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Police fatally shot a pregnant Black woman in Ohio. The calls for accountability are growing.
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There’s no such thing as a climate-friendly hamburger
Beef cattle stand in a barn at a feedlot in Illinois, on April 5, 2011. | Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Tyson Foods refuses to
Trump and Biden are about tied for 2024. Is it too early to take those polls seriously?
President Joe Biden arrives at Fort Lesley J. McNair army post in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2023. | Julia Nikhinson/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images Yes,
Why so many people are paying to get their paychecks
Janik Söllner for Vox Meet wage access apps — or payday loans by another name. If you’re one of the more than a third of
The era of easy flying is over
Olga Kurbatova/iStock/Getty Images Lessons from a summer of hellish flights. More than 240 million people in the US flew somewhere between June and Labor Day,
The sincerity and rage of Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo at the 2023 Met Gala. | Mike Coppola/Getty Images Olivia Rodrigo’s Disney kid backstory is key to her music’s fury. As Olivia Rodrigo
Why Alabama’s congressional map was struck down — again
A “Vote Here” sign located outside a polling station in Huntsville, Alabama, on May 24, 2022. | Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images Republicans in Alabama
Latin American abortion rights activists just notched another win in Mexico
Women take part in a protest during the International Safe Abortion Day at the Zocalo main square, in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 28, 2022.
Covid is on the rise again, but it’s different now
Getty Images/MirageC Covid transmission continues to ebb and flow — but at least the latest Pirola variant isn’t too menacing. About six weeks ago, when