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Especially when one party is a billionaire that almost unacceptable the country's ability to put things into space, and the other party is a president who has wagered a significant portion of his legacy in a much more ambitious space-based project. At one point, the president said, as President Donald Trump and his former financial advocate and former clumsy boss Elon Musk traded the blow on social media on Thursday: This led Musk to announce that he was abolishing SpaceX's dragon spacecraft, which was used to transport astronauts to the International Space Station, but he later retreated from the threat.But…
For decades, digital privacy advocates have warned the public to be more careful about what we share online. And for the most part, the people have been ignoring them vigorously. I'm certainly guilty of this. I usually click “Accept All” in every cookie request that every website places in front of my face. I've had a Gmail account for 20 years, so at some level I know well that Google means knowing all the imaginable details of my life. I've never lost too much sleep with the idea that Facebook targets me with ads based on my internet presence. If…
For half of last year, Angela has been in a quiet corporate war with her boss. When the two women began working together in finance, they were peers. Still, Angela felt that this coworker was a little judged when Angela took a break from work and was a little too comfortable asking Angela why she was avoiding her in the hallway. (Angela says she never intentionally avoided her.)However, about seven months ago, my colleague was promoted to Angela's manager. Her actions got even more intrusive, says Angela (Vox gave her the pseudonym that she would talk freely about her manager…
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is once again covering cities like Chicago and Milwaukee (cities like Chicago and Milwaukee), according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Part of the plume has reached Europe. Most of the smoke is predicted to drift east through North America and thin. Canada was fighting over 200 flames Thursday afternoon, according to Canada's Intergency Forest Fire Centre. In Canada, fires have forced over 27,000 people to evacuate, but smoke “affects both control and evacuation flights.” This is too familiar. Canada faced massive spatches of wildfires in 2023 and 2024, sending clouds of ashes and dust to…
Ketamine appears to be everywhere, from nightclubs to psychiatric clinics. Some users say they take ketamine every two weeks because of depression, as prescribed by their doctors. He is not alone. More and more Americans are turning to ketamine for relief in the struggle for mental health. However, the New York Times reportedly reportedly reportedly reportedly told people that masks were taking so many ketamines during last year's presidential election, that he was causing bladder problems, a known symptom of chronic ketamine use. Reported drug reports of masks provide a window into the growing popularity of ketamine in the United…
a Vox Reader asks: Maybe it's because I'm a new graduate and graduated from my bachelor's degree at Yippee in May! However, it seems everyone is very pessimistic about the recent job market. Have it been difficult to get jobs for people in recent years, or have I finally been forced to abandon my childhood naivety and wake up like the job market always does?Congratulations on your graduation! Even amidst job market concerns, it is a real achievement worth celebrating. The short answer to your question is, unfortunately, that economic data confirms you are confirming your senses. The job market…
The story was featured in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without taking over your life to political news. Subscribe here.Welcome to logoff: The increasingly troublesome public division between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk controls today's headlines. You can read all about it here. But that also means another change Trump made this week is flying under the radar.What happened? On Wednesday evening, the Trump administration announced a complete ban on the US on citizens of 12 countries, reviving key first-term policies. The ban also includes partial restrictions in seven other…
Limited Time Offer: Get 30% or more from your VOX membership. Join now to support independent journalism.Editor's Notes, June 5th, 2025, 4:25pm: In an apparent feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Thursday, the tech billionaire posted to X that Trump was “in Epstein's file,” saying, “that's the real reason they're not being published.” The following story was originally released on November 5th, 2024.In media and politics, timing is everything. This leaves many people wondering why journalist and author Michael Wolff waited until days before the presidential election to drop the bomb.Wolff, author Fire and angerthe bestselling 2018…
Last week, Elon Musk played President Donald Trump and Buddy Buddy at a friendly oval office event that marked the end of White House service.Well, just a few days later – the two divisions become increasingly bitter, each chasing the other person publicly.This spat isn't just personal. It has a great sense for the country as the mask chose to be fiercely at the heart of Trump's legislative agenda: his “big, beautiful bill” By Thursday afternoon, relationships had been totally worsening, so Trump threatened Musk's federal contract, and Musk threatened to launch a new party, accusing Trump of hiding the…
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously shut down the lawsuit brought by Mexico against the US gun company. in Smith & Wessonv. Estados Unidos MexiconosMexico sues seven American gun manufacturers, claiming that their products are often sold to gun traffickers and provides these guns to Mexican drug cartels. The Mexican government claims that up to 90% of guns recovered at crime scenes in Mexico come from the United States.Unfortunately for Mexico, the 2005 law known as the 2005 Law Protection Act (PLCAA) gives American gun manufacturers a broad immunity from lawsuits that attempt to be held liable for harm caused…