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[Mar 7, 1:27 pm EST
Judge: DOGE can access Treasury data
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](/2025/03/07/rules-musks-doge-operatives-can-access-sensitive-treasury-data-at-least-for-now/?in_brief=true)
[Mar 7, 10:45 am EST
King Charles launches Apple radio show
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](/2025/03/07/king-charles-collaborates-with-apple-music-for-radio-show-revealing-his-love-of-reggae-and-pop/?in_brief=true)
[Mar 7, 10:27 am EST
Maine Social Security snafu a "mistake"
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](/2025/03/07/after-governors-clash-with-trump-us-makes-it-harder-to-register-newborns-in-maine/?in_brief=true)
[Mar 6, 9:36 pm EST
SpaceX Starship explodes during test
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[Mar 6, 9:18 pm EST
CBS wants Trump "60 Minutes" suit tossed
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](/2025/03/06/an-affront-to-the-first-amendment-cbs-moves-to-dismiss-60-minutes-suit/?in_brief=true)
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Honestly, America should thank Ukraine
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Dzmitry Halko
](2025/03/08/why-america-owes-ukraine-a-thank-you-card--not-the-other-way-around/)
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Can Dems quit the "consultant class"?
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Can Dems quit the "consultant class"?
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Nicholas Liu
### Newly elected DNC Chair Ken Martin has promised to review the party's existing contracts with consulting firms
](2025/03/08/can-democrats-finally-quit-the-consultant-class/)
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New COVID study fuels vaccine attacks
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New COVID study fuels vaccine attacks
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Elizabeth Hlavinka
### As politicians move to ban mRNA vaccines in some states, research into vaccine side effects is going viral
](2025/03/08/experts-raise-serious-doubt-about-elon-musk-hyped-vaccine-study-claiming-mrna-harms/)
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"Mickey 17": A triumphant Trump takedown
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"Mickey 17": A triumphant Trump takedown
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Coleman Spilde
### Two Robert Pattinsons lead the director's follow-up to "Parasite," one of the best films of the year so far
](2025/03/07/in-mickey-17-bong-joon-ho-rips-into-with-a-rousing-space-set-satire/)
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Trump opens door to white South Africans
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Griffin Eckstein
### But the president "does not have the authority" to create a visa or citizenship rule without Congress, experts say
](2025/03/07/wants-to-extend-citizenship-to-any-farmer-from-south-africa-but-experts-say-he-likely-cant/)
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Trump uses "civil rights" to attack foes
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Russell Payne
### The Trump administration is using a Department of Education office to go after trans rights
](2025/03/07/may-want-to-close-the-department-of-education-but-for-now-hes-exploiting-its-power/)
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Weaponizing the FCC saves Fox News
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Jonathan Reiss
### The selective weaponization of the FCC is one of Trump's most powerful tools
](2025/03/07/the-fccs-maga-standard-target-trumps-enemies-let-fox-news-off-the-hook/)
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Antoni Porowski is fine not being Ina
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Mary Elizabeth Williams
### The culinary expert from "Queer Eye" talks about self-preservation and his new show, NatGeo's "No Taste Like Home"
](2025/03/06/antoni-porowski-salon-talks/)
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Trump's attempt to clean up after Elon Musk backfires
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Musk's clean-up job backfires on Trump
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Heather Digby Parton
](2025/03/07/attempt-to-clean-up-after-elon-musk-backfires/)
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Rick Steves, mild-mannered travel expert, wants to radicalize you
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Rick Steves wants to radicalize you
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Mary Elizabeth Williams
](2025/02/28/rick-steves-wants-to-radicalize-you/)
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Elon Musk slams Mike Myers' impression of him on "SNL"
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Musk not a fan of "SNL" portrayal
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Nardos Haile
](2025/03/03/elon-musk-slams-mike-myers-impression-of-him-on-snl/)
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"Not fit to have a job": Trump victim-blames veterans, workers for his war on the economy
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Trump blames workers for economic chaos
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Amanda Marcotte
](2025/03/06/not-fit-to-have-a-job-victim-veterans-workers-for-his-on-the-economy/)
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Trump's speech to Congress makes it clear: They're coming for Social Security
