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Maher roasts ICE recruitment campaign: “Take America back from the people we stole it from”

The "Real Time" lampooned the agency with a series of fake posters

yesterday 10

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Alex Galbraith

David Byrne calls Talking Heads reunion a “fool’s errand”

The legendary frontman advised against trying to recapture your youth.

yesterday 10

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Alex Galbraith

Witkoff won’t rule out US “boots on the ground” in Ukraine

The envoy didn't say "no" to the idea of direct American military involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war

yesterday 10

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Alex Galbraith

Trump baked in Alaska: He grovels — worse yet, it’s bad TV

Trump gave Putin everything and got nothing back — but that's not why the media felt so betrayed

yesterday 20

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Andrew Ohehir

Cinema’s most toxic grilled cheese

How one sandwich in "The Devil Wears Prada" revealed the film's real villain

yesterday 10

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Francesca Giangiulio

Trump’s DC occupation scratches an old itch

He's running the Central Park Five playbook on a massive scale

yesterday 30

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Sabrina Haake

“South Park” and the high price of free speech

With our First Amendment rights under attack, those in the best position to defend them also happen to be rich

yesterday 1

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Melanie Mcfarland

Black mayors challenge Trump’s lawless narrative

Mayors in Chicago, LA and Baltimore stress data-driven programs over political rhetoric

yesterday 2

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Ck Smith

Pope Leo XIV breaks bread with society’s margins

A reminder that faith is lived through presence, not proclamations

yesterday 1

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Ck Smith

Florida desensitized my family to cruel and unusual punishment

It's not just at Alligator Alcatraz. Horrific conditions exist throughout the Sunshine State's prisons

yesterday 10

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Tanya Rey

Terence Stamp, General Zod and film icon, dead at 87

Legendary British icon now remembered for Superman, Star Wars and a six-decade movie career

yesterday 20

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Ck Smith

Trump’s assault on global health is cruel — and it’s making America look weak

Demolishing USAID is a humanitarian disaster — and will damage America's reputation forever

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William Debuys

California’s top Democrats aren’t convinced a progressive can win

Democrats think they can flip California's 22nd District and take back the House, but they can't agree on how

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Russell Payne

When did butter become so luxe?

From TikTok pasta memes to $20 compound sticks, butter’s gone from pantry staple to posh indulgence

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Joy Saha

Mom and child detained over visa error released from US facility

Legal US resident and 6-year-old son detained for weeks after visa paperwork issue, now released from ICE custody

previous day 1

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Ck Smith

Cabin crew walk out as pay dispute halts Air Canada flights

Air Canada flight attendants strike over pay, grounding hundreds of daily flights and affecting 130,000 travelers

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Ck Smith

Netflix doc exposes Biggest Loser’s hidden health costs

New doc shines light on The Biggest Loser’s grueling challenges and long-term impact on participants

previous day 2

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Ck Smith

No deal in Alaska: Trump, Putin talk peace, with no resolution

Trump-Putin Alaska talks conclude with no resolution, Zelenskyy to meet Trump next week

previous day 1

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Ck Smith

Toxic algae season is back — and Trump has cut safeguards

Climate change and funding cuts are putting our drinking water, ecosystems and lives at risk

previous day 2

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Patrick Wensink

Why Candace Owens won’t stop her “transvestigations”

The Brigitte Macron conspiracy theory helps MAGA cope with their own contradictory gender ideology

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Amanda Marcotte

“And Just Like That” exits with a woman alone at the end of her story

Carrie Bradshaw leaves us with a question, and answer, that should have been the start of something wonderful

friday 4

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Melanie Mcfarland

Texas could lose political clout under Trump’s call for a new census

Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants could have unforeseen consequences in border states

friday 20

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Owen Dahlkamp

Trisha Yearwood on family recipes and the power of love

Yearwood talks to Salon about writing “Trisha's Kitchen,” a new book of 125 comfort food recipes and family stories

friday 2

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Joseph Neese

Trump’s “American Hell” is everywhere

His declining reality show mentality is destroying the fabric of our nation — and the press is complicit

friday 2

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Brian Karem

Texas Democrats signal likely end of gerrymander battle

"We are about to suffer the blunt force of Governor Abbott's weakness,” state lawmaker says

friday 2

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Russell Payne

The Beatles bet on filling Shea and invented a rock’s new era

In 1965, a risky Shea Stadium show cemented Beatlemania and changed the scale of rock concerts forever

friday 1

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Kenneth Womack

DC sues over Pam Bondi’s “hostile takeover” of the police

The district's attorney general called the attempt to remove the police chief “an affront to the dignity”

friday 2

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Blaise Malley

“F**k that”: Hunter Biden responds to Melania Trump’s demand for an apology over Epstein story

Facing a $1B defamation suit, Biden refused to walk back statements about Melania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein

14.08.2025 10

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Alex Galbraith

Trump, Abbott and the GOP bring Orbán-style autocracy to Texas

As the Lone Star State's Democratic lawmakers resist, national Democrats should take a lesson

14.08.2025 20

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Chauncey Devega

“Liberation Day”: Newsom calls for special election to make good on redistricting threat

The move comes amid a gerrymandering push by Donald Trump

14.08.2025 10

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Garrett Owen

Baltimore mayor suggests Trump’s targeting “Black-led cities” for obviously racist reasons

"We cannot overstate the racial undertones here,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said Thursday

14.08.2025 10

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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Taylor Swift is in her sourdough era

Between tours and albums, Swift is kneading her way through some colorful new baking projects

14.08.2025 3

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Ashlie D. Stevens

When McDonald’s invades the hospital

From highways to hallways, fast-food chains are taking over the spaces where we live, learn and heal

14.08.2025 7

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Ashlie D. Stevens

IKEA recalls 54,000 garlic presses

Apparently, “small metal pieces can detach from the garlic press" and cause injury to customers

14.08.2025 4

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Joy Saha

Your instant ramen noodles are a massive threat to the environment

Bad news for broke college students, even worse news for the planet

14.08.2025 20

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Reynard Loki

The GOP plot to gain 40 seats without winning any more votes

Party operatives think gerrymandering, a new Census and a friendly Supreme Court can help keep Republicans in power

14.08.2025 30

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Russell Payne

Meta let its AI chatbot creep on young children

Internal documents reviewed by Reuters show Meta’s AI guidelines permitted sexual conversations with miniors

14.08.2025 20

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Blaise Malley

80 years after Hiroshima, the words “never again” ring hollow

The bombing's specter looms over the devastation of Gaza and Ukraine

14.08.2025 10

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Eric Ross

Man charged with felony for tossing sandwich at “fascists”

The incident occurred after President Donald Trump deployed federal agents in a show of force in Washington, DC

14.08.2025 3

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Garrett Owen

Tom Cruise turned down Trump’s Kennedy Center honor

The "Mission Impossible" star cited scheduling conflicts

14.08.2025 30

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Alex Galbraith

Trump’s Soviet slip revives concerns about his mental acuity

The president's mental state is in the spotlight once again

13.08.2025 20

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Alex Galbraith

Trump’s hand-picked Kennedy Center honorees include Stallone, KISS

The president said he avoided "wokesters" in picking his first batch of honorees as Kennedy Center chairman

13.08.2025 3

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Alex Galbraith

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros frontman weighs in on “worst song of all time” discussion

Alex Ebert defended his 2009 hit "Home" against accusations of being the worst song ever

13.08.2025 8

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Alex Galbraith