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Sickness can be 'death sentence' in Gaza as war fuels disease

What’s the context? The re-emergence of polio highlights the long-term effects of war on Gaza's devastated health system and weakened people Israel offensive in Gaza leaves health sector in tatters Preventable diseases going untreated Medical and sanitary supplies almost absent BEIRUT - In Gaza, f

Indiana's cellphone ban means less school drama. But students miss their headphones

Jadon Howard, 15, used to spend a lot of time secretly on his phone during class. This year has been different.

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Three New Cookbooks Put the Spotlight on the Vietnamese Diaspora

Some of this season’s most exciting new cookbooks highlight the food of Vietnamese American chefs, whether it’s with the inflection of New Orleans, the impact of Oakland, or the influence of translating Vietnamese cuisine to an online audience via TikTok.

It's Time To Start Cleaning Your Air Fryer The Right Way

While using air fryer liners will make cleanup easier, it doesn't override the need to clean the appliance, as crumbs and spatter can get lodged in its inner parts. If applying parchment paper as a liner, remember that it's intended to be discarded after one use.

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The Secrets Being Revealed by Ocean Garbage Patches

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an enormous agglomeration of plastic waste floating in the world’s largest ocean, but it’s not the only one. Scientists are trying to work out how to clean them up.

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Kamala Harris’s and Donald Trump’s wildly different tax plans, explained

Both candidates say they’ll cut taxes — but for whom? As the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns sprint to the November election, both candidates are leaning heavily into new tax proposals designed to appeal to their bases and win over undecided voters.

Credit Card ‘Forgiveness’ Programs Are Usually Scams. 10 Red Flags to Look For

For millions of Americans, relief from credit card debt feels unobtainable. So when an offer comes in the mail offering credit card forgiveness, you might be eager to jump on it. Credit card balances have risen steadily since the pandemic.

How Chinese Cuisine Became India’s Comfort Food

First cooked by immigrants in Calcutta, Chinese food has taken on a life of its own in India.

The Afterlife of Donald Trump

At home at Mar-a-Lago, the presidential hopeful contemplates miracles, his campaign, and his formidable new opponent. Pink. An ovular rose. Big and smooth. A complex commonplace instrument. And, as far as these things go, a rather nice one.

Working on video games taught me how to write

If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Ed. note: A version of this personal essay from the author of Soon I Will Be Invincible and the new superhero novel Fight Me originally ran in 2013.

5 NHL Players Likely to Be Traded Next During the 2024-25 Season

With most teams having completed their roster-building for the 2024-25 season, it's time to start looking ahead to some players who could be on the move once the season begins. Specifically, players that could be rentals and are playing in the final year of their contracts.

The British Once Built a 1,100-Mile Hedge Through the Middle of India

This quixotic colonial barrier was meant to enforce taxes.

How to Behave, According to Morgan Spector

In polite society, as depicted on HBO’s The Gilded Age, proper etiquette is a foundational requisite for social acceptance, and petty gossip can make or break you — standards that Morgan Spector, who plays the fictional new-money robber baron George Russell, knows very well.

How to make a great set list: Bonnie Raitt, the Who and Squeeze share their secrets. ‘It’s not a drag, it’s an honor’

Midway through a recent Bonnie Raitt concert, a woman shouted “Play ‘Angel From Montgomery.’” The song, a John Prine cover, was an album track for Raitt 50 years ago that became what she calls “so beloved.

When a Glacial Dam Burst, an Alaskan Town Was Hit With a Sudden Flood

Intense flooding continued on August 7, after the sudden draining of a glacial lake near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska. Rich Ross Around 3:30 in the morning on August 6, the first arrivals made their way into the emergency shelter officials had set up in a school gym in Juneau, Alaska.

Why More Firms Are Ditching Performance Ratings

More and larger companies keep jumping on the trend that’s been growing since the start of the decade.

Do You Talk To Yourself? Good.

Everyone has a few comforting quirks that they only indulge in behind closed doors. For some, it’s lying on the floor to relax. For others, it’s talking to themselves out loud.

Candidates spar on economy and abortion as Harris takes on Trump in a way Biden could not

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage Tuesday night for the first and possibly the last time. Harris, the Democratic vice president who is a former courtroom prosecutor, was eager to prosecute Trump’s glaring liabilities.