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Why every great artist needs a nemesis - Melanie McFarland - Why every great artist needs a nemesis - Melanie McFarland - Out of all the legendary musical beefs, the fable rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri is our greatest hit

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Donald Trump: Green energy savior? Sabrina Haake - Donald Trump: Green energy savior? Sabrina Haake - The president has unintentionally set off an international scramble for renewable energy due to his war in Iran

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Patel's FBI has a troubling pattern -- Sophia Tesfaye -- The FBI has investigated multiple women journalists who reported on the bureau's director

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SCOTUS could erase Black representation -- Russell Payne -- Local elections are where the Callais decision could be felt most

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2026 GRADUATES PUSHBACK ON CONTROVERSY -- CK Smith -- Graduation season 2026 shows how universities struggle to maintain consensus over what is wisdom and inspiration

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2026 election rules are still in flux - Carrie Levine - Votebeat - Last-minute redistricting and Trump's mail-voting executive order cause confusion

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PCOS becomes PMOS -- CK Smith -- This change to this common reproductive health issue could lead to better and earlier treatment for 15% of women.

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New Helen of Troy is Black, racists fume -- CK Smith -- The controversy of Lupita Nyong'o in "The Odyssey" echoes earlier backlash to casting in other fantasy adaptations

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Neil Gorsuch's right-wing book tour blows up in his face -- Gorsuch's book tour angers the right -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Supreme Court justice's interviews with friendly media get a cold reception from conservatives

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UK politics descends into chaos: Is there a lesson for Democrats? -- UK in chaos: A warning for Dems? -- Andrew O'Hehir -- Two years after the British Labour Party's "landslide" win, a crushing defeat threatens its future

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Christian right hijacks America's 250th -- Amanda Marcotte -- Trump's Rededicate 250 event erases the U.S.'s secular history

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Trump's war pushes farmers to the brink -- Garrett Owen -- Skyrocketing costs, unfair markets, and poor policy are pressuring farmers thanks to the ongoing conflict

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Trump goes to China — for help -- Heather Digby Parton -- The president, smarting from setbacks in war and tariffs, visits Ji Xinping ready to make deals

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Trump's real test in the Massie primary -- Russell Payne -- A Massie victory, Republican strategists say, would speak more to the district than to Trump's influence

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Why is RFK Jr. worried about sperm? Mariel Padilla, Jennifer Gerson - The 19th - Why is RFK Jr. worried about sperm? Mariel Padilla, Jennifer Gerson - The 19th - Experts weigh in on Kennedy's claims about sperm and fertility

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Florida sanitizes slavery's history -- Chauncey DeVega -- A rival Advanced Placement curriculum is offering a dangerous view of the Constitution and America's founders

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ABC stops bending the knee -- Sophia Tesfaye -- ABC is finally fighting back against censorship and pressure from the Federal Communications Commission

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Assassination conspiracies? Blame Trump -- Amanda Marcotte -- False flag stories reveal a deeper truth about Trump's failing presidency

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Teddy Thompson, music's best-kept secret -- Jason Kyle Howard -- Teddy Thompson, music's best-kept secret -- Jason Kyle Howard -- A longtime critical darling, the singer-songwriter's latest album "Never Be the Same" deserves to be widely heard

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Pop culture's guilt trip is over -- Melanie McFarland -- "Michael" and the Potterverse are booming. Apparently, we're done feeling bad about what that means

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Stop trying to make joy jars a thing -- Andi Zeisler -- The container of affirmations — or is it a glass of grievances? — sums up the emptiness of algorithm-driven content

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Dylan's baffling social media experiment -- Caryn Rose -- Dylan's cryptic content has turned his Instagram and Patreon into a captivating puzzle, fueling endless speculation

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Paul McCartney turns memory into melody -- Kenneth Womack -- "This was a lot of memories of Liverpool for me," he remarked in a recent Abbey Road Studios listening session

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Have we forgotten how to party? -- Andi Zeisler -- "Party Coach" Evan Cudworth wants to get us off our phones, out of our grinds, and back into fun for fun's sake

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"Rooster" ends with women in the lead -- Melanie McFarland -- Bill Lawrence's latest comedy closes by kicking male wish fulfillment to the curb to spotlight what women want

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What makes an actress "mother"? -- Coleman Spilde -- "Mother" escaped its ballroom roots and proliferated Hollywood over the last 10 years. Time to pump the brakes

