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Congress is getting ready to do what it does best: Procrastinate
Lawmakers are scrambling to pass a continuing resolution that will keep the government open — and push a funding fight to next year.
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4 big questions about the new omicron variant
How will we know if the omicron variant is actually a big deal?
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Twitter is again losing Jack Dorsey, its multitasking, wizard-bearded visionary
Critics often said Dorsey was distracted, but he shaped the company into what it is today.
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How the Supreme Court could overrule Roe v. Wade without overruling Roe v. Wade
The Court doesn’t have to use the words "Roe v. Wade is overruled."
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Why the US government is always shutting down
How the US can shut down but other countries can’t.
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Giving Tuesday, explained
A short history of Giving Tuesday, the international day for giving back.
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Want to fight climate change effectively? Here’s where to donate your money.
These are seven of the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations. You may not have heard of them.
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It’s time to stop demonizing “invasive” species
Climate change is forcing some animals to move. Don’t call them "invasives."
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Space trash
Russia blew up a satellite and almost put the International Space Station in a precarious position. Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains how humans are trashing space. A space environmentalist (!) explains what cleanup might look like.
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The modern family
Amid distance and estrangement and strain, some are happily replacing the clans they’re born into with chosen families.
They lost parents to Covid-19. Are we abandoning them?
The number of American kids whose caregivers have died in the pandemic has surpassed 140,000.
