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We tracked what happens after TikTok songs go viral

A data investigation into how TikTok is shaping the music industry, in collaboration with The Pudding. It’s no secret that…

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The RNC’s January 6 committee strategy seeks some distance from Trump’s election lies

Trump supporters storm the US Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021. | Samuel Corum/Getty…

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A study gave cash and therapy to men at risk of criminal behavior. 10 years later, the results are in.

A man looks out over Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia in West Africa.  | John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images…

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The young, rich, anti-capitalist capitalists

Christina Animashaun/Vox “I sometimes joke that there are way more socialists who need a financial adviser than there are socialist…

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15 unmissable movies from this year’s Cannes

Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton in Three Thousand Years of Longing. | MGM The films that scandalized and enchanted audiences…

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Tell your boss: Working from home is making you more productive

Around 40 percent of American workdays are currently done from home, and a growing number of them report that they’re…

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Pro-gun lawmakers want to arm teachers, but there’s little evidence these programs work

An elementary teacher in Louisville, KY, assists a student in class. Conservatives are calling for arming educators with their own…

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The Texas grid is designed to fail

A jogger runs past electric lines in Dallas, Texas, in July 2021. A heat wave in May 2022 knocked six…

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The increase in US births in 2021, explained

A newborn baby with mother. | Getty Images/Cavan Images RF Births went up by 1 percent last year, but don’t…

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Underground hip-hop is banned in Egypt. Now, it’s the soundtrack to Marvel’s Moon Knight.

Oscar Isaac as Mr. Knight in Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight, exclusively on Disney+. | Courtesy of Marvel Studios The Disney+…

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