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4 winners and 1 loser in the EPA’s historic move to limit power plant pollution

The EPA expects its power plant proposals would slash carbon dioxide emissions by at least 617 million metric tons through…

12 months ago

Turkey’s extremely big-deal election, explained

Posters of Turkish President and People’s Alliance’s presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan (top) and Kemal Kilicdaroglu, presidential candidate and leader…

12 months ago

A second Trump administration would be much worse

Trump speaking in 2017. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images The CNN town hall was a wake-up call: If Trump wins, he’ll…

12 months ago

What to know about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Link hang-gliding over Hyrule. | Nintendo eShop Hyrule can’t seem to catch a break. Lucky us. When Nintendo released The…

12 months ago

How A24 took over Hollywood

They went from distributing uncut indie gems to getting  everything they made everywhere all at once. When you think back…

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The Supreme Court’s ruling on Prop 12 is a win against factory farming. But the pigs’ lives will still suck.

Pigs confined in gestation crates on a pork farm in Canada, photographed in 2022. | Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals Media Upholding…

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The trillion-dollar coin scheme, explained by the guy who invented it

DonkeyHotey via Flickr Mint the Coin and the debt ceiling, explained The debt ceiling standoff is getting very real, very…

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom absolutely lives up to the hype

Somehow, the game feels as good to play as this press image looks. | Courtesy Nintendo The follow-up to the…

12 months ago

Eat more beans. Please.

Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images Beans are protein-rich, sustainable, and delicious. Why doesn’t the US eat more of…

12 months ago

The systemic issues revealed by Jordan Neely’s killing, explained

Protestors chant at a vigil in the Broadway-Lafayette subway station Wednesday, May, 3, 2023 in Manhattan, New York. | Barry…

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