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In 2014, a study found that only 1.4% of orchestra musicians were Black. In 2022, it’s hard to know if that number is better or worse. (Image credit: Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe/Getty Images)

Nearly two-thirds of doctors are experiencing at least one symptom of burnout, a huge increase from before the pandemic. But the situation is not irreparable, researchers say.

After parliamentary elections last weekend, Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party, is set to become the first woman to lead her country’s government. That fact is obscured for many Europeans by accusations that she’ll also be Italy’s

Each Cactus Plant Flea Market Box will come with a meal and a classic McDonald’s character toy, with a twist. (Image credit: Nam Y. Huh/AP)

This has been the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds have drowned in the Rio Grande or perished from extreme heat in failed smuggling attempts. (Image credit: Verónica G. Cárdenas for NPR)

The Federal Reserve is cracking down hard on inflation, in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the 1970s, when price hikes were so sustained, they got baked in to people’s thinking. (Image credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Russell Cook expected a quick, inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter after a car wreck. She wasn’t badly hurt, but they were sent to an emergency room — for a much larger bill. (Image credit: Audra

The coronavirus revealed flaws in the nation’s pandemic plans. The spread of monkeypox shows that the problems remain deeply entrenched.

Javier Zamora’s book, as touching as it is sad, and as full of hope and kindness as it is harrowing, is the kind of narrative that manages to bring a huge debate down to a very personal space. (Image credit:

It’s not hard to understand why Nikolai Shushpan, who is gay, made the decision to become one of the thousands of Russians to flee to Georgia after President Vladimir Putin announced a draft last week “I’m more scared of being