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Bonnie Kristian

The origins of a false COVID meme

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

Mitch McConnell

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: July 29, 2021

The Senate votes to start debate on $1 trillion infrastructure compromise, U.S. pole vaulter tests positive for COVID, and more

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Why fertility is the real culture war

What the pandemic baby bust reveals about our fears

Simone Biles.

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The culture war comes for Simone Biles

Speed Reads

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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

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Texas official: Sorry for calling Simone Biles a 'national embarrassment'

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Trump reportedly called acting AG nearly every day about voter fraud claims

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Biles says outpouring of support has shown her she's 'more than my accomplishments'

Politics

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The GOP's 2022 candidate problem

Kamala Harris.

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The Democrats' Kamala Harris problem

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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

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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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Jeopardy!

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Briefing

Jeopardy's high-stakes hunt for a new host

Simone Biles.

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Simone Biles' most impressive feat yet

A dress.

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Finding a better fit

Matt Damon.

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Jesse Hassenger

Matt Damon's American masculinity

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Xi Jinping.

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Is China going to fry the global climate?

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recalls

McCormick recalls several seasonings over possible salmonella contamination

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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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PayPal's reckless foray into regulating speech

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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

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The civil war of 2024?

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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'?

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

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4.something you don't hear every day

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5.take care of yourself

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6.the coronavirus crisis

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

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Only recording of J.D. Salinger to be burned

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