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They're coming for Social Security
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Heather Digby Parton
](2025/03/05/speech-to-congress-makes-it-clear-theyre-coming-for-social-security/)
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Democrats are lawyering themselves into political oblivion: Time to change that
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Democrats: Lawyering themselves to death
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Matthew Wollin
](2025/03/01/democrats-are-lawyering-themselves-into-political-oblivion-time-to-change-that/)
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Federal workers to America: You're next
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Russell Payne
](2025/03/06/this-isnt-just-a-job-to-us-fired-workers-decry-the-musk-on-government/)
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Pam Bondi and Melania's QAnon pandering
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Amanda Marcotte
](2025/03/05/the-epstein-files-and-melanias-deepfake-testimony-are-attempts-to-hide-violent-misogyny/)
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They're coming for Social Security
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Heather Digby Parton
](2025/03/05/speech-to-congress-makes-it-clear-theyre-coming-for-social-security/)
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Democrats split on a government shutdown
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Russell Payne
](2025/03/05/ill-never-vote-for-chaos-democrats-split-on-a-government-shutdown-over-musk-lawlessness/)
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Trump: End of the American century
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Alfred McCoy - TomDispatch.com
](2025/03/07/slouching-toward-mount-mckinley-and-the-end-of-the-american-century_partner/)
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The United States of MAGA lacks unity
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Brian Karem
](2025/03/06/trumps-speech-was-the-pinnacle-of-maga-now-what/)
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Trump blames workers for economic chaos
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Amanda Marcotte
](2025/03/06/not-fit-to-have-a-job-victim-veterans-workers-for-his-on-the-economy/)
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Musk isn't the biggest privacy threat
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Nolan Higdon
](2025/03/06/the-biggest-to-privacy-is-not-elon-musk/)
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"With Love, Meghan" reheats lifestyle TV
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Melanie McFarland
](2025/03/05/meghan-markle-doesnt-elevate-how-to-tv-giving-the-haters-more-to-hate/)
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A thorny Southern drama revived "RHOBH"
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Coleman Spilde
](2025/03/05/sutton-strackes-poignant-reconciliation-with-her-mother-was-real-housewives-at-its-very-best/)
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Media’s fixation on young women's bodies
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Nardos Haile
](2025/03/05/from-britney-to-millie-bobby-brown-the-medias-obsession-with-shaming-young-women-endures/)
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"Daredevil: Born Again" is right on time
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Melanie McFarland
](2025/03/04/daredevil-born-again-connects-with-our-faulty-urge-to-place-our-faith-in-a-kingpin/)
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Jon Stewart challenges Musk’s excuses
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Nardos Haile
](2025/03/04/can-we-just-drop-the-pretense-jon-stewart-calls-out-musks-excuses-for-avoiding-daily-show/)
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An Oscars saved by its outspoken winners
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Coleman Spilde
](2025/03/03/oscars-2025-no-politics-no-sparkle-no-courage--until-the-winners-spoke-up/)
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The 2025 Oscar winners list
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Nardos Haile
](2025/03/02/the-2025-oscar-winners-list/)
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Oliver defends Zelenskyy in Trump attack
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Nardos Haile
](2025/03/03/john-oliver-blasts-and-vance-for-disastrous-and-awful-meeting-with-volodymyr-zelenskyy/)
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Tax advance refund loans come with risks
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Zina Kumok
](2025/03/03/learn-about-advance-refund-loans-before-applying/)
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Want to get rich? Don't buy your home
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Vanessa McGrady
](2025/03/02/i-have-made-more-money-renting-why-buying-is-not-best/)
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Pros, cons of using a tax prep chain
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Zina Kumok
](2025/03/01/filing-your-with-a-big-box-chain-heres-what-to-know/)
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Student loan rumors flood social media
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Daria Solovieva
](2025/02/28/could-upheaval-erase-student-loan-debt-not-so-fast/)
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Consumer protections are cut. Now what?
