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Medicare for America, Beto O’Rourke’s favorite health care plan, explained

Beto O’Rourke vs. Bernie Sanders sets up a real debate about Medicare-for-all.

By Dylan Scott

The New Zealand shooter wrote a manifesto. An extremism expert explains what it means.

"The trick is how do you cover this ... without simply redistributing a piece of propaganda."

By Jen Kirby

What the historic Nebraska floods look like from space — and from the ground

"This really is the most devastating flooding we’ve probably ever had in our state’s history," Nebraska’s governor said.

By Brian Resnick and Kainaz Amaria

Utrecht shooting: what we know so far

An attack on a tram in the Netherlands left at least three people dead and five wounded. Dutch police have now arrested a suspect.

By Jen Kirby and Nicole Fallert

Beto O’Rourke was an early supporter of marijuana legalization

He drew national headlines for his opposition to the war on drugs 10 years ago.

By German Lopez

Hundreds of US cities are killing or scaling back their recycling programs

China stopped importing trash from other countries. Now, many cities in the US are facing a recycling crisis.

By Chavie Lieber

How the Tinder algorithm actually works

Some math-based advice for those still swiping.

By Kaitlyn Tiffany

From Recode

Facebook wants to share more local news, but it’s having trouble finding it

One in three US Facebook users lives in a place where the company cannot find much local news.

By Rani Molla and Kurt Wagner

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A mass shooting, live-streamed

A terrorist attacked two mosques in New Zealand during Friday prayer, killing at least 49 people.

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Democrats want the FBI to investigate Cindy Yang, the massage parlor founder accused of selling access to Trump

By Ella Nilsen March 18

Beto O’Rourke pulled in a massive fundraising haul — and 2020 competitors are noticing

By Tara Golshan March 18

The US is experiencing a widespread worker shortage. Here’s why.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell March 18

Trump uses bad poll question to claim half of America thinks Mueller’s on a “witch hunt”

By Aaron Rupar March 18

Netflix won’t have any films at Cannes for the second year in a row

By Alissa Wilkinson March 18

Kellyanne Conway’s irresponsible advice: read the New Zealand mosque shooter’s manifesto

By Aaron Rupar March 18

2 new documentaries pinpoint the uniquely troubling grift of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos

By Alissa Wilkinson March 15

The spring equinox is Wednesday: 7 things to know about the first day of spring

By Brian Resnick March 18

Myspace, which still exists, accidentally deleted 12 years’ worth of music

By Kaitlyn Tiffany March 18

Marvel bids farewell to the original Avengers by introducing new, vaguely similar ones

By Todd VanDerWerff March 18

Trump’s General Motors tweets, explained

By Emily Stewart March 18

The New Zealand shooter’s manifesto shows how white nationalist rhetoric spreads

By Jane Coaston March 18

Christchurch mosque shooting: what we know so far

By Jennifer Williams, Alex Ward, and 2 others March 18

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Beto O’Rourke’s border cred is genuine. It’s not the same as an immigration platform.

By Dara Lind March 18

New Zealand’s gun laws, explained

By German Lopez March 18

Captain Marvel has made $760 million worldwide. $1 billion is in its sights.

By Alex Abad-Santos March 18

Tourists are flocking to locations threatened by climate change. That only makes things worse.

By Aditi Shrikant March 18

Why tech companies failed to keep the New Zealand shooter’s extremism from going viral

By Amanda Sakuma March 17

Photos: kids in 123 countries went on strike to protect the climate

By Eliza Barclay and Kainaz Amaria March 17

Fox News pulls Jeanine Pirro show after her Islamophobic remarks

By Amanda Sakuma March 17

Catastrophe’s final scene is perfect

By Todd VanDerWerff March 17

How to make more Vox Video happen

By Joe Posner and Mona Lalwani December 17

This filmmaker spent months interviewing neo-Nazis and jihadists. Here’s what she learned.

By Sean Illing March 17

Kirsten Gillibrand officially launches her 2020 presidential bid

By Amanda Sakuma March 17

Trump doesn’t think white nationalism is a threat — but data says otherwise

By Kelly Cohen March 16

How the Christchurch shooter used memes to spread hate

By Aja Romano March 16

Judge stays Kentucky’s fetal heartbeat bill, keeping the state’s lone abortion clinic open — for now

By Gabriela Resto-Montero March 16

Ethiopian Airlines, Lion Air crash linked by new evidence

By Kelly Cohen March 16

New Zealand shows willingness to curb guns after one, not 1,981 mass shootings

By Gabriela Resto-Montero March 16

Why are millennials burned out? Capitalism.

By Sean Illing March 16

Your questions about WTF is going on with Brexit, answered

By Lauren Katz March 15

The New Zealand shooter called immigrants “invaders.” Hours later, so did Trump.

By Alex Ward March 15

Identities

The sexual misconduct allegations against Neil deGrasse Tyson, explained

Multiple women have accused the astrophysicist of sexual misconduct. But he’s coming back to TV.

By Anna North March 15

Beto O’Rourke used to be a member of a legendary computer hacktivist group

By Dylan Scott March 15

Captain Marvel’s cat Goose, explained

By Alex Abad-Santos March 15

Trump just used his first-ever veto to save his national emergency

By Li Zhou March 15

Captain Marvel’s 2 end-credits scenes, explained

By Alex Abad-Santos March 15

Disney rehires James Gunn to write and direct Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy 3

By Alex Abad-Santos March 15

At-home shopping shows still make a lot of money

By Kaitlyn Tiffany March 15

“Jexodus,” the fake departure of American Jews from the Democratic Party, explained

By Matthew Yglesias March 15

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