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Liquid error (sections/blog-template line 6): internalBritney Spears Has Been Invited to Congress to Testify on Conservatorship
The pop icon said she was âimmediately flattered" but has not confirmed if she will accept the invitation
A Priest Got a Single Word Wrong. Now Thousands of Baptisms May be Invalid
His single-word error means that the ceremonies will have to be performed all over again
What to Know About the 2022 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony
Hereâs what to expect from the Closing Ceremony of this yearâs Olympic Games
How a Remote Himalayan District Achieved an Extraordinary COVID-19 Vaccination Rate
How did an isolated Himalayan region manage to succeed where so many other cities and countries have struggled?
Quadruple Jumps Are Transforming Womenâs Figure Skating. Surya Bonaly Tried to Do It 30 Years Ago
Womenâs figure skating at the Olympics will be all about the quads. Bonaly reveals how it all started
Elon Musk Gave Away $5.7 Billion Last Year. Hereâs Why Heâs Not Tweeting About It
He could have good reasons for keeping the donation quiet
Why the CIA Director Is Declassifying Material on Russiaâs Ukraine Plot
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIMEâs politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. An ignorance of history isnât an excuse for bad analysisâespecially when your own spies have the evidence on their desks. And few in government understand the perils of a blindspot betterâŚ
Severance Is the Rare âGalaxy-Brainâ Show Smart Enough to Blow Your Mind
Apple's sci-fi thriller balances heady ideas, taut plotting, and fascinating characters in a way Westworld and its ilk never could
College COVID-19 Restrictions No Longer Make Sense
Many of Americaâs roughly 20 million college students are (still) living with a wide range of restrictions on their lives. Some students face no restrictionsâneither vaccination nor mask mandatesâwhile others are subject to bouts of nearly total lock down, such as happened at Emerson college, which issued a âstay in roomâ directive that lasted throughâŚ
The Speech That Launched Frederick Douglassâs Life as an Abolitionist
On a hot night in August 1841, fugitive slave Frederick Douglass stood before a thousand white people inside a rickety wooden building in Nantucket, Mass. A handful of Black people appeared in the crowd, but the group looked like a sea of white to Douglass. âAccustomed to consider white men as my bitterest enemies,â heâŚ
Tesla Is Used to Controversy. But Its Latest Scandals Could Hurt Its Bottom Line
Teslaâs troubles just keep piling up. Late last week, Californiaâs Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) sued the automaker, alleging that Tesla had discriminated against Black workers at the company and ignored years of complaints from Black workers who said that they were almost continuously subjected to racist slurs in the workplace. Kevin Kish,âŚ
Pediatricians Who Serve Trans Youth Face Increasing Harassment. Lifesaving Care Could Be on the Line
Pediatricians who serve trans youth faced a wave of increased harassment. Access to crucial medical care could ultimately be at stake.