential candidate Lai Ching-te on the campaign trail in Taipei on January...
Taiwanese vice president and presidential candidate Lai Ching-te on the campaign trail in Taipei on January 3, 2024. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images Even amid a historically packed global election calendar in 2024, next week’s presidential contest in Taiwan will be one of the most closely watched and significant. The p...
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The Supreme Court’s new, nightmare abortion cases, explained

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Abortion rights activists hold signs alongside anti-abortion activists participating in the “March for Life,” an annual...
Abortion rights activists hold signs alongside anti-abortion activists participating in the “March for Life,” an annual event to mark the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in the US, outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, January 18, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty I...
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On the Money

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The Epstein "list," explained

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Court documents featuring Epstein’s associates were unsealed this week. Kypros/Getty Images On Wednesday and Thursday, a...
Court documents featuring Epstein’s associates were unsealed this week. Kypros/Getty Images On Wednesday and Thursday, a judge unsealed new sets of filings from a court case tied to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a tranche that’s been colloquially — and misleadingly — referred to as “the list.” Even before t...
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The culture war came for Claudine Gay — and isn’t done yet

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Claudine Gay, former president of Harvard University, testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee on...
Claudine Gay, former president of Harvard University, testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee on December 5, 2023, in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing to investigate antisemitism on college campuses. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Days after the resignation of Claudine Gay, the first Bla...
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You thought 2023 was a big year for AI? Buckle up.

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2024 will be the biggest election year in history. Moor Studio/Getty Images Every new year brings...
2024 will be the biggest election year in history. Moor Studio/Getty Images Every new year brings with it a gaggle of writers, analysts, and gamblers trying to tell the future. When it comes to tech news, that used to amount to some bloggers guessing what the new iPhone would look like. But in 2024, the technology m...
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You don’t need everything you want

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I am tired of talking about money. I recognize how that sounds, given that I talk...
I am tired of talking about money. I recognize how that sounds, given that I talk about money for a living. Still, it feels like an inordinate number of conversations I’m involved in lately end up about how much more expensive everything is now (which is true) and how much the economy sucks (which is false). Can you...
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