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Diane Warren has been nominated 17 times for Best Original Song. Why hasn’t she won yet?

At the Academy Awards on Sunday, we will either see one of the longest losing streaks of all time come to an end, or see history being made. Songwriter Diane Warren never won an Oscar for Best Original song, despite being nominated so many times. If she doesn…

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Are more people getting ADHD — or are we just catching more cases?

For many of us who grew up in the 1990s and 2000s, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — better known as ADHD — seemed like a condition for kids. But that perception is changing: Of the more than 15 million adults in America diagnosed with ADHD, about h…

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The false promise of energy independence

The United States has been chasing the rhetorical goal of energy independence — the ability to produce enough domestic energy to be essentially free of dependence on imports — since the energy crisis of the 1970s exposed the country’s reliance on Mideast oil.…

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How to feel okay about your body in the age of Ozempic

Navigating the world right now can feel like running into that aunt who comments on your weight at Thanksgiving every single day: When you open up Instagram, take public transit, watch TV, or scroll through TikTok, weight loss and diet discussion is nearly im…

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The real reason all of your eggs still aren’t cage-free

Nearly half of the eggs sold in the US today come from cage-free farms. That’s an astounding turn, considering that in the early 2000s, just a few percent did. But according to pledges made by many of the country’s largest food companies — from McDonald’s to…

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The giant loophole that lets Big Dairy keep baby cows in solitary confinement

The dairy industry uses cows to make two things: milk and baby cows. The milk, we know its fate. But what of those 9 million babies born to dairy cows each year? Many get carted off — sometimes over great distances, typically at not more than a few days old …

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A high-stakes Texas primary exposed the Democratic Party’s fault lines

One thing was clear before James Talarico’s win over Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Senate Democratic primary Tuesday night. This contest wouldn’t be about policy or ideology; it would be a choice between two very different types of “fighters,” decided al…

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How Finland defeated fascism

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Finland made international news earlier this month for a disappointing near miss: Its men’s hockey team look…

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Trump’s war with Iran, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The US is at war with Iran. Hi readers, by now I’m sur…

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One big takeaway from Trump’s SOTU, briefly explained

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump gave a very long State of the U…

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The nuclear nightmare at the heart of the Trump-Anthropic fight

President Donald Trump ordered the entire federal government to stop using products from the AI company Anthropic on Friday to stop what he called a “radical left, woke company” from encroaching on the military’s decision-making. The public feud between the …

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Community-led tree plantation drives and stricter enforcement of zoning regulations could safeguard these spaces

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The false promise of a “no sugar” diet

When I picked up my kids’ birthday cake this week, I felt a tinge of guilt that I’m sure many people will find familiar. Isn’t this thing loaded with sugar? The health and wellness space is filled with people pushing zero/no sugar diets, sometimes as a short…

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The most important line from Trump’s State of the Union

Donald Trump’s State of the Union address was the longest ever given. But to understand its core purpose — arguably, the core purpose of his presidency — you need only to hear one line. It came during a discussion of the SAVE Act, a Republican bill designed t…

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The Pentagon’s battle with Anthropic is really a war over who controls AI

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth sometimes appears as if he’s more interested in the optics of playing the part of a military leader than he is in actually being a military leader. Maybe that’s why he has chosen a Hollywood-esque high noon — or, at least, late …

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Everyone ignores this good news about democracy

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol produced some extraordinary images. But for sheer narrative dr…