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What We Really Learned From the Fauci Hearing

Show trials are bad for democracy.

Julie Averill

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The A.I. revolution is stalling because companies don’t want to admit that integrating the technology is expensive and slow and requires human effort.

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Jared Leto and Hollywood’s Open Secrets

Whispers can fester for years before anyone faces consequences. And the tactics celebrities use to escape scandal have completely changed.

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All This Staring at Our Faces Is Messing With Our Heads

Staring at ourselves on screens, on video and on social media is taking us to a dark place.

Chrystia Freeland

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The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.

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The malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all insecticides. Scientists are scrambling to find ways to blunt the risk.

Kay Granger, Pathbreaking Texas Congresswoman, Dies at 83

She was the first Republican woman from the state to be elected to the House. It caused a stir in 2024 when she was discovered to be residing in a senior living facility while still in office.

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