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The 2025 stories that prove people still run toward danger

A man passes a mural by Jarrod Grech of Ahmed al Ahmed, the hero who was filmed tackling and disarming one of the attackers in the Bondi Beach m...

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Why is the US bombing Nigeria?

Two girls are pictured behind an armed soldier in the small village, that was destroyed by Boko Haram on December 19, 2022, in Ngarannam, Nigeri...

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American women want to opt out

Young American women, it seems, want out of America. A Gallup poll in November found that 40 percent of US women ages 15 to 44 say they would...

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America’s other populist, socialist big-city mayor

Seattle, Washington, on June 21, 2025. | Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images The election was divisive, pitting an established moderate aga...

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Why 2025 was hell for job hunters

This was one of the worst years for job seekers since the Great Recession. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images There is no better window into the soul o...

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The eternal awkwardness of winter break

These last days of the year can feel weird. Editor’s note, December 25, 8 am ET: This story is being republished for the holiday season. It wa...

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The 12 Days of Christmas: The story behind the holiday’s most annoying carol

Editor’s note, December 25, 8 am ET: This story is being republished for the holiday season. It was originally published in 2020. It might s...

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JD Vance and the future of MAGA

Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press conference outside the West Wing of the White House on October 30, 2025, in Washington, DC. | Oliv...

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The 10 most read stories on Future Perfect in 2025

As Future Perfect has in past years, we’re spending this holiday season rounding up our most-read stories of 2025 — a quick way to see what l...

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How to actually get kids off their phones

It was the last day of school before winter break, and Aiden and his eighth-grade classmates were playing a game of Mafia. After the first ro...

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Trump is talking about Greenland again

A map featuring Greenland, Iceland; the Faroe Islands; and Denmark is seen inside the Greenlandic Representation at Nordatlantens Brygge in Cope...

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The Supreme Court just handed Trump a rare — and very significant — loss

Supreme Court justices stand during President Donald Trump’s second inauguration | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The same Supreme Court that r...