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A voter casts his ballot at a polling place at Highland Colony Baptist Church, in Ridgeland, Mississippi, on November 27, 2018. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images When you don’t weight by education, you might massively underrate Trump. A poll released Tuesday conducted by the broadly respected Atlanta Journal-Constitution offered the surprising finding that 54 percent ofContinue reading “The difference between good and bad state polls, explained”

Javier Zarracina/Vox The plague is still a problem around the world — including in the US. If you thought it went the way of bloodletting and medicinal leeches, think again. Two people have just come down with the plague. Yes, the plague. In China, two patients diagnosed with the infectious disease are receiving treatment in aContinue reading “We never really got rid of the plague. 2 people in China just caught it.”

Good apologies are difficult. Companies should make them anyway. | Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images According to a professional apologizer. Thanks to the internet, apologies look, feel, and sound far different from how they used to. They come in formats that seem unimaginable even just a decade ago: a screenshot of a Notes app, a teary-eyed confessionalContinue reading “Why are brands so bad at apologizing?”

Zac Freeland/Vox The outcome of this race could show how much influence Trump still does — or doesn’t — have. Republicans’ recent loss in the Kentucky governor’s race didn’t reflect well on the president, but the real proving ground of President Donald Trump’s influence might just be the upcoming race in Louisiana this weekend. TheContinue reading “The only Democratic governor in the Deep South is fighting to hang onto his seat”

Left to right: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Larry Page, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, and Vice President Mike Pence listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting of technology executives at Trump Tower in New York City on December 14, 2016. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Facebook is making millions off of impeachment adsContinue reading “How Donald Trump is using Facebook to amplify his fight against impeachment”

Getty Images Instagram is a beauty pageant. TikTok is where kids are free to be mediocre. There’s a TikTok that’s just a boy saying, “I may be ugly, but at least I’m also … dumb and annoying.” Then he dances while Ariana Grande’s “Successful” plays. It’s extremely funny, and a little bit sad, and IContinue reading “Teens are calling themselves “ugly” on TikTok. It’s not as depressing as you think.”

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Impeachment inquiry holds its first public hearing; rising water in Venice turns deadly. Vox Sentences is your daily digest for what’s happening in the world. Sign up for the Vox Sentences newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday, or view the Vox Sentences archive for past editions. The first publicContinue reading “Vox Sentences: Impeachment TV”

Top US diplomat to Ukraine William B. Taylor Jr. and Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs George P. Kent arrive to testify before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. | Getty Images Listen to this episode of Today, Explained for a breakdown ofContinue reading “The impeachment hearings went public. Here are the most important takeaways.”

Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt is worth $14 billion. | Michael Kovac/Getty Images Schmidt could save an estimated 240,000 lives instead. Eric Schmidt on Wednesday made a bold promise: To double the amount of money he and his wife, Wendy Schmidt, spend on charity. What he’s not doing is detailing with any specificity what exactlyContinue reading “Google’s former CEO just committed another $1 billion to charity. But he’s spending it on buzzwords.”