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Olympic Gold Medalist Dawn Harper-Nelson on Coming Back to Track as a Mother

The challenges of life as a world-class athlete with an infant.

TikTok Admits It Suppressed Videos by Disabled, Queer, and Fat Creators

TikTok asked moderators to watch 15-second videos and decide if the creator looked like the type of person others might want to bully.

The Angle: Who Had the Best TV Show of 2019?

If you felt overwhelmed by the deluge of options this year, feel free to trust our TV critic’s picks of the ones most worth your time.

Senate Confirms Trump Judicial Nominee Who Fought Against Abortion, Surrogacy, and Fertility Treatment

Pitlyk, a Federalist Society stalwart, will serve in Missouri, which is fighting to shut down its lone remaining abortion clinic.

A Linguist on What Baby Yoda’s First Words Might Be

Even if Baby Yoda lived with other Yoda-style speakers in the past, it’s still doubtful that he would have typical Yoda syntax.

The Fall of Kamala

It’s not exactly clear what her campaign message was in the end.

Donald Trump Has Gone Buck Wild on Trade Again

There was a brief moment when it looked like the trade wars were dying down. That moment has passed.

The GOP’s Ukraine Report Incriminates Trump

He gave his personal lawyer the power to extort a foreign government.

How Scientific American Ended Up at the Center of a Massive Twitter War

A Thanksgiving blowup reveals something about the state of science journalism and the echo chamber effect of social media.

Trump Admits His Trade War Isn’t Ending Anytime Soon

New tariffs are scheduled to take effect on Dec. 15.