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Another Accusation of Sexual Assault Against the President

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Forgotten Birthdays

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Why I Changed My Mind About the Caster Semenya Case

Things Are Not Getting Better for Susan Collins

Slate’s Mistakes for the Week of Sept. 14

An Interview With the Scientist and Mom Who Had a Little Secret During Her CNN Appearance

Another Accusation of Sexual Assault Against the President

Wouldn’t It Be Nice to Get Knocked Out Cold With a Shovel for Exactly Six Weeks and Five Days?

Meet the Latest Republican Nominee to Have Expressed Support for QAnon

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Why I Changed My Mind About the Caster Semenya Case

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Netflix’s Karaoke Competition Show Misunderstands the True Art of Karaoke

The Very Best Way to Cook Cherry Tomatoes

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The Comey Rule Begins as Hagiography, but It Works Best as a Horror Movie

Why a Pacific Islander Community in Rural Arkansas Became a COVID Hot Spot

White Covid Death Rates Are Lower Than “Normal” Black American Death Rates

American Girl’s New Doll “Courtney” Is the Game Developer the ’80s Needed

Hearing the Same Songs Over and Over on TikTok Has Turned My Brain to Mush

Fake Data Could Help Solve Machine Learning’s Bias Problem—if We Let It

The Apple Watch Won’t Come With a Charger Anymore. Are iPhones Next?

The Waste From Plant-Based Packaging Is Almost As Bad As Plastic Pollution

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The Reaction to Chris Evans’ Penis Is Not a Sexist Parable

Help! My Longtime Hairstylist Has Turned Into a Conspiracy Theorist.

An Interview With the Scientist and Mom Who Had a Little Secret During Her CNN Appearance

What Happened to the Zoom Sex Partygoer, the Fired Restaurant Worker, and the Local Bookshop Owner

If You Want to Make Friends During the Pandemic, You Have to Be Willing to Be Thirsty

Crocs, the Unofficial Shoe of the Pandemic, Are Now on Sale

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Forgotten Birthdays

Trump’s Rage Is Worse Than You’ve Heard

Things Are Not Getting Better for Susan Collins

Do GOPers Feel Guilt Over Tax Scandals?

Fuel for a Cold War

The Catastrophes Keep Coming

Maya Moore’s Marriage to the Man She Helped Exonerate Is a Great Story in an Awful Year

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