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Merrick Garland and Donald Trump.

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Covering for Trump?

Attorney General Merrick Garland is puzzlingly declining to investigate the former president

Jeff Bezos.

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Feature

Should the U.S. start taxing wealth?

What to do about the country's mega-rich?

The passage of the Juneteenth holiday.

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W. James Antle III

Why conservatives shouldn't oppose Juneteenth

A lemur.

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Photos

The week's best photojournalism

A lemur on a wheel, a very fluffy dog, and more

Speed Reads

June 19, 2021

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Is the NBA on the verge of playoff chaos?

June 19, 2021

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What Ebrahim Raisi's election means for Iran, U.S.

June 19, 2021

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McCarthy spox clarifies Trump-speaker comments

June 19, 2021

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Bidens announce their dog Champ has died

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Kevin McCarthy appears to say Trump has said he wants to be House speaker

June 19, 2021

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Case for inflation panic has 'died,' Paul Krugman argues

Politics

Gun rights and sanctuary cities.

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Sanctuary cities, but for guns

President Biden.

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Biden's poverty programs stumble

The Supreme Court.

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SCOTUS sides with liberalism in Fulton v. Philadelphia

Kevin McCarthy.

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McCarthy clarifies

McCarthy spox clarifies Trump-speaker comments

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The Nord pipeline.

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Briefing

Russia's controversial new pipeline

What the Nord Stream 2 means for Europe — and the world

Business

A model.

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Victoria's Secret pivots to feminism

Houses.

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Rethinking real estate

Avelo airplane.

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Prepare for take off

Airline start-ups Breeze and Avelo gamble on post-pandemic travel

Lumber.

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unnecessary fears?

Case for inflation panic has 'died,' Paul Krugman argues

Culture

A time clock.

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Getting holidays right

Naomi Osaka.

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taking a break

Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon, but is 'excited' for the Olympics

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom

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back to the future

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom star in voting rights ad

Juneteenth no votes

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Last Night on Late Night

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert cheer Juneteenth

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The lost art of memorization

A flapper.

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Opinion

What will be the flapper dress of the Roaring 2020s?

Kate Winslet.

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The culmination of Kate Winslet

Robert Pattinson.

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1.it wasn't all bad

Teen buys repossessed storage units, then returns everything to original owners

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7 toons about the Dems' Joe Manchin problem

Bernie Sanders.

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3.Sounds dope

Bernie Sanders wants to know if cannabis reporter is 'stoned' right now

President Biden and Vladimir Putin.

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W. James Antle III

Biden's PR stunt with Putin

5.crime and punishment

St. Louis couple who waved guns at demonstrators plead guilty to misdemeanors

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Bonnie Kristian

The Southern Baptist Convention is still cracking

7.The big lie

Georgia election workers reportedly received a 'torrent' of threats

8.womp womp

Proud Boys leader says the far-right group is 'hemorrhaging money'

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Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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toss up

Is the NBA on the verge of playoff chaos?

Ebrahim Raisi.

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U.S.-Iran relations

What Ebrahim Raisi's election means for Iran, U.S.

Kevin McCarthy.

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McCarthy clarifies

McCarthy spox clarifies Trump-speaker comments

Champ and Major.

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rest in peace

Bidens announce their dog Champ has died