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Homeland Security Helps Nab 80-Year-Old Man for Paying a Sex Worker

Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Helps Nab 80-Year-Old Man for Paying a Sex Worker Do you feel safer yet? ...

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Woman Sues After Prison Staff Decided To Use Her as Rape 'Bait'

Criminal Justice Woman Sues After Prison Staff Decided To Use Her as Rape 'Bait' Their plan: have someone hide in the ceiling to...

04.03.2026 3

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A Viral Story Claims an ICE Worker Was Caught in a Child Sex Trafficking Sting. The Truth Is Much Stranger.

12.02.2026 5

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A 'Goldilocks' Effect for Online Teens? Moderate Social Media Users Fare Better Than Abstainers or Heavy Users

10.02.2026 30

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Arizona Bill Would Make It a Felony for Parents To Bring Their Kids to Drag Shows

04.02.2026 7

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Thawing ICE

03.02.2026 6

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No, AI Isn't Plotting Humanity's Downfall on Moltbook

02.02.2026 7

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Group Chats About ICE Whereabouts Are Protected Speech. The FBI Is Investigating Anyway.

29.01.2026 5

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TikTok Users Say They're Being Censored After New Owners Were Announced. The Company Says It's a Tech Issue.

28.01.2026 8

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Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial Starts Today in California

26.01.2026 6

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Review: A Hit Country Song Made by AI

23.01.2026 10

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Rand Paul Turns Against Section 230, Citing YouTube Video Accusing Him of Taking Money From Maduro

21.01.2026 8

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This 1996 Law Protects Free Speech Online. Does It Apply to AI Too?

19.01.2026 30

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Florida Governor Candidate Proposes 50 Percent Tax on OnlyFans Creator Revenue

14.01.2026 10

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'Pregnant? Don't Want To Be?' Ads at South Dakota Gas Stations Spark First Amendment Battle

12.01.2026 10

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Study: Short-Form Video Isn't Rotting Your Brain

31.12.2025 5

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The TRUMP AMERICA AI Act Is Every Bit As Bad As You Would Expect. Maybe Worse.

29.12.2025 5

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Research Suggests People Who Work From Home Are Having More Babies

28.12.2025 30

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How 'Deck the Halls' Lost Its Booze

24.12.2025 4

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Mamdani Needs a Maximalist Vision of Mayoral Power To Achieve His Goals. Lina Khan Has a Plan.

23.12.2025 5

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Shein Can't Sell Sex Toys Unless It Checks IDs, French Court Says

22.12.2025 4

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MAHA Republicans Are Imposing New Food Labeling Mandates

22.12.2025 4

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'Now We're the Hottest Country Anywhere in the World': Trump's Blessedly Pointless National Address

18.12.2025 40

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Porn Sites Must Block VPNs To Comply With Indiana's Age-Verification Law, State Suggests in New Lawsuit

17.12.2025 2

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Young People's Mental Health Is Improving. Tech Alarmists Take Note.

15.12.2025 3

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French Far-Right Politicians Want To Reopen Brothels as Sex-Worker Cooperatives

10.12.2025 4

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The Government Wants To Punish Orgasmic Meditation Defendants for Crimes They Weren't Charged With

09.12.2025 5

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The IRS Moves To Keep Its Cut of Porn Tips

04.12.2025 40

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Lawmakers To Consider 19 Bills for Childproofing the Internet

02.12.2025 4

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'Catch Kits' for Fetal Remains Are Republicans' Latest Dystopian Plan To Punish Abortions

25.11.2025 4

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People Like Having Too Much Content, Says Swiss Study on Information Abundance

20.11.2025 3

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Ambivalence About Marriage Grows—Among Girls

18.11.2025 7

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How Lina Khan Is Busy Striving To Maximize Mamdani's Power

15.11.2025 7

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Moral Panic About Rough Sex Gives Way to Censorship in the UK

12.11.2025 4

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Greta Rideout's Landmark Rape Case Against Her Husband: 'I Did It for My Daughter'

11.11.2025 10

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'Genes Matter,' Says Scientist Studying Social Media and Mental Health

10.11.2025 3

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Mamdani Teaming Up With Lina Khan Paints a Grim Picture of What's To Come

06.11.2025 3

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What Mamdani's Win Means for Sex

05.11.2025 3

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Oklahoma's Obscenity Bait and Switch Could Ban Pride Parades and Public Drag Shows

03.11.2025 3

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Man Accused of Soliciting Teen Girl Walks Because of Federal Overreach

29.10.2025 5

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Congress Investigates TeaOnHer App for Letting Men Post About Women Without Their Consent

27.10.2025 3

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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Propose Titty Tax

22.10.2025 4

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Fate of Flight Attendant Who Accused Army Vet of Trafficking His Daughter Is Now With Virginia's Supreme Court

20.10.2025 3

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ICE Agent Who Took Upskirt Photos of Flight Attendant Says It Wasn't a Crime Because He Was Sneaky

16.10.2025 4

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Sex Robots Are Here… and It's OK

15.10.2025 3

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California Wants To Punish Social Platforms for Aiding and Abetting the First Amendment

14.10.2025 4

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Is Conversion Therapy Free Speech?

08.10.2025 3

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Whoops—Ohio Accidentally Excludes Most Major Porn Platforms From Anti-Porn Law

06.10.2025 4

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In 107 Days, Kamala Harris Unleashes Criticism on Biden. Honestly, It's Relatable.

01.10.2025 3

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Can We Please Stop Romanticizing Pre-Smartphone Life?

01.10.2025 3

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