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How to make your indoor air better when it’s smoky outside

Air conditioning, purifiers, and even box fans can help.

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What the Supreme Court’s surprise voting rights ruling means for 2024

The surprise ruling will create a new Democratic-friendly district in Alabama — and might open up pathways elsewhere.

Surprise! The Supreme Court just handed down a significant victory for voting rights

The Court’s new voting rights decision is one of the most reassuring opinions it’s handed down in years.

Why the PGA Tour merged with LIV Golf

It’s part of MBS’s long game.

Elliot Page is an unlikely trans hero. His new memoir shows why that’s important.

In his book Pageboy, between all the juicy Hollywood stories, Page invites crucial empathy toward the trans experience.

How a carmaker’s mistake created the ultimate internet challenge

Thanks in part to TikTok, the Kia Boys and the grand theft auto have swept the country.

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Texas messed with Houston schools

The state of Texas took over Houston’s Independent School District and replaced the superintendent and the elected board. But state takeovers like this rarely make schools better.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first major opinion saves Medicaid

Why the Ukraine dam destruction is a massive disaster — now and in the future

Why some of the US has the most polluted air in the world right now

El Niño is here, and it could become a big one. Here’s what it means for our weather.

Why is eastern Canada on fire — and when will the smoke clear?

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How $900,000 in direct cash giving was stolen from the poorest of the poor

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How streaming caused the TV writers strike

Firing Chris Licht won’t fix CNN

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Mike Pence is a man without a constituency

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The kids suing their state for climate change

The first constitutional climate lawsuit is going to trial

The sustainability risks of Impossible and Beyond Burgers

Dirty air can be deadly. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Finally, a solution to plastic pollution that’s not just recycling

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Tim Scott’s unwavering optimism about racism in America

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Donald Trump investigations: Latest news and updates

Fighter jets intercepted a private plane in DC. Here’s what we know.

Hollywood is staring down the barrel of a double strike

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Republicans’ abortion bans are nothing like those in Europe

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Nikki Haley’s new strategy to take down Trump and DeSantis

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California has the country’s strongest animal welfare law. Now it just needs to be enforced.