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The Supreme Court just made gerrymandering nearly untouchable

Demonstrators protest gerrymandering outside the Supreme Court. | Olivier Douliery/Getty Images The Supreme Court reinstated a Texas gerrymand...

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Why one of the world’s top fur producers just banned fur farms

A young male raccoon dog crouches in a small wire cage at a fur farm in Poland.  | Andrew Skowron/We Animals The world’s second-largest fur pr...

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The end of fur just got a lot closer

A young male raccoon dog crouches in a small wire cage at a fur farm in Poland.  | Andrew Skowron/We Animals The world’s second-largest fur pr...

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The fascinating link between cherry pie and this bird

American kestrels, North America’s smallest falcons, work around the clock to manage pests on some cherry orchards. | Bryant Aardema/Getty Image...

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200,000 additional children under 5 will die this year — thanks to aid cuts

An estimated 4.8 million young children died before their fifth birthday this year, according to a new projection by the Institute for Health Me...

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What happens when a city takes women’s unpaid work seriously?

Blanca Liliana Rodríguez and her sons, Zoran Andrey Vargas and Sergio Paolo Vargas Granada. In Bogotá’s historic downtown, a modest government...

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Trump’s war crimes scandal, briefly explained

Donald Trump speaks as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on December 2, 2025. | Chip Somodevil...

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The race to stop octopus farming before it starts

Last year, California and Washington state banned farming octopuses for their meat, and bills have been introduced in seven other states — pl...

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The Supreme Court case that could redefine “cruel and unusual,” explained

In a 2019 opinion, Justice Neil Gorsuch seemed to call for a wholesale rethinking of the Supreme Court’s approach to excessive punishments. | Me...

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Kids are missing out on one of their best chances at learning

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. At about 10 am lo...

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Why politics is ruining how we watch movies

Key takeaways Some critics say that Oscar-buzzy films like One Battle After Another and After the Hunt don’t go far enough in their poli...

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Trump’s new immigration crackdown, briefly explained

Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en route to Washington, DC, on November 30, 2025. | Pete Marovich/Getty Images This stor...