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To counter violence like the New Zealand mosque attacks, we need to target white nationalism in the worldwide war on terror.

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A Shameful SCOTUS Ruling Empowers ICE

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FBI Sought to Use Michael Cohen’s Fingerprints and Face to Unlock Apple Devices

Rep. Devin Nunes Is Suing Twitter and Individual Users for Defamation

Elizabeth Holmes

One of the Eeriest Parts of the New Doc Is a Commercial for Theranos Gift Cards

#MeToo

Head of Warner Bros. Resigns Over Alleged Quid Pro Quo With Actress

Neil deGrasse Tyson Was Exonerated Unscientifically

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NYC’s Most Elite High School Admits Just 7 Black Students in a Class of 900

Books

America’s Most Original Novelist Has Written a Ravishing New Mystery

What internet trolls share with ISIS.

Has Star Wars Outgrown the Force?

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Trevor Noah Examines Beto O’Rourke’s Hacking Controversy

I know for a fact that her weight has held her career back.

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Pay Raise Dilemma

FBI Sought to Use Michael Cohen’s Fingerprints and Face to Unlock Apple Devices

The Angle: The Supreme Court Just Gave ICE More Power

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Supreme Court Disregards Due Process, Allows ICE to Detain Certain Immigrants Indefinitely

One of the Eeriest Parts of the Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Is a Commercial for Theranos Gift Cards

New Yorkers Are Right: Hudson Yards’ Big Tourist Attraction Should Forever Be Called the Shawarma

Dear Care and Feeding: My Baby’s Day Care Is Stressing Me Out About Her Developmental Milestones

Rep. Steve King Shares Meme About “Another Civil War,” Apparently Doesn’t Notice Which Side Iowa Is On

The Problems with Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Exoneration

The Christchurch Shootings Should Implicate All White Australians

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Has Star Wars Outgrown the Force?

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One of the Eeriest Parts of the Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Is a Commercial for Theranos Gift Cards

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The U.S. May Soon Have a De Facto National DNA Database

Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Back. Can We Trust the Process That Allows Him to Be?

The Surprising Problem With Adding Anti-Vaxxers to a Pandemic Video Game

Criminal Suspects Deserve Genetic Privacy, Too

FBI Sought to Use Michael Cohen’s Fingerprints and Face to Unlock Apple Devices

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Help! Is It Wrong That I Don’t Want My Employees Bringing Babies to Work?

Note to David Frum: Americans Actually Really Like Immigrants

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Beto O’Rourke’s Health Care Proposal Is Not Medicare for All, but It Is Ambitious

A Health Insurance CEO Shares His Thoughts on Medicare for All

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David Wallace-Wells Talks Global Warming

To Protect New York City From Rising Seas, Build More of It

New Yorkers Are Right: Hudson Yards’ Big Tourist Attraction Should Forever Be Called the Shawarma

Right-Wing Terrorism Has Gone Global

The Angle: The Supreme Court Just Gave ICE More Power

Supreme Court Disregards Due Process, Allows ICE to Detain Certain Immigrants Indefinitely

New York’s Most Elite High School Admits Just Seven Black Students in a Class of 900

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