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Farm aid can't outrun Trump's war -- Garrett Owen -- With rising costs of fuel and fertilizer, and tariffs still in place, the outlook for 2026 is bleak

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The pistachio trend has some history -- Jelinda Montes -- Benefiting off viral trends, like Dubai chocolate, has been actually decades in the making

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Spirit collapses after failed bailout -- CK Smith -- The shutdown of Spirit marks end of a major low-cost carrier and raises questions about budget air travel in future

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Private prisons cash in on ICE crackdown -- Nicholas Liu -- Over 90 percent of detained immigrants languish in prisons that aren't actually run by the government

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The American workforce is a matriarchy -- Sara Estep -- The American workforce is a matriarchy -- Sara Estep -- As moms are driving the growth in America's labor market, it's time for major investments in early childcare

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Trump wants $1.5 trillion for military -- Garrett Owen -- Massive cuts to domestic programs, with higher state taxes, would bolster the spending increase

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A no-spend week, starting in the kitchen -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- How planning meals, stretching ingredients and baking something sweet can make a no-spend week feel generous

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Colleges had no backup for cyber attack -- CK Smith -- The nationwide cybersecurity incident exposed how fragile our increasingly digital campuses are during finals week

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Lower drug prices won't fix cancer care -- Kenneth E. Thorpe -- As breakthrough drugs offer critical hope to patients, lawmakers should focus on shoring up the social safety net

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SCOTUS overrides abortion pill mail ban -- Nicole Karlis -- The ruling came after weeks of uncertainty over mail order mifepristone's legal status

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The toll of Florida's abortion ban -- Nicole Karlis -- The number of Florida residents who traveled out of state nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024

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Hantavirus is a warning. We must listen -- Troy Farah -- The Dutch cruise ship incident probably isn't the next pandemic. That doesn't mean we're risk-free from outbreaks

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RFK Jr. supports tanning beds for minors -- CK Smith -- Public health officials warn the decision fits a growing pattern of deregulation across youth health policy

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Trump's Silicon Valley bet on science - Garrett Owen - Trump's Silicon Valley bet on science - Garrett Owen - Jim O'Neill, a longevity enthusiast and vaccine skeptic, is Trump's pick to head the National Science Foundation

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Trump: Baby vaccines should be smaller -- Alex Galbraith -- The president thinks "smaller shots" will tamp down anti-vax paranoia and offer "much better results with autism"

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What the chimp "civil war" says about us -- Troy Farah -- Outbreaks of violence between chimpanzees have sparked fierce debate online about the origins of war in humans

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Five meals, one fridge clean-out -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Five meals, one fridge clean-out -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- A no-spend week of pastina, shakshuka and pantry alchemy

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The resilience of uchche, bitter melon -- Madhushree Ghosh -- A bitter melon vine in San Diego becomes a lifeline to family, memory and the complicated meaning of home

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Enough with the "-maxxing" -- Joy Saha -- The Gen Z-coined suffix has infiltrated lifestyle and dietary spaces, encouraging us to obsess over what we eat

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For Delta flyers, snack time is over -- Joy Saha -- Will I get a free Biscoff? How about some pretzels? Not on Delta's short-haul flights, says the airline

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A gentle 15-minute kitchen reset -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Not a deep clean. Not a weekend project. Just a reset that helps you start again

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The cult of New England Chinese food -- Katie Lockhart -- A fiercely loyal regional cuisine — sweet, saucy, nostalgic — shaped by immigrants and beloved beyond New England

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7 WAYS TO USE UP THAT CAN OF BLACK BEANS -- Francesca Giangiulio -- From salads to brownies, smart, low-effort ways to turn pantry black beans into meals, snacks and sweets

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This is the ultimate spring pasta -- Joy Saha -- Lemon juice and freshly grated Parmesan cheese help elevate a simple dish into a seasonal classic

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Fatherhood, fear and our family gifts -- Kuang Lee -- "You turned out fine, right?" my mother said when I wanted to confront my own father. But had I?

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Magic half-hours at Lozano Car Wash -- Natalie Jabbar -- Under the distinctive green arches of this Bay Area landmark, before he left us, my father once doted on me

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My father, the disapproving doctor -- Susan Shapiro -- My father said my confessional writing humiliated him. We got along best when I had an ailment he could fix

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"Dear Father" letters and DNA tests -- Brittany Penner -- Fathers have always been prickly territory for me, a Métis child of the Sixties Scoop adopted by Mennonites

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