Politico poses six questions about Justice Clarence Thomas, Ginni Thomas, and Supreme Court conflict of interest, and also looks at what Democrats might do next. Some politicians want to enact gas-tax holidays to make gas cheaper for drivers. The Wall Street Journal looks at how the debate cuts across the usual political divides. And Vice talks to an economist who says such moves have a mixed record when it comes to actually saving people money. Many Black neighborhoods have been left out of the current real-estate boom. The Washington Post reports on how the appraisal process may be part of the reason why. Astronomers have found the most distant star ever seen. National Geographic explains why it might hold the key to understanding the origin of the universe.

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