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New COVID mutant EG.5 driving up cases

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Elizabeth Hlavinka

Experts say the variant nicknamed Eris is thriving due to waning immunity and shifting baselines

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Trump lawyers "undermined" own arguments

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Igor Derysh

Smith's team insisted on a protective order, accusing Trump of seeking to "try the case in the media"

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Anti-woke exposed as MAGA for the elite

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Amanda Marcotte

While Trump feeds red meat to the base, the alt-right grifts educated conservatives with "respectability" packaging

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Has Mark Meadows turned MAGA traitor?

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Gregg Barak

We now know many of the facts about the Jan. 6 conspiracy — but there's much more. Will Meadows spill the beans?

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Could plastic pollution be not that bad?

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Matthew Rozsa

A new study raises questions about the quantity of plastic in the ocean, but the threat itself is clear

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Trans teen joy is larger than politics

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Nardos Haile

Comments by Ne-Yo & Rowling offer a harmful view on trans youth, which makes Netflix's "Heartstopper" essential TV

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More gay men can donate blood—here's why

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Troy Farah

A policy that wasn't rooted solely in science is diminished, but certain barriers to blood donation still remain

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Museum drops JK Rowling for transphobia

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Joy Saha

The museum's "Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic" exhibit no longer contains any mentions of the outspoken author

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Ne-Yo says sorry for trans kids comments

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Joy Saha

The singer had previously slammed parents who allowed their kids to declare their own gender identity

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J6 investigator trashes Trump's defense

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Areeba Shah

Evidence suggests Trump was "acting with a sober mind and with criminal intent," ex-investigative counsel says

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Reframing that "Oppenheimer" sex scene

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Sibani Ram

The earliest Hindus saw sex as a soul of their religion and culture, and Christopher Nolan pays tribute in his way

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Trump's suit against Carroll dismissed

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Gabriella Ferrigine

Carroll’s lawyer said she “looks forward to obtaining additional compensatory and punitive damages”

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Cannon "comes out swinging" at Smith

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Gabriella Ferrigine

Cannon's ruling "clearly shows her ignorance (bias? both?)" argued former prosecutor Andrew Weissmann

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Alaska capital faces major flood

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Matthew Rozsa

"We didn't even think that this was possible," Aaron Jacobs at the National Weather Service Juneau told ABC News

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Experts: Trump dares judge to crack down

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Gabriella Ferrigine

“Any other defendant” would be “sent to jail and have to await trial in jail,” says ex-prosecutor Andrew Weissmann

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US cities criminalize feeding the hungry

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Political and religious nonprofits are pushing back against the ordinances, saying they violate their rights

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Experts warn Trump for targeting judge

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Gabriella Ferrigine

"His lawyers will need to think long & hard about firing this salvo. No turning back," said attorney Mark Zaid

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Experts rip Trump "aspirational" defense

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Igor Derysh

“If this is their legal defense, hoo boy are they in for a rude awakening,” attorney Bradley Moss warned

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Antisemitism infects Donald Trump

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Chauncey DeVega

"Preserving democracy requires unmasking and countering these deceptions"

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U.S. maternal mortality rates too high

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Sonia Hassan, Hala Ouweini - The Conversation

Those numbers reflect a worldwide problem, but the U.S. in particular has an abysmal record

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Do you have "recycling bias?"

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Kate Yoder - Grist

Decades of messaging urging us to recycle crowded out other options — like consuming less in the first place

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DeSantis wants a pre-Stonewall America

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Amanda Marcotte

Over 30,000 students are losing college credit-level classes, because they teach being gay is normal

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The Little Ice Age and climate change

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Matthew Rozsa

What does a regional period of mid-millennial cooling have to do with today's climate disasters? Absolutely nothing

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Trump's right to a speedy trial matters

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Norman Eisen, E. Danya Perry, Joshua Stanton

Why a speedy Trump Jan. 6 trial matters — and why it’s coming faster than many expect

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