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Hardliner Linked to Mass Executions Wins Iran Presidency Amid Low Turnout

Unvaccinated Player Blasts NFL COVID Protocols: “I’d Rather Die Actually Living”

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Unvaccinated Player Blasts NFL COVID Protocols: “I’d Rather Die Actually Living”

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Gyms Shouldn’t Have Scales

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Texans Are Being Asked to Conserve Power. Are the State’s February Energy Problems Back?

It’s Hard to Make America More Fun When There Are So Many Guns

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My Husband Can’t Figure Out the Glaringly Obvious Reason I Don’t Want to Have Sex With Him

Service Workers Shouldn’t Have to Wear Masks for Customers’ Comfort

I’m Worried About Planning a Future With My Pot-Smoking Boyfriend.

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Unvaccinated Player Blasts NFL COVID Protocols: “I’d Rather Die Actually Living”

The Best Photos We Didn’t Use This Week: The NBA Celebrates Hot Vax Summer

The Iraqis Who Survived America’s Shock and Awe

U.S. Catholic Bishops Take Major Step Toward Possible Rebuke of Biden

Pence Booed and Heckled at Conservative Conference: “Traitor!”

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