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Addicted to Distraction

The History of Memorial Day

Astronomers Snap First-Ever Image of Supermassive Black Hole Sagittarius A*

Where Abortion Could Be Banned Without Roe v. Wade

Augmented Reality Is What’s in Store for Commerce

As Dollar Stores Proliferate Food Deserts, Some Communities Push Back

The Death of the Gas Station

What Is Genocide and Has the Legal Threshold Been Crossed in Ukraine?

The Risks of Cyberwar

Nearly One-Third of U.S. Workers Make Less than $15 an Hour

Who Is a ‘War Criminal,’ Legally Speaking?

How High Could Gas Prices Go? More Pain at the Pump Likely Coming

What Is NATO and Why Hasn’t It Imposed a No-Fly Zone in Ukraine?

What Does Putin Want in Ukraine? The Conflict Explained

The Health Benefits of a Random Act of Kindness

12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing

Teachers Are Leaving and Few People Want to Join the Field. Experts Are Sounding the Alarm.

The U.S. and Russia Prepare to Confront Each Other at the U.N. over Ukraine

Chaos on the Roads

Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Rules, Allows Requirement for Health-care Workers

What It Really Takes to Keep Schools Open during the Omicron Surge

The Failure to Vaccinate Africa

Where Did the Custom of a Christmas Tree Originate?

The Pursuit of Longer Life

Can Omicron Overtake the Delta Variant? Here’s What It Will Take

NASA Is Practicing Asteroid Deflection. You Know, Just in Case.

Drug Overdose Deaths Top 100,000 Annually for the First Time, Driven by Fentanyl, CDC Data Show

The Covid-19 Numbers Seem Stuck. That Doesn’t Bode Well for Winter, Experts Say

Peering at the Edge of the Universe

World Leaders Head to Scotland for Global Climate Talks. Here’s What You Need to Know

How You’ll Know When Covid-19 Has Gone from ‘Pandemic’ to ‘Endemic’

Moody’s Warns of ‘Dark Clouds Ahead’ for the Global Supply Chain as 77% of the World’s Largest Ports Face Backlogs

'Code Red’: UN Scientists Warn of Worsening Global Warming

A Transformed Workplace

Census: US Sees Unprecedented Multiracial Growth, Decline in the White Population for First Time in History

How Much Water Do You Actually Need?

Sweeping New Vaccine Mandates for 100 Million Americans

Texas Passes Law Banning Abortion After Six Weeks

If You Think Kids Are Eating Mostly Junk Food, A New Study Finds You’re Right

Taliban Take Over Afghanistan: What We Know and What’s Next