How Hegseth smashed the world Ike made - Heather Digby Parton - How Hegseth smashed the world Ike made - Heather Digby Parton - The defense secretary broke the 34th president's globe — and provided an inadvertent metaphor

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Ballot rejections soar in rural counties - Ken B. Morales, Jen Fifield, Misty Harris - ProPublica - Ballot rejections soar in rural counties - Ken B. Morales, Jen Fifield, Misty Harris - ProPublica - Delays resulting from the U.S. Postal Service's cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots cast

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Vision is the AI boyfriend we all want -- Melanie McFarland -- To paraphrase the famous "WandaVision" line, what is our lust for this show if not a hot bot crush persevering?

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A tale of two election ads -- Jason Kyle Howard -- Recent spots by Abdul El-Sayed and Vivek Ramaswamy show a choice between service and cruelty

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Iran war could last another year -- Troy Farah -- Meanwhile, fighting in the Middle East continues as oil prices climb

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Maria Bamford comes full-circle -- Coleman Spilde -- "Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story" explores a life remade from scratch

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Why MAGA stands by Ramaswamy's ad -- Amanda Marcotte -- Many Republicans have kids who won't talk to them — and they blame their offspring

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Don't pass up Michael Kiwanuka's "Fudge" -- Melanie McFarland -- The British musician's fifth album takes on a poignant significance in the wake of his health struggles

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Abdul El-Sayed's fighting style terrifies MAGA -- El-Sayed's fighting style terrifies MAGA -- Amanda Marcotte -- Republicans don't know how to handle this Michigan Democrat

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Bari Weiss' pro-MAGA CBS News pivot is falling flat -- Bari Weiss' MAGA CBS pivot is failing -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Ratings and journalistic credibility are suffering amid reports of editorial meddling

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Putin has Trump right where he wants him -- Heather Digby Parton -- The president's outright betrayal of Ukraine shows the U.S. is in a precarious position

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LA's Native people know this story -- Petala Ironcloud -- The Tongva, the Indigenous people of the LA Basin, have lost land and water for centuries

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Fox News' erratic midterm meltdown -- Sophia Tesfaye -- As early voting begins, the network lurches from French protests to fixating on Ilhan Omar

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Habba's $50M pardon problem -- Heather Digby Parton -- The alleged pay-to-play scheme rocks the Trump administration before the midterms

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Secret terms of Trump Venezuela oil deal - Sebastian Rotella, Aaron C. Davis, Cate Brown - ProPublica - The deal is built to prevent future presidents and Venezuelan leaders from changing or dismantling the enterprise

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The Democrat who won't be kink-shamed -- Dimitrios Aletras Jr. -- The Democrat who won't be kink-shamed -- Dimitrios Aletras Jr. -- On Long Island, Chris Gallant's response to racy leaked images shows the real scandal isn't his

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Vance is America's worst insult comedian -- Amanda Marcotte -- The vice president drops the Christian act, but he still fails at bullying Democrats

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Trump's BBC suit risks falling apart -- Troy Farah -- A federal judge on Thursday ordered the president to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11

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GOP attacks Acton with childhood trauma - Amanda Becker - The 19th - Vivek Ramaswamy and allies mock the Democrat's therapy and air ad featuring her estranged mother to close campaign

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Remember smart political marriages? -- Melanie McFarland -- Remember smart political marriages? -- Melanie McFarland -- Netflix's hit drama recalls eras when presidents and their spouses were intellectual equals

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Eminem's MAGA misstep -- Alex Galbraith -- Morgan Wallen cost Tate McRae some goodwill. Kid Rock may cost Eminem even more

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The cost of being unapologetically Black -- Rann Miller -- The Eagles quarterback's health crisis exposed a double standard that goes far beyond the NFL

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The joy of going to a concert alone -- Caryn Rose -- Live music is better on your own terms. You don't need anyone else to enjoy a show

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A warm, sumptuous tale of two Coppolas -- Coleman Spilde -- As "Marie Antoinette" turns 20, Eleanor and Sofia Coppola's documentary reveals new resonance

