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A new indictment in the Rob and Michele Reiner case triggered a wave of true-crime content. A look at how tragedy gets turned into entertainment.
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The Office star Lucy Davis revealed a stage 4 cancer diagnosis, and fans who’ve never met her are grieving. Why that connection feels so real.
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Schools are mandating clear plastic backpacks for "safety." A look at what the policy actually accomplishes, and what it costs parents.
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A new study finds one in five adults in California and Michigan are choosing not to have kids. It's an economic calculation, not a moral…
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Michigan State researchers found lake sturgeon living nearly 300 years. What their patient lifespan says about our frantic, anxious digital lives.
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A new Pew study shows most Americans have lived with an unmarried partner. It's not a values crisis, it's a rational response to the cost…
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Viral 'most popular beer by state' maps use Google Trends data as a stand-in for culture. Here's why that premise doesn't hold up.
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