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DHS funding lapse fuels domestic fears - Tatyana Tandanpolie - DHS funding lapse fuels domestic fears - Tatyana Tandanpolie - Some worry the partial shutdown leaves the U.S. vulnerable amid the war with Iran

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When a narcissist led the world into war -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Kaiser Wilhelm II was an erratic despot known for unhinged foreign policy schemes. The result was catastrophe

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Horror's crucial less-is-more lesson - Coleman Spilde - Horror's crucial less-is-more lesson - Coleman Spilde - A24's latest chiller is a master class in getting under the skin — until it falls back on old tricks

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How to become a potluck person -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A guide to hosting — or showing up to — the modern potluck without the awkwardness

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Iran war helps Russia, Zelenskyy warns -- CK Smith -- Ukrainian leader cites higher oil prices and U.S. distraction as risks to ending the Ukraine-Russia conflict

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FCC warns broadcasters covering Iran War -- CK Smith -- Trump and FCC attack networks' Iran war coverage, critics warn of chilling effect on press freedom

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Buttigieg: Trump uses war dead as props -- Alex Galbraith -- The former Cabinet official said that Trump was "unfit" to lead

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The modern prophecy behind the Iran war -- Russell Payne -- Religious leaders warn that apocalyptic beliefs might outweigh the nuclear taboo

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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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Trump's Strait of Hormuz problem -- Heather Digby Parton -- Oil prices surge as the Trump administration shows no clear plan for the world's most critical shipping lane

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Lindsey Graham is the little war devil on Trump's shoulder -- 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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Why the Iran war was inevitable -- Mike Lofgren -- There were many reasons behind Trump's decision to attack — but none of them were about US national security

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Reality doesn't matter to Trump -- Brian Karem -- The war will end when Trump feels it in his bones. In the meantime, he says everything is fine

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Trump rebukes media amid Iran Strikes -- CK Smith -- Tehran warns of retaliation as Trump denies media coverage, oil prices spike as Iraq and UAE caught in the middle

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Lindsey Graham's Iran problem -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Pro-Trump media figures warn the president is trapped in a hawkish echo chamber around the senator

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Trump ally out as Kennedy Center leader -- CK Smith -- Trump ally out as Kennedy Center leader -- CK Smith -- Ric Grenell's exit comes after boycotts, artist backlash and a bitter fight over politics at the iconic arts venue

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Trump's troubled plan for certain vets -- Garrett Owen -- Advocates warn that the program could erode homeless veterans' trust in the VA

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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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"SNL" gets Carlson's take on Oscars -- Alex Galbraith -- "SNL" gets Carlson's take on Oscars -- Alex Galbraith -- Jeremy Culhane played the former Fox News host as a constantly confused cinephile

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"The Murdochs" is a messier "Succession" -- Melanie McFarland -- Netflix's strangely entertaining new docuseries explains the ascendance of Fox News in the age of Trump

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A powerful Oscar nominee you didn't see -- Coleman Spilde -- "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" shows how Nan Goldin challenged the Sackler family with artistic protests

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Please prove me wrong, Oscars. Please! -- Melanie McFarland -- I regret to predict that "One Battle After Another" is a safer choice for an irritatingly familiar reason

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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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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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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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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

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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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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

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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

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Foraging is the new food tourism -- Katie Lockhart -- Foraging is the new food tourism -- Katie Lockhart -- Travelers are trading restaurant reservations for seaweed hunts, truffle dogs and lionfish dives — ushering in the

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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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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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