Politics

Scientists have ruled out the worst-case climate scenario — and the best one too

Oil refineries like this one in Corpus Christi, Texas, are heating up the planet. | Roschetzky Photography/Shutterstock There’s a range…

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Taylor Swift is the millennial Bruce Springsteen

Taylor Swift performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City in December 2019. | Taylor Hill/FilmMagic The two musicians…

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America is now a Covid-19 hot spot

A volunteer greets local residents at a food distribution center in New York City on March 18, 2020. | John…

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How some Black Americans are finding solace in African spirituality

Porsche Little, an aborisha studying Ifá and Lucumí traditions, at home in Brooklyn, New York, July 2020. | Courtesy of…

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We train police to be warriors — and then send them out to be social workers

A police academy graduation ceremony held in Madison Square Garden in New York City, on April 18, 2018. | Drew…

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Socially distant lap dances, and other pandemic strip club concerns

A dancer in the pre-pandemic days collects tips. | Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post/Getty Images Dancing in a mask, and…

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On Mars, an autonomous rover and helicopter will roam free

The Perseverance rover is the size of a small car and more technologically sophisticated than anything you’ve ever seen. |…

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Amazon just posted record sales and profit in the middle of a pandemic

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in 2018. | Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images The record sales that prompted Amazon…

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Why Facebook and Twitter won’t fact-check Trump’s latest false claims about voting

Facebook and Twitter aren’t fact-checking Trump’s latest social media posts containing false claims about mail-in voting. | Alex Wong/Getty Images…

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Australia just had its worst day of coronavirus. Yet health experts remain optimistic.

A portable sign with instructions to social distance is seen in on July 29 in Sydney, Australia. | Jenny Evans/Getty…

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