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How the Rock ’n Play became a cult baby product — and why Fisher-Price is recalling it

The popular sleeper product has been connected to at least 32 infant deaths, according to Consumer Reports.

Democrats are prioritizing “electability” in 2020. That’s a coded term.

It often means white and male.

Sen. Ed Markey: “We are now in the era of the Green New Deal”

The resolution’s co-sponsor explains his new approach to climate policy.

Notre Dame is one of Paris’s most visited landmarks. Here’s what the fire could mean for the city.

Most of the cathedral’s priceless artwork and relics, including Christ’s crown of thorns, survived the fire.

The race to save the planet from plastic

Scientists are trying to accelerate evolution to make plastics rot. A tiny new organism is showing them how.

How big data for DNA puts you at risk — even if you’ve never taken a test

Even if you don’t spit in a tube, your relative might

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Notre Dame, one of Paris’s most iconic landmarks, is damaged in a massive fire

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What Pete Buttigieg learned from Donald Trump

Pete Buttigieg, Barack Obama, and the psychology of liberalism

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Bernie Sanders’s Fox News town hall wasn’t a debate. Bernie won anyway.

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Sudan’s protesters demand civilian control amid leadership shake-up

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Bran Stark’s cold stare is Game of Thrones season 8’s real winner

Games of Thrones season 8

The show is finally back. Here’s what you need to know.

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