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The Supreme Court’s “Bridgegate” decision leaves a big hole in America’s anti-corruption laws

Published 2020-05-07 12:50:00 UTC

The agonizing story of Tara Reade

Published 2020-05-07 13:55:26 UTC

Kristin Lavransdatter is an amazing novel about how God doesn’t care if we live or die

Published 2020-05-07 14:40:00 UTC

The White House has 2 testing standards: One for Trump and another for everyone else

Published 2020-05-07 15:20:00 UTC

It’s not your imagination. Allergy season gets worse every year.

Published 2020-05-07 16:00:00 UTC

Essential workers still lack basic safety protections on the job

Published 2020-05-07 17:00:00 UTC

Sign up for the Vox Book Club newsletter

Published 2020-05-07 17:28:49 UTC

Tech billionaires are already mounting a pressure campaign to prevent the next pandemic

Published 2020-05-07 17:18:17 UTC

Ask a book critic: I want a captivating novel that won’t make me think too much

Published 2020-05-07 17:30:00 UTC

The Justice Department has dropped Michael Flynn’s case

Published 2020-05-07 18:10:00 UTC

Grocery workers are using Facebook and Reddit to swap stories and information

Published 2020-05-08 07:00:00 UTC

“I feel incredibly exhausted all the time”: 6 families on juggling child care during the pandemic

Published 2020-05-08 07:10:00 UTC

America’s meat shortage is more serious than your missing hamburgers

Published 2020-05-08 07:20:00 UTC

The unemployment rate soared to 14.7 in April

Published 2020-05-08 08:35:32 UTC

The state of employment in pandemic America, in 6 charts

Published 2020-05-08 08:54:25 UTC

It’s time to take UFOs seriously. Seriously.

Published 2020-05-08 08:50:00 UTC

I work in a Nevada brothel shut down in the pandemic. Here’s how we’re getting by.

Published 2020-05-08 09:10:00 UTC

How to run the world remotely

Published 2020-05-08 09:40:00 UTC

Every conversation about reopening should be about testing

Published 2020-05-08 10:00:00 UTC

America’s Next Top Model is 17 years old. And people are still mad at Tyra Banks.

Published 2020-05-08 10:35:00 UTC

The 6 best movies you can now watch at home

Published 2020-05-08 10:30:00 UTC

The Trump administration’s “cubic model” of coronavirus deaths, explained

Published 2020-05-08 11:00:00 UTC

Aimee Stephens brought the first major trans rights case to the Supreme Court. She may not live to see the decision.

Published 2020-05-08 12:00:00 UTC

11 legal experts agree: There’s no good reason for DOJ to drop the Michael Flynn case

Published 2020-05-08 12:10:00 UTC

“I learned a lot from Richard Nixon”: Trump’s latest Fox & Friends interview went strange places

Published 2020-05-08 12:30:00 UTC

12 great movies about moms, from the heartwarming to the truly bizarre

Published 2020-05-08 12:40:00 UTC

Lung scarring, heart damage, and anxiety: Some Covid-19 survivors face long-term complications

Published 2020-05-08 13:10:00 UTC

Ahmaud Arbery and the dangers of running while black

Published 2020-05-08 13:20:00 UTC

The Democratic Party’s most hated startup can’t change what happened in Iowa. But it can change its name.

Published 2020-05-08 13:17:52 UTC

It’s Secret History month at the Vox Book Club. Question #1: Did Bunny have it coming?

Published 2020-05-08 13:30:00 UTC

Republicans plan to spend at least $20 million to combat voting rights lawsuits in 2020

Published 2020-05-08 13:50:00 UTC

Bill Barr’s revealing defense of the Flynn decision

Published 2020-05-08 14:00:00 UTC

Jenny Odell on nature, art, and burnout in quarantine

Published 2020-05-08 14:10:00 UTC

Social distancing arrests overwhelmingly target people of color

Published 2020-05-08 16:20:00 UTC

3 charts explain how the US got lucky with coronavirus — and why things still look bad

Published 2020-05-08 16:50:00 UTC

It’s easy to sneak onto your partner’s phone. Don’t.

Published 2020-05-08 17:22:21 UTC

Trump claims Germany and Japan are “following us” in their coronavirus responses. No chance.

Published 2020-05-08 17:30:00 UTC

Can I get a coronavirus test at home or not?

