Politics

Vox Sentences: Redoing Brexit’s “only possible” deal

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5 years ago

What -20° looks like in the polar vortex across the Midwest

Photos of life in the polar vortex. It’s hard to comprehend temperatures of minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s much, much…

5 years ago

Meet the folk hero of Davos: the writer who told the rich to stop dodging taxes

“Taxes, taxes, taxes. All the rest is bullshit in my opinion.” One of the biggest stars to come out of…

5 years ago

Democrats aren’t ruling out physical barriers in a border security deal

It’s not in their current proposal, but they haven’t dismissed the option. The most important thing hashed out in the…

5 years ago

Study: Vaping helps smokers quit. Sort of.

A new randomized control trial on e-cigarettes was just published. Don’t expect it to resolve any controversy. Smoking is the…

5 years ago

Vox Sentences: When freezing means global warming

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5 years ago

Theresa May is on a doomed mission to renegotiate Brexit

The UK Parliament voted to send the British prime minister back to Brussels to seek concessions — even though the…

5 years ago

The debate around putting an end to all government shutdowns, explained

There’s growing lawmaker support to end shutdowns once and for all, but these bills could have some negative side effects.…

5 years ago

Want to help animals? Focus on corporate decisions, not people’s plates.

The most cost-effective way to help animals on factory farms seems to be campaigns targeting suppliers, not targeting consumers. Animals…

5 years ago

A new report shows that most keyless cars are easier to steal than previously thought

But that doesn’t mean we’ll stop buying them. Keyless ignitions are now standard in more than half of the 17…

5 years ago