A magical theme park ride on the Island of Explained demonstrates the damage done by fossil fuels and why renewable energy might be the best way to power the future.  
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Even if Democrats win the White House, take the Senate, and hold the House, most of their legislation could be doomed because of the filibuster. Vox’s Ezra Klein says it’s filibusted.
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The case for ending the filibuster

The Democrats gave President Trump his Space Force this week. But what is it? (Transcript here.)
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Space Farce

The second-largest Muslim nation in the world just got closer to becoming a Hindu state.
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India's Muslim ban

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Trump administration agree on one thing: the cost of HIV drugs is too high.
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The cost of PrEP

House Democrats made history today.
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Articles of impeachment

How Rudy Giuliani went from "America's mayor" to the inadvertent architect of Donald Trump's pending impeachment.
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Rudolph the former mayor

ProPublica’s Lizzie Presser explains why Americans are being jailed for their medical debt.
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“This will end when one of us dies”

This week New Jersey joined a growing number of states that are extending statutes of limitations, making it easier to report childhood sexual abuse decades after it occurs.
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Giving justice an extension

Four law professors walked into a room and the next phase of the impeachment began.
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Impeachment TV: Law & Disorder

TikTok, the video sharing app that has taken the tweens and 2019 by storm, is now facing stiff competition, concerns over censorship, and a federal investigation.
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Don't curl your lashes and talk about Uighurs on TikTok

Immigration and Customs Enforcement created a fake university with no teachers and no classes. Then they arrested the students who signed up. Vox’s Nicole Narea explains.
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ICE University

A good number of Amazon packages make a pitstop in Roundup, Montana. Vox's Reset podcast explains why.
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Amazon's preppers

Some say the Kardashian-endorsed keto diet craze that’s sweeping the nation could help fight epilepsy and cancer, too. Vox’s Julia Belluz separates fat from fiction.
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A tribe called keto

Former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg thinks he can beat Donald Trump in 2020.
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Can a billionaire buy the presidency?

California Republican Devin Nunes spent much of the last two weeks mocking the impeachment inquiry. After allegations surfaced that he may have been involved with Ukraine, he now finds himself caught up in it.
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Showdown at High Nunes

TikTok's hottest meme is pitting the Youngs against the Olds, but the truth about this generational standoff can be found in its shades of gray.
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Ok boomer

We’re taking a break from impeachment to talk about the fifth Democratic debate and the Buttigieg Bump.
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The Dems Went Down to Georgia

The most-anticipated testimony of the House impeachment inquiry was held today on Capitol Hill. It did not disappoint.
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Impeachment TV: Mr. Sondland Goes to Washington

The House impeachment inquiry just had its biggest day yet. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains how things changed when Republicans called witnesses.
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Impeachment TV (Part 2 of 2)

The House impeachment inquiry just had its biggest day yet. It was so big we couldn't fit it all into one episode.
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Impeachment TV (Part 1 of 2)

Spain's far-right party just won more than 50 seats in its parliament, reminding some of the country's fascist past. Yes, the party is called "VOX".
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Let's talk about that party in Spain

After hearing a mysterious whine in suburban Arizona, Karthic Thallikar started on a journey that would ultimately lead to the center of the internet.
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Noise will be noise

Turkey says it’s “not a hotel” for ISIS, and is deporting fighters and their families. The problem is their native countries don’t want them back.
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Hotel ISIS

The first public hearing in the impeachment inquiry was held today. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains the significance of the testimonies given by Ambassador William Taylor and George Kent, deputy assistant secretary at the State Department.
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Bill and Kent's congressional adventure

Today the Supreme Court heard the case about a border patrol agent who shot and killed a 15-year-old boy. Ian Millhiser explains why it could make holding federal agents accountable a lot harder.
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Who is above the law? 

Aramco, the secretive oil company that made Saudi Arabia rich, is going public after 86 years. Some say the timing couldn’t be worse.
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The world's most profitable company

Disney+. Apple TV+. Netflix. HBO Max. Peacock. Which streaming service will win the great war to come?
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Streaming: Infinity War

This week the House released transcripts from closed-door impeachment testimonies. Vox's Andrew Prokop pored through them for revelations.
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Behind closed doors

A new California law limits how early school can start in the state.
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California Dreamin'

At a Kentucky rally, President Trump's supporters ordered the media to "Do your job!" and reveal the identity of the Ukraine whistleblower. The Wall Street Journal's Mike Bender explains how these events have changed the American political landscape and Sean Rameswaram speaks with a superfan who has attended 18 rallies. And counting.
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Inside a Trump rally

The election is now one year away. Ezra Klein offers Democrats a strategy to win in 2020.
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Just one year to go! 

