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The World Cup finally made me a soccer fan

The World Cup finally made me a soccer fan

Intense drama, stunning athleticism, and a whole lot of flopping.

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ICE agents don’t just kill. They kill with impunity.

ICE agents don’t just kill. They kill with impunity.

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ICE agents don’t just kill. They kill with impunity.

ICE agents don’t just kill. They kill with impunity.

If the Trump administration wanted to stop this, it would. But it won’t.

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Tell the truth about Lindsey Graham’s legacy

Tell the truth about Lindsey Graham’s legacy

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Tell the truth about Lindsey Graham’s legacy

Tell the truth about Lindsey Graham’s legacy

The Republican South Carolina senator knew Trump was “unfit to serve.” That didn’t stop him from slavishly serving the president at...

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The arrogance of Graham Platner

The arrogance of Graham Platner

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The arrogance of Graham Platner

The arrogance of Graham Platner

Despite his various troubles, Platner has behaved like a would-be king still clinging to his throne.

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How Trump’s ugly World Cup power play marred the beautiful game

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How Trump’s ugly World Cup power play marred the beautiful game

The peculiar tyranny of a president who ruins everything.

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A GOP representative, who took a lengthy paid sick leave, has voted against offering the same to his constituents.

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A GOP representative, who took a lengthy paid sick leave, has voted against offering the same to his constituents.

More than once, Representative Tom Kean Jr. has voted against paid leave.

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SCOTUS, Megyn Kelly, and the howl of racists exhaling

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SCOTUS, Megyn Kelly, and the howl of racists exhaling

Holding their tongues no more, their hate has been normalized.

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Trump’s slimy, swampy eyesore in Washington, D.C.

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Trump’s slimy, swampy eyesore in Washington, D.C.

And the Reflecting Pool isn’t looking too good either.

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Hillary Clinton no longer cares what you think about her

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Hillary Clinton no longer cares what you think about her

She no longer seems to care about coddling her detractors or being anything other than who she is.

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The White House’s latest weapon of mass distraction: Biden’s mental state

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The White House’s latest weapon of mass distraction: Biden’s mental state

But it’s Trump’s apparent decline that needs greater scrutiny.

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More than a decade after their murders, the Charleston Nine remain an example of Christian compassion and inclusion

Since Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, it’s not uncommon for many to confuse Christianity with Christian nationalism.

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More than a decade after their murders, the Charleston Nine remain an example of Christian compassion and inclusion

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Why it matters that Trump’s name is off the Kennedy Center

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Why it matters that Trump’s name is off the Kennedy Center

While symbolic, it’s a reminder that this president, if only his name for now, can be removed.

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We are all looksmaxxers

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We are all looksmaxxers

Rosie O’Donnell is talking about her recent facelift. Who doesn’t want to look their best?

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The lonely giddiness of a New York Knicks fan in Boston

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The lonely giddiness of a New York Knicks fan in Boston

Misery loves company, but so does jubilation.

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Trump’s Obama derangement syndrome

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Trump’s Obama derangement syndrome

He hates him because he ain’t him.

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Same-sex marriage isn’t the reason that gas prices are high

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Same-sex marriage isn’t the reason that gas prices are high

This Pride month, Republicans are again looking for culture war scapegoats instead of policies that improve American lives.

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Note to Graham Platner: Just come clean about everything already

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Note to Graham Platner: Just come clean about everything already

With Platner, it’s been one problematic revelation after another. He needs to get ahead of it now.

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Rooting for the Knicks — and the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama — in the NBA Finals

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Rooting for the Knicks — and the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama — in the NBA finals

The young standout center’s willingness to cry in public may help reshape masculine emotions.

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Enough with the streaming services. I’ll stick with CDs, albums, and DVDs.

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Enough with the streaming services. I’ll stick with CDs, albums, and DVDs.

Give me the "inconvenient" life.

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Jim Crow 2.0 is already working as the Supreme Court’s conservatives intended

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Jim Crow 2.0 is already working as the Supreme Court’s conservatives intended

For decades, Republicans have been trying to kneecap the Voting Rights Act.

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Trump’s obsessive ballroom blitz

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Trump’s obsessive ballroom blitz

Another alleged attempt on his life becomes a new opportunity for Trump to push his ballroom blitz.

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“One Nation Under God”? Absolutely not

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“One Nation Under God”? Absolutely not

Religious freedom, one of America’s foundational tenets, also means freedom from government ramming a chosen faith down our throats.

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What is lost without a ‘consoler-in-chief’

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What is lost without a ‘consoler-in-chief’

Trump’s relative silence about what happened in San Diego again highlights his inability to show empathy when the nation he haphazardly leads is in...

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Bill Cassidy traded his conscience for capitulation to Trump. He still lost.

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Bill Cassidy traded his conscience for capitulation to Trump. He still lost.

Cassidy learned what other Republicans have found when they thwarted Trump’s fragile ego — he will stop at nothing to destroy them politically.

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Women aren’t ‘under-babied’

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Women aren’t ‘under-babied’

The Trump administration’s obsession with America’s fertility rate is racist, delusional, and misogynistic.

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The journeyman NBA player who became an LGBTQ icon

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