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Why “record-breaking heat” isn’t always what it seems
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Temperature records are being broken around the world, but those records aren’t equally meaningful. Vox explains why it’s important to hav...
Tell your boss! Data shows four-day workweeks work
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Conversation looks at the dangers of extreme heat — for our health and our planet. USA Today investigates cases where someone kills their ent...
Sneak Peek: The dangers of extreme heat — for our health and our planet
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
July is on track to be the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. Millions of people in the U.S. are living in areas with dangerous levels of heat &mda...
What extreme heat feels like in America’s prisons
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Extreme heat has extreme effects in prisons, which often have poor or no air conditioning. The Marshall Project takes a deep look at the issue, while ...
Why elite-college admissions affect everyone
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlantic looks at research on the powerful impact of attending elite universities, and suggests how to change admission policies to broaden opport...
A family’s struggles to reunite after a border separation
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Years after a border separation, a family’s reunion was in a judge’s hands. The Washington Post tells the story. NPR explains why it&rsquo...
The fight over Israel’s plans to limit its Supreme Court
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal reports on why some ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel are allying with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his plans to limit the...
Women suing Texas over abortion bans give dramatic testimony
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Women who had complicated pregnancies are suing Texas over its abortion bans. NPR reports on the emotional testimony some of them gave in a hushed Aus...
Sneak Peek: Rebecca Lowe can’t believe how far women’s soccer has come
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Women’s World Cup is underway. With 32 nations fielding teams, it’s the biggest tournament yet. Rebecca Lowe, host of Apple News&rsquo...
The Women’s World Cup is back. Can the U.S. win again?
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After the Whistle is back for the Women’s World Cup, which kicks off today. Hosts Brendan Hunt, who plays Coach Beard on ‘Ted Lasso,&rsquo...
The latest in the federal January 6 investigation into Trump
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Federal prosecutors told Trump’s legal team that he is a target of their investigation into efforts to undo his 2020 election loss, the Wall Str...
What to know about the judge in the Trump documents case
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first pretrial hearing in the Trump documents case takes place today. The Washington Post has a preview, while Vox takes a closer look at Judge Ai...
As U.S. and China face extreme heat, climate talks restart
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. and China have restarted climate negotiations. Both countries are currently suffering from extreme heat. CNN has more. This past weeken...
Making sense of a week of dangerous extreme weather
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post explains how floods, fires, and deadly heat are the alarm bells of a planet on the brink. If UPS and workers can’t make a de...
Sneak Peek: Tom Hanks on what it takes to make a movie
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Hanks has learned a thing or two about moviemaking during his decades-long career. Ultimately, he says, it’s not about one person’s vi...
Why actors are preparing to join writers in Hollywood strike
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Studios and the actors union failed to reach a deal before a contract deadline, meaning performers may join writers on the picket lines. Variety has t...
Vermont, hit by catastrophic flooding, braces for more
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vermont is dealing with catastrophic flooding — and bracing for more. Reuters has details on the situation. And Vox explains why we’re see...
Why a GOP senator is blocking the U.S. military
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Marines’ top general has stepped down as leader with no Senate-confirmed successor in place. A Republican senator is blocking military promo...
What your burger has to do with climate change
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vox argues that the media needs to better explain the connection between climate change and meat and dairy production. The Washington Post explains wh...
The promise, and risk, of a new Alzheimer’s drug
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The FDA granted full approval to a new Alzheimer’s drug meant to slow the disease. There are some risks to the treatment. NBC News has the story...
Sneak Peek: Playing Dwight on ‘The Office’ didn’t make Rainn Wilson happy. Here’s how he’s seeking real joy.
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rainn Wilson understands why so many people are rejecting religion today. But he argues that the core aspects of faith still have something important ...
Cancer drugs keep running out. Here’s why.
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlantic examines how economic issues are making critical cancer drugs hard to find. The push to tie Medicaid to work is making a comeback. Georgi...
Why the U.S. military is facing a recruitment crisis
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal explains why many U.S. veterans don’t want their kids to join the military. After decades as rivals and friends, tennis ...
Workplace impact of SCOTUS’s affirmative-action ruling
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bloomberg Businessweek looks into how the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action in university admissions could also impact the workplace....
Supreme Court rules against affirmative action
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to consider race in university admissions, upending decades of precedent involving affirmative ac...