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The lost art of Black cultural debate -- Candice Frederick -- A documentary on Harlem Renaissance luminaries offers a powerful reminder of the value of thoughtful disagreement

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Maybe Pamela Voorhees has a point -- Melanie McFarland -- The "Friday the 13th" prequel is just a tale of a furious woman fulfilling her fantasies ... and ours

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Raising boys to speak up after Cornell -- Nicole Karlis -- Parents and therapists say the consent talk is only the start of raising accountable boys

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Trump gets richer while gas prices soar -- Troy Farah -- The Iran war and energy crisis aren't problems for the president. They're a business model

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We have no business running a school - Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen, Jennifer Berry Hawes, Milo Strain, Carli Brosseau - ProPublica - Our reporting has shown how easily people have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and more

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The controversy of Tim Tebow & LifeSurge -- CK Smith -- Christian star is taking heat over Life Surge, but dozens of celebs lent credibility to questionable financial org

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Fast food and the private equity fallout -- Alex Galbraith -- The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do

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Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Fourteen cities and counties have dropped Flock contracts or cut their number of cameras

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Man City scandal isn't about soccer -- Andrew O'Hehir -- It's a tangled tale of global corruption and cynicism, and we're all complicit

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I don't want another restaurant app -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- In an age of predictive shopping and fake-friendly alerts, a paper punchcard respects your appetite

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Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring - Jay L. Zagorsky - The Conversation - Here's what to know about this growing trend

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A bipartisan healthcare fix -- Howard Dean, Larry Bucshon -- Holding insurers accountable could be a point of agreement in a divided Washington

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Leave the Greenland sharks alone -- Troy Farah -- A bounty on 1,000 fish hearts is as barbaric as it sounds

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Christa Pike needed competent doctors -- Austin Sarat -- Lethal injection is a cruel procedure. If it's going to be done, doctors should be allowed to administer it

20 days ago

Don't buy the AI miracle pitch -- Troy Farah -- Trump and Silicon Valley are selling the idea that AI will save us. It's a dangerous bet

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Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access - Shefali Luthra - The 19th - The case argues that Texas' near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions

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Russian plague catches Trump's eye - Troy Farah - Russian plague catches Trump's eye - Troy Farah - A 28-year-old lab technician's could be a highly fatal disease but a cause of death has yet to be released

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The cost of scheduling conversations -- Nicole Karlis -- What's lost when spontaneous communication declines?

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Are we in the AI end times? -- Troy Farah -- Anxiety over the dangers of artificial "intelligence" says more about human nature than about the machines

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You should throw a soup party -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- You should throw a soup party -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Three pots, an unreasonable number of toppings and one very good excuse to gather

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Food safety's partisan trust gap -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Ahead of the midterms, voters in both parties fear recalls but split 40 points on oversight

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I miss the restaurant pager -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- It buzzed, it blinked, it did one job. Then restaurants made waiting for a table another task for our phones

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Why the GOP needs a 'secret vegan' -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Trump and Paxton have turned a false claim about his diet into a masculinity test. Why does eating meat matter?

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Your soup needs a little drama -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Puff pastry dots, herby sauce and the crunchy little extras that make all the difference

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The real stakes of the AI drive-thru -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- As McDonald's automates and Chick-fil-A sticks with people, hospitality is up for grabs

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Trump may kill free chips and salsa -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Tariffs on tomatoes could turn one of dining's smallest gestures of hospitality into a line item

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Your soup needs a little vinegar -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Before reaching for salt, add acid

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My affair with witchcraft -- Sarah Herrington -- Reeling from two break-ups — romantic and spiritual — I went to a local witch's Halloween healing event

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"Where will you spend eternity?" -- S.J. Stover -- An evangelical theater experience like "Sleep No More" meets Dante's "Inferno," as interpreted by Franklin Graham

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I smell dead people -- Kelly McClure -- You may believe that ghosts don't exist because you've never seen one, but eyes aren't the only indicators

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What owning a cemetery taught me -- Sarah Gundle -- Despite being featured on Zillow Gone Wild, the house — a renovated church — sat on the market for nearly a year

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