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A Complete History of the R-Word, the MAGA Movement’s Favorite Slur
Donald Trump recently used the pejorative to attack Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, adding to a chorus of right-wing influencers wielding it against opponents
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Sticks and Stones
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Floods and Storms Are Ravaging the Jersey Shore. Why Do We Keep Building It Back?
The government has spent more than $3 billion on beach replenishment over the past four decades. But with worsening climate change, experts say more dramatic change is in order
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‘Every Man We Killed Is a Gangster’: On the Front Lines with Haiti’s Vigilantes
Government commissioner Jean Ernest Muscadin’s official duties are to prosecute crimes — but he’s been accused of summarily killing dozens of purported gang members himself
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Cop Who Detained Luigi Mangione Lied to Keep Him Calm: ‘I Knew It Was Him, Immediately’
Altoona, Pennsylvania, police officer Joseph Detwiler was the only witness on the second day of pretrial suppression hearings in New York State Supreme Court
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The Radicalization of Ziz Lasota: How an AI Doomer Became an Accused Cult Leader
Lasota’s friends, colleagues, and family talk about how a NASA intern and Google employee wound up at the center of a bizarre string of murders across the country
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A Complete History of the R-Word, the MAGA Movement's Favorite Slur
Donald Trump recently used the pejorative to attack Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, adding to a chorus of right-wing influencers wielding it against opponents
- Sticks and Stones
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Floods and Storms Are Ravaging the Jersey Shore. Why Do We Keep Building It Back?
The government has spent more than $3 billion on beach replenishment over the past four decades. But with worsening climate change, experts say more dramatic change is in order
- Climate Consequences
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‘Every Man We Killed Is a Gangster’: On the Front Lines with Haiti's Vigilantes
Government commissioner Jean Ernest Muscadin’s official duties are to prosecute crimes — but he’s been accused of summarily killing dozens of purported gang members himself
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Cop Who Detained Luigi Mangione Lied to Keep Him Calm: ‘I Knew It Was Him, Immediately’
Altoona, Pennsylvania, police officer Joseph Detwiler was the only witness on the second day of pretrial suppression hearings in New York State Supreme Court
- Law and Order
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The Radicalization of Ziz Lasota: How an AI Doomer Became an Accused Cult Leader
Lasota’s friends, colleagues, and family talk about how a NASA intern and Google employee wound up at the center of a bizarre string of murders across the country
- RS Reports
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A New Documentary Goes Inside the Untouched Bedrooms of School Shooting Victims
Steve Hartman’s new Netflix doc leaves policy behind to explore the grief and mourning that stays with the families of school shooting victims.
- Absence
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Family Suing OpenAI Over Teen's Suicide Blasts 'Disturbing' Response From Company
The ChatGPT developer claims that it can't be held liable for a young man's death because he was at risk of self-harm before he started talking to the bot
- Terms and Conditions
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How a Mac-and-Cheese Recipe Turned Chef Tini Into TikTok’s Thanksgiving Queen
Chef Tineke “Tini” Younger on developing her love of cooking, food insecurity awareness, and why she won't be answering any mac-and-cheese drama this year
- Yes Chef
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She Spent 20 Years in NXIVM and Helped Put Its Leader in Jail. Now She’s Speaking Out
Lauren Salzman, one of the first members of the cult, is telling he story for the first time in the new podcast 'Allison After NXIVM'
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X’s Top MAGA Trolls Revealed to Be Foreign Accounts
The platform’s About This Account feature now reveals the locations of users promoting political turmoil and getting paid for engagement
- Impostors
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