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The Nicest Thing I Can Say About Greg Gutfeld’s Late-Night Show on Fox News

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Study: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Less Effective Against South African Variant

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The Nicest Thing I Can Say About Greg Gutfeld’s Late-Night Show on Fox News

Study: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Less Effective Against South African Variant

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Israel Reportedly Behind Cyberattack That Caused Blackout at Iran Nuclear Facility

Trump Blasts McConnell in Front of RNC Donors: “Dumb Son of a Bitch”

Black Army Officer Sues Police for Pepper-Spraying, Threatening Him During Traffic Stop

Prince Philip the Meme Is Gone Too. RIP.

Matt Gaetz Paints Himself as Victim in Defiant Speech After House Ethics Committee Launches Probe

Taylor Swift’s Fearless Redux Is Both Business Stunt and Conceptual Art

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“Montero” Is the Gayest No. 1 Single in Billboard History

Melissa McCarthy, Please Stop Making Bad Movies With Your Husband

Amazon Beat the Union Drive in Alabama. Will It Beat the Next One?

Prince Philip the Meme Is Gone Too. RIP.

A Darkly Comical Programming Error Shows the Human Assumptions Behind Code

The Miles to the Grocery Store Got Longer This Year

How Can This Possibly Be the End of Yahoo Answers????

Joe Biden Wants to Put the World’s Corporate Tax Havens Out of Business

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The Nicest Thing I Can Say About Greg Gutfeld’s Late-Night Show on Fox News

Gender-Affirming Care Doesn’t Just Help Trans Youth Survive. It Allows Them to Flourish.

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I’ve Dug Over 40 People Out of Avalanches. Only One Survived.

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The Problem With Boycotting Georgia

Study: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Less Effective Against South African Variant

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Israel Reportedly Behind Cyberattack That Caused Blackout at Iran Nuclear Facility

Official Admits Chinese Vaccines Have Low Effectiveness as Country Explores Mixing Shots

Trump Blasts McConnell in Front of RNC Donors: “Dumb Son of a Bitch”

Prince Harry to Attend Philip’s Funeral That Will Be Closed to the Public

CEOs Consider Donation, Investment Freeze to Fight GOP Voting Bills

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