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Why Americans want these insects dead

Can we actually kill all the spotted lanternflies? Over the summer, for the first time in what feels like a…

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The Russian nuclear threat, explained

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses a rally in Moscow’s Red Square on September 30, after announcing he would annex four…

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The Instagram capital of the world is a terrible place to be

Fun fact: Positano was the inspiration for the fictional seaside town in The Talented Mr. Ripley. | Getty Images Just…

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There’s something missing from the White House’s AI ethics blueprint

Javier Zarracina/Vox Can we get some laws, please? It’s a big week for Americans who’ve been sounding the alarm about…

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Philadelphia elected a progressive prosecutor twice. The state government wants to fire him anyway.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner leaves a news conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 14. | Matt Rourke/AP Republicans are…

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Cheating scandals hit different right now

The Try Guys (from left, Eugene Lee Yang, Zach Kornfeld, and Keith Habersberger) address cheating allegations against former co-worker Ned…

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The Supreme Court is likely to weaken, but not destroy, the ban on racial gerrymandering

People rally in front of the Supreme Court during hearings on redistricting cases in Maryland and North Carolina, in Washington,…

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This year’s physics Nobel Prize went to pioneers in quantum tech. Here’s how their work could change the world.

The inside of an IBM System One quantum computer. | Bryan Walsh/Vox A brief guide to the weird and revolutionary…

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Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter again, spam bots and all

Elon Musk at a Norwegian energy summit, August 2022. | Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP via Getty Images The world’s richest man has…

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A GOP insider on the Republicans who knew Trump was dangerous — and went MAGA anyway

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (center), House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (right), and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (left)…

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