The Racial Inequality of Sleep
Black Americans aren’t sleeping as well as whites. Here’s why that’s a public-health problem—and what can be done to fix it.
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An unexpected challenge in the quest for racial justice.
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“I’ve been boring them to death,” Obama apologized to the children in the audience.
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The president did not hold back in his criticism of gun laws in addressing this most recent tragedy.
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Obama, Putin both want to defeat ISIS. But their visions for how the world should look after its defeat are unlikely to be reconciled.
Spencer Platt AFP/Getty Ted Cruz Is Really Happy About John Boehner’s Resignation
Cruz believes conservative orthodoxy is a winning strategy. For the senator, Boehner's fall will bolster that idea.
Ray Tamarra AFP/Getty John Boehner Is Resigning From Congress This Year
The House speaker is expected to exit in October.
Alex Wong AFP/Getty Pope Francis's Address to a Joint Meeting of Congress, Abridged
The following has been abridged and adapted from Pope Francis’s speech Thursday.
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