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Trump's ridiculous payroll tax gambit
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Let the boys play
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Kamala Harris: The once and future queen of the Democratic Party
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Icelandic scientists are transforming carbon dioxide into stone
Firefighter now fostering dog he rescued from a blaze
Treasure hunter discovers 'significant' collection of ancient bronze artifacts in Scotland
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QAnon is suddenly everywhere — whether people realize it or not
America's cyclical civil war worries
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The week's best photojournalism
There's a gorilla baby boom happening in Uganda
Australian firefighters save prehistoric trees in covert 'military-style' mission
Donating cash directly to impoverished families benefits the whole community, study shows
4 ways Kamala Harris just made history
Trump: If Biden wins, Americans will have to learn Chinese
Trump gave a speech at Gettysburg in 2016. It sounds a lot like his present-day Twitter feed.
How the Electoral College made America's pandemic response worse
The Supreme Court prepares for the Biden presidency
This time is different for Trump
Donald Trump's impotent tyranny
Why Democratic voters might stay home on Election Day
What Tom Cotton's 'necessary evil' comment says about America
Cancel culture and conservative glass houses
What makes America exceptional
The right's 'rule of law' hypocrisy
The American Dream was built on 'handouts'
The modernization of Prince Harry
Local news can save America
The terrible trade-off of keeping schools closed
Why aren't Republicans trying to juice the economy?
Wall Street pines for President Biden
Do polls show the media is missing the story on Trump?
Congress almost rises to the occasion. Almost.
The Tea Party case for the Trump stimulus
John Kelly should spill the beans
What the midterms foretell
The lessons of Larry Hogan
Is Trump the low point of conservatism?
Who destroyed the American family?
The refreshing simplicity of Aldi
Is Kamala Harris really the heir apparent of the Democratic Party?
America is coming apart. Europe is coming together.
Coronavirus and the crisis of capitalism
The pandemic is revealing how bad our technology really is
Did the virus kill the techlash?
Coronavirus and the uncomfortable calculus of the gig economy
When sports aren't a distraction at all
The reappraisal economy
I found the internet's good place. It's dogs.
Why I fell hard for the emoji tapback
'You're fine': The Ugg boot of apology responses
The real value of the coronavirus protests
Coronavirus could end Trump's presidency. Populism could save it.
Tom Brady bet on himself. So did Bill Belichick.
The quiet intellectual push behind conservatives' court coup
What the Bible really says about government
Vladimir Putin's own goal
Sundance reckons with the streaming revolution
The refreshing awfulness of Rick and Morty
Knives Out does what so many of the best mysteries do: Carve up the rich
Shrill normalizes fat people, and that's a good thing
She's a woman. She's a superhero. Get over it.
The therapeutic rise of celebrity thirst culture
Here's what would need to happen to verify North Korea's denuclearization
The NSA knew about cellphone surveillance around the White House 6 years ago
The transformation of Kim Jong Un
I love dogs. But can we stop pretending they should get to go everywhere with us?
Gardening is great
America's Maenad moment
The welcome return of sad Ben Affleck
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Why are the Oscars trying to be the Grammys?
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Bolton shockingly reveals everything we already knew about Trump
Trump's lethal aversion to reading
Is Daniel Radcliffe trying to make us hate him?
First Cow is a necessary portrait of platonic male affection
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire is about truly being seen by another
The antidote to 2018 is this video game about a cartoon chef in a pirate-ship kitchen
Why aren't you watching the WNBA?
The limits of Messi's magic
The Kindergarten Teacher has a race problem
How The Purge intricately explores black female rage
How Blindspotting challenges its audience to disbelieve stereotypes
How families can self-quarantine without going insane
Are my favorite childhood books teaching bad things to my kids?
The joy and sadness of being surpassed by your kids
In the future, will the English language be full of accented characters?
10 signature foods with borrowed names
The delicate art of using linguistics to identify an anonymous author
The death of sacred speech
Hollywood's big bet on Christian movies
Roy Moore and the moral mirror of hatred
What Broad City taught me about weed, life plans, and chosen family
8 award-winning food puns for your Oscars party menu
11 essential cooking skills I learned purely by watching countless hours of Chopped
The daily business briefing: August 13, 2020
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U.S. airstrike kills Iranian commander in Iraq
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to step down by the end of the year
Dow hits 25,000 for the first time
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