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Sarah Kliff vs. Zuckerberg General
6 mei 2019 · 23 min
Vox's Sarah Kliff has been writing about surprise ER bills for a year, but the practices at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital were unlike anything she had seen before. Her reporting changed them.
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A Mueller walks into a Barr
3 mei 2019 · 22 min
This week in Mueller report aftermath: An incendiary letter leaks; the attorney general spars with senators and then cancels a date with the House. Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick reflects on what might be a constitutional crisis.
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Track and Female
3 mei 2019 · 25 min
The track and field world is trying to figure out what it means to be female. South African Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya’s future is caught in the balance.
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Bovine intervention
1 mei 2019 · 23 min
Burger King announced it's going nationwide with a meatless Whopper that tastes like the real thing. Is this the end for Big Meat?
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After the smoke clears
30 april 2019 · 24 min
Sri Lanka is both returning to normalcy and struggling with last week’s Easter attacks. Roel Raymond provides an update from Colombo and Amarnath Amarasingam explains how nations can battle extremism without violating human rights.
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Standoff at the NRA
30 april 2019 · 17 min
Things are so bad at the NRA that President Trump told the organization to get its act together today. Infighting, self-dealing, and lavish spending have led to a state investigation and turmoil at the top.
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Subpoena season
26 april 2019 · 22 min
Post-Mueller, President Trump is navigating a sea of subpoenas. He says he doesn't want his aides to testify, setting the stage for a showdown with the House. Vox's Dylan Scott explains.
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Tuition: Impossible
25 april 2019 · 22 min
Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to cancel your college debt. To pay for it, she wants to tax the ultra-rich and take more than just their income.
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Follow the drugs
24 april 2019 · 22 min
For the first time, federal prosecutors have brought drug trafficking charges against pharmaceutical executives. It's one way to fight the opioid crisis. Vox's German Lopez went to Vermont in search of another.
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Martin Sheen 2020?
24 april 2019 · 23 min
Ukraine elected a new president on Sunday and his only meaningful preparation for the position was playing the president on TV.
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Sri Lanka's Easter attacks
23 april 2019 · 23 min
Almost 300 people were killed in a string of bombings on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. Roel Raymond reports from Colombo and Amarnath Amarasingam explains how this attack was both familiar and unprecedented.
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Frankenswine
20 april 2019 · 23 min
Maybe you've heard about the pig brains that were resuscitated by Yale researchers? But did you hear about the human brain genes that were inserted into monkey embryos in China? Vox's Brian Resnick and Sigal Samuel explain some scary science.
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It's Robert Time!
19 april 2019 · 22 min
Attorney General William Barr released Robert Mueller’s report today. Vox’s Andrew Prokop reads between the redactions and Ezra Klein explains what it all means.
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The Jeffrey Epstein scandal isn't over
17 april 2019 · 24 min
A Florida millionaire created a system to sexually abuse around 80 young girls. The sitting Secretary of Labor who let him off easy might now be held accountable.
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My lovely lady pumps
16 april 2019 · 21 min
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It's a great time to cheat on your taxes
15 april 2019 · 21 min
The IRS is in a bit of a crisis. ProPublica’s Paul Kiel explains how a profitable government agency succumbed to politics and ended up losing tens of billions in revenue.
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Maximum Pressure
12 april 2019 · 22 min
Earlier this week, President Trump designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. It is the first time the United States has ever given such a designation to a part of another nation’s government.
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They called it (a revolution)
11 april 2019 · 21 min
After 30 years in power, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the authoritarian leader of Sudan, has been ousted. Reporter Reem Abbas explains how the Sudanese people reclaimed power.
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Medicare Bears
10 april 2019 · 25 min
Senator Bernie Sanders rolled out a new Medicare-for-all bill today. Vox’s Sarah Kliff explains how such a huge overhaul of the healthcare system went from fringe to mainstream.
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Achy Breaky Charts
9 april 2019 · 26 min
“Old Town Road” officially became the most popular song in America today. But it’s also the most controversial. Vox’s Allegra Frank chronicles Lil Nas X’s challenges with the charts and Charlie Harding, co-host of the “Switched on Pop” podcast, attempts to figure out what counts as country. *An earlier version of our episode misstated the origins of “country trap.” Lil Nas X calls Young Thug a pioneer in the genre.
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A brutal new law in Brunei
8 april 2019 · 19 min
Sex between men will now get you stoned to death in Brunei. It’s a strict reading of Sharia by a sultan who seems to have little regard for it.
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The Art of the Green New Deal
5 april 2019 · 23 min
It's the hottest resolution since sliced bread. But is it just empty calories?
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Banned: Aid
4 april 2019 · 19 min
After months of threats, President Donald Trump has officially taken steps to cut off aid to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Vox's Dara Lind explains what this might mean for the current unprecedented wave of family migration to the United States.
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RU$H HOUR
3 april 2019 · 21 min
New York City wants to charge drivers a congestion fee to slim down traffic. We travel the world to see if it’s a good idea.
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What women really want
2 april 2019 · 20 min
To mark Equal Pay Day 2019, Vox’s Sarah Kliff reveals the very simple reason women earn less than men.
