SCOTUS helps Trump turn losses into wins - Chauncey DeVega - SCOTUS helps Trump turn losses into wins - Chauncey DeVega - Birthright citizenship survived this round. But Trump's latest successes show that the fight is far from over

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The fight to take down data centers - Tatyana Tandanpolie - The fight to take down data centers - Tatyana Tandanpolie - Rural Ohioans are trying to put the future of hyper-scale data centers on the ballot, and they're gaining momentum

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Wall Street wants to change 401(k) rules - Paul Kiel - ProPublica - It could put your retirement at risk.

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How "Spirited Away" inspired "Avatar" Melanie McFarland - Nickelodeon's beloved cartoon saga is one of many modern fantasies inspired by Hayao Miyazaki

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Platner drops out of Maine Senate race -- Alex Galbraith -- The candidate suspended his campaign while maintaining assault allegations against him were "not real"

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Trump: I'd be the communist GOAT -- Alex Galbraith -- The president thinks he could create one, big, beautiful classless society

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Errors in White House tracker: report -- Tatyana Tandanpolie -- The Ohio Immigrant Alliance found that data on the White House's "Aliens" site is "inaccurate and unreliable."

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Gov. Beshear asks "Where's Mitch?" -- Alex Galbraith -- Rumors have swirled as the senior Republican senator remains hospitalized

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A Fourth of July in Kamala Harris' USA -- Imagining the 250th in Kamala's America -- Sophia Tesfaye -- A celebration of what could have been if the 2024 election had gone differently

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Taylor Swift's wedding proves AOC right: There are no good billionaires -- Taylor Swift shows: no good billionaires -- Amanda Marcotte -- The pop star built an empire on relatability until she became part of the ultra-rich

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Trump wrecked America's 250th in DC, but other blue cities will save it -- Blue cities save the 250th from Trump -- Amanda Marcotte -- Christina Aguilera, Chris Stapleton and Jelly Roll — real stars — headline July Fourth parties in liberal towns

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Trump didn't learn the biggest lesson from his first term -- Trump didn't learn a first-term lesson -- Heather Digby Parton -- Under pressure and facing historically low approval ratings, the president is behaving as erratically as ever

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"Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver checks in to "General Hospital" -- John Oliver to visit "General Hospital" -- Melanie McFarland -- The late-night host and ardent soap opera fan makes his first appearance Thursday on the iconic daytime drama

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The "Squad" is about to get a lot bigger -- Russell Payne -- With recent primary victories, progressives will wield unprecedented power in Congress

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Trump revives the Red Scare -- Heather Digby Parton -- Recent wins by democratic socialists have Trump reviving Cold War-era fears

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The Florida Democrat for voting rights -- Tatyana Tandanpolie -- After disrupting a congressional map vote, Angie Nixon is making her case for the Senate

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Dems' progressive problems go beyond DSA - Charlie Hunt - The Conversation - The Democrats' reckoning is more complicated than you might think

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Sanders: Platner should "step aside" -- Alex Galbraith -- Sanders: Platner should "step aside" -- Alex Galbraith -- The Platner booster joined a chorus of prominent Democrats urging the Maine candidate to end his campaign.

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Supreme Court's selective originalism -- David Coale -- The reasoning cited by Justices Alito and Kavanaugh in Dobbs didn't work with birthright citizenship

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Time's up for Graham Platner -- Jason Kyle Howard -- The sexual assault allegations against Maine's Democratic Senate nominee are credible — and fatal to his candidacy

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Let's fix America with grammar -- Kirk Swearingen -- In the MAGAsphere, sloppy language leads to foolish thoughts, and much worse

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The golden ambition of "Legally Blonde" -- Melanie McFarland -- The golden ambition of "Legally Blonde" -- Melanie McFarland -- Regardless of what "Elle" is doing, the 2001 movie still proves a woman's limitless potential

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John Oliver kills on "General Hospital" -- Melanie McFarland -- Move over, 007. The daytime drama transformed the "Last Week Tonight" host into a new international man of mystery

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Lorne Michaels' genius is judgment -- David Daley -- Susan Morrison's biography offers the fullest portrait yet of the elusive creator of "Saturday Night Live"

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"The Invite" debunks heteronormativity -- Coleman Spilde -- Olivia Wilde's third film is her best yet, a mature comedy that asserts no one is exempt from romantic hang-ups.

