
Samantha Rollins
Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
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Hotel fines guests $500 for posting bad reviews online
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Gun-rights group writes 'wholesome' children's book on virtues of handguns
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Watch the World Yo-Yo Champion's mind-blowing routine
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Check out a sneak peek of this week's cover of The Week magazine
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Listen to Michael Jackson's new song 'XSCAPE'
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It's not all bad: Sweet revenge
feature A celebrity chef offers to bake a free wedding cake for a lesbian couple rejected from a bakery — and more in our collection of feel-good tales to warm your heart
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Only in America: Gunning for love
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Stats of our lives: Praying your way to victory
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Stats of our lives: Don't fear flying
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Only in America: Road sticky when wet
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Match.com enlists Mensa to pair up geniuses
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Watch a supercut of 31 Orange Is the New Black actors on Law and Order
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Only in America: The beer you're willing to die for
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Only in America: The Jolly Rancher bust
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Only in America: Selling out
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Only in America: An age-inappropriate dinner
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Only in America: The problem with paying it forward
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Only in America: Lose a wager, get tasered
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Only in America: 7 gender options
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Only in America: No hugs for you!
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Only in America: The Bible ban
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Only in America: McAdvice
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Only in America: When a kiss is not just a kiss
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