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Talking to your child like they’re a kid? Here’s why you might be doing more harm than good
Children are capable of understanding complex issues and can contribute insights on important topic…
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How RFK Kennedy Jr. turned from tragedy and tumult to environmentalism before becoming the face of vaccine skepticism
Born into privilege, RFK Jr. spiraled after his father's murder. He later reinvented himself.
Brent D. Griffiths
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'We are being poisoned': Black residents living in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' say the state is guilty of 'genocide' and environmental racism
In parts of Cancer Alley, a region rife with petrochemical plants, the risk of cancer is 47 times t…
Trisha Gopal
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Philadelphia city council apologizes for approving the police bombing of one of its Black neighborhood's killing 11 people, including 5 children
On May 13, 1985, police dropped an explosive device on the compound of the Black militant group, MO…
Naina Bhardwaj
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The Supreme Court could shake up the nation with upcoming landmark decisions on abortion, guns and religion
From Roe V. Wade to gun safety, here's a preview of the high-profile cases the Supreme Court will s…
Oma Seddiq
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Exclusive: White House AAPI Liaison Erika Moritsugu on Biden's new initiative for Asian Americans
Newly appointed AAPI Liaison Erika Moritsugu shared with Insider how she's tackling the White House…
Belle Lin
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A timeline of accusations against Matt Gaetz, from Harry Potter-themed sex games in Florida to a DOJ sex trafficking investigation
The Justice Department is investigating whether Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican. violated fed…
Kayla Epstein
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Climate Action 15: 2024's top global innovators powering green solutions
Climate Action 15 profiles top founders, global activists, academics, and nonprofit and public-sect…
Insider Inc.
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Health stocks are tumbling after Trump's appointment of vaccine skeptic RFK Jr.
Vaccine stocks have struggled since RFK Jr.'s appointment to health secretary, with Moderna and Pfi…
Kelly Cloonan
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A lawsuit brought by kids in Montana could determine if the state has a constitutional duty to protect its residents from climate change
Legal scholars around the world are following the trial's potential to set an important precedent i…
Associated Press
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As hunger worsens in Gaza, one man wants to help local farmers feed families
The founder of a nonprofit that promotes local food production and women-owned businesses won a $1 …
Catherine Boudreau
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Inside the plot by Russian exiles to overthrow Putin
A growing army of Russian expats want to take back Russia. Can they succeed?
Paul Starobin
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I wrote letters to my twins from pregnancy to five years old. They show how hard it is to 'have it all.'
In this excerpt from her upcoming memoir on motherhood, Majka Burhardt balances wooing investors wi…
Majka Burhardt
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Virginia Congressman Donald McEachin dies at 61 after cancer battle
"We are all devastated at the passing of our boss and friend, Congressman Donald McEachin," McEachi…
John L. Dorman
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Obama privately told reporters before leaving office that America would be 'okay' after one Trump term but said 'eight years would be a problem': report
"I would be concerned about a sustained period in which some of these norms have broken down and st…
John L. Dorman
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The Trump Organization tax-fraud trial jury has been chosen, and it's mostly minority and mostly male
The Manhattan jury includes two men the defense really didn't want. One "struggled" with his anti-T…
Laura Italiano
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Members of Gen Z were born between 1997 and 2012. Here are 7 events that have defined their lives so far.
COVID-19 and school shootings, among others, have shaped the young generation.
Elana Klein
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The Supreme Court could keep moving the country to the right in a new term featuring major cases on affirmative action, voting rights, and free speech
"It's probably the worst environment in the Supreme Court that has ever existed in history," one co…
Oma Seddiq
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'We need to rebuild our nation with a new foundation': Rep. Jamaal Bowman pushes for more progressive action in response to Biden speech
Bowman, who spoke on behalf of the Working Families Party, articulated a vision of an America that …
John L. Dorman
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Former Virginia Gov. Linwood Holton, a moderate Republican who fought for racial equality, dies at 98
With his successful 1969 campaign, Holton helped dismantle the segregationist Byrd organization, wh…