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Empathy Is Too Much Work for Many of Us

New research finds that people avoid connecting emotionally with others out of a fear that it will be too draining.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio holds up a copy of the One NYC 2050 plan as he speaks about the city's response to climate change at Hunter's Point South Park on April 22nd, 2019, in the Queens borough of New York City. The Climate Mobilization Act, which has been referred to as a Green New Deal for the city, passed the city council last Thursday. The legislation, which is part of a broader plan to reduce the city's carbon footprint, would require private building owners to cut their emissions by 40 percent by 2030. The One NYC 2050 report, released Monday, includes plans for how the city can meet that goal.

Viewfinder: Mayor Bill de Blasio Discusses New York City’s ‘Green New Deal’ on Earth Day

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks about the city's response to climate change at Hunter's Point South Park on April 22nd, 2019, in the Queens borough of New York City.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks during an organizing event at the Arc in the borough of Queens in New York City on March 8th, 2019.

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Elizabeth Warren Wants Her Proposed Tax on the Ultra-Rich to Alleviate Student Loan Debt

Warren's plan includes proposals for the elimination of student loan debt for most students, an expansion of grants for low-income students, and free public education.

Civilian paramilitaries with Arizona Border Recon search for undocumented immigrants near the U.S.–Mexico border on November 14th, 2016, near Arivaca, Arizona. The armed group, made up mostly of former U.S. military servicemen and women, does not consider itself a militia, but sees itself as supplementing Border Patrol's efforts to control illegal border activity.

Armed Militias on the Border Have a Long—and Often Racist—History

A recent arrest put armed militias patrolling the southern border in the public spotlight, but they have a lineage as long as the border itself.

A same-sex marriage supporter waves a rainbow pride flag near the Supreme Court, on April 28th, 2015, in Washington, D.C., just days before the Supreme Court heard arguments on same-sex marriage.

Does the Civil Rights Act Ban Discrimination Against LGBT People? The Supreme Court Plans to Decide.

For a trio of anti-LGBT discrimination cases, the issue revolves around the meaning of one word: sex.

After nine years in deep space collecting data that indicates our sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets, NASA's Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations.

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Celebrating Earth Day in 2019

For Earth Day, we selected some of our favorite stories about environmentalism in the 21st century.

Sri Lankan officials inspect St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo, after one of the multiple explosions targeting churches and hotels on Easter Sunday, April 21st, 2019. Across three church bombings, and three luxury hotel bombings, at least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured.

Viewfinder: Church Bombing in Sri Lanka

Across three church and three luxury hotel bombings in Negombo, at least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured.

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Climate change activists block the road junction at Oxford Circus in central London on April 18th, 2019, during an environmental protest by the Extinction Rebellion group. Climate change activists on Thursday brought parts of the British capital to a standstill on the fourth consecutive day of demonstrations.

Extinction Rebellion Stages Demonstrations Around the World (in Photos)

Climate change protests around the world are stopping traffic and leading to widespread arrests.

Kevin McAleenan, who was then commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee March 6th, 2019, in Washington, D.C. He is now the acting secretary of Homeland Security.

ICE’s Largest Family Detention Center Is Well Below Capacity

But understanding why the detained population fluctuates so significantly is more complicated than looking at the number of beds.

A US Postal worker delivers Amazon boxes outside of the New York Stock Exchange on October 11th, 2018 in New York City.

SNAP Participants Can Buy Groceries Online for the First Time

Here's what the change could mean for food security among SNAP participants.