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It’s the Suburbs That Are Finishing Trump Off

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Gift to Her Son

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Uber and Lyft Got the Result They Wanted on Election Night

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How a Coronavirus Mutation in Minks Could Wreak Havoc on Vaccine Development

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In Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, a French bulldog named Wilbur has won a heated race to be the town mayor.

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Trump Claims Cities Are Stealing the Election, but It’s the Suburbs That Are Finishing Him Off

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The Final Moments on Fox News Before Biden’s Win Became Inevitable

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This Sure Isn’t the Election QAnon Wanted

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Coronavirus

A Mutation in Minks Could Wreak Havoc on Vaccine Development

The Left

The Three Progressive Policies Voters Seem to Love

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The Election Is Showing a Different Side of Philadelphia

Trumpworld

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My Daughter’s New Friends (and Their Parents) Are Terribly Racist

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We’re No Longer Doomscrolling—Now We’re Gleefreshing

This Sure Isn’t the Election QAnon Wanted

How a Coronavirus Mutation in Minks Could Wreak Havoc on Vaccine Development

At Least Leslie Jones Is Having a Fun Election

Trump Claims Cities Are Stealing the Election, but It’s the Suburbs That Are Finishing Him Off

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump Are Right That the GOP Seems to Be Abandoning Their Father

The Final Moments on Fox News Before Biden’s Win Became Inevitable

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What’s Trump’s Endgame if the Race Is Called for Biden?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Gift to Her Son

At Least Leslie Jones Is Having a Fun Election

Are We Ready for a Romantic Comedy Set in the Trump Administration?

The Bachelorette’s Craziest Episode Ever Is Just the Distraction We Need

In Praise of The Queen’s Gambit’s Sexy String Bean

Once Again, the American People Have Misunderstood My Election Entrail-Reading Methodology

Meet the Home Cook Making Every Ina Garten Recipe—Ever

Uber and Lyft Got the Result They Wanted on Election Night

How a Coronavirus Mutation in Minks Could Wreak Havoc on Vaccine Development

The Three Progressive Policies Voters Seem to Love

How Are We Going to Get Through the Next Two Months of COVID?

How “Stop the Steal” Exploded on Facebook and Twitter

The Autopsy Is on Life Support

How Much of a Mess Was USPS During the Election, Really?

This Sure Isn’t the Election QAnon Wanted

Mayor Bud

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I’m Newly Living With a Couple, and I’m Having a Little Sexual Problem

Dear Care and Feeding: My Daughter’s New Friends (and Their Parents) Are Terribly Racist

Dear Care and Feeding: Should I Snitch on a Parent Who Lied to Get Her Kids Into My School District?

Bury Your Worries Under a Weighted Blanket, Now on Sale

Help! I Just Found Out My Friends Started Dating When She Was 15—and He Was 26.

America’s Civic Courage

Trump Claims Cities Are Stealing the Election, but It’s the Suburbs That Are Finishing Him Off

Watch Which Networks Cut Off Trump’s Election Rant—and Which Let Him Keep Lying

The Election Is Showing a Different Side of Philadelphia

Can an Obese Turtle Turn Itself Over?

The Final Moments on Fox News Before Biden’s Win Became Inevitable

Decision Desk HQ Was First to Call the Election for Biden. What Is Decision Desk HQ?

The Democrat Debrief

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