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The many indictments of former CIA employee Joshua Schulte aren’t just about leaking information.

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In a landmark 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court rules that the Fourth Amendment protects cell phone location records.

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Michelle Wolf Looks at the Questionable Decision-Making Process That Keeps Putting Kellyanne Conway on TV

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Toni Kroos Brings Germany Back from the Brink with Thrilling Last-Second Strike

Online Reviewers Descend on Restaurant That Refused to Serve Sarah Huckabee Sanders

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You Don’t Deserve Paul McCartney’s Carpool Karaoke Tour of Liverpool but It Will Cheer You Up Anyway

Michelle Wolf Looks at the Questionable Decision-Making Process That Keeps Putting Kellyanne Conway on TV

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Seth Rogen Refused to Pose For a Photo With Paul Ryan

Michelle Wolf Looks at the Questionable Decision-Making Process That Keeps Putting Kellyanne Conway on TV

Toni Kroos Brings Germany Back from the Brink with Thrilling Last-Second Strike

You Don’t Deserve Paul McCartney’s Carpool Karaoke Tour of Liverpool but It Will Cheer You Up Anyway

Mexico Fans Stop Homophobic Chant, Excel at Good Chants

Belgium Is Attacking, and Attacking, the “Golden Generation” Curse

The Feds Love to Stack Charges When It Comes to Cybercrime

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Facebook Says It Has “No Plans” to Listen in On Your Conversations

A New, Affordable Ultrasound Machine Is Saving Lives in Developing Countries

Trump Isn’t Satisfied With Terrestrial Borders. He Wants Them in Space, Too.

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