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Woman weight training at the gym (Getty Images)

Exercise stops brains from shrinking

Nicole Karlis

Additional research adds to the consensus that cardio exercise can keep your brain sharp as you age

split of Pedro Pascal as a Mandalorian bounty hunter and Henry Cavill as The Witcher (Disney+/Netflix)

Mando & Witcher: Our gig economy heroes

Melanie McFarland

We may not be done with superheroes but we may have more in common with the ones who must work to live

In this photo provided by U.S. Department of Defense, the Army's AH-64 Apache helicopter from 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts overflights of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. The helicopters launched flares as a show of presence while providing additional security and deterrence against protesters. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Khalil Jenkins, CJTF-OIR Public Affairs via AP)

What the media can do to prevent war

Dan Froomkin

In Iraq and Afghanistan, journalists forgot the lessons of Vietnam: Don't trust authority and don't kneel to power

Michael Symon (Ed Anderson)

Top chefs: How to cook better at home

Joseph Neese

Forget losing weight: Let's talk about how you can learn to truly embrace and love food this year

Fox & Friends hosts debating the repercussions of the Iraq airstrike (Fox News)

Fox hosts clash over Trump's airstrike

Brad Reed - Raw Story

Geraldo Rivera schools his "elated" Fox News colleague co-host Brian Kilmeade about warmongering against Iran

The Grudge (Sony Pictures Entertainment/Allen Fraser)

New "Grudge" is cursed by mediocrity

Matthew Rozsa

Although Nicolas Pesce has crafted some cool-looking scares and one special moment, the film is pointless recycling

(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Ex-Fox reporter says she rejected Trump

Igor Derysh

“'Donald,' I responded, ‘I believe we’re both married.’ I quickly ended the call,” Courtney Friel recalls

Lev Parnas (L) and his wife Svetlana Parnas depart federal court following an arraignment hearing on October 23, 2019 in New York City. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, along with Andrey Kukushkin and David Correia, are associates of Rudy Giuliani who have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to circumvent federal campaign finance laws in schemes to funnel foreign money to U.S. candidates running for office at the federal and state levels. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Judge: Parnas can give iPhone to House

Igor Derysh

Parnas' attorney says he twice conveyed a quid pro quo on Ukraine aide “on behalf of” Pres. Trump and Rudy Giuliani

(Fox News)

Fox host cheers Trump’s war provocations

Travis Gettys - Raw Story

A pair of Fox News hosts whipped themselves into a lather cheering on President Donald Trump

Pro-choice activists hold signs in response to anti-abortion activists participating in the "March for Life," an annual event to mark the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in the US, outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, January 18, 2019. (Getty/Saul Loeb)

2 Dems join GOP call to undo Roe v. Wade

Igor Derysh

The members of Congress say two key abortion decisions "should be reconsidered, and if appropriate, overruled"

In this file photo taken on November 28, 2019, US President Donald Trump speaks to the troops during a surprise Thanksgiving day visit at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. (Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon to deploy troops after strike

Igor Derysh

The State Department warned all Americans in Iraq, where the killing occurred, to flee the country "immediately"

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (AP/Bryan Woolston)

Kentucky AG asks for FBI probe of Bevin

Igor Derysh

Some of the pardons have the "appearance of impropriety or corruption," Democrats say

(AP/Patrick Semansky)

Trump briefed Graham on Iran over golf

Igor Derysh

Only Lindsey Graham so far appears to have gotten a heads up about the strike, which could plunge the U.S. into war

US President Donald Trump and Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)

What does Trump get from war with Iran?

Amanda Marcotte

Trump's only motivations are ego and self-interest. Escalating this massively dangerous clash with Iran serves both

Mike Pompeo speaking on the US Airstrike in Iraq (CNN)

Pompeo on Soleimani: No imminent threat

Matthew Chapman - Raw Story

“These were threats that were located in the region,” Pompeo told CNN when pressed about threats to the homeland

Fox Business host Stuart Varney (Fox)

Fox host: Can't impeach Trump after kill

Matthew Chapman - Raw Story

The strike on Suleimani means that impeachment shouldn’t go forward in the first place, according to Stuart Varney

Donald Trump; Mitch McConnell (Getty/Chip Somodevilla/Zach Gibson)

Ukraine docs directly implicate Trump

Igor Derysh

“Clear direction from POTUS to continue to hold,” a top White House official wrote

Bill Barr (Getty Images/Salon)

Bill Barr, warrior for theocracy

Heather Digby Parton

The attorney general has gradually revealed his terrifying agenda: Who knew, and why was this concealed so long?

(Shutterstock)

When doctors ignore a DNR order

Caroline Chen - ProPublica

This is what happens when doctors ignore patients' wishes

Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Donald Trump (Getty Images/Salon)

David Maraniss on a world "upside down"

Chauncey DeVega

Biographer of Obama and Clinton explains why he'd never take on Trump, explores his father's resistance to tyranny

US President Donald Trump (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Onward, Christian fascists

Chris Hedges - Truthdig

Trump’s legacy will be the empowerment of Christian totalitarians

Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts (Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

John Roberts: Hero of democracy? Nah

Aaron Belkin, Sean McElwee

Chief Justice Roberts is a master of thoughtful, reasonable rhetoric. His judicial record tells another story

Donald Trump (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump tax cut leaves companies paying 0%

Igor Derysh

Nearly 400 profitable Fortune 500 companies paid an effective rate of 11.3%, and more than 90 paid 0%

(Getty/sturti)

AHA sues patients for unpaid bills

Jay Hancock - KFF Health News

Hospitals say they see more and more patients who can’t pay, even with insurance

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