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2018 Changed the Game for Halloween Costumes for Black Kids

Wrestler Roman Reigns Announces He Has Leukemia; Relinquishes the WWE Universal Championship

Seth Meyers Takes Us on a Whirlwind Tour of the Death of Democracy

The World Series Offers Young Stars, and Maybe Some Beefs

Is A Star Is Born’s “Why Did You You Do That?” Meant to Be Bad?

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Becomes Sixth Woman to be Receive the Mark Twain Prize

The Big Lie Behind the “Pivot to Video”

Renewable Energy Is Ready to Overtake Fossil Fuels. Will We Let It?

What Should Silicon Valley Companies With Saudi Money Do?

Don’t Just Look at the Odds. The Math Says You Should Buy a Mega Millions Ticket.

Trump’s Attempts to Roll Back Environmental Regulations Are Failing Miserably

Who Is Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova, the Latest Russian Charged With Meddling in U.S. Elections?

Republicans Have Spent a Small Fortune on Facebook Ads Pitting Oprah Against Trump

Why Does Spain Get Blamed for the 1918 Flu Pandemic?

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Help! Everyone Loves My Boyfriend’s Ex. I Wish She Would Just Go Away.

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The Images of the Honduran Caravan Will Define—and Distort—the Immigration Debate

Liberals Must Embrace a Bankrupt Judicial Philosophy to Have Any Chance of Winning at the Supreme Court

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How Did the Politics of Health Care Turn Upside-Down?

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The Crushing Dumbness of Donald Trump

The Trump Administration’s Leaked Memos Are Cause for Action, Not Despair

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