Vox’s Reset podcast explores how Instagram's nipple ban affects art and identity.
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Instagram's war on nipples

Nancy: 1 / Donald: 0
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The first impeachment vote

A WhatsApp tax, a metro fare hike, and a check to a South African model have inspired a wave of anti-government protests.
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Why is the world protesting?

The wildfires in California have gotten so bad the state's biggest utility is turning off the power on purpose.
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California's blackouts

ISIS has lost its leader, but that doesn't mean the world is any safer.
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The death of al-Baghdadi

America’s most controversial startup was finally bought out this week, but WeWork is a symptom of a much larger problem. 
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WeWorked

California is going to let college athletes make money from sneaker deals and commercials. Will the rest of the country follow suit?
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The right to sell out

Ambassador William Taylor finally testified on Tuesday and it was a doozy.
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Taylor: Look What You Made Me Do

Justin Trudeau won re-election on Tuesday, but it wasn't pretty.
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Yes We Canada?

President Trump is pulling out of Syria while sending more troops to Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
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Where are the troops going?

Last week, the White House stonewalled the impeachment inquiry. This week, the stonewall came crumbling down.
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Trumpster fire

Students across the country are graded by artificial intelligence. But does an algorithm really know how to write?
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Introducing Reset

President Trump lied in a Facebook ad and Facebook didn’t take it down so Elizabeth Warren lied, too. The Verge’s Casey Newton explains.
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Should Facebook let Trump lie?

In the fourth Democratic debate, the candidates treated Elizabeth Warren as the frontrunner. Vox’s Ezra Klein explains what that means for the race ahead.
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DEB4TE

The Trump administration just imposed sanctions on Turkey for invading northern Syria. But it may be too late for America’s Kurdish allies.
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A new war in Syria

Nearly 200 years ago, the Treaty of New Echota offered the Cherokee Nation representation in Congress. Kimberly Teehee just became its first nominee.
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Indigenous Peoples' Delegate

An NBA executive’s tweet supporting protests in Hong Kong has exposed how vulnerable the biggest American companies are to China.
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Did China just dunk on the NBA?

President Pence? President Pelosi? There are nearly a dozen ways the impeachment inquiry could end. Vox’s Laura McGann runs through each of them.
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The nine impeachment scenarios

Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains why the White House is now refusing to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry. Ezra Klein scrutinizes the Republican strategy.
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Stonewalling the impeachment inquiry

Turkey is sending troops and tanks to its border with Syria hours after President Trump announced he would be removing US forces from the nation. Syrian Kurds feel betrayed and ISIS is watching.
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Leaving Syria (and the Kurds)

After a sleepy spring term, the Supreme Court of the United States is back and looking to weigh in on abortion, immigration, and LGBT rights.
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SCOTUS raises the stakes

Audio of Mark Zuckerberg in a closed-door staff meeting leaked to Casey Newton of The Verge. Then Elizabeth Warren entered the fray.
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Inside a Facebook all-staff

Ukraine finds itself at the center of the American impeachment drama, but President Trump is the least of the country's worries.
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Meanwhile in Ukraine.... 

The whistleblower’s attorneys say their client is in danger. That’s not unusual.
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It's not easy whistleblowin'

Listen as Vox’s Andrew Prokop meticulously debunks the White House talking points around the whistleblower scandal.
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The impeachment counternarrative

In just one week, she inspired global protests, mean-mugged President Trump, and chastised world leaders at the United Nations. David Wallace-Wells, editor at New York magazine, explains the rise of Greta Thunberg.
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UN-for-Greta-ble

The House Intelligence Committee released the whistleblower complaint minutes before Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire began his testimony before Congress.
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The whistleblower complaint

The White House released a record of President Trump’s conversation with President Zelensky, then went on the defensive.
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The "transcript"

The United Auto Workers is engaged in the biggest General Motors strike since the 1970s, all while union leaders are having their homes raided by the FBI.
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"No contract! No cars!" 

This evening Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the House will begin an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains how everything changed in 24 hours.
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Pelosi calls for impeachment inquiry

A whistleblower in the intelligence community has sparked a political scandal involving President Trump and a pair of Bidens. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains.
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Son of a Biden

The vast majority of your plastic isn’t being recycled. It might be time to consider lighting it on fire.
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Burn, baby, burn

Residents in the District of Columbia have been living with "taxation without representation" from Day 1. Today, they take their call for statehood to Congress.
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The 51st state?

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s decade-long hold on power may be coming to an end. Anyone up for peace?
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To Bibi or not to Bibi

This week Maine joins several states allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with medication. Cyndie Rogers explains why she eventually wants to take advantage of Maine’s Death with Dignity Act.
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When it's time to die

Some say that’s how hard it is to remove the UK from the EU. Boris Johnson's Brexit strategy heads to the United Kingdom's highest court Tuesday.
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How do you remove an egg from an omelette?

