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What to expect at Trump’s Senate impeachment trial

The action really kicks off in the Senate this week.

By Andrew Prokop

AI can help find illegal opioid sellers online. And wildlife traffickers. And counterfeits.

The government is investing in an AI-based tool that could help catch illegal opioid sales online. But the same approach could find lots of other illicit transactions.

By Rebecca Heilweil

5 Republican senators to watch as the impeachment trial gets underway

The group could shape key terms of the trial.

By Li Zhou

More than half the world’s millennials fear a nuclear attack this decade

The International Committee of the Red Cross released an astounding report.

By Alex Ward

California has been passing tough animal welfare laws. A court just handed the state a big victory.

The courts keep backing states’ rights to pass animal welfare laws.

By Kelsey Piper

The best $10 I ever spent: sleep headphones to soothe my bedtime anxiety

I used to be great at sleeping. Now that I’m older, more anxious, and married, I need some extra help.

By Bobby Finger

The existential lure of astrology

Author Chani Nicholas discusses astrology’s connection to social change and our desire to be seen.

By Nayomi Reghay

The lost neighborhood under New York’s Central Park

A historically black village’s destruction made way for Central Park’s creation.

By Ranjani Chakraborty

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The 100 year fight for equal rights

Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment this week. Now, Congress is the only thing standing between the 28th amendment and the Constitution of the United States.

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What we still haven’t learned from Gamergate

By Aja Romano January 20

Democrats should talk about child care costs in a broader way

By Matthew Yglesias January 20

Is rationality overrated?

By Sigal Samuel January 20

“King-Lee Day” and other ways states bend MLK’s legacy

By Michael Waters January 20

How Lunar New Year became a shopping holiday for Western brands

By Terry Nguyen January 20

TikTok is full of Sephora and Chipotle employees spilling secrets. That can get complicated.

By Deanna Patrice Jhaveri January 20

Wuhan pneumonia outbreak: What we know and don’t know

By Julia Belluz January 20

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What we know about a shooting, stabbing, and fire in Honolulu, Hawaii

By Sean Collins January 19

Is the president’s abuse of power an impeachable offense?

By Catherine Kim January 19

New anti-government protests in Beirut leave more than 300 injured

By Catherine Kim January 19

House impeachment managers: Trump poses an “immediate threat to the nation and the rule of law”

By Catherine Kim January 19

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are giving up their “royal highness” titles

By Terry Nguyen January 18

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

By Terry Nguyen January 18

The Trump administration wants to weaken Obama’s school lunch rules. Again.

By Catherine Kim January 18

The National Archives edited a Women’s March picture to be less critical of Trump

By Catherine Kim January 18

New evidence shows a Nunes aide in close conversation with Parnas

By Catherine Kim January 18

“Flood the zone with shit”: How misinformation overwhelmed our democracy

By Sean Illing January 18

The children’s librarian who hated Goodnight Moon

By Constance Grady January 18

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The internet, from SpaceX

Starlink, a constellation of satellites launched by Space X, has the ambitious goal of bringing internet connectivity to the globe.

Spotify may buy The Ringer. Here’s why that makes sense.

By Peter Kafka January 17

Coping with war and crisis through memes

By Aja Romano January 17

The next Democratic debate will take place right before the New Hampshire primary

By Li Zhou and Cameron Peters January 17

Mike Bloomberg throws shade at Joe Biden as a looming “lame duck”

By Theodore Schleifer January 17

21 kids sued the government over climate change. A federal court dismissed the case.

By Umair Irfan January 17

GOP Sen. Martha McSally’s attack on a CNN reporter was an embrace of Trumpism

By Aaron Rupar January 17

The coming Supreme Court showdown over birth control

By Ian Millhiser January 17

The Virginia gun rights rally raising fears of violence, explained

By Jane Coaston January 17

Things can get “really bad, really quickly” when a 24-year-old runs a company

By Shirin Ghaffary January 17

When Pinterest users started searching for vaccines, CEO Ben Silbermann pulled all medical information from the platform

By Devin Nadi January 17

Amazon’s Ring blamed hacks on consumers reusing their passwords. A lawsuit says that’s not true.

By Rani Molla January 17

Eminem’s new song “Darkness” tries to enter the mind of the Las Vegas shooter

By Aja Romano January 17

11 US troops were injured in Iran’s attack. It shows how close we came to war.

By Alex Ward January 17

The Women’s Marches are shrinking. Their influence isn’t.

By Anna North January 17

The bias against female presidential candidates is real

By Sean Illing January 17

Mike Bloomberg’s ad strategy is kind of working

By Emily Stewart January 17

Netflix’s The Goop Lab pushes flimsy wellness trends. But it’s strong on vulvas.

By Julia Belluz and Brian Resnick January 17

Yes, the UK media’s coverage of Meghan Markle really is racist

By Maya Goodfellow January 17

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

By Andrew Prokop January 17

Trump’s prayer event began with an inaccurate 2016 election map and ended with a rage-tweet

By Aaron Rupar January 17