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"Blow Out" exposes the real American way -- Coleman Spilde -- The 45th anniversary of Brian De Palma's film meets America's 250th, proving corruption is as American as apple pie

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Swift-Kelce: A wedding that stopped NYC -- CK Smith -- Swifties got their desired season finale of Taylor Swift's romance, a private wedding amid a citywide spectacle

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Louis C.K.'s "redemption" is complete -- Melanie McFarland -- The supposedly disgraced comic's mainstream return proves that expecting true accountability is the real joke

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How private equity destroyed bowling -- Andi Zeisler -- A class-action suit against Lucky Strike Entertainment is a sad coda to the end of bowling

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How "freeze the rent" really works -- Russell Payne -- Even with Mamdani in the mayor's office, tenants aren't taking a rent freeze for granted

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Elon Musk's big payday from SpaceX IPO - Brad Badertscher - The Conversation - Investors who bought the shares are unlikely to see the explosive growth that past IPOs had

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Summer's mixed forecasts, rising costs -- CK Smith -- Memorial Day travel demand remains strong as NOAA predicts below-normal hurricane season and rising vacation costs

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Farm aid can't outrun Trump's war -- Garrett Owen -- With rising costs of fuel and fertilizer, and tariffs still in place, the outlook for 2026 is bleak

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The pistachio trend has some history -- Jelinda Montes -- The pistachio trend has some history -- Jelinda Montes -- Benefiting off viral trends, like Dubai chocolate, has been actually decades in the making

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Minnesota takes on Polymarket, Kalshi -- Jelinda Montes -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing multiple states for trying to rein in Polymarket and Kalshi

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The Trump phone is here. It's junk -- Garrett Owen -- Tech experts and reviewers say the long-delayed $500 phone has high costs, middling specs and murky origins

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The American workforce is a matriarchy -- Sara Estep -- As moms are driving the growth in America's labor market, it's time for major investments in early childcare

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Half of Americans in extreme heat zone -- CK Smith -- Dangerous heat dome disrupts American celebrations in Midwest and East Coast with travel delays and health problems

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The price of Trump's anti-science agenda -- Troy Farah -- From measles to screwworm, Americans keep paying the cost of the admin's war on science

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Trump: Cognitive tests prove he's smart -- CK Smith -- Doctors say MoCA is screening tool for cognitive impairment, not intelligence test, despite Trump's intellect claim

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How to pop the AI bubble -- Troy Farah -- Cory Doctorow argues AI dominance is not inevitable. How we fight back matters

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Trump cuts to global health hit home -- Russell Payne -- Politicized public health agencies also make it harder to hold officials accountable

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PCOS becomes PMOS - CK Smith - PCOS becomes PMOS - CK Smith - This change to this common reproductive health issue could lead to better and earlier treatment for 15% of women.

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Can we ever get rid of nuclear weapons? -- Troy Farah -- Editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says the doomsday threat is real — but human goodness will win out

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Lower drug prices won't fix cancer care -- Kenneth E. Thorpe -- As breakthrough drugs offer critical hope to patients, lawmakers should focus on shoring up the social safety net

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The creamiest lemon pasta salad -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The creamiest lemon pasta salad -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Whipped cottage cheese gives this sunny summer salad protein paired with plenty of fresh citrus

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Olive brine deserves better -- Francesca Giangiulio -- From pasta to focaccia, here are 7 dishes that benefit from the dirty martini treatment

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Chilled noodles, BLT-style -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Tomato, soy, bacon and crisp greens turn rice noodles into a cool, savory summer lunch

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Green Goddess gets pickled -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A splash of dill pickle brine wakes up the herbs in this creamy, crunchy macaroni salad

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"Struggle Meals" grows up -- Francesca Giangiulio -- Frankie Celenza returns with a season about wasting less, improvising more and redefining what it means to struggle

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The beauty of TV's saddest picnic -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- How a blue tarp, a hoagie and a clown became one of television's most profound meals

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Don't waste your rotisserie chicken -- Joy Saha -- Here are a few ways to turn a hot bag of poultry into creative, satisfying weeknight meals

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Dino nuggets, made better -- Joy Saha -- Because we all should be feeding our inner child — even into adulthood

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My awkward adventure on a seniors cruise -- Katelyn Doyle -- On my solo research trip I ended up isolated, injured and curious about the men paid to charm older women at sea

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What I wish I'd known about bisexuality -- Emma Nadler -- I'm not straight, but I appear that way to the world. Visibility and belonging can be a struggle

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My lifelong fascination with tornadoes -- Gabriella Ferrigine -- Am I a bad person for being so enamored with these destructive windstorms? It's complicated

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My (unexpectedly) feminist pilgrimage -- Ginny Bartolone -- I hadn't planned on walking 500 miles in Spain just to escape sexist assumptions, but it turned out to be a bonus

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