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Why the Southern Baptist Convention finally rejected Trumpism

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NEWS & POLITICS

USAA pushed to drop Tucker Carlson ads

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GOP using new laws to drive out local Democratic election officials — and not just in Georgia

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Biden whispers — and right-wing media goes nuts, claiming he's "compromised" or an "alien"

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Jen Psaki asked whether Biden is planning for Trump to try and re-take White House in August

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How to throw a New England clambake

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21 best canned wine brans

Religious extremism is normal in America

It's a "Samurai Gourmet" summer

It's a "Samurai Gourmet" summer

The Japanese scripted series isn't new, but it's full of delicious life advice as we emerge from the pandemic

This time leaving was Conan's choice

This time leaving was Conan's choice

"I have devoted all of my adult life ... to pursuing this strange phantom intersection between smart and stupid"

Can Dems stop the "red wave" of 2022?

Can Dems stop the "red wave" of 2022?

Rachel Bitecofer forecast Democrats' big wins in 2018. Now she's trying to stop them from losing it all in 2022

Modern-day segregation in hospitals

A higher Black mortality rate in surgeries speaks to the squirrelly way that racism leaks over into medicine

"Sex/Life" is fifty shades of oy vey

Netflix steps into the void left when premium cable abandoned softcore, and the result is just as silly and bad

Why Southern Baptists rejected Trumpism

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I drank it straight, poured it in coffee and used it in a basic Béchamel sauce. Here’s what happened

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DeSantis signs bill requiring Florida students, professors to register political views with state

GOP using new laws to drive out local Democratic election officials — and not just in Georgia

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Paula Stone Williams discusses what she's learned from her younger peers in the LGBTQ community

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Michael Barnett explains what's fair for young transgender athletes

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Edward-Isaac Dovere discusses how team Biden prepared for different election scenarios

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Mj Rodriguez on bringing hope and representation for the trans community

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Chef Edward Lee explains restaurant turmoil during the pandemic

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USAA pushed to drop Tucker Carlson ads

GOP ousting local election officials

Biden whispers — and the right loses it

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Psaki asked about Trump reinstall prep

Fox civil war erupts: Hannity vs. Tucker

Right-wing calls for violence get louder

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Britney and millennial women are fed up

K.Flay on Spotify, Lennon and Sgt Pepper

Platonic friends are saying "I do"

"The Good Fight" resets to tackle Jan. 6

Rising again after the Tulsa massacre

Support animals not cleared for take-off

Spears highlights the dark side of IUDs

The future of mobile vax clinics

Unvaxxed nation: Deaths are now divided

Can a human really be eaten by a whale?

Vax passports are created, and banned

No more "mystery of missing matter"

Help for kids who lost parents to COVID

How to throw a New England clambake

Chef Abra Berens’ summer squash epiphany

How to cook seven types of seaweed

The best cheese for cheeseburgers

21 best canned wine brans

We taste tested the plant-based NotMilk

How Silicon Valley changed what we eat

How the pros buy and store spices

I lost my dad in Nomadland

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Looking for Uncle Allan: A queer odyssey

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