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The Amazon's Living Map
- 0.57 · experiences · keep 0.66 · Explore Amazon rainforest species in this interactive
- 0.55 · experiences · keep 0.69 · NASA satellite data and sound recordings used to assess rainforest health
- 0.53 · experiences · keep 0.34 · Infographic illustrates the diverse and fragile Amazon ecosystems
- 0.52 · experiences · keep 0.69 · Take a virtual tour through the Amazon Basin
- 0.52 · explainers · keep 0.18 · Amazon rainforest facts, species, and threats
- 0.51 · longform · keep 0.16 · Interviews with loggers, tribespeople, environmentalists, ranchers, and scientists about Amazon rainforest deforestation.
- 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.57 · These animals are only found in the Amazon rainforest.
- 0.49 · news-in-context · keep 0.63 · Citizen scientist volunteers can help identify invasive species in wilderness areas
- 0.48 · news-in-context · keep 0.14 · Amazon fires: Causes, impact, and prevention strategies
- 0.48 · experiences · keep 0.70 · Using AI to track plastic pollution in real time
- 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.56 · Track active wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters across the US in real-time with this interactive map.
- 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.10 · The current state of Amazon rainforest deforestation
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Supreme Court lifts restrictions on expansive voter-screening tool.
- 0.51 · explainers · keep 0.14 · A 2013 Supreme Court case weakened federal oversight of redistricting
- 0.50 · explainers · keep 0.19 · Thousands of state voting changes have been federally blocked since the Voting Rights Act
- 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.15 · Citizens United extended First Amendment protections to corporate political spending
- 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.20 · Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission allowed unlimited independent spending in US elections
- 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.17 · The Supreme Court has greatly expanded executive power in recent years
- 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.08 · The Supreme Court limited federal judges' power to issue nationwide injunctions in 2025
- 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.06 · The 2025-26 Supreme Court docket is poised to reshape presidential power
- 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.45 · The Voting Rights Act expanded the DOJ's power to enforce voting protections
- 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.07 · The Supreme Court curbed the EPA's power to regulate carbon emissions in 2022
- 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.44 · Explore the nearly 1,000 laws, regulations, and provisions the court has held unconstitutional since Marbury v. Madison
- 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.60 · Southern states enacted voting restrictions aimed at circumventing Reconstruction
- 0.40 · explainers · keep 0.20 · How algorithmic redistricting works
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Separately, the Supreme Court rejected, for the third time, a Missouri congressional map backed by President D
- 0.50 · explainers · keep 0.14 · A 2013 Supreme Court case weakened federal oversight of redistricting
- 0.49 · news-in-context · keep 0.08 · Republicans launched a mid-decade redistricting push in 2025
- 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.10 · Track the unusual push for mid-decade redistricting across the US
- 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.22 · Can courts end partisan gerrymandering?
- 0.44 · news-in-context · keep 0.06 · In 2025, Democratic-led states moved to counter with their own redistricting plans
- 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.20 · Mid-decade redistricting is historically rare in modern US history
- 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.19 · Thousands of state voting changes have been federally blocked since the Voting Rights Act
- 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.13 · Researchers found that 2020 redistricting tactics created safer districts and reduced competition
- 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.20 · How algorithmic redistricting works
- 0.40 · news-in-context · keep 0.07 · Experts predict Republicans will gain seats from mid-decade redistricting in 2026
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New Jersey lieutenant governor resigns after ethics, harassment probe.
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Hurricanes Nolo and Polo strengthen in the Pacific, bringing heavy rain.
- 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.31 · Because El Niño and La Niña affect the distribution of warm waters—a key ingredient in hurricane formation—they affect the intensity of the Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons.
- 0.45 · news-in-context · keep 0.69 · While El Niño moves warm Pacific Ocean waters east along the equator, La Niña moves them west, shifting where rainfall will become more common for months.
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Manchester City found guilty of breaching Premier League financial regulations.
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Fraternity leaders arrested after pledges found injured in basement.
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Separately, police are investigating the deaths of two Ole Miss students found dead in separate incidents.
- 0.45 · longform · keep 0.09 · True crime fans can derail lives with misguided accusations
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Daughter who gave her mother part of her liver learns her mother is in remission.
- 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.70 · Watch this video letter (via Facebook) from a kidney recipient to his donor
- 0.42 · longform · keep 0.55 · Read an excerpt from 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,' the story of the Black woman whose nonconsensually sampled cancerous cells underpin thousands of research papers and several Nobel Prize-winning works.
- 0.42 · curiosity · keep 0.79 · In 1984, a dying infant lived for three weeks with a baboon heart inside her chest.