Published 2020-05-08 17:58:38 UTC

The current hunger crisis in the US, in photos

Published 2020-05-09 08:50:00 UTC

Why we’re reading bucket list books in quarantine

Published 2020-05-09 09:00:00 UTC

4 reasons state plans to open up may backfire — and soon

Published 2020-05-09 09:20:00 UTC

ESPN’s The Last Dance, anime about bread baking, and 3 more TV shows we’ve been loving lately

Published 2020-05-09 10:00:00 UTC

California becomes the first state to send all voters mail-in ballots for November election

Published 2020-05-09 11:30:00 UTC

Rock and roll icon Little Richard has died at 87

Published 2020-05-09 12:40:00 UTC

Government loans meant to bail out small businesses could become a financial burden themselves

Published 2020-05-09 13:10:00 UTC

The White House reportedly suppressed CDC guidance for reopening safely

Published 2020-05-09 15:40:00 UTC

Obama calls Trump’s coronavirus response a “chaotic disaster” in private call

Published 2020-05-09 16:50:00 UTC

Media coverage has blown anti-lockdown protests out of proportion

Published 2020-05-10 09:00:00 UTC

Three coronavirus task force members will quarantine after being exposed to virus

Published 2020-05-10 11:20:00 UTC

SNL brings back Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump to give the Covid-19 graduation speech no one wanted

Published 2020-05-10 11:30:00 UTC

SNL and its cast close the season with a touching goodbye

Published 2020-05-10 12:10:00 UTC

The US was offered millions of masks in January. The Trump administration turned the offer down.

Published 2020-05-10 13:30:00 UTC

Actual unemployment could be at peak Great Depression levels, say White House advisers

Published 2020-05-10 17:10:00 UTC

Beware of these futuristic background checks

Published 2020-05-11 07:00:00 UTC

Coronavirus is exacerbating America’s hunger crisis

Published 2020-05-11 07:10:00 UTC

Have the urge to redecorate your home? You’re not alone.

Published 2020-05-11 08:00:00 UTC

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on America’s loneliness epidemic

Published 2020-05-11 08:30:00 UTC

Healing from a suicide attempt in isolation

Published 2020-05-11 09:00:00 UTC

The private militias providing “security” for anti-lockdown protests, explained

Published 2020-05-11 11:30:00 UTC

Trump’s latest Twitter meltdown features QAnon, accidental self-owns, and a lot of “OBAMAGATE”

Published 2020-05-11 12:50:00 UTC

The “ridiculous” failed coup attempt in Venezuela, explained

Published 2020-05-11 13:00:00 UTC

Women and people of color were already at a disadvantage — then the pandemic hit

Published 2020-05-11 13:10:00 UTC

The viral video of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing shows whose deaths we afford privacy and whose we don’t

Published 2020-05-11 13:50:00 UTC

Joe Biden’s campaign is relying on Democratic women amid the Tara Reade scrutiny

Published 2020-05-11 14:05:18 UTC

South Korea’s new coronavirus cases show the perils of reopening

Published 2020-05-11 14:20:00 UTC

America is not ready to reopen

Published 2020-05-11 15:20:00 UTC

Alison Roman and Chrissy Teigen’s feud is about more than selling out

Published 2020-05-11 15:30:00 UTC

Why it’s so hard to read a book right now, explained by a neuroscientist

Published 2020-05-11 15:40:00 UTC

Twitter now labels misleading coronavirus tweets with a misleading label

Published 2020-05-11 15:55:00 UTC

The Supreme Court seems likely to give religious employers a broad ability to discriminate

Published 2020-05-11 15:50:00 UTC

A treatment for this toddler’s rare genetic condition was in sight. Then the pandemic hit.

Published 2020-05-11 16:00:00 UTC

Covid-19 could reverse decades of global progress

Published 2020-05-11 16:20:00 UTC

4 aftershocks of the coronavirus pandemic that will be felt for years

Published 2020-05-11 16:30:00 UTC

Trump’s White House banner claims “America leads the world in testing.” That’s wrong.

Published 2020-05-11 17:10:00 UTC

It took one question for a reporter to expose Trump’s latest baseless Obama conspiracy

Published 2020-05-11 18:35:00 UTC

The one thing keeping me going in quarantine: Video games

Published 2020-05-12 07:00:00 UTC

How chain necklaces for men got sexy

Published 2020-05-12 07:30:00 UTC

The pandemic may leave communities of color undercounted in the census. It could cost them billions.

Published 2020-05-12 08:00:00 UTC

Trump still has a lead among older voters — but Biden is hoping to cut into it

Published 2020-05-12 08:10:00 UTC

11 questions about the coronavirus we still can’t answer

Published 2020-05-12 08:30:00 UTC

Clarence Thomas wants to shrink your free speech rights — unless you are a rich donor

Published 2020-05-12 08:40:00 UTC

This week in TikTok: These kids got “quarantine famous”

Published 2020-05-12 09:00:00 UTC

Get ready for a second wave of economic pain

Published 2020-05-12 09:10:00 UTC

Trump is continuing deportations during the pandemic. It’s causing the coronavirus to spread.

Published 2020-05-12 09:20:00 UTC

Trump’s Twitter meltdown is on its third day and has escalated to baseless murder allegations

Published 2020-05-12 11:00:00 UTC

Look around, look around: Hamilton is coming to Disney+ on July 3

Published 2020-05-12 11:20:00 UTC

Poll: Prominent governors who want to reopen quickly aren’t so popular

Published 2020-05-12 13:20:00 UTC

Dr. Anthony Fauci, explained