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Damon Linker

Letter from a demoralized Pennsylvania voter

On the dissatisfying — and revealing — choices at the polls this Tuesday

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William Falk

The next Prohibition

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Briefing

Everything you need to know about Tuesday's primaries

The primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho, and Oregon, explained

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'Great Replacement Theory,' explained

How a racist conspiracy theory inspired the Buffalo shooter

Speed Reads

1:00 AM

Idaho Gov. Brad Little beats GOP primary challenge from Trump-backed rival

12:16 AM

Josh Shapiro, Doug Mastriano to face off in Pennsylvania governor's race

11:41 PM

John Fetterman wins Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania

10:46 PM

Madison Cawthorn concedes in North Carolina GOP House primary

May 17, 2022

South Carolina's GOP governor signs transgender sports ban

May 17, 2022

Netflix tells employees to quit if they don't like the company's content

10 things you need to know today

17 May 2022

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Biden to visit Buffalo, 'comfort' families of mass shooting victims

Ukrainian fighters evacuate Mariupol steel plant, ending standoff

U.S. COVID death toll hits 1 million, CDC says, as new cases spread

SEC filing: Trump must post on Truth Social before Twitter

Politics

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Briefing

A weekend of mass shootings

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Why 'the Russian army just isn't very good'

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Analysis

Pros and cons of adding Finland and Sweden to NATO

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Briefing

An American tragedy

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The daily gossip

17 May 2022

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Neil Patrick Harris apologizes for 'corpse of Amy Winehouse' meat platter

Lucasfilm president suggests recasting Han Solo was a mistake

ABC orders 'Celebrity Jeopardy!' primetime spinoff

Dolly Parton communicates with Miley Cyrus through fax

Culture

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Understanding the teen mental health crisis

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Feature

Dan Chaon's 6 favorite newly released books

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Briefing

Why Taylor Swift keeps releasing all those re-recorded albums

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Why Mario Batali was acquitted

Cartoons

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Business Briefing

17 May 2022

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FDA, Abbott reach agreement to reopen baby formula plant

Musk: Twitter deal can't 'move forward' without data on fake accounts

JetBlue attempts hostile takeover of Spirit

Biden reverses some Trump restrictions on Cuba

Business & Tech

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Briefing

Don't panic! What experts say to do in a volatile market

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Everything you need to know about Sagittarius A*

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Feature

Abortion: Should corporations take a stand?

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Briefing

Why is there a baby formula shortage?

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1.Losing faith

Russia's failed Ukraine river crossing has pro-Russia war bloggers griping

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2.Briefing

Why 'the Russian army just isn't very good'

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3.Some Say Love...

Watch Wynonna Judd and Brandi Carlile sing 'The Rose' at Naomi Judd memorial

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4.'here to forgive'

Morgan Wallen performs at Billboard Music Awards as Diddy says 'we're un-canceling the canceled'

5.Johnsplaining

John Oliver explains electric utilities and why they're charging you so much

6.a new era

Biden reverses some Trump restrictions on Cuba

7.presidential page-turner

Trump announces stolen election book: The Crime of the Century

Damon Linker