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The real culprit is the host of federal laws and regulations propping up prices to benefit corporate interests.

Instead of maximizing the numbers of embryos created, some couples are trying to create only as many as they’ll use.

The Atlantic is sharing news about the hires of Allegra Frank and Serena Dai as senior editors for Culture, in addition to Jen Balderama, who joined The Atlantic in April as a senior editor overseeing The Atlantic’s Family section. Dai and Frank will both begin in the next few weeks; more details on all three editor...

Peggy Flanagan, Minnesota’s lieutenant governor, could become the first Native American woman to serve as governor of any state in the country.

A greased-pole competition in Indonesia; a scene from the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago; an Israeli air strike on Gaza; a tilting church in Greece, big-wave surfing in South Africa, and much more

The Democrats’ challenge now is to figure out how to keep the joy going for the next two and a half months.

Once again, the presidential election will likely come down to how Democrats perform in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

What we eat clearly has a bearing on our well-being. But the best recipe for success centers on how we eat.