Usually, I get political wisdom from Rahm Emanuel, not his brother Ari. But a quote …
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Michelle Obama issued an impassioned plea to American voters on Saturday — and, in particular, …
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The comedian Stewart Lee used to include, as part of his routine, a recollection of a conversation he once shared with a taxi driver. The story, in his telling, went like this. The taxi driver was an unrepentant homophobe. To be gay, he believed, was immoral. Lee tried to point …
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If you asked a Hollywood director or a New York writer to come up with a riveting World Series script for 2024, they would probably conjure the one we’ve got. On the field, the New York Yankees vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers is a marquee matchup, two teams bursting with …
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Overdose deaths across the country decreased by more than 12 percent between May 2023 and May 2024, according to new federal data, a major development in the nation’s efforts to combat the effects of fentanyl. The decrease continued a trend observed in recent months, and was the largest on record, …
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