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Jeremy Carl speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025. (Photo by Dominic Gwinn / Middle East Images via AFP / Getty Images)

Racist Trump pick gets Senate hearing

Garrett Owen
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 15: A child receives a standard immunization at Doctor Gary M. Kramer, MD, PA's Pediatric office on September 15, 2025, in Coral Gables, Florida. The Florida Department of Health recently released information on the development of rulemaking to revise immunization and document requirements for school entry. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

New vaccine guidance is "dangerous"

Nicole Karlis
Double exposure photograph of the Netflix logo and the Warner Bros logo (Vincent Feuray / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

The Netflix-ification of Hollywood

Melanie McFarland
Ben & Jerry's ice cream is displayed for sale on shelves in a Target store (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

The battle over Ben & Jerry’s soul

Joy Saha
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Paula Deen at a 2017 book signing (Tara Ziemba/Getty Images)

Paula Deen's scandals: A timeline

Joy Saha
Cool Whip with berries (TanyaLovus / Getty Images )

We can't quit Cool Whip

Francesca Giangiulio
Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani (Photo illustration by Salon/Yuki Iwamura-Pool/Getty Images)

What does "Don't rank Cuomo" even mean?

David Daley, Deb Otis
Hand of woman holding rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19. (Getty Images / Westend61)

Nimbus variant could start summer surge

Elizabeth Hlavinka
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Gynecologist holding vaginal speculum. (Getty Images / Peter Dazeley)

Helping pap smears be less painful

Zoe Cunniffe
AI head. (Getty Images / Andriy Onufriyenko)

AI is making us dumber

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Taylor Swift (left) and Blake Lively (right) (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images)

Celeb buddy breakups are a lot like ours

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Pins and threads in the shape of a a human head. (Getty Images / solidcolours )

The growing distrust of antidepressants

Elizabeth Hlavinka
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The world of Harry Potter, illustrated. (Sharyfox/Getty Images)

Has Harry Potter become Voldemort?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Pope Leo XIV meets with US Vice President JD Vance, on May 19, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Vatican Media/Vatican Pool - Corbis/Getty Images)

The VP is the worst cafeteria Catholic

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Katy Perry (Photo Illustration by Salon / Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for iHeartRadio / Getty Images / Yuichiro Chino)

When pop loyalty defies accountability

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Harry, Duke of Sussex, surrounded by members of the royal family (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images /James Manning - PA Images / WPA Pool / DrPixel )

Harry's estrangement is all too common

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Cardinals in Vatican City (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images)

A business plan for electing a pope

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Pedro Pascal in "The Last of Us" (Liane Hentscher/HBO)

Catching up with "The Last of Us"

Erin Qualey
Low-angle view of logo on facade of personal genomics company 23AndMe in the Silicon Valley town of Mountain View, California, October 28, 2018. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Who wants to buy your DNA from 23andme?

Cara Michelle Smith
Macro eye close up. (Anastassiya Bezhekeneva / Getty Images)

Are screens behind poor vision epidemic?

Elizabeth Hlavinka
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Calm and angry woman (Getty Images/dinachi)

The power of encountering mixed emotions

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Man receiving car key of his new car in car dealership (Getty Images/blackCAT)

Tariffs' "profound effect" on car prices

Cara Michelle Smith
Doctor with Oropouche virus positive blood sample. (Fania Witardiana / Getty Images)

Doctors raise alarm about “sloth fever"

Troy Farah
A customer making a contactless payment using a credit card. (Getty Images/VioletaStoimenova)

Trump's deregulation affects your money

Cara Michelle Smith
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