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The European country where “replacement theory” reigns supreme

Members of the Parliament applaud Viktor Orban after voting him in on May 16 as the prime minister of Hungary,…

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One Good Thing: Watching the cherry blossoms in the end times

A visitor taking pictures of blooming cherry trees at a farm of the Flower Association of Japan in Yuki, northeastern…

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Why must we pay to have a slightly less miserable time at the airport?

Travelers wait in a long queue at the security checkpoint of Orlando International Airport the day before the Thanksgiving holiday…

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The future of 911 is a little bit creepy

Phonemakers and carriers are developing new technologies that are meant to improve emergency response. | Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images…

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The developing Covid crisis in Beijing, explained

An ambulance enters a fenced residential area under lockdown due to Covid-19 restrictions in Beijing, on May 17, 2022. |…

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5 ways abortion bans could hurt women in the workforce

The end of Roe v. Wade will hurt women in many ways. | Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe via Getty Images…

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Why Germany is hooked on Russian gas

How Germany got stuck paying for Russia’s war. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU has sanctioned much of Russia’s…

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Are microloans encouraging women to join risky multilevel marketing schemes?

The corporate headquarters of Herbalife, a multilevel marketing company some women join through Grameen America’s microloans program. | Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg…

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Kendrick Lamar’s Auntie Diaries is a clumsy attempt at trans acceptance

Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime at Super Bowl LVI in February 2022, in Inglewood, California. | Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times…

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The air conditioning paradox

A woman fans her child with a sheet of paper as a fan sits idle amid a power outage during…

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