The human stories from the deadly migrant shipwreck
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post tells the story of how as many as 750 migrants boarded a fishing trawler and ended up in one of the Mediterranean’s deadlies...
Taped evidence in Trump secret-documents case goes public
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CNN has the tape of Trump’s 2021 conversation about classified documents, an important piece of evidence in the federal case against him. Remote...
Where Putin’s power stands after a weekend of revolt
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal looks at the big questions that remain about Putin’s control over Russia after Wagner troops briefly rebelled. Some West...
Lessons from a state that already banned affirmative action
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NPR reports on how ending affirmative action changed California. Nearly a year later, most Americans oppose the Supreme Court’s decision to over...
Sneak Peek: Enduring advice for this year’s graduating class (and nongraduates too).
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At their worst, graduation speeches are boring, trite, and pedantic. But at their best, they’re touching meditations on what it means to li...
Justice Alito under fire for gifts from GOP billionaire
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A ProPublica investigation finds that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito took an undisclosed luxury vacation with a Republican megadonor who later had...
New hope as the Titanic-sub search hits a critical phase
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Searchers detect underwater noises in the hunt for the missing tourist submersible on a Titanic expedition. CBS News has more. Reuters reports on the ...
The search for a missing tourist vessel near Titanic wreck
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NPR reports on how some crucial cancer drugs are in short supply, putting patients’ care at risk. Gen Z has had cosmetic work done. They’r...
Failures to stop a deadly threat to cars from 18-wheelers
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ProPublica and Frontline investigate decades of government failure to prevent deadly crashes between cars and commercial trucks. The Nile is the world...
Sneak Peek: Writer Samantha Irby makes the case for enjoying frivolous things
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Samantha Irby is many things: blogger; essayist; and writer for shows like Shrill, And Just Like That …, and Work in Progress. Above all, she i...
Migrants want help after 20 months stuck on an island “hell”
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dozens of migrants have been stuck for months on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. They say conditions are terrible. The BBC reports. A catatonic wom...
Olympian’s death highlights health risks for Black women
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Olympian Tori Bowie died from a pregnancy complication that disproportionately impacts Black women. ABC News reports on the latest. The Associated Pre...
Trump is in court today. What to know about the charges.
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post explains why Trump was charged in relation to handling secret information while Hillary Clinton and Mike Pence were not, and detai...
How kids survived 40 days in the Amazon after a plane crash
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Guardian has fresh details on how four Colombian children lived through nearly six weeks alone in the Amazon jungle after a plane crash. A new pro...
What we know about Trump’s historic federal criminal charges
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump was indicted again, this time on federal criminal charges. The Washington Post has the details. The Wall Street Journal has exclusi...
Sneak Peek: His father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He went looking for answers.
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Around 2013, author and cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar started noticing some worrying changes in his father. He would forget the code to their safe; he c...
How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
National Geographic explains how wildfire smoke affects your body and how to protect against it. CNN CEO Chris Licht was ousted after a tumultuous yea...
Understanding the crowded GOP presidential primary
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Even as more and more Republicans run for president, many GOP voters remain devoted to Trump. The Atlantic has the story. NBC explains what to know ab...
The latest plot twist in Hollywood’s labor drama
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine blames Russia for destroying a critical dam near Kherson, forcing evacuations. CNN has more. The Hollywood Reporter details how a vote by the ...
The hidden mental-health crisis in America’s jails
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
State psychiatric hospitals are full, which means people who are waiting for mental-health treatment in order to stand trial are behind bars for long ...
How structural racism affects the health of Black Americans
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Associated Press spent the past year exploring how the legacy of racism in America has laid the foundation for the health inequities that Black pe...
Sneak Peek: What you should know before buying an EV
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Electric vehicles may be better for the planet in a lot of ways, but there are huge, often-unseen environmental and human costs associated with harves...
Florida’s new immigration law is creating fear and frustration
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NPR explains how Florida’s new immigration law is creating fear and frustration for businesses and workers. The Ringer previews the 2023 N...
The Supreme Court case that may upend Native American rights
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlantic reports on the Supreme Court case that could upend Native American sovereignty. Luxury goods are having a moment with American cons...
What to know about the proposed debt-ceiling deal
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drones attack residential areas in Moscow for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, NBC News reports. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan&rs...
