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Moderate Republicans want Senator Biden back

Biden’s long Senate history is looming over his administration’s next big legislative push.

By Ella Nilsen

If you get an insurance bill for your Covid-19 vaccine, it’s a mistake

Covid-19 vaccines are supposed to be free. Some people are getting bills anyway.

By Dylan Scott

Biden’s plan to invest $400 billion to make long-term care cheaper is really popular

The high costs of long-term care impacts everyone. Democrats and Republican voters want Biden to do something about it.

By Ella Nilsen

What the megadrought in the West means for wildfire season

Get your air filter ready — wildfire season is likely to start early this year.

By Lili Pike

Like it or not, you should probably start paying attention to bitcoin

As Coinbase goes public, cryptocurrency is more mainstream than ever.

By Rebecca Heilweil

Scientists haven’t figured out long Covid. Here are 5 of their best hypotheses.

From disturbing the gut microbiome to lingering in the brain, there are many ways the coronavirus might cause lasting symptoms.

By Julia Belluz

A new bill would add 4 seats to the Supreme Court

It’s on!

By Ian Millhiser

Substack wants to pay you to write about local news

Your local newspaper is dying. Can newsletters replace it?

By Peter Kafka

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Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz’s sex scandal.

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By Luke Winkie April 15

A bill on studying reparations is getting a House vote 30 years in the making

By Gregory Svirnovskiy April 14

Senate Democrats use Asian American hate crimes bill as key test of Republican obstruction

By Li Zhou April 14

A former Bachelor star came out as gay. The announcement was as messy as his season.

By Emily Stewart April 14

Introducing Down to Earth, our new project on the biodiversity crisis

By Eliza Barclay and Brian Anderson April 12

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By Eliza Barclay and Lauren Katz April 14

Daunte Wright’s killing is a reminder of how quickly traffic stops can become deadly

By Sean Collins April 14

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By Alex Ward April 14

Yes, you can be vaccinated and still get Covid-19. But don’t panic.

By Brian Resnick April 14

Wildlife is in peril, but that doesn’t mean conservation has failed

By Benji Jones April 14

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By Anna North April 14

How to develop vaccines faster before the next pandemic

By Kelsey Piper April 14

The spectacle of anti-Asian violence on Instagram

Asian news sites like NextShark brought attention to anti-Asian racism — at the cost of circulating graphic imagery.

By Terry Nguyen April 14

Hispanics are being vaccinated at lower rates nationwide. Nevada is trying to change that.

By Nicole Narea April 14

Breaking down the 2021 Best Picture nominees

By Alissa Wilkinson April 14

How free trials trick you into thinking you’ll get something for nothing

By Emily Stewart April 14

Mank is the most-nominated film at the Oscars. Should it win Best Picture?

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“It is not a blockade”: US says Saudi Arabia isn’t to blame for Yemen’s fuel shortage

By Alex Ward April 14

Why some of the most liberal Democrats in Congress want to bring back a tax break for the rich

By Emily Stewart April 14

Violent crime is up. Newsmax and OANN viewers are most likely to say so.

By Jerusalem Demsas April 14

Fast food over fine dining: What spending data tells us about the pandemic recovery

By Rani Molla April 14

Why Johnson & Johnson shots were paused — and why that’s so confusing

By Umair Irfan April 13

Tech billionaires are staying “very, very quiet” on proposals to tax their wealth

By Theodore Schleifer April 13

It’s not just Big Oil. Big Meat also spends millions to crush good climate policy.

By Sigal Samuel April 13

America’s forever war may be ending

By Alex Ward April 13

Sanjena Sathian’s Gold Diggers is a playful social satire with teeth

By Constance Grady April 13

Biden wants to raise taxes to pay for infrastructure. He might need the world’s help.

By Emily Stewart April 13

You can finally ask Facebook’s oversight board to remove bad posts. Here’s how.

By Rebecca Heilweil April 13

The best €44 I ever spent: The first sweater I bought in years

By Alessio Perrone April 13

What a 1,600-year-old New Zealand tree can tell us about climate change

By Kate Evans April 13

The next generation of Black farmers

By Anoa Changa April 13

How much to worry — and not worry — about inflation

By Emily Stewart April 13

Am I spending too much time on TikTok?

By Rebecca Jennings April 13

What Netflix’s Seaspiracy gets wrong about fishing, explained by a marine biologist

By Daniel Pauly April 13

From beans and rice to BBQ: Muslim Americans’ Ramadan cuisine reflects their diversity

By Maryam Gamar April 13

What the Supreme Court got wrong about homicides committed by cops

By Ian Millhiser April 13

A Black Army lieutenant is suing Virginia police after being held at gunpoint

By Gregory Svirnovskiy April 12