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January jobs report shows the labor market is hot, hot, hot

Illustration of a thermometer shaped like an upwards arrow, with the mercury rising.

Half of U.S. adults believe Israel has "gone too far" in Gaza war: poll

estroyed buildings and roads after Israeli Forces withdrawn from the areas in Khan Yunis, Gaza on February 02
Feb 2, 2024 - Economy

Cryptocurrency adoption is going more slowly than the web

Illustration of two globe stands, one with the World Wide Web icon and one with a pixelated coin.
Updated Feb 2, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Fulton DA Fani Willis subpoenaed by House Republicans

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis Photo: Dennis Byron-Pool/Getty Images

The National Hurricane Center's new, experimental forecast cone

Hurricane Ian on September 26, 2022 after it grew substantially as it charged across the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
Updated Feb 2, 2024 - Economy

Divorce in America gets a glow up

Illustration of a gavel popping out of a bottle of champagne like a cork
Updated Feb 2, 2024 - Energy & Climate

"Torrents, not trickles": UN climate chief's vision for COP29

Photo illustration of executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Simon Stiell in front of a collage of money and climate-related imagery

U.S. economy adds whopping 353,000 jobs in January as labor market heats up

Updated Feb 2, 2024 - Energy & Climate

Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil predicts early spring

A groundhog held by a man in a tophat
Feb 2, 2024 - Economy

Why you don't need to freak out about the layoffs

DeSantis' presidential campaign cost $160 million

Photo illustration of Ron DeSantis against a background image of an abstract topographical map of Iowa surrounded by black and red circles.
Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: Trump's conviction scenario

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Feb 2, 2024 - Health

U.S. permanently eases some opioid treatment restrictions

Illustration of a person at a computer wearing medical gloves with a lightbulb on the screen

FDA renews debate over biased pulse oximeters

A photo of a health worker holding a pulse oximeter on a patient's finger.
Feb 2, 2024 - Business

Gen Z fuels "loud budgeting" personal finance trend

Illustration of a piggy bank standing at a microphone.

What U.S.–China cooperation on AI could look like

Illustration of two people about to shake hands and their heads have been replaced by the flag of the United States and the flag of China.

Be mine! (Sort of): Situationships are on the rise

A box of candy hearts with the word "Sweethearts Situationships" on it.

Inside Biden's obsession with "Morning Joe"

Photo Illustration of Joe Biden sitting in a large cup of coffee with the glow of a screen projected onto him
Updated Feb 1, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against former U.K. spy Christopher Steele

Christopher Steele, ex-MI6 agent, centre, departs from the Royal Courts of Justice in London, UK, on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.
Feb 1, 2024 - Business

Axios Finish Line: Perils of pretend work

Animated illustration of an 8-bit cartoon dreaming.
Feb 1, 2024 - Business

Former Messenger staffers file class-action lawsuit over news site shutdown

The Messenger logo

Ex-CIA hacker who leaked secrets to WikiLeaks gets 40 years in prison

A man crosses the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seal in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on August 14, 2008.
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