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The Supreme Court’s Big Ruling on Racial Gerrymandering

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A Dispute Over Rap Lyrics Shows Why Google Has Too Much Power

The U.S. Is in a Cyberwar Standoff With Russia, and No One Wants to Tell Trump

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Protests Could Be a Prelude to a Showdown Over Taiwan

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Our President

Trump Tells Mick Mulvaney to Leave Oval Office for Coughing During an Interview

A pure, kind, and often overlooked gem from director David Lynch.

I Feel Lost in the Age of “Fluid” Sexuality

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Everyone Won the Anthony Davis Trade (Except the Celtics and Knicks)

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My Kid Won’t Stop Peeing in the Bathtub

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Podcast Episode “Black Gold” Is Almost Holy to Some Oil Producers in America

How a Dispute Over Rap Lyrics Illustrates That Google Has Too Much Power

Can You Really Stop Tear Gas With a Water Bottle Like the Hong Kong Protesters?

The Hong Kong Protests Could Be a Prelude to a Big Showdown Over Taiwan

We’re in a High-Stakes Cyberwar Standoff With Russia, and Officials Don’t Even Want to Tell Trump About It

But, What Do the Black Working-Class Voters of Youngstown, Ohio, Think?

I Do the Dishes and Play With the Kids. Why Won’t My Wife Agree to My Sex Schedule?

SCOTUS Just Killed Off Virginia’s Racial Gerrymander. Its Decision Will Affect Elections for Years to Come.

My Kid Won’t Stop Peeing in the Bathtub

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Suzanne Collins Is Writing a Hunger Games Prequel, and There’s Already Talk of a Movie

All 30 Cameos in Taylor Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” Video, Identified

John Oliver Weighs the (Realistic) Risks and Benefits of Trump’s Impeachment

Beware the Cheapfakes

One Place Climate Scientists Are Beating Deniers? Courts.

The Hype Over That Sustainable V-Shaped Plane Needs to Come Down to Earth

Why Facebook Left Up the “Drunk Pelosi” Video but YouTube Took It Down

At-Home Medical Tests Are an Awful Lot Like Astrology

Rush of Anti-Twitter Saudis Inundates Right-Wing Social Media Site Parler

A Media Rights Lawyer Watches His Own Newsy Tweet Go Viral

How a Dispute Over Rap Lyrics Illustrates That Google Has Too Much Power

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Gloria Vanderbilt’s Glorious Instagram Account Let the 95-Year-Old Write Her Own Obit

Help! My Mom Abused Me. I’m Terrified I’ll Do the Same to My Kids.

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The Study Claiming Google Made $4.7 Billion From News Is Incredibly Flimsy

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Trump Shows Why He Can’t Be Trusted With Secrets

Podcast Episode “Black Gold” Is Almost Holy to Some Oil Producers in America

Can You Really Stop Tear Gas With a Water Bottle Like the Hong Kong Protesters?

The Hong Kong Protests Could Be a Prelude to a Big Showdown Over Taiwan

We’re in a High-Stakes Cyberwar Standoff With Russia, and Officials Don’t Even Want to Tell Trump About It

The Angle: How Youngstown, Ohio’s Black Community Is Hanging On

SCOTUS Just Killed Off the Virginia GOP’s Racial Gerrymander. Its Decision Will Affect Elections for Years to Come.

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“Black Gold” Is Almost Holy to Some Oil Producers in America

How Rich Paul Orchestrated Anthony Davis’ Move to the Lakers

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