The Myth of the 'Female' Foreign Policy
As more women become heads of state, will the world actually change?
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters More Top StoriesBad Omens for Bernie's Political Revolution
His efforts to champion progressive grassroots activism have been troubled so far.
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Elaine Thompson/AP More Top StoriesAmericans Are Embracing Transgender Rights
Three-quarters of Americans want to give trans people special protections under federal law.
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A study in mice looks at the risks of vaginal infection.
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The health benefits are clear. The political benefits are newly relevant.
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Michaela Rehle / Reuters More Top StoriesUpdate Your iPhone Now
Apple just released a patch that fixes three giant vulnerabilities in iOS.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters More Top StoriesThe Orlando Shooting: Free Medical Care for the Survivors
The two hospitals that treated victims, Orlando Health and Florida Hospital, say they will cover the cost of treatment.
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USA More Top StoriesWhat Happens to Mr. Robot Without Mr. Robot?
The USA show does surprisingly well—thanks to a terrific supporting cast and a break from questions about reality and sanity.
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Alana Semuels / The Atlantic More Top StoriesGood School, Rich School; Bad School, Poor School
The inequality at the heart of America’s education system
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VideoWhat's Behind Ethiopia's Unrest?
There's been a surge in discontent from the Oromo people, the nation's largest ethnic group.
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VideoWhat Life Is Like for a 4-Year-Old Diabetic
In this short film, Dahlia takes us into her world of blood, needles, and sugar.
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A new tour company gives visitors a chance to see Panama City’s most dangerous areas through the eyes of those who live there.
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VideoWhen Your Best Friend Becomes a Woman
A short film explores the challenges two men face when one of them transitions.
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VideoThe Problem With Congress, and How to Fix It
Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard Law professor, offers creative solutions to change an unrepresentative system.
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Global
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Reuters GlobalIs the French Ban on the Burqini Legal?
The country’s highest administrative court will rule Friday whether the full-body swimsuit can be worn on public beaches.
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Mohamed al-Sayaghi / Reuters GlobalYemen's Crisis
The UN humanitarian chief is calling for an international investigation into the civil war that’s killed 9,000 people.
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Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Press Service / AP GlobalThe Kurdish Withdrawal
U.S.-backed fighters returned to their traditional territory east of the Euphrates River a day after U.S. Vice President Joe Biden demanded they pull back or lose American support.
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Rahmat Gul / AP GlobalWhat Is Happening at the University in Kabul?
The death toll in Wednesday’s attack on the American University is 13, including seven students, Afghan police said.
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Stefano Rellandini / Reuters GlobalItaly Earthquake: What We Know
At least 38 people are dead and dozens missing when a magnitude-6 temblor struck the central part of the country Wednesday.
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Bassam Khabieh / Reuters GlobalThe Virtual Surgeons of Syria
A team of doctors across the world is helping the only two medical professionals left in one besieged town in Syria—via cell phone.
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Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters GlobalUkraine's Bittersweet Independence Day
The country broke free from the Soviet Union a quarter-century ago. But its struggle for self-determination still smolders.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters The Radical Anti-Conservatism of Stephen Bannon
Donald Trump’s campaign manager wants to destroy the left. And the GOP nominee is just the most recent vessel of convenience in his consequences-be-damned crusade.
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Christian Hartmann / Reuters The Myth of the 'Female' Foreign Policy
As more women become heads of state, will the world actually change?
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Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP LGBT Seniors Are Being Pushed Back Into the Closet
To curb harassment in care facilities, one woman is teaching staff members to respect their elders’ sexual orientations.
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Dani Cardona / Reuters 'Policing the Teenage Brain'
One organization’s approach focuses on the adults, not the kids.
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Stringer / Reuters The Real Enemy Within Turkey
Erdogan launched an intervention against ISIS in Syria, while gutting his own government's ability to confront the problem at home.
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Video: Techniques for Talking to Strangers
Connecting with people can be tough, but here are some tips.
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Features
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Bebeto Matthews / AP FeaturesA Labor Movement That’s More About Women
America’s most significant worker protections are failing to protect millions of female employees. As unions decline, can smaller advocacy groups change that?
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters FeaturesTrump Tower and the Question of 'Public' Space
As part of an agreement Donald Trump made in the 1970s, New York City requires that his flagship building’s communal plaza and gardens meet certain specifications. But they often have not.
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Politics & Policy
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters Politics & PolicyTrump on Immigration: Schrodinger's Candidate
The Republican nominee is talking about softening his view on deportations and amnesty, but he makes it hard to tell whether he has actually done so.
