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It sure sounds like Roe v. Wade is doomed
Republicans have long promised to appoint justices who will overrule Roe. They’ve probably succeeded.
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How the faltering global vaccination effort paved the way for alarming variants
Omicron is the latest product of a global Covid-19 response that isn’t good enough.
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Booster shots today could fight omicron tomorrow
The CDC is encouraging Covid-19 booster shots now while we wait on more omicron variant data. Here’s why.
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Psychiatrists are uncovering connections between viruses and mental health. They’re surprising.
Immune responses to viruses like SARS-CoV-2 may affect mental health, and vice versa. Doctors are uncovering exactly how.
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Biden’s latest travel ban is “probably a waste of time”
It couldn’t delay omicron’s arrival, and may do little to delay the variant’s spread.
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Venus could have been a paradise but turned into a hellscape. Earthlings, pay attention.
900 degrees Fahrenheit, crushing pressure, and acid clouds. Venus, what the hell happened?
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Amazon’s strategy to squeeze marketplace sellers and maximize its own profits is evolving
"Amazon is the only winner here."
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December’s buzziest movies bring a wild movie year to a close
The 13 must-see movies, from West Side Story to The Novice to The Matrix.
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Space trash
Russia blew up a satellite and almost put the International Space Station in a precarious position. Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains how humans are trashing space. A space environmentalist (!) explains what cleanup might look like.
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The modern family
Amid distance and estrangement and strain, some are happily replacing the clans they’re born into with chosen families.
They lost parents to Covid-19. Are we abandoning them?
The number of American kids whose caregivers have died in the pandemic has surpassed 140,000.