Homeless shelters aren’t ready for a wave of aging Americans
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in the January 6 Capitol attack. USA Today has more. ...
How only 11 people have driven the majority of book bans
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An analysis from the Washington Post of book challenges from across the nation shows that the majority were filed by just 11 people. NPR describes how...
A grieving Uvalde mother fights to change gun laws
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After her daughter was killed in Uvalde, Kimberly Mata-Rubio became an advocate for changing gun laws. Texas Monthly looks at a year in the life of a ...
The short life of Baby Milo
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Milo Evan Dorbert, whose mother’s pregnancy tested the interpretation of Florida’s new abortion law, was born with a fatal abnormality. He...
How AI is making a mess on college campuses
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlantic looks at how students and professors are grappling with the emergence of AI on college campuses. More wives are outearning their husbands...
GOP sets sights on ballot measures as abortion fight spreads
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Legislators in some GOP-led states are backing measures to make it harder to amend constitutions, amid a wave of attempts to use ballot initiatives to...
Sneak Peek: How unreported gifts and luxury travel are harming the Supreme Court’s legitimacy
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recent allegations of ethical violations have reignited a debate about establishing an enforceable code of conduct for Supreme Court justices. Univers...
The mental-health crisis keeping kids out of school
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
USA Today reports on how students with anxiety are increasingly refusing to go to school, leaving parents feeling hopeless and schools unequipped to f...
Ukraine’s challenges as it prepares a major offensive
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Times of London explains how Ukraine’s expected offensive against Russia may unfold. A ProPublica investigation reveals the ugly truth behin...
Does Congress understand AI enough to regulate it?
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Congress wants to regulate AI but has a lot of catching up to do. NPR talks to top lawmakers and experts about the issue. The Wall Street Journal repo...
Inside Texas’s controversial arrests of migrants
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post goes inside one Texas border county where an initiative to crack down on human smuggling is creating controversy. Conspiracy theor...
Probing the killing of a Palestinian American journalist
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Al Jazeera reports on the search for justice for Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces ...
Sneak Peek: The secrets our government keeps from us — and why
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Documents marked “top secret” have been turning up in a lot of unexpected places recently. But America has another problem with classified...
How the Santos indictment could shake up Congress
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vox explains how George Santos’s federal indictment could shake up Congress. A biographer tells the Washington Post that Martin Luther King Jr.&...
How E. Jean Carroll won her sexual-abuse case against Trump
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CNN explains what E. Jean Carroll had to prove to win her case against Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal examines the Biden administration’s...
What to know as jurors consider the Trump civil case
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump’s fate in the battery and defamation civil lawsuit filed by writer E. Jean Carroll will be in the hands of a jury. ABC covers the c...
Texas GOP resists new gun regulations after deadly shootings
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Texas Tribune reports on how local Republicans are focusing on mental health, not guns, after the latest deadly shooting. The Wall Street Journal ...
What to know about the latest Clarence Thomas revelations
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clarence Thomas had a child in private school. GOP donor Harlan Crow paid the tuition. ProPublica investigates. Meanwhile, Washington Post reporting r...
Sneak Peek: What makes a murderer? These investigators might have the answer.
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 30 years ago, James Bernard Belcher was sentenced to death for raping, strangling, and drowning 29-year-old Jennifer Embry. Recently, he was gi...
How blocked train crossings are putting our kids in danger
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ProPublica investigates how blocked train crossings are forcing kids to crawl under trains to get to school. A scientist widely viewed as the godfathe...
Worried that a recession’s coming? Listen to this.
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Federal Reserve will announce its next move and its view on the economy today. Some forecasters say a recession is more likely following recent da...
Why Hollywood writers are striking — and what happens next
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Biden invited congressional leaders to a debt-ceiling meeting after the Treasury Department warned that the U.S. could default as soon as June 1. Poli...
Why are Americans shooting strangers and neighbors?
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A manhunt is underway in Texas after a gunman killed five people. The Houston Chronicle is on the story. The Washington Post has an analysis of data o...
Sick workers seek justice after cleaning up BP’s oil spill
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The workers who cleaned up the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they have serious health problems as a result. And, they say, ...
Sneak Peek: What a top couples therapist wishes more people knew
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Showtime documentary series Couples Therapy allows viewers to watch real-life therapy sessions. Couples hash out their conflicts and challenges wi...
