Pete Hegseth's manly act is backfiring - Amanda Marcotte - Pete Hegseth's manly act is backfiring - Amanda Marcotte - MAGA bros hoped the defense secretary would make them feel butch — with Iran war, he embarrasses them

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Labor Department chaos masks dysfunction - Russell Payne - Labor Department chaos masks dysfunction - Russell Payne - Dysfunction at the NLRB has grown to the point that it's even beginning to hurt employers

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How Congress can push back on Iran war - Charlie Hunt, SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor - The Conversation - What power does the U.S. Congress have over the president's war in Iran?

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Is living with men worth it? Andi Zeisler - Women are increasingly choosing not to marry and men assume they know why. They don't

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Trump makes "giant mess" in Ecuador -- Garrett Owen -- Joint drug enforcement operations in Ecuador provide little benefit to Americans or Ecuadorians

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Khamenei defiant in first statement -- Garrett Owen -- Khamenei said Iran would "avenge the blood of [its] martyrs" and suggested opening new fronts in the war

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Live Nation execs: We're "robbing them" -- Alex Galbraith -- Two senior employees at the concert giant bragged about exploiting customers

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The Trumpification of Oscars season -- Coleman Spilde -- From a "La La Land"–"Moonlight" fiasco to Chalamet's opera drama, awards debates now mirror Trump-era culture wars

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Morrissey was always a jerk -- Andi Zeisler -- Despite a new album and an unswayable fan base, Morrissey wants nothing more than to validate his victimhood

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Behind Trump's war fever lies profound weakness -- Behind Trump's war fever lies weakness -- Andrew O'Hehir -- US wages fast-escalating war, with no clear motivation and no realistic plan. It isn't fooling anyone

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"Saturday Night Live" comes to bury Kristi Noem -- "SNL" comes to bury Noem -- Alex Galbraith -- The sketch show danced on Noem's grave after she was removed from her position as DHS secretary

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Mar-a-Lago face couldn't save Kristi Noem -- Mar-a-Lago face couldn't save Noem -- Amanda Marcotte -- The former DHS secretary's firing shows women are disposable to Trump — no matter how hard they try to please him

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GOP doesn't care about parents' rights -- Amanda Marcotte -- The Supreme Court's move against trans kids in California empowers MAGA to mess with all families

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RFK Jr.'s vaccine adviser under scrutiny -- Jelinda Montes -- Public health experts criticize Retsef Levi's studies ahead of a key vaccine advisory meeting

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Lindsey Graham: Trump's little war devil -- Heather Digby Parton -- The South Carolina senator and noted war hawk pushed Trump on Iran. Now he says "Cuba is next."

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Trump's dangerous moral crusade -- Chauncey DeVega -- The president casts himself as the ultimate authority on good and evil — and believes it is his job to enforce it

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DOJ flips civil rights law on its head -- Russell Payne -- DOJ flips civil rights law on its head -- Russell Payne -- In conservative push to redefine the 14th Amendment, Los Angeles schools are on the front line

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Trump's "unpredictable" war in Iran -- Garrett Owen -- Analysts see the possibility of escalation, collapse, or negotiation, while stability remains elusive

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KBJ bashes SCOTUS' use of shadow docket -- Alex Galbraith -- The liberal justice said that emergency rulings were "not serving this country well."

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Fox tries — and fails — to shield Trump -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The network apologized for airing old footage of Trump at Dover. But it has a pattern of covering for him

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Tracey Emin is still a glorious mess -- Andi Zeisler -- Tracey Emin is still a glorious mess -- Andi Zeisler -- A Tate Modern retrospective shows what Emin's raw, personal work looks like in a world where women speak up

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Colbert: This isn't the Red Scare -- Alex Galbraith -- The late-night host pushed back against his characterization as a martyr for free expression at the WGA Awards

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"Frankenstein" needed a woman's touch -- Coleman Spilde -- Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Bride!" is deeply flawed — and more exciting than any recent take on Mary Shelley's work

