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Marijuana policy and a child tax credit are getting a last-minute push in Congress

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) speaks during a press briefing on December 7 in Washington, DC. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for…

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Let’s talk about the Twitter Files

Amanda Northrop/Vox There are substantive issues here to discuss. Big surprise: The Twitter Files — the reports based on internal…

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What it took to get reparations in New Zealand

Māori people are getting redress from the British crown in the form of land and cash settlements. New Zealand’s government…

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Ron DeSantis’s vaccine “investigation” is all about beating Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19. DeSantis is calling for a statewide grand jury…

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A fact-checked debate about legal weed

Two opposing perspectives and six true facts about cannabis legalization. There are few places in the world where you can…

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The last time the Fed curbed inflation without crashing the economy, explained

A photo illustration of former White House Secretary of Treasury Robert Rubin (left) and the former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan…

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3 things to remember about Avatar before you see Avatar: The Way of Water

Jake Sully is now a human-Na’vi hybrid after his consciousness was transferred to his avatar body. | 20th Century Studios…

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The psychological traps of online shopping, explained

The countdown clock on the website you just bought from is probably fake. | Getty Images/Vox Few things are actually…

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The most successful strategy for ending homelessness is under attack

Junior Rosario in an apartment he moved into in Lowell, Massachusetts, in October 2010. Rosario, who previously lived for 15…

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ChatGPT has given everyone a glimpse at AI’s astounding progress

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images The results are impressive — and a little bit scary. There’s a new AI chatbot…

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