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Republican and Democrats clap as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) commends Capitol Police and law enforcement for their work after Pro-Trump demonstrators stormed the Capitol in the House chamber on January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Congress has reconvened to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump, hours after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol and disrupted proceedings. (Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images)

No one uses electoral college except US

Joshua Holzer - The Conversation
Published 9 months ago

US only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose

Sister in shadow (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A secret sister, lost and found

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Published 9 months ago

An offhand remark from a relative unlocked a lifelong family secret, and a quest to find her

US actor Jeremy Strong arrives for the 77th Tony Awards at Lincoln Center in New York on June 16, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Jeremy Strong doesn't miss "Succession"

Nardos Haile
Published 9 months ago

Strong says that his character's "tortured mindset" would sometimes cause him to lose touch with joy

The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott (James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)

Abbott noncitizen voter claims inflated

Vianna Davila, Lexi Churchill, James Barragán, Natalia Contreras - ProPublica
Published 9 months ago

At least nine U.S. citizens across three Texas counties were incorrectly labeled as noncitizens or removed

Playful baby boy sitting on the kitchen counter and playing with apple, while his mother has a coffee (Getty Images/FluxFactory)

WIC needs more access, less politics

Georgia Machell
Published 9 months ago

"The premise is simple, but the impact will be profound," says the CEO of the National WIC Association

A couple discussing finances, bills and budgets (Getty Images/Maskot)

What personal finance advice gets wrong

Melanie Lockert
Published 9 months ago

Some suggestions are well-meaning but need revisions in our current economy

U.S. Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Findlay Toyota Center on October 13, 2024 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Trump feigns alarm over Harris allergies

Marin Scotten
Published 9 months ago

Vice President Kamala Harris released a medical report declaring her to be in "excellent health"

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, holds a town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on October 14, 2024 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Trump says Fox News has "lost its way"

Marin Scotten
Published 9 months ago

Vice President Kamala Harris will sit for an interview with the network on Wednesday

Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, with moderator and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R), at a town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and Fairgrounds in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on October 14, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Is Donald Trump OK? Event raises alarm

Charles R. Davis
Published 9 months ago

For more than a half hour, the former president stood on stage listening to music instead of answering questions

In an aerial view, a customer leaves a Walgreens store on January 04, 2024 in San Pablo, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Walgreens to close 1,200 stores

Natalie Chandler
Published 9 months ago

The drug store chain said 500 of the stores will shutter in the current fiscal year

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Fox News town hall at the Greenville Convention Center on February 20, 2024 in Greenville, South Carolina. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump’s lie-industrial complex

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Published 9 months ago

Real time fact-checking has gotten under Trump's skin this time around

This photo of Babb alone was taken by her husband, James Wong Howe. (Courtesy of Joanne Dearcopp, literary executor of the Babb estate)

Steinbeck plundered her work for "Wrath"

Iris Jamahl Dunkle
Published 9 months ago

Migrant camp worker Sanora Babb wrote what could have been the era's definitive book. Instead she became a footnote

US-Austrian chef Wolfgang Puck attends Lenny Kravitz's Walk of Fame ceremony in Los Angeles, California, on March 12, 2024. (VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Wolfgang Puck's sweet new truffle brand

Joy Saha
Published 9 months ago

The truffles are available in 12 classic and unique flavors

President Donald J. Trump speaks during a "Make America Great Again!" rally at the BOK Center on Saturday, June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, OK. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Treating MAGA as an epidemic disease

Chauncey DeVega
Published 9 months ago

Epidemiologist Dr. Gary Slutkin: MAGA is a "dangerous and lethal syndrome" of “Authoritarian Violence Disorder”

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Fox News Town Hall with Sean Hannity at the New Holland Arena on September 04, 2024 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump's coming censorship clampdown

Austin Sarat
Published 9 months ago

Trump’s threats against CBS show that he is in favor of free speech only for those who say nice things about him

Check up visit in doctor's office (Getty Images/Tetra Images)

Why our definition of obesity is flawed

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Published 9 months ago

Flawed definitions of obesity can harm health outcomes, research indicates. The medical community is taking notice

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Europa Clipper spacecraft aboard launches from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on October 14, 2024. The spacecraft Clipper will soon launch for Jupiter's moon Europa, one of dozens of moons orbiting the Solar System's biggest planet and the nearest spot in our celestial neighborhood that could offer a perch for life. It should reach orbit around Jupiter and Europa in 2031, where it will begin a detailed study of the moon scientists believe is covered in frozen water, which could provide a similar habitat to Earth. (Photo by Gregg Newton / AFP) (Photo by GREGG NEWTON/AFP via Getty Images)

NASA launches spacecraft toward Jupiter

Alex Galbraith
Published 9 months ago

The massive spacecraft will explore an ocean-covered moon near Jupiter to search for life's building blocks

Young Navajo Woman Cooking Fry Bread (Getty Images/grandriver)

Explore the revival of Native foodways

Ashlie D. Stevens
Published 9 months ago

Films, cookbooks and even competitive cooking shows are spotlighting this revival

Ruth Reichl (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Ruth Reichl wants to fix our food crisis

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Published 9 months ago

The legendary food critic and key player in the farm-to-table restaurant movement steps into her "activist moment"

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on her policy platform, including improving the cost of living for all Americans, at the Hendrick Center For Automotive Excellence on August 16, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Grant Baldwin/Getty Images)

Harris agrees to Fox News interview

Alex Galbraith
Published 9 months ago

The interview comes amid allegations that Harris is avoiding major media outlets

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with supporters after a news conference at Trump National Bedminster Clubhouse on August 15, 2024 in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Trump attacks "The Apprentice" biopic

Alex Galbraith
Published 9 months ago

The former president said the film was made by lowlifes and decried its portrayal of his relationship with Ivana.

Orange cat in New Delhi (Andrew Marttila)

The cats of Delhi: A quiet revolution

Hannah Shaw, Andrew Marttila
Published 9 months ago

As perspectives shift, these felines are finding greater acceptance in urban homes and markets across the city

A member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force searches a flood-damaged property with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 4, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. At least 215 people were killed in six states in the wake of the powerful hurricane which made landfall as a Category 4. President Joe Biden ordered the deployment of 1,000 active duty U.S. soldiers to assist with storm relief efforts in what is now the deadliest U.S. mainland hurricane since Hurricane Katrina. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Threats delay FEMA Helene response

Alex Galbraith
Published 9 months ago

Reports of threats and, in one case, an armed militia, have delayed disaster recovery

Feeling disconnected from the group (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/MTStock Studio)

I hate making less money than my friends

Paulette Perhach
Published 9 months ago

Financial comparisons with peers can affect self-worth, especially for those in creative fields

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