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Your Favorite Meteor Stories of 2022

Thank you, readers, for every open, every click, and every time you’ve forwarded our stories to someone you know. It means the world to us. And if you are so inclined to continue sharing The Meteor with your friends, family, enemies, exes—anyone you want, we don’t judge!—here’s a list of our top 10…

What We Can Do for Abortion in 2023

Cindi Leive writes about abortion—what she’s learned from years of covering it and how not to repeat the mistakes of the past.

There’s Another Report on the Widespread Abuses in Women’s Soccer

A new joint investigation has found widespread “sexual abuse, unwanted sexual advances…emotional abuse, cronyism, racist remarks” and retaliation against players who reported this behavior within the NWSL. If you’re wondering why this sounds so familiar it's because this is the second report on the…

There Have Been 948 Gun Violence Incidents on K-12 Campuses Since Sandy Hook

Today we reflect on the 10-year anniversary of Sandy Hook, which takes place December 14. What have we learned since then, and where do we go from here?