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The Atlantic Politics & PolicyWhich Republicans Oppose Donald Trump? A Cheat Sheet
The latest trend in GOP circles: Politicians saying they’ll vote for Trump but don’t endorse him, whatever that means.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters Politics & PolicyHow American Muslim Women Are Taking on Trump
The U.S. presidential nominee’s anti-Islam rhetoric has motivated some to speak out against stereotypes.
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Mark Makela / Reuters Politics & PolicyWhy Democrats Keep Winning Presidential Elections
If Hillary Clinton beats Donald Trump, her party will have set a record in American politics.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Politics & PolicyIs Obama Enabling the Next President to Launch Illegal Wars?
If his administration gets its way, it would be even easier for future commanders in chief to take military action without approval from Congress.
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Gerald Herbert / AP Politics & PolicyIs Donald Trump Reversing His Stance on Immigration?
The Republican nominee is pledging to follow an approach that resembles President Obama's.
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Thomas Peter / Reuters Politics & PolicyThe Surprising Reason Why More Americans Aren’t Going to Church
A new survey suggests the logistics of going to services can be the biggest barrier to participation—and Americans’ faith in religious institutions is declining.
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Technology
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Michaela Rehle / Reuters TechnologyUpdate Your iPhone Now
Apple just released a patch that fixes three giant vulnerabilities in iOS.
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NASA TechnologyCan Satellites Learn to 'See' Poverty?
A new team improves on the old “Earth at Night” technique.
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Adriane Ohanesian / Reuters TechnologyHow Artificial Intelligence Could Help Diagnose Mental Disorders
Machine learning could train software to spot verbal tics associated with schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder.
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Tony Campbell / Shutterstock TechnologyThe Internet Is Obsessed With a Video Feed of Bears Eating Salmon
The popularity of Alaska’s Bear Cam is a testament to technology’s influence on people’s connections with nature.
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Digital Art / Getty TechnologyThank Heavens for Email Clichés
Overused phrases—“I hope you’re well,” “Best,” etc.—are more valuable than they seem.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters TechnologyYup! The NSA Got Hacked
Internal documents appear to confirm that this week’s leak came from the agency.
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Mike Blake / Reuters BusinessThe Challenges—and Glories—of Being a Paramedic
Jason Hernandez talks about the demands of being a paramedic
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Philip and Elizabeth De Bay / Getty BusinessThe Feudal Origins of America’s Most-Hated Tax
Property tax—one of the most criticized levies on U.S. residents—stems from a system put in place by William the Conqueror.
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Do mission-driven organizations with tight budgets have any choice but to demand long, unpaid hours of their staffs?
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters BusinessCould Reviving a Defunct Banking Rule Prevent a Future Crisis?
Economists and experts on financial regulation share their thoughts on bringing back Glass-Steagall regulation as a solution to the risks posed by big banks.
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India Association of Virginia BusinessThe Overlooked Consumer Group With Billions to Spend
While American companies fixate on Latino consumers, the growth of Asian American buying power is outpacing everyone else’s.
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Courtesy of the India Association of Virginia The Overlooked Consumer Group With Billions to Spend
While American companies fixate on Latino consumers, the growth of Asian American buying power is outpacing everyone else’s.
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AP ScienceNot Doomed Yet: Two New Worlds
Humans discovered two new planets this week—one, remade by their efforts; the other, for light years away.
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NASA ScienceHow to Jump-Start Life Elsewhere in Our Galaxy
A new paper on “Genesis missions” explains how interstellar probes could accelerate evolution on distant planets.
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ESO ScienceAn Epochal Discovery: A Habitable Planet Orbits Our Neighboring Star
No one will ever find a closer exoplanet—now the race is on to see if there is life on its surface.
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Courtesy U.S. Forestry Service ScienceHow the National Park Service Is Planning for Climate Change
The agency is forging ahead despite slashed budgets and outdated policies.
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Yuya Shino / Reuters ScienceThe Salt Wars
A look at the many conflicts over the precious, tasty mineral that humans need to survive
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Reuters ScienceA Tiny Jellyfish Relative Just Shut Down Yellowstone River
The parasite has devastated the whitefish population and is now threatening the trout.
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Comacontrol / Wikimedia ScienceThe Strange Case of the Butterfly and the Male-Murdering Microbe
A battle between an insect and a microbe led to one of the fastest evolutionary changes ever observed.
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Health
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Ashley Cooper / Getty HealthWhy One Neuroscientist Is Blasting His Core
A new anatomical understanding of how movement controls the body’s stress response system
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Mark Zaleski / AP HealthHave You Ever Tried to Buy an EpiPen?
How pharmaceutical price hikes and high-deductible plans create a perfect storm for people who need life-saving medications.
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Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP HealthLGBT Seniors Are Being Pushed Back Into the Closet
To curb harassment in care facilities, one woman is teaching staff members to respect their elders’ sexual orientations.
