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Red Lobster announces abrupt closures

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Michael La Corte

"Furniture, fixtures and equipment from select Red Lobster locations" are starting to be auctioned off online

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Trump "surrogates" may violate gag order

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Charles R. Davis

Trump was reportedly seen in court editing the statements that his surrogates would later make outside the court

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7 "Top Chef" takeaways from this episode

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Michael La Corte

The fan-favorite challenge didn't seem to be too eventful (or exciting) this time around

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Trump lawyer "boring" in cross-exam

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Nicholas Liu

The former president's legal counsel was dull and ineffective, Norm Eisen argued

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GOPers rush to be Trump's next Cohen

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Heather Digby Parton

Blinded by ambition, several Republicans in Congress rushed to Trump's Manhattan trial this week to support him

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Climate change driving deadly cold waves

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Matthew Rozsa

While most climate studies focus on heating, surprising new research finds sudden cold events can be devastating

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Trump's trial blows up "cool" guy image

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Amanda Marcotte

Stormy Daniels is just the latest woman to note Trump uses coercion because he's incapable of persuasion

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"Not an open-and-shut case"

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Chauncey DeVega

"A juror will likely say to themself, 'They had us here for all this time over misdemeanors? Really?'"

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Abortion numbers rose nationwide: report

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Nicole Karlis

A new report from the Society of Family Planning underscores the importance of telehealth for abortion access

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Cohen "put it all together" for the jury

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Marina Villeneuve

Cohen's "direct examination went about as well as could be expected for the prosecution," says Barb McQuade

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Childish Gambino's new album and tour

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Gabriella Ferrigine

Get in while it's good before Childish Gambino retires (for real this time)

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How to hold food companies accountable

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Lana Vanderlee, Alexa Gaucher-Holm, Dana Olstad, Monique Potvin Kent - The Conversation

"Company commitments related to nutrition matter"

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Kelly Clarkson on her weight loss drug

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Nardos Haile

Whoopi Goldberg and the singer-host traded weight-loss notes and how the drug operates in her body

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"House of the Dragon" swings by the Wall

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Nardos Haile

The North remembers but do you remember the North?

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Could vegan meat benefit from lab-grown?

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Alabama announced Tuesday they would follow Florida's lead in banning lab-grown meat

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How to best mitigate pesticide use

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Jessica Knapp - The Conversation

As Irish farmer Andrew Bergin told me: "Nature is very valuable until someone has to pay"

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Orcas sink a yacht, continuing spree

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Matthew Rozsa

Orcas have been sinking human vessels for the last four years, with the new incident occurring in Moroccan waters

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"Doctor Who" stars talk musical episode

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Melanie McFarland

Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson talk about the joy and challenge of bringing song and dance to the Time Lord's tales

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Justice Dept.: Bannon must go to prison

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Nandika Chatterjee

The former Trump adviser refused to comply with a congressional subpoena over his role in the U.S. Capitol riot

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Exoplanet exploding with molten lava

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Matthew Rozsa

The planet, located about 66 light years from Earth, is hotter than even some stars

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Trump "surrogates" get around gag order

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Nandika Chatterjee

GOP lawmakers extend their support of Trump by attacking the jury, the witnesses, and Judge Merchan in his stead

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Cohen: Trump had AG "in his pocket"

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Marina Villeneuve

Cohen testified that Trump vowed that then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions would help with hush-money money case

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Stewart: "Legal corruption" in Congress

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Nardos Haile

The charges against Menendez are not unlike the "status quo of government patronage and influence," Stewart says

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Cohen: Trump vowed payment in WH meeting

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Marina Villeneuve

"He asked me if I was okay, he asked me if I needed money," Cohen said

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