How porn became so extreme – and how it’s shaping the sex lives of young people
A few years ago, the singer Billie Eilish opened up on the Howard Stern Show about how she began watching porn around age 11.
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From 18th-century false ballots to the second JFK and double Dan Sullivans, a brief history of spoiler candidates and the unsuccessful legal challenges to them
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Spain’s high-speed train network is plagued by old signalling systems. They may have caused the deadly crash
Shortly after 8am, two high-speed trains set off from Madrid’s Atocha station bound for Seville Santa Justa, but neither reached their destination.
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The Israeli election of Oct. 27, 2026, was among the most highly anticipated votes in the country’s history. It was consequential, if not yet conclusive.
In Brazil’s election, first-round voting was driven by resentment – in the runoff, it was guided by fear
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Health Private equity is buying up more methadone clinics – access to the lifesaving drug isn’t getting easier
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Business Quick LLC Launches The Pedro, a DNS-Verified Security Intelligence Platform for Brand Owners
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How porn became so extreme – and how it’s shaping the sex lives of young people
A few years ago, the singer Billie Eilish opened up on the Howard Stern Show about how she began watching porn around age 11.
- Government
Spain’s high-speed train network is plagued by old signalling systems. They may have caused the deadly crash
Shortly after 8am, two high-speed trains set off from Madrid’s Atocha station bound for Seville Santa Justa, but neither reached their destination.
- Government
Israel has voted, but what comes next? Dissecting a messy ballot and coalition-building process
The Israeli election of Oct. 27, 2026, was among the most highly anticipated votes in the country’s history. It was consequential, if not yet conclusive.
- Government
In Brazil’s election, first-round voting was driven by resentment – in the runoff, it was guided by fear
In the first round of the 2026 Brazilian presidential election, on Oct. 4, the politics of resentment prevailed. Frustration among those displaced from their jobs by automation and the newly self-employed – who sometimes wrongly see themsel…
- Community
EU’s new Arctic strategy signals shift in its geopolitical mindset
The EU recently presented its latest Arctic strategy. It is the bloc’s fifth such strategy since 2008 and the first to be published since 2021, a few months before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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