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Health

The Anatomy of Empathy

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By Shayla Love
Tech

Super-Empaths Are Real, Says Science

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By Hannah Ewens
Identity

The Mirror-Touch Synesthetes Who Can Literally Feel Your Pain

10.09.17

By Layla Haidrani

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Comedy

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Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Is Getting Another Resident Evil and More Final Fantasy (Every Game Coming In March Wave 2)

South of Midnight and The Alters join Game Pass Premium today. Get the breakdown of every March Wave 2 addition to Ultimate, Premium, and PC.

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By Denny Connolly
Rated and Slated

Rated and Slated: Things We Love and Hate Online This Week

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Gaming

Pokémon XD Gale of Darkness Suddenly Returns After 20 Years on Switch 2

Pokémon XD Gale of Darkness suddenly returns on Switch 2. Here’s how to access the rare GameCube title right now.

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By Brent Koepp
Illustration by Reesa.

Horoscopes

Daily Horoscope: March 18, 2026

This forecast has reinvention, indulgence, and enough psychic static to make even smart people romanticize the wrong thing.

9 hours ago

By Ashley Fike