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The no-confidence vote against Theresa May, explained

May’s decision to postpone the Brexit deal vote has triggered a rebellion within her Conservative Party.

• Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation, explained

Michael Cohen was just sentenced to 3 years in prison

Trump’s former lawyer pleaded guilty to financial offenses, campaign finance violations, and lying to Congress about Russia.

How Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer got Trump to own a government shutdown

Pelosi and Schumer didn’t know their meeting with Trump would be televised. They still used it to their advantage.

Adélie penguins poop pink guano. It’s so bright, you can see it from space.

You can join the scientific quest to track penguin poop from space. It could help protect the species.

Mary Poppins Returns — with a sadder story and forgettable songs

The new sequel tries hard to recapture the magic of the 1964 version. It doesn’t offend. But it doesn’t sparkle, either.

“You can make anything a crime”: Republicans shrug at Trump being implicated in felonies

At least seven have already responded with the equivalent of a verbal shrug.

I’ve never had a student ask for a safe space. Here’s what they have asked for.

Panic about students and "safe spaces" is completely misguided.