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AI can make you smarter. Here’s one hack to get there.
For many people, using AI chatbots is incredible at first. It makes them feel productive, confident, maybe even…
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How did the Cornell rape case go so wrong?
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James at a news conference in New York City on October…
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Anthropic vs. the pope
Anthropic’s Christopher Olah shakes hands with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on May 25, 2026. | Alberto Pizzoli / AFP via…
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The Cornell case, explained
“In what world,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul asked on Friday, “would the police learn from a victim that she’d been…
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AI found a way to make middle school worse
There’s a lot to be anxious about as AI agents and bots get more integrated into every aspect of our lives. Meta, which…
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A guide for raising boys to be resilient men
In 1995, gender studies researcher Judy Chu found herself chauffeuring around her 13-year-old brother and his friend.…
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The insidious, fascinating, and utterly infuriating reason that women’s health care is worse than men’s
In the moody alcoves of a lobby bar in Chicago in 2021 over French 75s, Dr. Louise King, a gynecologic surgeon, and…
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Trump’s “Most EXCLUSIVE DINNER IN THE WORLD”
Donald Trump waves to the media on the South Lawn of the White House on September 26, 2026. | Aaron Schwartz/Getty…
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How both parties have changed since 2024
People cast ballots on the second day of early voting in Wheaton, Illinois, on September 25, 2026. | Kamil…
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The two athletes in every horse race
Horse racing can be an unusually dangerous profession for both the jockey and the horse: Riding a half-ton animal at…
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Disney World solved a problem that could save America billions every year
How to untangle our underground mess of cables, gas lines, and pipes. | Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Buried…
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The Democrats who bet wrong on ICE
Welcome to The Midterms, Actually. Every week I’ll be writing about two things: one big idea or trend I see forming…
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The independents who want to take over the Senate
Independent candidate for US Senate Brian Bengs center, of South Dakota, at a news conference outside the Capitol on…
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What Democrats are still getting wrong about voters
Congressional Democrats outside the US Capitol on May 21, 2026. | Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images With the…
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America leaves Iraq, again
Iraqis gather in Baghdad to celebrate the withdrawal of US and international coalition forces on September 30, 2026. |…
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Why diesel prices are an economic time bomb
The price of diesel fuel is displayed outside of a Shell gas station in Carson, California, on September 22, 2026. |…
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The astonishing gap between America’s fastest- and slowest-building cities
Homes under construction in Valencia, California, 2026. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The Soviet Union famously…
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Trump tried to make burgers cheaper. It backfired spectacularly.
On most fronts, President Donald Trump has shown little concern for reducing Americans’ cost of living ahead of…
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The free, lightly feral hobby that will help you stop doomscrolling
Sifting through my pile, I feel the crisp edges of the glossy, technicolor marker that was previously nestled in the…
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A crisis that goes far beyond Cornell
Cornell University students walk through campus in Ithaca, New York. | Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images This story appeared…
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What China wants from AI
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in the White House on September 24, 2026. | Kevin…
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The next generation of Republican justices will be even more partisan
The lower federal courts are filled with people who make this guy look like a model of nonpartisan rectitude. | Chip…
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Live auctions are turning shopping into gambling
A man attends a live sneakers auction sale on the Whatnot app on March 12, 2026. | Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images If…
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Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda blitz
Donald Trump talks to the media after disembarking from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on September…
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Welcome to the October issue of The Highlight
Vegan and vegetarian dining options might be more common than ever, but around the country, vegan restaurants are…
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Flock cameras are creepy. They might still be worth it.
Flock provides police departments with networks of surveillance cameras — primarily, automatic license plate readers…
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Big Oil has an audacious request for the Supreme Court
In a 2016 opinion, authored one year before he became a Supreme Court justice, then-Judge Neil Gorsuch warned against…
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Wait, what are the rules around cellphone etiquette now?
Recently, while taking the metro to work, I encountered something that shocked me. The train was pulling up, just as…
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This weather threat costs us billions. And it’s about to get worse.
Kevin Ross removes damaged vinyl sheets from underneath his sister's mobile home in Watkins, Colorado. The trailer park…
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Why Democrats stopped talking about climate
Michigan Democratic congressional candidate Will Lawrence speaks with reporters on September 14, 2026, in Mason,…
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Inside a quest to learn about the ocean’s mysterious “deep reefs”
An autonomous reef monitoring structure (ARMS) in the mesophotic zone. | © Luiz Rocha This story was originally…
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Why Democratic Senate hopes are rising
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally in Kerrville, Texas, on August 31, 2026. |…
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The online “burnerverse” trying to ruin young women’s lives
Maddie Kowalski is a student at the University of Florida. Last November, someone found nonconsensual intimate images…
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Can you spend your way out of loneliness?
Over the years, Julianne Holt-Lunstad has fielded many requests from startups looking for her help. These entrepreneurs…
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Alzheimer’s treatment is advancing rapidly — and there’s one thing all of us can do to help
“Diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s has changed in a way that is revolutionary compared to, say, four or five years…
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