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“Shocked and horrified”: Gaza news bureau is destroyed on live TV

AP and Al Jazeera staff was forced to evacuate before Israeli airstrikes.

By Cameron Peters

We should be talking about the death of Mikayla Miller

A Black LGBTQ high school student was found dead in the woods near Boston last month. Her family has called for an independent autopsy and is fundraising for their search for justice.

By Jamil Smith

Israel’s unraveling

The wave of riots sweeping Israeli cities reflects the damage done by a decade of divisive right-wing government.

By Zack Beauchamp

WeWork’s CEO says remote workers are less engaged. Is he right?

What studies say about engagement and productivity.

By Rani Molla

The US should give away its extra vaccine doses. Now.

America’s vaccine surplus is staggering. It’s a moral outrage to not share faster with a virus-ravaged world.

By Sigal Samuel

Israel’s Iron Dome, explained by an expert

Here’s how the rocket defense system works, and the ways it has — and hasn’t — changed the conflict.

By Jen Kirby

YouTube’s kids app has a rabbit hole problem

The company says it’s adding more control over autoplay in the YouTube Kids app.

By Rebecca Heilweil

Why captchas are getting harder

Want to watch this video? Please identify all the traffic lights first.

By Edward Vega

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This weekend, Chileans head to the polls to decide who will rewrite the country's constitution. CNN's Daniel Matamala explains why it's a historic experiment in democracy not just for the country, but the world.

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One Good Thing: The gorgeous horror movie St. Maud finds religious ecstasy in self-destruction

By Aja Romano

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How Biden can beat vaccine polarization, explained in 600 words

By German Lopez

Ramps, spring’s trendiest produce, explained

By Nisha Chittal

Los Angeles’s quixotic quest to end homelessness

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Trump’s signature Israel policy had a key flaw. We’re seeing it now.

By Alex Ward

ExxonMobil wants you to feel responsible for climate change so it doesn’t have to

By Rebecca Leber

The CDC embraces the power of the vaccines

By German Lopez

Joe Manchin’s surprisingly bold proposal to fix America’s voting rights problem

By Ian Millhiser

The Underground Railroad is a towering series about the ways slavery still infects America

By Emily VanDerWerff

Here are the most effective ways to donate to help India

By Kelsey Piper

The Colonial Pipeline is coming back online

By Sara Morrison

What American kids need this summer

By Anna North

The right-wing effort to derail Biden’s conservation plan

A small but vocal opposition could obstruct an initiative to conserve 30 percent of US land by 2030.

By Benji Jones

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is exposing a deep schism in the Democratic Party

By Alex Ward

The case for canceling student debt — all of it

By Sean Illing

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The plan for more free school

Matt is joined by New York Times education reporter Dana Goldstein to discuss Biden's plan to vastly expand public education in America

The lawsuit seeking to impose the “death penalty” on the NRA, explained

By Ian Millhiser

The Gaza doom loop

By Zack Beauchamp

Open for a surprise: The endearing results of Twitter’s new image crop

By Aja Romano

A crypto billionaire donated $1 billion to India. Make sure you include an asterisk.

By Theodore Schleifer

Why are used cars so expensive right now?

By Terry Nguyen
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Why the US wants inflation

By Madeline Marshall

Beers, doughnuts, and discounts: The growing list of vaccine freebies

By Terry Nguyen

The prospects for Democrats’ major voting rights bill look grim in the Senate

By Andrew Prokop

We shouldn’t go back to “normal.” Normal wasn’t good enough.

By Sigal Samuel

How much to worry — and not worry — about inflation

By Emily Stewart

Tesla is casting a spotlight on the government’s struggle to keep up with self-driving cars

By Rebecca Heilweil

Liz Cheney’s honesty about the 2020 election just got her ousted from House GOP leadership

By Andrew Prokop

The many Asian Americas

By Karen Turner

The Big Lie is the GOP’s one and only truth

By Zack Beauchamp

Myanmar’s coup is uniting a country riven by ethnic divisions. Will it last?

By Jen Kirby

How a tiny, wobbling particle could unlock mysteries of the universe

By Byrd Pinkerton and Noam Hassenfeld

The case for sleeping in separate beds

By Sean Illing

As McConnell gears up for obstruction, 43 percent of Republican voters say they prefer bipartisanship

By Li Zhou

Why you’re noticing flowers now more than ever

By Eliza Brooke

The one crucial thing missing from Biden’s climate plan

By Sigal Samuel