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Alan Diaz / AP Health42 People Have Contracted Zika From Florida’s Mosquitos
Health officials announced Tuesday new reports of virus transmission in the state.
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Colin Young-Wolff / AP HealthWhy Divorce Spikes in August and March
Bad holidays with a spouse can start to feel like a broken promise.
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Nicolas Pollock / The Atlantic HealthHow to Talk to Strangers IRL
The health benefits are clear. The political benefits are just coming into view.
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Hermann J. Knippertz / AP HealthWhat It's Like to Chestfeed
The many obstacles trans men and other transmasculine people run into when feeding infants
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Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuter / REUTERS Animals Rescued From the 'Worst Zoo in the World' in Gaza
Four Paws, an international animal welfare group, has just completed the removal of the surviving 15 animals from the Khan Younis Zoo—dubbed the “worst zoo in the world”—in the Gaza Strip
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Hello Games CultureThe Joy of Naming Things in No Man’s Sky
The ability to personally label new discoveries is the much-hyped game’s biggest, simplest delight.
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Logo CultureRuPaul's Drag Race Claims Its Queer Cultural Crown
All Stars 2 giddily celebrates the golden age of a brilliantly silly show.
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USA CultureWhat Happens to Mr. Robot Without Mr. Robot?
The USA show does surprisingly well—thanks to a terrific supporting cast and a break from questions about reality and sanity.
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Apple Music / Boys Don't Cry CultureSo Is It Blond or Blonde?
Both—and the confusion over Frank Ocean’s album title is sign of a wider rebellion from the artist-against-music-industry conventions.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters CultureCan Ryan Lochte Redeem Himself on Dancing With the Stars?
No. But if he joins the new cast, he won’t be the first chastened celebrity to seek forgiveness via the foxtrot.
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NBC CultureReality (TV) Is Getting Kinder
Competition shows used to revolve around simmering sadism. Recently, though, they’ve gotten noticeably nicer.
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Boys Don't Cry CultureBlond(e) Is a Monument to Memory
Intensely emotional and uncompromising, the singer’s long-awaited new album meditates on the passage of time.
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Marcelo del Pozo / Reuters EducationWhy School Funding Will Always Be Imperfect
In 2013, California passed a law that was widely anticipated to better distribute resources to children in need. Now, critics say it's only making things worse.
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Carlos Osorio / AP EducationThe Most Segregating School-District Borders in America
A new report identifies 50 places where schools are geographically adjacent but resourcefully juxtaposed.
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Butch Dill / AP EducationPoor and Uneducated: The South's Cycle of Failing Higher Education
Colleges in the region are disproportionately losing funding and students.
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Pascal Lauener / Reuters EducationWhat Improv Can Teach Tomorrow's Doctors
Thinking quickly and occasionally abandoning the medical-school script are critical for quality patient care.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters EducationJanet Napolitano: Risk, Resolve, and Running a Major University System
The former Homeland Security secretary sits down for a Q&A on women and leadership
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Lillian Mongeau / The Hechinger Report EducationWhy Britain Said 'Yes' to Universal Preschool
Divided by Brexit, the country is nonetheless united in offering universal preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds.
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Jim Young / Reuters EducationChicago's Inescapable Segregation
Racial separation permeates nearly every aspect of life in the Windy City—but there is reason to be optimistic.
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Nick Warren / Erie Reader U.S.Erie's New American Dream
Relying on media or political voices alone, it’s easy to see places like the Rust Belt as blighted and economically run-down. But innovation, creativity, and diversity are redefining the nation’s mid-sized cities.
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Is This the End of Hope Solo's U.S. Soccer Career?
She is regarded as the best women’s soccer goalkeeper in the world, but her comments after the U.S. team’s loss to Sweden got her in trouble.
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Beth J. Harpaz / AP U.S.The Swath of Maine That Just Became a National Monument
President Obama designated 87,500 acres of newly donated land as Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters U.S.The Orlando Shooting: Free Medical Care for the Survivors
The two hospitals that treated victims, Orlando Health and Florida Hospital, say they will cover the cost of treatment.
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Elijah Nouvelage / Reuters U.S.Banning Hard Alcohol at Stanford
The new policy that prohibits high-proof liquor at parties comes two months after the sentencing of Brock Turner.
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Pete / Flickr All the Ways Your Wi-Fi Router Can Spy on You
“Beyond human identification and general gesture recognition, Wi-Fi signals can be used to discern even the slightest of movements with extreme precision.”
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VideoThe Man Behind 'The Last Bookstore'
Josh Spencer, with his aptly named bookstore, somehow created a resurgence of the printed word.
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He lives in Auckland, New Zealand, and calls himself “Mr. Sunshine.”
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