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A guide to the 2018 midterm elections
The 2018 midterms could be pivotal for the future of the Trump administration. Here’s everything you need to know about who’s running, what to watch, and why it matters.
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This is exactly how a nuclear war would kill you
This is how the world ends — not with a bang, but with a lot of really big bombs.
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The 15 most interesting House races of 2018
There’s a dizzying number of contested House races. Here are the 15 you need to know.
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Why DNA test results are actually pretty fuzzy
A geneticist explains why DNA testing kits can’t reveal anyone’s complete ancestral history.
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80,000 Americans died of the flu last winter. Get your flu shot.
That’s more than the number killed in traffic collisions, from gun violence, or from opioid overdoses.
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A lawsuit against Harvard could change affirmative action in college admissions
Harvard is on trial for allegedly discriminating against Asian-American applicants.
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A Star Is Born is built on a rock vs. pop music binary. Does one side win?
How a music criticism debate from the early 2000s came to drive the narrative around A Star Is Born.
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Trump praises a Montana Congress member for body-slamming a reporter
"Any guy who can do a body-slam ... he’s my guy."
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An American campaign tee is trendy in Asia. Its popularity has nothing to do with the US.
The process of globalization and cultural exchange is sometimes clearer in the most outlandish examples.
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It is now almost certain that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered at the hands of the Saudi government. As more and more gruesome details emerge, things get worse and worse for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
