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Will Lionel Messi finally make the U.S. a soccer nation?

Monday, July 24, 2023

After a move to Inter Miami, the world's biggest soccer star has more than a new team to take on — he's being counted on to popularize Major League Soccer too.

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Delivery drivers are forced to confront the heatwave head on

Friday, July 21, 2023

For many, the key to avoiding these record high temperatures is staying inside and blasting the AC. But what about the people whose work keeps them outside for hours at a time?

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Universal Studios might have invoked the wrath of California's Tree Law

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

As the saga behind an unsanctioned tree-trimming unfolds, the legal protections surrounding trees in California are made clear.

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Carlos Alcaraz' Wimbledon win and a new era of tennis

Monday, July 17, 2023

The match between the young Alcaraz and the seasoned Novak Djokovic symbolizes what many say is a changing of the guard.

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Michelle Buteau is creating the empowering TV series she wanted to see growing up

Friday, July 14, 2023

In her new Netflix series Survival of the Thickest, Buteau's character tackles life as a fat and fabulous New York stylist after a messy breakup.

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Pierre Kwenders sings about love — in all of his languages

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

A year after releasing an award-winning album that touched on deeply personal subject matter, Kwenders looks back on his origins in Central Africa, and his path as a musician.

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Ruling raises another hurdle for Tulsa Race Massacre victims seeking reparations

Monday, July 10, 2023

Over 100 years ago, one of the deadliest race riots in American history destroyed the prosperous neighborhood of Greenwood, in Tulsa, Okla. Will victims ever get justice?

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A women's golf OG on the sport's rise in popularity

Friday, July 07, 2023

Legend Betsy King reflects on her legacy and how women's golf has evolved in her lifetime

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Unspeakably stinky and unpredictable: two corpse flowers are blooming in the U.S.

Thursday, July 06, 2023

The Titan Arum has become a rockstar in the plant world for its unpredictable displays, and more notoriously, its putrid stench of rotting flesh.

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Joshua trees are dying. This new legislation hopes to tackle that

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change and development, and the California legislature is stepping in to help.

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The marketing whiz behind chia pets and their iconic commercials has died

Monday, July 03, 2023

Joseph Pedott was ahead of the wave on ch-ch-ch-chia seeds, TV advertising, and plants as the new pets.

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ND Stevenson on how he's changed alongside his 'Nimona' series

Friday, June 30, 2023

The wildly successful webcomic is now an animated film on Netflix. Has anything been lost in translation?

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Juan Wauters wants to connect with you, no matter what

Thursday, June 29, 2023

The Uruguayan-American musician reflects on identity, autonomy and how the pandemic changed his artistic process.

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This 13-year-old skateboarder just made history in front of Tony Hawk

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Arisa Trew's 720 has her well on her way to the 2024 Olympics

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Lewis Capaldi's Tourette's interrupted his performance. The crowd helped him finish

Monday, June 26, 2023

The musician was coming off of a short break from touring to address health concerns. The fans at Glastonbury supported him through every note.

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Blinken visited China. Then Biden called Xi a dictator. So what comes next?

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to China was considered a success by government officials. In such a complicated relationship, what does that even look like?

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Mother-daughter relationships are fraught. Jenny Xie explores how

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Jenny Xie's new novel dives into how "strange, infuriating and precious" mothers can be to their daughters.

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She was 200 meters from the peak of Mount Everest, then turned back. Here's why

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Kirstie Ennis has scaled plenty of incredible mountains before. But Mount Everest continues to elude her.

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Ken Jennings knows about everything. That now includes the afterlife

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

You might know Ken Jennings as the Jeopardy! genius-turned host. But he's also an author, and a guy who really wants to know stuff.

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Nikola Jokic is an NBA champion, and fans are obsessed with the way he celebrates

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

He's also the king of work-life balance.

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