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Government·Sep 19

Clancy holdout juror: “I didn’t have any doubts”

“Why couldn’t they all agree?”

“What happens now?”

“Is one juror allowed to just refuse?”

Government·Sep 19

Trump bans three news outlets from the White House

“Why doesn’t he like them?”

“Can he really do that?”

“Is that even legal?”

Good news·Sep 18

Scientists name a new wild cat. It weighs 3 pounds.

“Can I have one?”

“How do you find a new kind of cat?”

“How is it new if it looks like the others?”

Health·Sep 18

RFK Jr. returns to his old anti-vaccine group

“Do I still have to get my shots?”

“What is Children’s Health Defense?”

“Is it OK to doubt vaccines?”

World·Sep 18

UN experts say US strikes in Iran may be war crimes

“Did our country do something bad?”

“Are there rules in a war?”

“Who judges a war crime?”

Good news·Sep 17

Scientists took a T. rex’s temperature: 97 degrees

“Was T. rex as warm as me?”

“How hot was a T. rex inside?”

“So it was warm-blooded?”

Technology·Sep 17

OpenAI says its AI models hid mistakes and broke rules

“Can a computer break the rules?”

“Why would an AI hide a mistake?”

“Who checks the AI companies?”

Economy·Sep 17

Fed raises rates for the first time in three years

“Does this cost us money?”

“What is an interest rate?”

“Can the president overrule the Fed?”

Good news·Sep 16

Trump’s chief of staff says she is cancer-free

“Is she all better?”

“How do they know the cancer is gone?”

“Would you keep working through cancer treatment?”

World·Sep 16

EU invites Canada to be its first associate member

“Is Canada moving to Europe?”

“What is an associate member?”

“Should countries pick friends by values or by the map?”

Culture·Sep 16

Four acts quit Ed Sheeran’s tour over Macklemore

“Why did they take him off the show?”

“Who kicked Macklemore off the tour?”

“Is staying out of it picking a side?”

Security·Sep 15

NATO jets shoot down a drone over Lithuania

“Could a drone come here?”

“Why did they shoot down the drone?”

“Why doesn’t NATO hit back?”

Climate·Sep 15

EPA scraps limits on power plant pollution

“Is the air going to get dirty?”

“How does a power plant change the weather?”

“Why drop a rule that cuts pollution?”

Government·Sep 15

Supreme Court blocks Trump’s limits on mail ballots

“What’s a mail ballot?”

“What did Trump want to change?”

“Can a president change how we vote?”

Good news·Sep 14

Three wild dogs trekked 2,500 miles to find a mate

“Did they find a mate?”

“Why did they walk so far?”

“Why does it matter if only 6,000 are left?”

Government·Sep 14

Speaker says Trump’s $5,000 checks need Congress

“Are we getting $5,000?”

“Where would the money come from?”

“Isn’t this just buying votes?”

Economy·Sep 14

Canada courts the world’s investors as US tariffs bite

“Is Canada mad at us?”

“What’s a tariff?”

“Isn’t this just Canada being salty about Trump?”

World·Sep 14

Trump tells Ukraine to stop hitting Russian diesel

“Is the war coming here?”

“Why doesn’t Ukraine just stop?”

“Isn’t Trump basically taking Russia’s side?”

Economy·Sep 13

Trump says he’ll lift the tariff on Irish whiskey

“What’s whiskey?”

“Who pays a tariff?”

“Can a president cancel a tariff just by announcing it?”