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We can overcome vaccine hesitancy. Just look at the HPV shot.

Keith Bedford/The Boston Globe via Getty Images What we can learn from the shot that protected a generation of women…

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Why it’s so hard to get answers on long Covid

Getty Images/iStockphoto Even the best-designed studies yield some head-scratching results. Scientists have been scrambling to understand long Covid ever since…

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The exciting new AI transforming search — and maybe everything — explained

Malte Mueller/Getty Images Generative AI is here. Let’s hope we’re ready. The world’s first generative AI-powered search engine is here,…

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CPAC used to be a barometer. Now it’s all about Trump.

Donald Trump Jr. speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on March 03, 2023. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images…

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Hailey Bieber, Selena Gomez, and the Easter egg-ification of the Hollywood feud

Singer, actress, and beauty mogul Selena Gomez may or may not have been attacked for the appearance of her eyebrows.…

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Alex Murdaugh sentenced to two life terms for murdering his wife and son

Alex Murdaugh and defense attorney Dick Harpootlian review evidence during his trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse on…

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Alex Murdaugh stands guilty of killing his wife and son. That’s just scratching the surface.

Sunset in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. | Ashley Reherman/Shutterstock Five deaths, millions in fraud, and 100 years of family power crumbling…

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J.K. Rowling’s transphobia: A history

J.K. Rowling, pictured at the premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore in 2022, has a history of transphobic…

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Elon Musk thinks we’re close to solving AI. That doesn’t make it true.

Musk speaks at the opening of a new Tesla plant in 2022. | Christian Marquardt/Getty Images What he gets right…

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You can now buy a fraction of a house. Should you?

Getty Images/fStop Buying a home is more out of reach than ever. But a new investing trend could spell trouble…

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