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Why is the U.S. national debt $40 trillion? PBS News · Lisa Desjardins A primer on how debt is calculated, the reasons ours climbed so high, so fast, how the U.S. compares to other countries, and more. 

How to help save untouched national forests Frommers · Zac Thompson The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to allow logging in public wilderness. It’s not too late to weigh in. 

The future of medicine is video games Vox · Dylan Scott In the future, kids won’t receive anesthesia for minor surgeries. They’ll get put into virtual reality. 

A clockwork Ozempic tastecooking.com · John DeVore For an award–winning food writer, the suffering is how he knows the drug is working. 

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My complicated dating life as a Trump voter living in New York City Esquire · Andy Vasoyan I don’t have a problem getting girls. My main problem, thanks to politics, is keeping them. 

Why do movies look like that now? The A.V. Club · Kyle Turner Cinematographers, colorists, and camera operators explain how technology and business expectations are blurring modern cinema’s images together. 

The new science of dreaming TIME · Veronique Greenwood The NEXTUP theory suggests that while we’re sleeping, our brain builds stories around the things that bother us in waking life. 

Where did all the public bathrooms go? JSTOR Daily · Amelia Soth Nineteenth-century Paris tackled public urination with ornate pissoirs. American reformers later turned toilets into a temperance cause. 

5 intriguing science fiction and fantasy books coming next year bookriot.com · Liberty Hardy A really great way to have hope about the future is to look at upcoming books. 

Can you sue over a bad vacation? fodors.com · Kinsey Gidick As the price of leisure climbs, so do travelers’ expectations. Here’s when it’s worth pushing for a refund — and when it’s time to let it go. 

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