The mass shooting on Australia’s Bondi Beach, briefly explained
Two gunmen opened fire on a celebration of the first day of Hanukkah at Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach on Sunday, ...
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Trump’s redistricting loss in Indiana, briefly explained
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Caitlin Dewey Joins Vox as Senior Writer & Editor for the Today, Explained Newsletter
Vox editor-in-chief Swati Sharma and editorial director for politics, policy, and ideas Libby Nelson announced today that Caitlin Dewey is ...
The “Trump Gold Card,” briefly explained
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The debate over Hamnet, explained
Chloé Zhao’s lyrical, elegiac new film Hamnet, based on the novel by Maggie O’Farrell, has been an Oscars frontrunner since ...
Trump’s war crimes scandal, briefly explained
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The Supreme Court case that could redefine “cruel and unusual,” explained
Nearly a quarter century ago, in Atkins v. Virginia (2002), the Supreme Court held that it is unconstitutional to execute ...
Trump’s new immigration crackdown, briefly explained
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Trump’s confounding pardon of a drug lord, briefly explained
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The global decline in murder, explained in one chart
One source of good news — favored both by me and, apparently, venture capitalists — is what’s known as a ...
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