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The US economy may be in worse shape than it seems.
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Anti-vaccine info online might have foreign roots and political aims.
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With the rise of internet groups for conspiracy theorists, it may feel like Americans live in a unique time. But conspiracy…
An anthropologist who interviewed Uighurs in China found different ways in which Chinese authorities used checkpoints, social…
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The winner of Tuesday's Israeli election must form a government and tackle four problems that will shape the future…
An economist unravels the seeming contradiction between stocks near record highs and growing fears of a recession.