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The Coronavirus Relief Negotiations Are Completely Stuck

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Should You Buy a Face Shield?

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Help! My Family Is Pressuring Me to Donate Sperm to My Sister and Her Wife. Again.

Men Always Make the Exact Same Comment to Me After Sex

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The Coronavirus Relief Negotiations Are Completely Stuck

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The Police Lie. All the Time. Can Anything Stop Them?

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The Explosion’s Toll on Beirut Is Staggering

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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Is Unexpectedly Cathartic Pandemic Viewing

Two Members of the Pac-12 #WeAreUnited Movement on Why They Are Finally Making Demands

Jay-Z’s Chess Moves in Black Is King Are Actually Pretty Good

The NBA Restart Is Going Great. Is It Only a Matter of Time Before Things Go South?

It’s Time for the Muppets to Give a Different Couple the Spotlight

What Indian Matchmaking Has That The Bachelor Never Did

Does Trump Kind of Have a Point About TikTok?

The Dark Sky Android App Is Officially Kaput

Should You Buy a Face Shield?

In Praise of the Zoom Funeral

How to Organize Science in an Emergency

“Can I Breastfeed After Being Teargassed?”: Medical Advice for the Protesting Mom

The Risks TikTok Poses Are Not at All Unique to TikTok

How Influencers Are Using Acne to Sell Things

I Make the Pandemic Fun for People Who Don’t Realize It’s Happening

The Most Important Thing Parents of Kids in Special Ed Need to Remember This School Year

“Immunoprivilege” During a Pandemic Is As Dangerous As the Disease

Men Always Make the Exact Same Comment to Me After Sex

When Jews Adapted Spanish

Should Parents Redshirt Their Kindergarten-Age Kids Until In-Person School Is Safe?

Help! My Partner Orders Off the Kids’ Menu When We Eat Out.

Republican Voters Have Come Around on Masks

Teachers Are Not Essential

The Coronavirus Relief Negotiations Are Completely Stuck

Democrats Might Have a Shot at a Kansas Senate Seat

Someone Must Have Told Trump Who Lives in Florida, Because He Supports Mail-In Voting There Now

Why the Giant Hindu Deity Appearing on Times Square Billboards on Wednesday Is Such a Provocation

The Explosion’s Toll on Beirut Is Staggering

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