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Vanessa McGrady
](2025/03/06/your-government-slashed-consumer-protections-now-what/)
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The haves & have nots of homeownership
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Cara Michelle Smith
](2025/03/05/homeownership-is-more-important--and-less-accessible--than-ever/)
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A new paradigm for fairness at work
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Iris Bohnet, Siri Chilazi
](2025/03/05/after-dei-backlash-embracing-new-ideas-for-fairness-in-the-workplace/)
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Prepare your wallets for Trump's tariffs
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Cara Michelle Smith
](2025/03/04/consumers-are-likely-to-pay-higher-prices-tariffs-begin-on-mexico-canada/)
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We now know why Mars is so red
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Matthew Rozsa
](2025/03/01/study-uncovers-source-of-mars-redness--a-key-indicator-the-planet-maybe-once-had-life/)
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No evidence drug farms treat addiction
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Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch
](2025/02/28/there-is-no-evidence-rfk-jrs-plan-for-healing-farms-somehow-helps-people-quit/)
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The science Ted Cruz calls “woke"
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Agnel Philip, Lisa Song - ProPublica
](2025/03/01/this-is-the-scientific-research-ted-cruz-calls-woke_partner/)
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How plant biology mirrors our own
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Carlyn Zwarenstein
](2025/03/05/plant-and-human-immune-systems-are-closer-than-we-think-study-finds/)
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Government scientists: We're "pissed"
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Matthew Rozsa
](2025/03/05/front-row-seats-to-a-coup-and-musk-gut-noaa-and-epa-raising-alarm-among-scientists/)
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How volcano victim's brain turned glass
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Carlyn Zwarenstein
](2025/03/04/scientists-reveal-process-of-ancient-volcanic-eruption-that-turned-a-victims-brain-to-glass/)
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The hard science of asteroid collisions
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Matthew Rozsa
](2025/03/03/why-do-the-odds-of-asteroids-hitting-earth-keep-fluctuating/)
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Autism stigma will worsen under Trump
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Matthew Rozsa
](2025/03/02/why-people-with-adhd-and-autism-fear-stigma-will-get-worse-under-and-rfk-jr/)
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The art of cooking for strangers
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Winston Chiang
](2025/03/06/the-art-of-cooking-for-strangers-and-the-occasional-carbonara-disaster/)
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Should we be afraid of seed oils?
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Joy Saha
](2025/03/02/should-we-be-afraid-of-seed-oils/)
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Where Italian and Croatian flavors meet
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Michael La Corte
](2025/03/01/top-chef-joe-flamm-wants-you-to-taste-the-adriatic-where-italian-and-croatian-flavors-meet/)
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Embrace easy hosting like a "Top Chef"
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Michael La Corte
](2025/03/06/when-it-comes-to-hosting-this-top-chef-doesnt-do-fussy-heres-how-to-enjoy-easy-entertaining/)
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Why imported diets won’t fix America
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Ashlie D. Stevens
](2025/03/03/why-americas-obsession-with-other-countries-diets-might-be-holding-us-back/)
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Why are potato chips still so pricey?
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Joy Saha
](2025/03/04/why-are-potato-chips-still-so-expensive/)
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The internet craves this $19 strawberry
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Joy Saha
](2025/03/04/the-internet-is-going-gaga-over-a-19-super-sized-strawberry-thats-exclusively-sold-at-erewhon/)
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Eggs, perfected in the air fryer
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Michael La Corte
](2025/03/04/air-fried-eggs-a-foolproof-method-for-perfectly-cooked-eggs-every-time/)
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Reading my mom's mail with Howard Cruse
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Glenny Brock
](2025/02/09/correspondence-school-with-cartoonist-howard-cruse-how-i-met-my-late-mother-through-their-letters/)
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Moving to Italy for health care was wise
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Linda Barnett
](2024/12/13/moving-to-europe-for-health-care-was-the-best-decision-i-ever-made/)
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Love in the time of delirium
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Joy Peskin
](2024/12/31/love-in-the-time-of-delirium-as-my-mother-fell-into-a-strange-new-reality-i-found-romance-again/)
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I can’t afford to replace my veneers
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Edgar Gomez
](2024/12/15/15-years-ago-i-got-veneers-now-my-teeth-keep-falling-out/)
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