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The right to refuse
1 april 2019 · 24 min
The Texas Senate is debating a bill that would give state-licensed professionals the freedom to deny services based on religious beliefs. Lauren McGaughy from the Dallas Morning News says the state's LGBT community feels directly threatened.
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Once, twice, three times a Brexit
29 maart 2019 · 24 min
Theresa May staked her prime ministership on her Brexit deal and, for the third time, the British Parliament rejected it. Vox's Jen Kirby explains a very bad day for Theresa May.
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Grounded
28 maart 2019 · 19 min
Unsettling details continue to arise about Boeing's 737 Max and now Congress is pressing the FAA and America's largest manufacturing exporter for answers.
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I got 5G on it
27 maart 2019 · 25 min
You've heard about the trade war, but how about the phone war? Politico's Steven Overly explains why the US and China are fighting over Huawei and 5G.
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The Golan Heights
26 maart 2019 · 19 min
President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, breaking with decades of United States policy. The move could alter the Middle East forever.
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The report on the report
25 maart 2019 · 23 min
Robert Mueller's investigation has ended and Attorney General William Barr has furnished a four-page summary. Vox's Andrew Prokop says this is far from over.
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Jacinda
22 maart 2019 · 25 min
The terrorist attacks in New Zealand have thrust Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern into the spotlight. Radio New Zealand’s Jane Patterson explains the 38-year-old's improbable rise.
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Electoral College dropout
21 maart 2019 · 21 min
Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg are calling to abolish the Electoral College and a dozen states have signed on to a plan that would subvert it.
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Tried six times for the same crime
20 maart 2019 · 24 min
Today the Supreme Court hears oral arguments about Curtis Flowers, who has been tried six times for the same crime: a quadruple homicide at a furniture store in Mississippi. Madeleine Baran, host of the “In the Dark” podcast, explains how this case represents a fundamental problem with jury selection in the United States.
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CBD? TBD.
19 maart 2019 · 23 min
CBD is winding up in your lattes, your gummies, and your massages, but what exactly is it? And is anyone regulating it?
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American hate
18 maart 2019 · 25 min
The Christchurch shooting took place thousands of miles from the United States, but for Muslims in America, the threat of white supremacy remains very real.
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A mass shooting, live-streamed
15 maart 2019 · 16 min
A terrorist attacked two mosques in New Zealand during Friday prayer, killing at least 49 people.
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Boeing 737 Max
14 maart 2019 · 24 min
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed on Sunday killing all 157 aboard. The response was unprecedented.
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Becky with the bad grades
13 maart 2019 · 21 min
Remember Aunt Becky from Full House? She might be heading to the big house. Fifty grown-ups, including Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, are facing federal charges over college admissions.
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For all eyes only
12 maart 2019 · 17 min
Can't pass an FBI background check? Not a problem. That's the Trump administration's approach to top secret security clearances for some White House officials. Now Democrats are launching an investigation. Vox's Ella Nilsen explains.
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Sailing a boat on an alien sea
11 maart 2019 · 25 min
SpaceX and Blue Origin have been driving much of the excitement around space travel for the past several years, but NASA got back in the game today. Dr. Ellen Stofan, the agency’s former chief scientist, explains what’s next for us, Mars, infinity and beyond.
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Trump's money man
8 maart 2019 · 25 min
Michael Cohen mentioned one name multiple times during his Congressional testimony: accountant Allen Weisselberg. We peel back the curtain on the keeper of Trump's fiercely guarded secrets.
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The Title X factor
7 maart 2019 · 19 min
The Trump administration got a lot closer to defunding Planned Parenthood this week — 21 states are fighting back with a sweeping new lawsuit.
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Uh-oh, Trudeau!
6 maart 2019 · 22 min
Canada’s prime minister is accused of pressuring his attorney general to go easy on a wealthy corporation, and two cabinet officials resigned in protest. With an election mere months away, can Justin Trudeau survive?
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Outbreak
5 maart 2019 · 24 min
The United States officially eliminated measles in 2000. But the deadly disease is making a comeback, and the anti-vaccine movement is largely to thank.
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Michael Jackson, allegedly
4 maart 2019 · 27 min
Two men accuse Michael Jackson of sexually abusing them as children in a new HBO documentary. Sean Rameswaram speaks with the film's director and a lawyer representing the estate of Michael Jackson.
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Friends without benefits
1 maart 2019 · 26 min
Facebook moderators watch suicides, decapitations, and drone attacks so you don’t have to—and they’re paid just a fraction of what the average Facebook employee makes. The Verge’s Casey Newton got a rare glimpse inside “the Trauma Floor.”
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Terrorism, airstrikes, tea
28 februari 2019 · 24 min
The long-simmering feud between nuclear powers India and Pakistan is boiling over. Ankit Panda from The Diplomat explains why.
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Michael Cohen LIVE
27 februari 2019 · 22 min
After weeks of delays and drama, President Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, testified before Congress today. Vox’s Andrew Prokop says his statements amount to much more than blockbuster political theater.
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Your money is under arrest
26 februari 2019 · 22 min
Police can seize your property without ever charging you with a crime. And you probably won’t get it back.
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