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Javier Zarracina/Vox; NASA Lunar samples are a time capsule. Scientists say we should go back for more. In a brilliant white room at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, lies a clear plastic chest filled with bits of the heavens. Inside are meteorites recovered from Antarctic ice and grains of material believed to predateContinue reading “How Apollo moon rocks reveal the epic history of the cosmos”

President Donald Trump (R) puts his hand on Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s shoulder during his ceremonial swearing in in the East Room of the White House October 08, 2018 in Washington, DC.  | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Trump v. Mazars is the biggest presidential immunity case since the Nixon administration. On Monday, Chief JusticeContinue reading “The Trump lawsuit testing the limits of presidential immunity, explained”

At Chick-fil-A, controversy is good for business. | Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images Boycotts and negative press haven’t exactly been bad for business, but the company is still changing its giving approach. Chick-fil-A is arguably best known for three things: its juicy chicken sandwiches, its employees’ perpetually chipper attitudes, and its long history of donatingContinue reading “Chick-fil-A has long had a reputation for anti-LGBTQ donations. Now the company says that will stop.”

Christina Animashaun/Vox It’s not really about age — and it’s more complicated than just memes. For a long time now, the cross-generational dialogue between baby boomers and millennials has been built atop several recurring themes. Boomers — the generation born roughly between 1946 and 1965 — scoff that millennials expect “participation trophies” for doing theContinue reading ““OK Boomer” isn’t just about the past. It’s about our apocalyptic future.”

Getty Images Nine witnesses will testify at five hearings between Tuesday and Thursday. House Democrats have set up a packed schedule for their second full week of impeachment inquiry hearings, with nine witnesses set to testify between Tuesday and Thursday. Things kick off on Tuesday morning at 9 am Eastern, with testimony from Lt. Col.Continue reading “What to expect from this week’s impeachment hearings”

Pelosi and Trump at this year’s State of the Union. | Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images Journalists get fired for this sort of thing. It’s not exactly a hot take these days to point out that President Donald Trump lies a lot. What doesn’t get as much attention is his propensity to completelyContinue reading “Trump’s latest impeachment defense is fabricating Pelosi quotes”

Victor Urisa Cabrera from Guatemala came with his daughter, Jaqueline Maria Urisa Reyes for a better life, but has been on the bridge for five days waiting for his asylum meeting on November 4, 2018 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico | PAUL RATJE/AFP via Getty Images The rule allows Trump’s asylum agreements in Central America toContinue reading “The Trump administration will start sending migrants back to Guatemala under a new rule”

Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs George P. Kent (left) and top US diplomat in Ukraine William B. Taylor Jr. are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on November 13, 2019. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Lt. Col Alexander Vindman, Jennifer Williams, Kurt Volker, and Tim Morrison will all testify Tuesday.Continue reading “Who’s who in the impeachment hearings on Ukraine”

Dana Rodriguez for Vox It’s the one activity where money becomes more magical and less weighty. The one time in my life, aside from sleeping, when I’m not obsessing about money is when I’m playing bingo. I know that sounds ironic, but bingo is my mental escape, offering a few hours where the numbers inContinue reading “The best $2,000 I ever spent: many, many rounds of bingo”