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Turkey is sending troops and tanks to its border with Syria hours after President Trump announced he would be removing US forces from the nation. Syrian Kurds feel betrayed and ISIS is watching.

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After a sleepy spring term, the Supreme Court of the United States is back and looking to weigh in on abortion, immigration, and LGBT rights.

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Audio of Mark Zuckerberg in a closed-door staff meeting leaked to Casey Newton of The Verge. Then Elizabeth Warren entered the fray.

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Ukraine finds itself at the center of the American impeachment drama, but President Trump is the least of the country's worries.

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The whistleblower’s attorneys say their client is in danger. That’s not unusual.

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Listen as Vox’s Andrew Prokop meticulously debunks the White House talking points around the whistleblower scandal.

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The United Auto Workers is engaged in the biggest General Motors strike since the 1970s, all while union leaders are having their homes raided by the FBI.

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In just one week, she inspired global protests, mean-mugged President Trump, and chastised world leaders at the United Nations. David Wallace-Wells, editor at New York magazine, explains the rise of Greta Thunberg.

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The House Intelligence Committee released the whistleblower complaint minutes before Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire began his testimony before Congress.

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The White House released a record of President Trump’s conversation with President Zelensky, then went on the defensive.

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This evening Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the House will begin an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains how everything changed in 24 hours.

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A whistleblower in the intelligence community has sparked a political scandal involving President Trump and a pair of Bidens. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains.

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The vast majority of your plastic isn’t being recycled. It might be time to consider lighting it on fire.

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Residents in the District of Columbia have been living with "taxation without representation" from Day 1. Today, they take their call for statehood to Congress.

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s decade-long hold on power may be coming to an end. Anyone up for peace?

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This week Maine joins several states allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with medication. Cyndie Rogers explains why she eventually wants to take advantage of Maine’s Death with Dignity Act.

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Some say that’s how hard it is to remove the UK from the EU. Boris Johnson's Brexit strategy heads to the United Kingdom's highest court Tuesday.

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After Vox's Tara Golshan reviews the third Democratic debate, Matthew Yglesias explains how Joe Biden wins even when he loses.

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“I’d be happy to slaughter them,” President Rodrigo Duterte said about three million drug users in the Philippines. It appears he is following through.

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Facebook and Instagram are thinking about ditching the thumbs and hearts. What would life be like without "Likes"?

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John Bolton is out. Vox’s Alex Ward explains why he was at odds with his boss from Day 1.

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A historic court decision erased some of the most gerrymandered maps in the country this week. North Carolina now has two weeks to redraw them.

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We watched seven straight hours of Democrats discussing climate policy so you wouldn't have to.

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Rapper Meek Mill was arrested on drug and weapons charges as a teen in 2007, but the case didn't close until last week. NPR's Bobby Allyn explains how a police officer and a judge helped keep Meek Mill in the criminal justice system for over a decade.

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Kids in school don’t learn much about American slavery. Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries says students deserve the real story.

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First it was Flint, now it's Newark. Why do American cities keep contaminating their water?

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David Koch was one of the biggest and most influential donors in American politics. Mother Jones' Daniel Schulman explains his complicated legacy.

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Biohackers treat their bodies like a science project. But should they be allowed to edit their own DNA at home?

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An EPA decision has left Iowan corn growers feeling betrayed by President Trump. Democrats are watching.

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A third of Alaskan communities don’t have cops. Kyle Hopkins, investigative reporter at the Anchorage Daily News, explains Alaska’s public safety emergency.

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This week California passed what some call the toughest law on police use of deadly force in the country. It hinges on one word: necessary.

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Hong Kong ramped up its protests and China ramped up its propaganda machine. But the conflict may have finally reached a turning point.

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There’s a train full of coal sitting on the tracks in eastern Kentucky. It’s being blocked by a group of laid-off miners who want what they're owed.

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This weekend in Afghanistan was one of the deadliest this year. Vox’s Jenn Williams explains whether America can end its longest war.

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The Trump administration is ramping up sanctions on Venezuela, but it may end up hurting the people they're meant to help.

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Reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty set out to investigate why police across the country often fail to catch serial rapists.

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Vox’s Matthew Yglesias explains why everyone's whispering about a recession.

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The Trump administration is about to make it a lot harder for poor people to get a green card.

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Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide is unexpectedly shining a light on the conditions in America’s jails.

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Vox's Tara Golshan spent the weekend at the Iowa State Fair trying to figure out what eating deep fried Oreos has to do with running the country.

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In the wake of Saturday’s shooting, Latinos across the United States are questioning their safety.

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India is escalating its 70-year fight for Kashmir. The winner gets the water.

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What started as a push to increase mining in the rainforest led to a murder. Ernesto Londoño, Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times, explains how President Jair Bolsonaro is speeding the destruction of the Amazon.

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This summer’s hottest college admissions scam is parents disowning their children. The Wall Street Journal’s Doug Belkin explains.

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Vox’s German Lopez explains why Democrats need a bold new plan for gun control.

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After 16 years, the Trump administration is bringing back the federal death penalty. Reverend Sharon Risher, who lost her mother, two cousins, and a childhood friend in the Emanuel AME Church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, explains how she feels about the possibility of Dylann Roof being executed.

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Bernie yelled at Ryan. Biden defended Obama. Warren destroyed Delaney. Vox's Tara Golshan explains the "fight for the heart of the party" and Ezra Klein says the frontrunners missed the mark.

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Capital One got hacked. Equifax is trying to make up for its hack. And The Verge’s Russell Brandom explains why you should definitely prepare yourself for more hacks.

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Dan Coats is resigning, leaving a vacancy at the top of US intelligence. The Washington Post’s Shane Harris explains how his replacement may be a Trump loyalist who believes in a “deep state” conspiracy against the president.

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