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A new generation of philanthropists are ticked off at Trump — and their parents

Today’s rich heirs want to beat Trump. They may have to beat their families first.

7 questions about Harry and Meghan’s royal shake-up, answered

Where will Harry and Meghan live? What even is a "senior royal"?

Beauty YouTube star NikkieTutorials comes out as trans in a powerful video

Nikkie de Jager says someone tried to blackmail her by outing her. She stood up for herself with an announcement she hopes will help other trans people.

5 winners and 4 losers of the 2020 Oscar nominations, from Joker to J. Lo

The big loser was diversity.

Taiwan’s single-payer success story — and its lessons for America

The first in a Vox series on how countries around the world achieve universal health care.

19 big predictions about 2020, from Trump’s reelection to Brexit

Will Biden win the nomination? Will Netanyahu hang on in Israel? Will global poverty see a decline? The staff of Future Perfect forecasts the year ahead.

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One billion animals dead

Australia is suffering unprecedented damage from months of bush fires, but the country remains divided on the politics of climate change.

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The government is again asking Apple to unlock iPhones. Here’s why you should care.

Russians reportedly hack Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company tied to Hunter Biden

9 questions about Trump’s impeachment trial you were too embarrassed to ask

The historically low birthrate, explained in 3 charts

21 Saudi military trainees in the US are being sent home for anti-US media and child porn

Michael Atkinson becomes latest Trump-appointed official to be targeted by one of his tweets

E-boys are the new teen heartthrobs — and they’re poised to make serious money

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A Japanese billionaire is running a $9 million basic income experiment via Twitter

Joe Biden still leads among black voters nationally

This year’s Best Documentary Feature Oscar nominees focus on a changing world

Why didn’t Cory Booker catch on?

Morbius, Marvel’s living vampire, finally has a trailer. And a huge Spider-Man connection.

A volcano in the Philippines is spewing ash and threatening a bigger eruption

Trump’s argument that impeachment “should not even be allowed to proceed,” explained 

Iran arrested the UK ambassador for attending a vigil for crash victims

A brief guide to the 2020 Best International Feature Oscar nominees

Trump has apparently wanted to kill Soleimani for quite a while — since as far back as 2017

The lack of diversity among the 2020 Oscar nominees feels disappointingly familiar

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Mind the Gap

The secret group coordinating Silicon Valley's political donations.

Trump claiming to be a defender of preexisting conditions is pretty shameless

What to expect at the last Democratic debate before the Iowa caucuses

Robot priests can bless you, advise you, and even perform your funeral

Cory Booker has dropped out of the 2020 race for president

In 2020, Little Women has a men problem. But it used to be seen as a story for everyone.

My wife and I did an interview about a TV show. It changed how we thought about our marriage.

8 things everyone should know about Australia’s wildfire disaster

Why the Parasite cast deserves Oscars — and didn’t get nominated

A new virus may be the cause of China’s mysterious pneumonia outbreak

A more recent version of the game of Life.
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Why the game of Life used to have poverty, suicide, and ruin

How to watch all 9 of the 2020 Oscars Best Picture nominees

Oscars 2020: the full list of nominees

The number of US alcohol deaths per year has doubled since 1999

Journalists from CNN and the Des Moines Register will moderate the January debate

I was preyed on by Harvey Weinstein. Here’s how survivors can get through his trial.

How Rothy’s became an “It” shoe

Everybody Covered

What the US can learn from other countries’ health systems.

Nancy Pelosi explains what Democrats gained by holding onto the articles of impeachment

Capitalism is turning us into addicts

The Trump administration is still struggling to get its story straight on why it killed Soleimani