Gambling has swallowed American sports culture whole. Until early 2018, sports betting was illegal under federal law; today, it’s legal in 39 states and Washington, D.C. (and easy enough to…
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Every Monday and Wednesday, students at Channelview High School, outside Houston, are treated to Domino’s for lunch. Delivery drivers from a local branch of the fast-food chain arrive at the…
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It was a travesty—two travesties, actually, separate but inextricably linked. In May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a…
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When you have fine hair, achieving your dream wedding look can feel like an uphill battle. You’ve probably saved dozens of voluminous Pinterest hairstyles only to find they fall flat…
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The morning of April 28, 2004, started like the rest of Jeff Turner’s mornings in Iraq. Breakfast in the chow hall, a walk across the grounds to his station. The…
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The morning of April 28, 2004, started like the rest of Jeff Turner’s mornings in Iraq. Breakfast in the chow hall, a walk across the grounds to his station. The…
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Solving HIV vaccination—a puzzle that scientists have been tackling for decades without success—could be like cracking the code to a safe. The key, they now think, may be delivering a…
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In contrast to his aging predecessor, President Trump appears robust and energetic. Yet, like Joe Biden, Donald Trump is an elderly man, and he will become the oldest sitting president…
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The United States has, for 70 years, been fighting a continuous aerial war against the New World screwworm, a parasite that eats animals alive: cow, pig, deer, dog, even human.…
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We hate to break it to you, but your split ends didn’t just appear overnight. They’re the result of a series of seemingly harmless habits that, when repeated daily, quietly…