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Trump's detention agenda hits legal wall - Chauncey DeVega - Trump's detention agenda hits legal wall - Chauncey DeVega - The president touted his judges. Now they're standing up on immigration and democracy

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RFK Jr.'s medical racism resurfaces - Garrett Owen - RFK Jr.'s medical racism resurfaces - Garrett Owen - Black doctors and medical community say RFK Jr.'s rhetoric poses real dangers to public health

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Trump pardon may stiff grieving family - Jeremy Kohler - ProPublica - The Coulson family may never receive millions from a wrongful death lawsuit it won years ago

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"The Devil Wears Prada 2" sold its soul - Coleman Spilde - The massive marketing campaign for "The Devil Wears Prada 2" is degrading the film's earnest, chic legacy

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Trump's looming downballot disaster -- Russell Payne -- Trump's unpopularity is putting Republican dominance in state legislatures at risk

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"TACO" theory hides Trump's real threat -- Chauncey DeVega -- What really matters is the destruction the president leaves behind

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MAGA wants teen births. It won't work -- Amanda Marcotte -- Teen birth rates are at historic lows — and young women want to keep it that way

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American Music Honors unites generations -- Kenneth Womack -- Dionne Warwick, Dr. Dre and Patti Smith were honored as icons, culminating in an all-star finale led by Springsteen

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Trump's DoorDash Grandma isn't a plant — the truth is much darker -- DoorDash Grandma deserves better -- Amanda Marcotte -- Sharon Simmons made $22,000 last year — her boss made $313 million

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Trump is right: He is MAGA's Jesus -- Amanda Marcotte -- The president's blasphemy exposes the truth about the Christian right

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Republicans edge toward a breaking point on Trump -- Vance looms as Trump spirals -- Brian Karem -- DC whispers about impeachment — but forget the 25th Amendment

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Why Fox News is so mad at Abigail Spanberger -- Spanberger is now Fox's favorite target -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Virginia's new governor accused of bait-and-switch by right-wing media

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Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer resigns -- Alex Galbraith -- The Trump Cabinet pick was in the midst of an internal investigation into alleged misconduct

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Patel sues Atlantic for $250M -- Alex Galbraith -- The FBI director accused the outlet of publishing a "hit piece" about his tenure at the agency

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Big winner at DNC meeting: Israel -- Norman Solomon -- Democratic leaders side with Israel again, over the wishes of their own voters

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MAGA and the death of middlebrow -- Mike Lofgren -- All the cool people hated middle-class suburban culture — but it looks a lot better compared to what came next

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Clarence Thomas attacks progressivism -- Heather Digby Parton -- Clarence Thomas attacks progressivism -- Heather Digby Parton -- In a speech celebrating America's 250th, the Supreme Court justice gave a dishonest and dangerous read of history

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The South can help defeat MAGA -- Beth Howard -- Rural whites can be fierce fighters for economic and racial justice — if they are welcomed by progressives

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Texas docs sanctioned in women's deaths - Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser - ProPublica - Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages. State medical board faults doctors' substandard care

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Obama & Mamdani read to Bronx pre-K kids -- CK Smith -- Their first in-person meeting highlights early education, and Obama's promise to advise the city's new mayor

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D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old -- Alex Galbraith -- D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old -- Alex Galbraith -- The missing teen's remains were found in the trunk of a car belonging to the singer in September

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How the "SNL" sausage gets made -- Coleman Spilde -- In the new documentary, "Lorne," director Morgan Neville reminds us why "SNL" never fails to capture our curiosity

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Donald Trump's cabinet has daddy issues -- Andi Zeisler -- The president's obsession with dominance, loyalty and humiliation makes him a lot like the father he feared

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The everlasting high of stoner comedies -- Coleman Spilde -- Stoner buddy comedies like "Up in Smoke" and "Harold & Kumar" make the grass greener on all sides

