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The debate over current Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s future in House leadership has turned acrimonious and, given the nature of the argument, personal. But if you step back a bit from the infighting, it’s easy to see that Pelosi and…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a stark warning Tuesday: Don’t eat any romaine lettuce in the United States. In fact, if you have any in your home, you should throw it away. Do this “even if some…
Soon after Amy Smith* started thinking about having a baby a few years ago, she wondered what she’d do about her marijuana habit. Smith had deployed twice with the US Army, and had returned from Iraq with severe post-traumatic stress…
Part of Confronting America’s opioid epidemic If someone was doing the work Kimberly Blake is doing now just a year or so ago, she said, her son might still be alive. Blake, an OB-GYN in Burlington, Vermont, is taking on…
Vox’s home for compelling, provocative narrative essays. The year of speculation around Amazon’s HQ2 landing pad felt like nothing so much as a prolonged anxiety attack. Attracting corporations has generally been viewed as economic development, but Amazon, now valued at…
Last year, shoppers spent $7.9 billion on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. An additional $6.59 billion was dropped on Cyber Monday. This year, Black Friday sales alone are expected to jump to $9.1 billion. And one retailer dominates these sales:…