How a writers strike would mess up your favorite shows
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Montana Republicans voted to ban a transgender lawmaker from the state legislature’s floor. The Daily Montanan reports. A judge halted a Missour...
You can test for Alzheimer’s risk. The result may scare you.
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More Americans are getting genetic testing for their risk of Alzheimer’s. Reuters explains how the results can be stressful. The Washington Post...
Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News. Here’s what we know.
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vanity Fair looks into Tucker Carlson’s surprising exit from Fox News. The Washington Post examines how abortion is dividing 2024 candidates and...
Why experts expect Ukraine to launch a big offensive
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine is gearing up for a major offensive against Russian forces. The Wall Street Journal has details. Is gray hair reversible? A new study digs int...
New twists in the unusual fight between DeSantis and Disney
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Florida governor Ron DeSantis and his allies are ramping up a fight with Disney, even as more Republicans criticize his tactics. CNBC breaks down the ...
Sneak Peek: Why Sienna Miller and Scott Z. Burns made a climate-catastrophe show
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What would a future look like where climate change has become a truly unavoidable part of all of our daily lives? This is one of the questions the new...
Rent? Buy? New data shows the market’s weird for all of us.
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s medical absence is limiting Democrats’ ability to move Biden’s judicial nominations through. The Washington ...
Election lies cost Fox News $787.5 million. Now what?
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post reports on the impact of Fox News’s $787.5 million settlement of the Dominion defamation case. There’s new criticism o...
The felony charges in the shooting of a Black Missouri teen
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prosecutors charged a man in the shooting of 16-year-old Black student Ralph Yarl, who had mistakenly gone to the wrong house to pick up his younger s...
Deadly new conflict just broke out in Sudan. Here’s why.
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CNN explains origins of the deadly new conflict in Sudan. Next-generation treatments can be complicated to test and administer. The Wall Street Journa...
How a landmark trial against Fox News could change libel law
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A landmark defamation trial against Fox News begins next week. Legal observers say the outcome could have a big impact on libel laws. Brian Stelter di...
Inside the EPA’s most ambitious car-pollution plan ever
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New vehicle-pollution rules proposed by the EPA would require two-thirds of cars on the market to be EVs by 2032. Vox looks at what’s in the pla...
What to know about the apparent U.S. intelligence leak
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Images of what appear to be highly classified U.S. intelligence documents recently turned up on a social platform popular with gamers. The Wall Street...
How soldiers accused of violent crimes avoid trial
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Army is increasingly allowing service members who face criminal charges for violent crimes to circumvent trial by being discharged from the milita...
Who is responsible when artificial intelligence lies?
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ChatGPT invented a sexual-harassment scandal and named a real law professor as the accused. Who’s at fault? The Washington Post investigates.&nb...
Justice Thomas under fire for gifts from GOP billionaire
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A ProPublica investigation finds that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted extensive gifts from a billionaire Republican donor, without repo...
Sneak Peek: Why we don’t take postpartum mental health seriously enough — and what that means for new parents
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, a woman named Lindsay Clancy was charged with the murder of her three children — who were 5 years, 3 years, and 7 months old....
Rising oil prices will affect you, even if you don’t drive
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bloomberg reports on how oil prices have risen this week after producers made a surprise cut to output. America has too much parking. Really. The Wall...
Trump’s facing criminal charges. So have many world leaders.
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Politico breaks down the new revelations and key questions from the Trump indictment document. Trump may be the first former U.S. president to face cr...
What to know before Trump appears in court
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal has coverage tracking the history of the hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels and the lead-up to Trump’s indictment and ...
What the Trump indictment could mean for 2024
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Political strategists talk to Vox about how Trump’s indictment could affect the 2024 presidential campaign. The Washington Post reports that the...
What happens next in the Trump indictment
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal has key details on the grand-jury indictment of Donald Trump, which marks the first time a former president has faced criminal...
Sneak Peek: Why there’s so much poverty in America — and what you can do about it
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More than 38 million people live in poverty in the United States, one of the world’s richest countries. In a new book, Poverty, by America, soci...
Why more donated livers are going to waste
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post explains how the AR-15 came to dominate the American gun marketplace and loom so large in the national psyche. The Markup reveals ...
What the AR-15 does to human bodies
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post has a graphic look at how the AR-15 does so much damage to the human body. USA Today reports on the fire that killed dozens of peo...