After Vox's Tara Golshan reviews the third Democratic debate, Matthew Yglesias explains how Joe Biden wins even when he loses.
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ABCDebate

“I’d be happy to slaughter them,” President Rodrigo Duterte said about three million drug users in the Philippines. It appears he is following through.
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The president's hit list

Facebook and Instagram are thinking about ditching the thumbs and hearts. What would life be like without "Likes"?
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Like, bye

John Bolton is out. Vox’s Alex Ward explains why he was at odds with his boss from Day 1.
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John Boltin'

Maybe.
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Am I gonna die from vaping?

A historic court decision erased some of the most gerrymandered maps in the country this week. North Carolina now has two weeks to redraw them.
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Gerry with the bad maps

We watched seven straight hours of Democrats discussing climate policy so you wouldn't have to.
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CNN's climate marathon in 20 minutes

Rapper Meek Mill was arrested on drug and weapons charges as a teen in 2007, but the case didn't close until last week. NPR's Bobby Allyn explains how a police officer and a judge helped keep Meek Mill in the criminal justice system for over a decade.
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#FreedMeekMill

Kids in school don’t learn much about American slavery. Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries says students deserve the real story.
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Missing history

First it was Flint, now it's Newark. Why do American cities keep contaminating their water?
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Still not safe to drink

David Koch was one of the biggest and most influential donors in American politics. Mother Jones' Daniel Schulman explains his complicated legacy.
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Death of a Koch brother

Biohackers treat their bodies like a science project. But should they be allowed to edit their own DNA at home?
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Don't try CRISPR at home

An EPA decision has left Iowan corn growers feeling betrayed by President Trump. Democrats are watching.
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Biofuel duel

A third of Alaskan communities don’t have cops. Kyle Hopkins, investigative reporter at the Anchorage Daily News, explains Alaska’s public safety emergency.
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Alaska's missing police force

This week California passed what some call the toughest law on police use of deadly force in the country. It hinges on one word: necessary.
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When killing is "necessary"

Hong Kong ramped up its protests and China ramped up its propaganda machine. But the conflict may have finally reached a turning point.
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Hope for Hong Kong

There’s a train full of coal sitting on the tracks in eastern Kentucky. It’s being blocked by a group of laid-off miners who want what they're owed.
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Coal's last stand

This weekend in Afghanistan was one of the deadliest this year. Vox’s Jenn Williams explains whether America can end its longest war.
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Ending the endless war

The Trump administration is ramping up sanctions on Venezuela, but it may end up hurting the people they're meant to help.
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Do sanctions work? 

Reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty set out to investigate why police across the country often fail to catch serial rapists.
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The warehouse of forgotten evidence

Vox’s Matthew Yglesias explains why everyone's whispering about a recession.
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What's up with the yield curve? 

The Trump administration is about to make it a lot harder for poor people to get a green card.
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(Don't) give me your poor

Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide is unexpectedly shining a light on the conditions in America’s jails.
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Death behind bars

Vox's Tara Golshan spent the weekend at the Iowa State Fair trying to figure out what eating deep fried Oreos has to do with running the country.
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Deep fried podcast

In the wake of Saturday’s shooting, Latinos across the United States are questioning their safety.
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Latinos after El Paso

India is escalating its 70-year fight for Kashmir. The winner gets the water.
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Six rivers, three countries, one Kashmir

What started as a push to increase mining in the rainforest led to a murder. Ernesto Londoño, Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times, explains how President Jair Bolsonaro is speeding the destruction of the Amazon.
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Amazon Crime

This summer’s hottest college admissions scam is parents disowning their children. The Wall Street Journal’s Doug Belkin explains.
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Disown your kid to pay for college

Vox’s German Lopez explains why Democrats need a bold new plan for gun control.
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A Green New Deal, but for guns

After 16 years, the Trump administration is bringing back the federal death penalty. Reverend Sharon Risher, who lost her mother, two cousins, and a childhood friend in the Emanuel AME Church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, explains how she feels about the possibility of Dylann Roof being executed.
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Reviving death

Bernie yelled at Ryan. Biden defended Obama. Warren destroyed Delaney. Vox's Tara Golshan explains the "fight for the heart of the party" and Ezra Klein says the frontrunners missed the mark.
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Dem Debates 2: Election Boogaloo

Capital One got hacked. Equifax is trying to make up for its hack. And The Verge’s Russell Brandom explains why you should definitely prepare yourself for more hacks.
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Life's a breach

Dan Coats is resigning, leaving a vacancy at the top of US intelligence. The Washington Post’s Shane Harris explains how his replacement may be a Trump loyalist who believes in a “deep state” conspiracy against the president.
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