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

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The Many Contradictions of Owen Wilson

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A New Civil War Documentary Shows the Limits of Letting Everyone Talk

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Barry Jenkins Breaks Down Every “Jarring” Song Choice in The Underground Railroad

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What Happened When a 3,000-Person Village in El Salvador Became “Bitcoin Beach”

Gyms Shouldn’t Have Scales

Investment Firms Aren’t Buying All the Houses. But They Are Buying the Most Important Ones.

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

There Is No Good Way to Even Investigate the Lab Leak Theory

The Problem With Victoria’s Secret Wasn’t the Absurdly Hot “Angels”

What’s Still Missing From The Handmaid’s Tale

A Close Read of the Important New Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Make-Out Video

Help! A Family Member Told Me About Their Secret Affair.

Julien Baker’s Long Journey to Loving Pride

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.

Dear Care and Feeding: I Really Hate Hanging Out With Other Parents

Can Chuck Schumer Figure It All Out?

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!”

Daredevil Alex Harvill Dies While Practicing for Record Motorcycle Jump

Hardliner Linked to Mass Executions Wins Iran Presidency Amid Low Turnout