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Riotsville, U.S.A. is a window onto the bizarre beginnings of police militarization

Riotsville, U.S.A. spotlights the surprising tactics that were used to help police forces militarize in the 1960s. | Magnolia Pictures…

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The pandemic child care crisis is still here

Amanda Northrop/Vox Families are now grappling with inflation and a shortage of day care staff. On the Senate floor in…

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The Supreme Court case that’s likely to handcuff the Clean Water Act

A wake from a passing tugboat buffets the shoreline of the Mississippi River on March 18, in New Orleans, Louisiana.…

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Billionaires get too much credit for philanthropy

Amanda Northrop/Vox The ultrawealthy are donating more than ever. That doesn’t mean the rest of us are giving less. Over…

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Amazon’s robots are getting closer to replacing human hands

A robot sorts and stacks bins at an Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale on August 31, 2021. | Watchara Phomicinda/MediaNews…

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Hurricane Ian is about to crash into a very crowded Florida

Hurricane Ian is heading toward Florida and is expected to make landfall at Category 3 strength. | NOAA via Getty…

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Who’s really using up the water in the American West?

Hint: Water scarcity in the Western US has more to do with our diets than our lawns. The Western United…

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The rise of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s new far-right prime minister, explained

Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Italian far-right party Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), gestures during a campaign rally in Turin,…

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39 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war

Former Soviet Col. Stanislav Petrov, the man who prevented a nuclear war, pictured in his home in 2004. | Scott…

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How — and why — to take the train across the country

Getty Images/CSA Images RF Long-distance trains in the US are very slow, but it’s much more environmentally friendly and rewarding.…

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