- 0.42 · longform · keep 0.58 · See the trailer for the 2017 HBO movie 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' starring Oprah Winfrey, who plays the daughter of the Black woman whose cancer cells were taken without her knowledge or permission, and now underpin numerous scientific discoveries.
- 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.65 · Meeting someone with common healthcare challenges can be life-changing
- 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.27 · Living donations most commonly involve a kidney or part of a liver
- 0.40 · explainers · keep 0.17 · Read why one man agreed to get a pig kidney in 2025 to replace his own failing organ
- 0.40 · longform · keep 0.68 · Listen to storytellers explain the legacy of memories shared between children and their mothers
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Baltimore woman delivers free books to hundreds of children living in book deserts via a "magical" trolley.
- 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.43 · Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program provides free books to kids.
- 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.86 · A solar-powered device with googly eyes is pulling trash from Baltimore's harbor
- 0.40 · longform · keep 0.65 · Explore the unexpected ways people use public libraries in this 'This American Life' episode
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High school football players donate old youth sports jerseys to children in need.
- 0.40 · explainers · keep 0.20 · 67 US high school athletes died from exertional heatstroke between 1982 and 2022
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Crossing guard puts herself between a speeding car and two children.
- 0.47 · longform · keep 0.11 · Good Samaritans help Florida driver experiencing medical emergency
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Chicago volunteers transform two formerly vacant lots into a public park; they've dubbed themselves the "Litte
- 0.42 · curiosity · keep 0.90 · Turning trash into music
- 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.70 · The Keep America Beautiful campaign shifted the blame for litter from manufacturers to individuals
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Vogue sends robots down the runway.
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Lisbon tops list of the world's happiest travel destinations.
- 0.49 · news-in-context · keep 0.62 · America's happiest cities in 2023
- 0.47 · experiences · keep 0.55 · The world's 10 best places to live
- 0.45 · news-in-context · keep 0.66 · Check out America's happiest places to live
- 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.14 · In early 2026, Fremont, California, topped the list of happiest cities in the US
- 0.42 · experiences · keep 0.56 · Evaluating the world’s 'smartest' cities
- 0.42 · experiences · keep 0.66 · The best places to visit in 2024
- 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.18 · In 2026, Finland was named the world's happiest country for the ninth consecutive year based on its wealth, social safety network, and high life expectancy, among other factors.
- 0.40 · experiences · keep 0.25 · What its like to live in the world’s ‘smartest cities’
- 0.40 · experiences · keep 0.20 · National Geographic's list of best places to visit in 2023
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A rare coin treasure hunt heads to four US cities.
- 0.51 · experiences · keep 0.67 · 22 fascinating discoveries of massive gold coin hoards
- 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.25 · The 6 US Mint locations across the country work together to create America's coins and more
- 0.44 · curiosity · keep 0.70 · The story of the 'forgotten' US Mints
- 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.39 · Where the world's most wanted pirate hid in the 1600s
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How the funny bone got its name.
- 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.44 · The origin of the sport's name is disputed
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Why Americans are obsessed with Parisian butter.
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Ranking America's highest-paid CEOs.
- 0.70 · news-in-context · keep 0.29 · Who are America's highest-paid CEOs?
- 0.56 · news-in-context · keep 0.45 · Ranking the world's highest paid athletes in 2022
- 0.55 · curiosity · keep 0.23 · This year's highest-paid dead celebrities
- 0.53 · explainers · keep 0.77 · American CEOs are so wealthy in part because of stock buybacks, the process of a company purchasing shares of its own stock.
- 0.53 · news-in-context · keep 0.63 · The 50 best (and highest paying) jobs in America
- 0.53 · news-in-context · keep 0.21 · See Bloomberg's continuously updated Billionaire Index
- 0.51 · news-in-context · keep 0.42 · Visualize the world's top 20 billionaires in 2026.
- 0.49 · news-in-context · keep 0.55 · The wealthiest person in every US state in 2021
- 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.58 · America’s richest families
- 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.57 · On average, CEOs at top US companies make 281 times as much as the average worker—partly due to valuable stock options that are frequently included in executive compensation packets.
- 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.48 · The world's 50 most valuable private companies
- 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.67 · See America's top companies by revenue in 1994 versus 2023—Sears isn't on the 2023 list, while Amazon isn't in the 1994 edition.
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The science of self-worth—and tips to boost yours. (w/audio)
- 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.49 · 'The Father of Positive Psychology' gives tips on building resilience
- 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.64 · Top strategies on how to deal with other people's big feelings
- 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.67 · Four psychological tools for a happier, calmer life
- 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.83 · How we frame stress—as good or bad—seems to alter how it affects us
- 0.41 · experiences · keep 0.50 · Finding delight through your five senses
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... and the case for partying more. (w/audio)
- 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.27 · Illinois rolled back its happy hour legislation in 2015, opting to cap reduced-price drink sales at 15 hours per week and prohibit them after 10 pm instead
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Best, worst, and most underrated cities in each state.
