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The South Carolina primary is a critical springboard for Super Tuesday

It’s also the first major test of African American support.

By Li Zhou

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

Health experts say it’s time to prepare for worldwide spread on all continents.

By Julia Belluz

The continuing disaster aid crisis in Puerto Rico, explained

The House passed an earthquake relief bill that has yet to be taken up by the Senate. Meanwhile, hundreds wait in tents for aid.

By Catherine Kim

These are the popular ideas progressives can win with (and some unpopular ones to avoid)

Crackdowns on pharmaceutical and credit card companies lead the way.

By Matthew Yglesias

Bernie Sanders and the socialist ethic

What it means for Democrats to nominate a Sanders-style socialist.

By Ezra Klein

“All hell breaking loose”: How the Pentagon is planning for climate change

It’s good that the US military is thinking about climate change — but it’s nowhere near enough.

By Alex Ward

The police want your phone data. Here’s what they can get — and what they can’t.

Phones hold gigabytes of potential evidence, but the government’s ability to access them depends on a patchwork of court decisions and laws that predate the technology.

By Sara Morrison

How The Bachelor became a launchpad for influencers

They’re not here to make friends. They’re here to make lots of money.

By Arielle Duhaime-Ross and Byrd Pinkerton

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The sixth sense (the real one)

A study at the National Institutes of Health offers a window into some of science’s biggest mysteries, from the origins of pain to how consciousness works.

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Syria’s worst humanitarian catastrophe in its 9-year-long civil war is now unfolding

By Jen Kirby February 24

Kobe Bryant’s merch helped remake his image. After his death, collectors are cashing in.

By Dan McQuade February 24

What Trump got right about white America

By Jane Coaston February 24

A senator is demanding to know how Facebook will stop misinformation from spreading online

By Shirin Ghaffary February 24

Pete Buttigieg requests a review of the Nevada caucuses results, citing “irregularities”

By Anya van Wagtendonk February 23

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By Vox Staff February 24

White House national security adviser denies Russian meddling on Trump’s behalf

By Anya van Wagtendonk February 23

As Covid-19 cases rise, South Korea raises virus threat level to its maximum

By Catherine Kim February 23

It looks like the debate may have given Elizabeth Warren a slight boost in Nevada

By Li Zhou February 23

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The Nevada caucuses are on track to break a voter turnout record

By Catherine Kim February 23

Buttigieg used his Nevada concession speech to make the case against Bernie Sanders

By Anya van Wagtendonk February 23

Nevada highlighted Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar’s weakness with African American voters

By Li Zhou February 23

Joe Biden was the most popular candidate among black voters in the Nevada caucuses

By Catherine Kim February 23

Vox’s guide to the 2020 presidential candidates

The race for presidential delegates has begun. Track them here.

By Ella Nilsen February 22

3 winners and 2 losers from the Nevada caucuses

By Dylan Scott February 22

Mainstream Democrats shouldn’t fear Bernie Sanders

By Matthew Yglesias February 22

Latinos were Bernie Sanders’s key to victory in Nevada

By Nicole Narea February 22

Nevada Democratic caucuses: Live results

By Andrew Prokop February 22

Bernie Sanders just won the Nevada caucuses

By Ella Nilsen February 22

Culinary Union members seem to have broken from their leaders to back Sanders

By Sean Collins February 22

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The Bachelor: here for the wrong reasons

Is it better to have loved and influenced than never to have loved at all? Emma Gray, co-host of HuffPost’s Here to Make Friends podcast, explains how social media has reshaped the Bachelor.

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America’s failure in Afghanistan, explained by one village

18 years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the capital city of Kabul is prospering. In rural areas, it’s a different story entirely.

By Emran Feroz February 21

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