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Steven Soderbergh's AI contradiction -- Coleman Spilde -- Soderbergh is "mystified" over AI backlash, but his latest film, "The Christophers," proves art needs a human touch

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Dylan, The Beatles and the art of change -- Kenneth Womack -- "Where the Music Had to Go" tracks Dylan and The Beatles' creative clash

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Julia Wertz on motherhood's body horror -- Andi Zeisler -- In "Bury Me Already," the cartoonist takes on isolation, family and the eternal guilt trip of art and parenting

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Books that fill in music's missing pages -- Caryn Rose -- The best music writing isn't nostalgia, It's cultural archaeology — These books reclaim what music history left out

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Mastering the business of creativity -- Paulette Perhach -- If you want something, you have to do more than give. You have to go out and get

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Social media has changed how we spend -- Melanie Lockert -- It's a marketer's world and we're all just living in it

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Protect your data after massive breach -- Nina Jagannathan -- "People are usually their own worst enemy in security," one expert warns

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The cost of keeping money secrets -- Sheryl Nance-Nash -- Two in five adults in committed relationships have kept financial secrets from their partners, a survey says

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My parents died. It's a whole second job -- Becky Robison -- My parents died. It's a whole second job -- Becky Robison -- Millennial kids of Boomers have started to join the dead parents club, where mourning is just the beginning

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How many financial accounts do you need? -- Dana Miranda -- A financial adviser weighs in on six common accounts used to organize money

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Pros, cons of using a tax prep chain -- Zina Kumok -- Companies like H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt and Liberty Tax may or may not work for your situation this season

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Say goodbye to these retirement rules -- Sheryl Nance-Nash -- Pension plans and Social Security checks are iffier than ever. Here's what to know about planning for the future

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Trump is weaponizing climate change -- Troy Farah -- The Iran war shows how fossil fuels, conflict and planetary crisis are now inseparable

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Misinfo at Trump's women's health summit - Amanda Seitz - KFF Health News - The administration-sponsored event elevated perspectives outside conventional standards of medical care

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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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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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Back from the moon: Artemis crew is home - CK Smith - Back from the moon: Artemis crew is home - CK Smith - After days in orbit, the successful return keeps pushing NASA's Artemis timeline of putting man back on the moon

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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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Going childfree to stop the abuse cycle -- Christina Wyman -- I'd never had a stable model for how to raise emotionally healthy kids. I realized I had to break the cycle

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You should be freezing your garlic -- Joy Saha -- You should be freezing your garlic -- Joy Saha -- Prepping and storing fresh garlic doesn't have to be a hassle, thanks to these tips from a professional chef

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My best corn chowder starts with chips -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Don't treat corn chips as just a garnish. They're the secret base of a richer, more cohesive soup

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Bourdain was right about Guy Fieri -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Bourdain knew that food was political. Here's why the Mayor of Flavortown's politics matter, too

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Three words: Triple-egg salad -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Hard-cooked eggs for structure, blended yolks for silk and jammy pieces for pockets of richness

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Fieri under fire for Andrew Tate clip -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The TV host's friendly exchange with the controversial influencer at a UFC fight is drawing criticism from fans

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States now at forefront of food safety -- Joy Saha -- Dozens of bills in more than 15 states are targeting harmful additives, many of which have been ignored by the FDA

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I was wrong about pork chops -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A childhood staple gets a second look, reimagined with spice, sweet raisins, herbs and creamy yogurt

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Hunger is rising — by Republican design -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Policy shifts are shrinking SNAP access, pushing millions off aid. Not because need fell, but because barriers rose

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I secretly lived in my office -- Terry K. -- Unable to pay rent in L.A., I slept behind my desk. But what began as a quick financial fix soon became a lifestyle

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Secrets of a serial addict -- Susan Shapiro -- First, I quit alcohol, drugs and cigarettes. But other things kept taking their place

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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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I am a "MasterChef" survivor -- Jessie Glenn -- Have you ever wondered what kind of person auditions for reality TV? Here's my story, and what I saw

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