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A short course in today’s big news.


Obama is expected to take executive action that will shield 4.3 million immigrants from deportation.


Here are some reasons why.


Also, a look back at the career of director Mike Nichols, who passed away at 83.




A major challenge to marijuana legalization in four states and Washington, DC, may come from international agencies.


The state versus the courts.


Without counting dental plans, Obamacare would have missed its goal


“Oxford Students for Life are putting on a super cute debate with two cis guys.”


Nationwide marriage equality could be a few months away.


How 8 feet of snow can fall in a few days


It’s the latest challenge to affirmative action policies at colleges and universities.

An interview with Joanne Liu, president of Doctors Without Borders


At the National Book Awards, Lemony Snicket thought it funny to make a black person-watermelon joke.


He was one of only a few directors to make marks on stage, screen, and television.