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Is Big Tech Too Powerful?

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Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple are under fire for becoming so dominant. Is it time to break them up?

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The U.S. & Iran: How We Got Here

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Forty years after the Iranian hostage crisis ended, the U.S. and Iran remain bitter enemies. It’s part of a much longer—and more complicated—history.

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World News

Young and Unemployed

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In Europe, the economic crisis created by the pandemic has hit young people especially hard.

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Life and Culture

The Journey of an Ironman

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The Ironman triathlon is one of the toughest athletic challenges in the world. As the first person with Down Syndrome to conquer it, Chris Nikic offers a lesson in perseverance and hope.

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Is It Time to Eliminate the Penny?

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Two experts weigh in on the issue.

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Life and Culture

‘We Have to Act Now’

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A teen environmentalist goes to the Arctic Circle to protest for the climate.

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In the Lions’ Den

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In Egypt, where most women don’t work, they dominate in the field of lion taming.

World News

Scream Therapy?

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People in Japan are blowing off steam by paying to lie in a coffin and be terrified.

Life and Culture

Numbers in the News

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Quirky stats about a 6-year-old computer programmer, pricey space photos, new words from 2020, and more

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Voting in Record Numbers

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2020 voter turnout rates, by state

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A Brand-New Banner

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Mississippi has approved a new state flag, without the Confederate emblem

Life and Culture

The Dilemma: Pay What You Can

Life and Culture

Must you pay for a pay-what-you-will class if you have a little money saved but no income?

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Cartoons about Covid-19 vaccination, online learning, social media disinformation, and more

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