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The sweeping conservative plan for Trump's second term is very real. Here’s what it actually says.
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At his press conference, the president proved he can sometimes speak coherently. That’s not good enough.
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A recent poll suggests a reversal in a decades-long trend of the public warming to immigrants. What’s causing the shift?
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This week’s NATO summit was already dominated by election anxiety. Biden’s shaky performance didn’t help.
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Prediction markets have closely tracked Biden’s fate, but they have a long way to go as reliable indicators.
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How to think about retiring in America as an immigrant, plus advice for investing while on Social Security Disability.
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Laws require landlords to provide heat. It’s not the same for AC.
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A definitive guide to managing your children’s tech.
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The presser went fine. But the Democratic defections continued.
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“The garden party,” “old money,” and “cool girl” weddings are starting to feel more like dinner parties.
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University scientists helped build factory farming. Now, some want to protect its “social license to operate.”
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Why speculation over the president’s health refuses to die down.
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I dove into the scary world of streaming bundles, and now Dolly Parton talks to me while I walk.
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Our attitudes about enduring extreme heat have to evolve.
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The solution is tall and green and leafy and grows all on its own.
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Everyone from Beyonce to Dua Lipa has an album out this year. So why are the charts dominated by male country and rap?
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Moving on from a productive career doesn’t need to be a blow to your identity.
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Elite clerics still hold ultimate power.
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Charitable giving in the US is down. But generosity goes beyond dollars.
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The intellectual Pratap Bhanu Mehta explains how liberalism grew out of 3,000 years of Indian history.
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Social media is just one big shopping mall.
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How skorts became cool again, as explained by Challengers and Taylor Swift.
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Harris flopped in 2020, but a lot has changed in four years.
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Reckoning with the late author and Nobel Prize winner’s complicity in her daughter’s abuse.
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Paris’s bold Olympic promise to clean the River Seine.
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The strange ways we do (and don’t) consume glizzies.
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The “motherhood penalty” is more complicated than you think.
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No, "history" does not tell us that the Democrats shouldn't change their nominee
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Biden says the primary voters picked him. Is there more to democracy than that?
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France held back the far right. No one knows what’s next.
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The European elections tell us little about Biden’s chances — but a lot about his choices.
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The justices are awful at their jobs, and they don’t know that they are awful at their jobs.
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Teen jobs aren’t what they used to be. They’re worse.
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Your summer won’t be as good as you think it will be. It never is.
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Sonny Angels, from TikTok trend to SNL sketch fodder, explained.
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How to handle tension in the teen years without ruining your relationship.
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As the first Asian American lead in the franchise’s two-decade history, Jenn Tran's casting makes a statement.
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Violent crime is falling. But understanding why it surged during the pandemic is still important.
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In a live interview, the president appeared too frail to defeat Trump and too delusional to drop out.