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CDC: COVID-19 Is Airborne, Can Be Transmitted More Than 6 Feet Away

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Elon Musk’s SNL Episode Was a Real Rollercoaster for Dogecoin

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Obama Family Dog Bo Dies After Battle With Cancer

Chinese Rocket Debris Hurtling Toward Earth, Point of Impact Unknown

Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Top U.S. Gasoline Pipeline

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Is So Popular It’s Actually Become a Problem for Him

My Grandmother Says She’ll Stop Sending Me Money Unless I Get Pregnant

CDC Admits the Coronavirus Is Airborne, Can Be Transmitted More Than 6 Feet Away

The Horror Game Even Scaredy Cats Should Play

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SNL Jumps on the Mare of Easttown Bandwagon With a Gritty New Crime Show

Every Joke in Elon Musk’s SNL Monologue, Ranked From “Actually Funny” to “Huh!”

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Is So Popular It’s Actually Become a Problem for Him

So You’ve Been Banned on Twitter

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How The Circle Built Its Secret Weapon

Indian Government to 1.4 Billion People: Want a Vaccine? Learn How to Code.

What Soccer and the Facebook Oversight Board Have in Common

My Grandmother Says She’ll Stop Sending Me Money Unless I Get Pregnant

The 2017 Battle Over Net Neutrality Somehow Keeps Getting Weirder

Astronomers Are Warring Over the Name of a New Space Telescope

We Need a Leader to Show Us What Vaccinated Life Can Be Like. I Know Just the Guy.

The Jobs Report Was Shockingly Bad. Please Don’t Overreact.

Elon Musk’s SNL Episode Was a Real Rollercoaster for Dogecoin

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

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Help! My Mom Demands an Apology Every Time I Ask Her a Simple Question.

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CDC Admits the Coronavirus Is Airborne, Can Be Transmitted More Than 6 Feet Away

The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: Which Billionaire Is Under This Halloween Mask?

Trump Justice Department Seized Washington Post Reporters’ Phone Records

What Rudy’s Criminal Exposure Can Tell Us About Trump’s Criminal Exposure

Obama Family Dog Bo Dies After Battle With Cancer

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