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Bonnie Kristian

The origins of a false COVID meme

How an ER doctor's cautionary tweet becomes an "active psyop"

Donald Trump.

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Trump's infrastructure deal

A cross.

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What the latest church scandal teaches about the Catholic right

A mean stork.

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Why fertility is the real culture war

What the pandemic baby bust reveals about our fears

Speed Reads

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Sunisa Lee's family celebrates her gold medal win

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Who could be the next Doctor on Doctor Who?

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1 'unusual feature' of Robinhood's IPO

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Sunisa Lee, 1st Hmong American Olympic gymnast, wins gold

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GOP senator defends officer who shot Ashli Babbitt

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Only recording of J.D. Salinger to be burned

Politics

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The GOP's 2022 candidate problem

Kamala Harris.

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The Democrats' Kamala Harris problem

A woman with a bullhorn.

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W. James Antle III

The persistent temptation of anti-Trump outrage

President Biden.

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Michael Arceneaux

Biden's betrayal of Black voters

Julius Caesar.

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Contemplating an 'American Caesar'

Jan. 6 was a badly planned rehearsal for the real deal

The Capitol.

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The people against the putsch

How Democrats should prepare for the next insurrection

Controlling Delta

A man wearing a mask.

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In support of the CDC's new mask guidance

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Bonnie Kristian

Careful with the CDC's vaccine data

Covid.

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Briefing

Delta vs. the vaccines

Joe Biden.

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the delta surge

White House considering a vaccine mandate for federal employees

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Culture

Jeopardy!

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Briefing

Jeopardy's high-stakes hunt for a new host

Simone Biles.

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The culture war comes for Simone Biles

Matt Damon.

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Jesse Hassenger

Matt Damon's American masculinity

Jodie Whittaker

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passing the tardis

Who could be the next Doctor on Doctor Who?

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Xi Jinping.

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Is China going to fry the global climate?

Robinhood market opening.

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to the moon?

1 'unusual feature' of Robinhood's IPO

A recalled McCormick seasoning.

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recalls

McCormick recalls several seasonings over possible salmonella contamination

Hong Kong stock market.

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stock stuff

Major China stock selloff likely a 'localized' issue that won't get in way of U.S. earnings

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Damon Linker

Trump walks to White House.

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Opinion

Trump's path back to the presidency

Donald Rumsfeld.

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Opinion

The war Donald Rumsfeld won

A lonely person.

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Opinion

The politics of loneliness

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Opinion

The civil war of 2024?

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Officer Michael Fanone.

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1.Capitol riot aftermath

CNN airs threatening voicemail D.C. officer received during Jan. 6 testimony

Tom Brady, Joe Biden

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2.Quotables

Tom Brady's 'gentle' roast of Trump at Biden's White House: 'Deeply vicious'?

Japanese softball team celebrates gold medal.

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3.2020 Tokyo Games

The wild double play that dashed U.S. softball's hopes for gold

Simone Biles.

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4.take care of yourself

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5.something you don't hear every day

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6.the coronavirus crisis

Why some critics think the CDC's messaging on masking is 'astonishingly bad'

7.the coronavirus crisis

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Sunisa Lee's family celebrates her gold medal win

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Trump's infrastructure deal

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A cross.

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What the latest church scandal teaches about the Catholic right

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