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How to travel during the international coronavirus outbreak

With Covid-19 cases surging in Italy, South Korea, and Iran, travel has become increasingly fraught.

By Julia Belluz

Why we can’t always be “nudged” into changing our behavior

Recent studies looked at "nudging" interventions and mostly found disappointing results.

By Kelsey Piper

Trump is facing a coronavirus threat. Let’s look back at how he talked about Ebola.

None of it is reassuring.

By Aaron Rupar

If the coronavirus hits America, who’s responsible for protecting you?

What the response to a Covid-19 outbreak in the US could look like.

By Brian Resnick

4 winners and 2 losers from the Democratic debate in South Carolina

It was the most chaotic, confusing debate to date.

By Dylan Matthews, German Lopez, and 1 other

Tesla needs to fix its deadly Autopilot problem

Tesla is facing heat from federal officials following an investigation into a fatal crash involving its Autopilot.

By Rebecca Heilweil

The true story of the awakening of Norman Rockwell

The politically turbulent 1960s, a singular painting, and Rockwell’s unlikely change of heart.

By Tom Carson

Scotland could soon end “period poverty”

Scotland’s Parliament has passed a bill to provide free menstrual products to everyone who needs them.

By Farah Al Sharif

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Putin his thumb on the scale

Russian interference in U.S. elections could go from Vlad to worse as President Trump sidelines U.S. intelligence agencies.

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Apple, Facebook, and Google stocks are falling after surge in coronavirus cases

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rani Molla February 26

Who is Tom Steyer without his red plaid tie?

By Terry Nguyen February 26

Clearview AI, the world’s scariest facial recognition company, can’t even keep its own data secure

By Sara Morrison February 26

Pete Buttigieg’s attack on “revolution politics” seemed to denounce what made his candidacy possible

By Katelyn Burns February 26

The Venus de Milo is famous. Why?

How the Venus de Milo got so famous

By Phil Edwards February 26

How coronavirus could force the work-from-home movement

By Rani Molla February 26

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By Vox Staff February 26

The first US soldier has tested positive for coronavirus

By Alex Ward February 26

Bernie Sanders’s new favorite Medicare-for-all study, explained

By Dylan Scott February 26

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Why Iran’s coronavirus outbreak may be worse than you think

By Alex Ward February 26

The Supreme Court case that could end Roe v. Wade, explained

By Ian Millhiser February 26

The exhausting, lucrative world of childhood sleep consulting

By Evie Ebert February 26

Why do people fast for Lent?

By Alissa Wilkinson February 26

The crucial debate Democrats almost had in South Carolina

By Ezra Klein February 25

Here’s how tickets were allocated for the South Carolina Democratic debate

By Li Zhou February 25

Biden promises to appoint a black woman to the Supreme Court

By Ian Millhiser February 25

5 key moments from South Carolina’s otherwise very messy Democratic debate

By Emily Stewart, Li Zhou, and 2 others February 25

The next Democratic debate could feature a much smaller stage

By Cameron Peters February 25

The allegation that Mike Bloomberg told a pregnant employee to “kill it,” explained

By Anna North February 25

Tom Steyer’s push for term limits is a truly awful idea

By Ian Millhiser February 25

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What's next for CRISPR

Jennifer Doudna, co-developer of the revolutionary gene editing technology, reflects on CRISPR's past and its future.

Mike Bloomberg’s stop-and-frisk problem, explained

By German Lopez February 25

What a Mike Bloomberg foreign policy might look like

By Jen Kirby February 25

A symbolic vote on abortion bills puts senators in close reelection races in a bind

By Katelyn Burns February 25

Coronavirus has Americans rushing to buy face masks. That isn’t necessary.

By Terry Nguyen February 25

Why Twitter says Bloomberg’s fake Sanders tweets don’t break its rules

By Shirin Ghaffary February 25

What to expect at Tuesday’s Democratic debate in South Carolina

By Dylan Scott February 25

Bernie Sanders’s evolution on immigration, explained

By Nicole Narea February 25

Disney has a new CEO, but its old CEO isn’t going away quite yet

By Peter Kafka February 25

Trump praises India’s religious freedom while Muslim-Hindu violence erupts

By Sigal Samuel and Kainaz Amaria February 25

Hosni Mubarak’s death and despotic rule, briefly explained

By Danna Takriti February 25

Nonbinary people could get a gender-neutral passport under new legislation

By Katelyn Burns February 25

What the Harvey Weinstein trial won’t change for survivors

By Anna North February 25

“We are at a turning point”: The coronavirus outbreak is looking more like a pandemic

By Julia Belluz February 25

The coronavirus cruise ship outbreak confirms cruises are bad

By Aditi Shrikant February 25

Trump says coronavirus is “under control.” It’s not.

By Sean Collins February 25

There’s something strange about TikTok recommendations

By Rebecca Heilweil February 25

The Supreme Court just held that a border guard who shot a child will face no consequences

By Ian Millhiser February 25

Mike Bloomberg says he has the best record on climate change. Does he?

By Umair Irfan February 25

Trump’s demand for Ginsburg and Sotomayor to recuse themselves, briefly explained

By Aaron Rupar February 25

Bernie Sanders looks electable in surveys — but it could be a mirage

By David Broockman and Joshua Kalla February 25