- 0.54 · curiosity · keep 0.66 · The best restaurant tasting experiences in every state
- 0.54 · experiences · keep 0.67 · America's most underrated places to visit
- 0.50 · news-in-context · keep 0.75 · The best beach in every US state
- 0.49 · news-in-context · keep 0.75 · See a list of the best beer cities in America, including mainstays, like Asheville, North Carolina, and Portland, Oregon, as well as less-mentioned enclaves, like Minneapolis and Richmond, Virginia.
- 0.48 · news-in-context · keep 0.52 · Ranking America's healthiest and unhealthiest cities
- 0.48 · curiosity · keep 0.76 · The coolest ghost towns in every US state
- 0.48 · news-in-context · keep 0.64 · Based on the number of patents, venture capital investment, and research and development spending per capita in 2025, America's most innovative states are California, Massachusetts, and Delaware.
- 0.47 · experiences · keep 0.81 · Visit these offbeat attractions in each US state
- 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.51 · States with the highest (and lowest) tax rates
- 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.73 · America's best mountain towns
- 0.45 · news-in-context · keep 0.58 · Utah is the 'greenest' state to die in—determined by burial emissions and green options
- 0.44 · curiosity · keep 0.71 · Browse a list of the most important invention from each state
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Deepfakes also existed in the Middle Ages.
- 0.55 · explainers · keep 0.32 · Deepfakes came to prominence in the form of nonconsensual pornography
- 0.54 · explainers · keep 0.59 · Deepfakes are media created using generative AI tools that intentionally misrepresent real people or events—often for malicious purposes—at the cost of public trust, security, and privacy.
- 0.52 · explainers · keep 0.35 · Deepfakes images can be identified by visual elements that do not match real-world phenomena, including asymmetric eyes or earrings, surreal backgrounds, and indecipherable background text.
- 0.52 · explainers · keep 0.75 · Digital re-aging and de-aging of faces in film and TV has become increasingly common
- 0.52 · explainers · keep 0.39 · Once limited to expert studios, automated tools can create convincing deepfakes
- 0.50 · explainers · keep 0.53 · Deepfake potential ranges from destabilizing democracies to improving accessibility
- 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.72 · AI-generated avatars allow users to create deepfakes in real time
- 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.22 · The ease of deepfakes creation may soon overwhelm our sense of digital truth
- 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.31 · In China, deepfaking a dead loved one has become a growing industry to help people process grief.
- 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.66 · Audio deepfakes have fooled voice biometrics at banks
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Over half of Gen Zers have ghosted a date to avoid paying.
- 0.49 · news-in-context · keep 0.29 · 'Loveflation' is making dating more expensive and less frequent
- 0.48 · news-in-context · keep 0.27 · In a survey of US Gen Z workers, 53% were freelancing for at least 40 hours per week
- 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.45 · Nearly 42% of Gen Z workers have shared their salary with a coworker, compared to just 19% of Baby Boomers.
- 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.36 · Over 25% of Americans regret using BNPL due to unexpected costs
- 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.20 · US housing costs have risen by roughly 175% between 1991 and 2026—but a growing number of Gen Zers are becoming homeowners anyway. In 2025, 4% of homebuyers were Gen Z, up from 3% the year before.
- 0.44 · news-in-context · keep 0.55 · A 2024 report found that the average American vacation costs nearly $2K per person.
- 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.60 · American Express is targeting Gen Z, who are generally less risk-averse than older generations
- 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.34 · Student loan debt isn’t evenly distributed across age groups
- 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.32 · Gen Z is drinking less alcohol than older generations.
- 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.34 · A quarter of Gen Z eats organic food
- 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.41 · Gen Z prefers hybrid work over being fully remote
- 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.25 · Read why Gen Z is saving more for retirement than older generations
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How much a gallon of gas cost the year you were born.
- 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.59 · See where Americans spend the most on gas
- 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.32 · How much do you pay in gas taxes?
- 0.43 · news-in-context · keep 0.35 · See a timeline that shows how volatile oil prices have been for decades, from OPEC-led embargoes in the 1970s and shale surges in the 2000s to the US flipping to become a net oil exporter in 2020.
- 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.37 · The price of gas is a composite made up of several different factors, with the federal gas tax making up less than 20% of what drivers pay at the pump.
- 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.65 · Hear Steve Ballmer explain how US gas prices are affected by the global price of oil.
- 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.14 · Why have gas prices surged nearly 27% since the Iran war began?
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