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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 02: An Aldi grocery store is pictures on May 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. The discount grocery chain more plans to add over 225 new stores in the U.S. in 2025 as part of a five-year growth plan to add 800 stores by the end of 2028. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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How Aldi is pushing down grocery prices
Alex Mayyasi
The German-owned chain's low prices are winning over shoppers — and pushing competitors to respond.
Shakira (left), the artist Mr. Fantasy (left), Gracie Abrams, AI artist Tata Taktumi and the boy band Boy Throb have also caused controversy this year over what's inauthentic and what's real in the musical trends of 2026.
Photos by Aurore Marechal / Kevin Kane / Ian Maule / Getty Images. Illustration by Jackie Lay.
Is 2026 the fakest year in music?
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Prediction markets, like Polymarket and its main rival, Kalshi, have flourished in Trump's second term.
Gabby Jones
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Polymarket has investigated 'dozens' of election-related cases
Luke Garrett
The vocal stylings of Paula Abdul (left), the similarities between Stella Lefty and Noah Kahan's music and the work of artist Ry Cooder have all sparked debates about what makes music "real."
Photos by Bob Riha, Jr. / Greg Doherty / Michael Putland / Getty Images. Illustration by Jackie Lay.
Very chaotic, not at all good: Why does everything in music feel fake right now?
Ann Powers
Texas Standard
When James Talarico was Jimmy, he played in the sandbox of student politics at UT Austin
Talarico’s college years at the University of Texas at Austin included a massive voter registration drive, bruising student government campaigns and political alliances that didn’t always survive.
A miniscule pest is killing pastures across Texas
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who rose from sportscaster to Texas political powerhouse, seeks 4th term
West Texas DA opens forgery investigation into disputed transgender mailers
New ‘Reading Rainbow’ host celebrates libraries in his first picture book
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