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Make America Laugh Again

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The movie season that wasn't

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Did we forget COVID-19 is probably seasonal?

Seasonality may be enough to negate any gains against the virus

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Bring back the rowhouse

Down with cul-de-sacs, up with the block

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The most important Thanksgiving

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How media broke the boomers

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FDA approves test designed to measure specific COVID-19 antibody levels

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New jobless claims unexpectedly rise for the 2nd week in a row

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Trump to reportedly join Rudy Giuliani at Pennsylvania election event after aides 'tried talking him out of' going

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Biden leaves the left in the lurch

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When the spotlight fades

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Mitt's courage

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"Trump is doing enormous, potentially long-lasting damage to American democracy through the same means by which he seized his party's nomination nearly five years ago: a potent mix of demagoguery, flagrant lies, and anti-establishment fury."

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"If American government needs to be protected from the people, for the sake of some larger principle, this is a chance for Republicans not only to say so, but to do something about it."

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Cards on the table

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Crossing your fingers and hoping the Trump coup will go away is not a strategy

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Will countries boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics?

International calls to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing are growing

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"Instead of smart federalism, we've gotten dumb federalism, with many states actively denying reality by refusing to undertake any meaningful response to the pandemic at all."

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Is America buckling?

It's hard to escape the feeling we're watching the slow-motion collapse of American self-government

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Appellate court rejects Trump campaign lawsuit: 'Calling an election unfair does not make it so'

S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs as global market caps off historic month

Iranian scientist suspected of leading nuclear weapons program shot and killed

South Korean intelligence believes North Korea is nervous about dealing with Biden administration

Global pharma group director anticipates up to 10 COVID-19 vaccines by summer

Trump says he knows whether he'll attend Biden's inauguration but keeps decision private

Why Trump's Flynn pardon could backfire

In pre-Thanksgiving address, Biden urges Americans not to 'surrender to the fatigue'

More households are experiencing hunger in the U.S. than at any other point during the pandemic, analysis shows

Illinois is experiencing a 'dire' coronavirus situation

Alabama coach Nick Saban tests positive for COVID-19 again

Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona dies at 60

Why European powers won't pressure Biden to re-enter Iran deal

Penguin Random House to buy Simon & Schuster in deal that 'would create a publishing behemoth'

FDA approves test designed to measure specific COVID-19 antibody levels

New jobless claims unexpectedly rise for the 2nd week in a row

Trump to reportedly join Rudy Giuliani at Pennsylvania election event after aides 'tried talking him out of' going

Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel link Trump's turkey pardon, odd Randy Quaid retweets, Giuliani

Appellate court rejects Trump campaign lawsuit: 'Calling an election unfair does not make it so'

S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs as global market caps off historic month

Iranian scientist suspected of leading nuclear weapons program shot and killed

South Korean intelligence believes North Korea is nervous about dealing with Biden administration

Global pharma group director anticipates up to 10 COVID-19 vaccines by summer

Trump says he knows whether he'll attend Biden's inauguration but keeps decision private

Why Trump's Flynn pardon could backfire

In pre-Thanksgiving address, Biden urges Americans not to 'surrender to the fatigue'

More households are experiencing hunger in the U.S. than at any other point during the pandemic, analysis shows

Illinois is experiencing a 'dire' coronavirus situation

Alabama coach Nick Saban tests positive for COVID-19 again

Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona dies at 60

Why European powers won't pressure Biden to re-enter Iran deal

Penguin Random House to buy Simon & Schuster in deal that 'would create a publishing behemoth'

FDA approves test designed to measure specific COVID-19 antibody levels

New jobless claims unexpectedly rise for the 2nd week in a row

Trump to reportedly join Rudy Giuliani at Pennsylvania election event after aides 'tried talking him out of' going

Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel link Trump's turkey pardon, odd Randy Quaid retweets, Giuliani