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Some parents call tablets the ‘square au pair.’ Danielle Villasana/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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Toy Story 5’s ‘Lilypad’ is an indictment of the world that birthed the ‘iPad Kid’

Staff Writer - June 19, 2026

The U.S.-Mexico beef market has taken a massive hit from the screwworm parasite, which has spread from Mexico to Texas and New Mexico. AP Photo/Isabel Mateos, file

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Soaring US beef prices likely to rise further thanks to trade tensions and disease outbreaks

Bad managers can simply be confusing rather than cruel. Yellow Man/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Most American workers are checked out, and like ‘The Office,’ their bosses are the last to know

An Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) swims under the ice. Erling Svensen/Artsdatabanken, CC BY

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This successful Arctic fishing treaty has kept Russia, China, the US and others working together for 5 years – it could be a model...

Companies can be analyzed as moral actors, not just profit-makers. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Why corporate inclusion policies are moral decisions, not just business ones

A Nissan Leaf charges at a station in Pasadena, Calif., on Sept. 23, 2024. Mario Tama/Getty Images

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Charging, not range, is becoming a top concern for electric car drivers

Staff Writer - October 13, 2024

At what price? Charly Triballeau/AFP Getty Images

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If you think grocery prices take a big bite out of...

Staff Writer - October 11, 2024

All eyes on the CPI. Sila Damrongsaringkan/Getty Images Plus

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US inflation rate fell to 2.4% in September − here’s what...

Staff Writer - October 10, 2024

Volunteers with Savage Freedoms Relief Operation coordinates aid in Swannanoa, on Oct. 7, 2024, after Hurricane Helene severely damaged the North Carolina town. Allison Joyce/AFP via Getty Images

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‘Cajun Navy’ volunteers who participate in search-and-rescue operations after hurricanes are...

Staff Writer - October 10, 2024

Over-the-counter multiplex tests for more than one illness may soon come to a pharmacy near you. Paco Burgada/iStock via Getty Images

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Is it COVID-19? Flu? At-home rapid tests could help you and...

Staff Writer - October 8, 2024

People have a tough time discerning a fake review from a real one. Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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As Yelp turns 20, online reviews continue to confound and confuse shoppers

Staff Writer - October 6, 2024

The edge of the Salton Sea, a heavily polluted lake with large geothermal and lithium resources beneath it. Manuel Pastor

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Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions,...

Staff Writer - September 26, 2024

Keurig, maker of K-Cup single-use coffee pods, was recently fined for claiming the pods were recyclable. Dixie D. Vereen/For The Washington Post, via Getty Images

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Can you trust companies that say their plastic products are recyclable?...

Staff Writer - September 24, 2024

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Companies can be analyzed as moral actors, not just profit-makers. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Why corporate inclusion policies are moral decisions, not just business ones

Staff Writer - June 14, 2026

Shreyans Goenka, Virginia Tech and Sankar Sen, Baruch College, CUNY Executives are facing pressure from boards, employees, regulators and...

As ocean temperatures rise during El Niño, fish can find themselves in hot water. Geoff Trodd/Unsplash

El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record...

June 12, 2026

In fall 2024, Tampa and other Florida cities on the Gulf coast were hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton within 13 days of each other. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities

June 9, 2026

An Amazon data center sits next to a neighborhood in northern Virginia. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country...

June 8, 2026

Large-scale solar power plants are key elements of energy policies in New York and other states. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Building more renewable energy sources means rethinking land use for agriculture...

June 5, 2026