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Two Americas

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The kind of world you grow up and live in is still too often determined by your race. A look at inequality in five key areas of American life.

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Post Office Panic

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The Postal Service has long faced financial problems. Will it be able to handle millions of mail-in ballots in November’s presidential election?

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History Primary Sources

A ‘Declaration of Equality’

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Thirty years ago, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act, an important civil rights milestone that protects people with disabilities from discrimination.

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World News

The Not-So-United Kingdom?

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Will Britain’s decision to leave the European Union cause the U.K. to break apart?

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When Are You Really an Adult?

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Turning 18 means you legally come of age. But American laws are inconsistent about how old you have to be for various rights and privileges.

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Life and Culture

Should America Still Welcome Immigrants?

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Two experts weigh in on the issue.

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World News

Why Is China Flooding?

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Unusually heavy rains are wreaking havoc in parts of the nation.

Life and Culture

They’re Dishing Out Some “Teenager Therapy”

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Five California high schoolers offer advice and an ear to their fellow teens through a podcast.

Science and Tech

The Next Shakespeare?

Science and Tech

The first play scripted by a robot is set to be professionally staged in January.

Life and Culture

Numbers in the News

Life and Culture

Quirky stats about tax refunds signed off on by Mickey Mouse, a British cat retiring, a record-breaking K-Pop video, and more

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Bon Appétit!

World News

The countries where people spend the most time eating dinner

Science and Tech

High-Tech Translator

Science and Tech

A glove that translates American Sign Language into English by transmitting data to your phone

Life and Culture

The Dilemma: Dinner Dispute

Life and Culture

How to handle a friend who sends you a bill for the dinner you ate at her house

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Cartoons about racism in the U.S., Brexit, the post office, and more

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