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Private prisons cash in on ICE crackdown -- Nicholas Liu -- Over 90 percent of detained immigrants languish in prisons that aren't actually run by the government

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Is it wrong to have too much money? Jackson Trager - The Conversation - Your answer may depend on deep-seated values – and your country's economy

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Why personal budgets don't work -- Dana Miranda -- You can keep tabs on your financial situation without planning for every dollar or restricting spending

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They beat cancer. Then came the bills -- Zina Kumok -- Treatment takes more than a physical toll on patients — it often empties their wallets

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Nana bailed me out and I'm still ashamed -- Bob Brody -- Nana bailed me out and I'm still ashamed -- Bob Brody -- Years later, I realize that being spared the disgrace of bankruptcy was a blessing and a curse

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FOMO is putting Gen Zers in debt -- Cara Michelle Smith -- The pressure to document the most interesting parts of their lives comes with a price tag

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When the tourists go, hunger moves in -- Francesca Giangiulio -- As summer crowds disappear, the workers who kept them fed face rising costs, scarce housing and bare pantries

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Welcome to the club. That'll be $200K -- Esther Luz -- Fees can cost six figures, and the waitlists stretch for months. But the exclusivity keeps them humming

3 months ago

Trump's pro-birth agenda failing moms -- Nicole Karlis -- As the Trump admin urges folks to have more kids, new data shows early pregnancy care moving in the wrong direction

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RFK Jr's risky attacks on HPV vaccines -- Nicole Karlis -- The HPV vaccine has significantly reduced rates of cervical cancer across the world, yet the CDC insists on review

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Is ChatGPT Health the new WebMD? -- Nicole Karlis -- OpenAI's new chatbot aims to bolster users' health decisions — but risks fueling confusion and anxiety

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Trump's new foreign aid ban -- Nicole Karlis -- Experts say the Trump administration is using foreign aid to impose anti-human rights ideology globally

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Reinventing public health under Trump -- Nicole Karlis -- California, New York and others are forming health alliances, marking an uncharted chapter in public health

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S.C. measles outbreak breaks record - Jelinda Montes - S.C. measles outbreak breaks record - Jelinda Montes - This is largest measles outbreak since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000.

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RFK Jr. encourages "moderate drinking" -- CK Smith -- Again, health experts warn new guidance may blur science with personal choice, fueling confusion and debate

2 months ago

The overdose crisis is turning around -- Libby Jones -- More people are around for the holidays because of treatment options. That success is at risk unless Congress acts

2 months ago

Make your meatloaf like a steakhouse -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Make your meatloaf like a steakhouse -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Deeply savory, sliceable and built for real browning

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In Finland, winter is a way of eating -- Howie Southworth -- Where soup, sauna and salt turn cold into culture

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The supper club everyone calls -- Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu -- Each year, thousands dial a century-old Wisconsin supper club hoping to win the December reservation lottery

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How to eat when you want to feel better -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A gentle reset for when your meals — and your energy — feel a little off

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Brownies, made better -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Fudgy, bittersweet and finished with salt — with that thin, shiny crinkle top

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Steaks, sushi and Vegas' softer side -- Chaya Milchtein -- Beyond the casino floor, a week of great meals and well-earned indulgence

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Delete your food delivery apps -- Joy Saha -- I recently bid farewell to every single food delivery app on my phone. My overall well-being thanked me

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Target fades out synthetic cereal dyes -- Joy Saha -- The big-box retailer joins others in removing foods with artificial dyes from its grocery shelves by the end of May

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A love affair in life's last act -- Alice Bingham Gorman -- The odds are stacked against women in their 80s finding true love. Was it possible for me, I wondered?

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The song that left me speechless -- Randall Horton -- The student who said she "didn't know no beautiful" created a track that became our flagship of creative excellence

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My mother, the debutante Communist -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Her life was like a slowly unfolding, densely plotted thriller whose unfinished story we're all still inside

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Taylor Swift, grief therapist? -- Molly Saint-James -- My husband bonded with our daughters over her music. Now that he's gone, I've found solace in her work, too

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