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Alcohol beverage companies made an estimated $17.5 billion on underage drinking in 2016, study says
An estimated $17.5 billion of beer and liquor sales in the United States in 2016 was consumed by minors, with the products of three companies —...
Jordan Clarkson: NBA star helps food truck graffitied with anti-Asian slur, says there’s ‘no room’ for racist incidents
Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson says there is “just no room” for racist incidents days after helping a food truck which had been graffitied with an...
LGBTQ+ Americans aren’t fully counted by the government. That’s a big problem
Government data help policymakers find and fix problems for people in need. But that’s tricky if some groups aren’t represented in the stats.
Sam Altman on the A.I. Revolution, Trillionaires and the Future of Political Power
Will A.I. give us the lives of leisure we long for — or usher in a feudal dystopia? It depends.
Fireworks Are Back in N.Y.C. Are We in for Another Loud Summer?
It’s a seasonal tradition in the city’s streets, but the displays might not have the same energy they had last year.
Africa May Not Meet Vaccination Goal, W.H.O. Says
The global health agency had set a target for countries to inoculate 10 percent of their populations by September. Here’s the latest on the pandemic.
The Pentagon Papers’ Lessons Went Unlearned
As a soldier in Vietnam, I already knew what the Pentagon Papers revealed. In the years since, America’s leaders have repeated the same mistakes.
Was Daniel Ellsberg’s Leak of the Pentagon Papers Really Heroic?
The way we control secrets has been established by Congress and the executive branch, both accountable to the public and the courts. Daniel Ellsberg, accountable to...
