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Two Little Words Are Guiding the Next Generation of Democrats. I Know Because They Said It 13 Times in One Night. Paul Hudes

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It's Hard to Imagine a TV Show More of Its Moment Than This One -- Sam Adams

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Your Car Has a Feature Republicans Can't Afford to Lose -- Matthew DeBord

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Abdul El-Sayed's Viral Moment With a Heckler Was Revealing—but Not in the Way the Heckler Intended -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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How Realistic Is the Buzzy New Movie About Getting Swallowed by a Whale? A Whale Biologist Weighs In. -- Nadira Goffe

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The New Sense and Sensibility Is a Different Kind of Jane Austen Movie. I Loved It. -- Rebecca Onion

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I Faced Huge Hurdles to Get Veteran Benefits. The Supreme Court Has a Chance to Make Things Better. -- Steve Kennedy

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Yes, Congress Can Charge Donald Trump With Murder -- Frank Bowman

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Slate Crossword: The A'One and the Caitlin 1 (Eight Letters) -- Hemant Mehta

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Slate Mini Crossword for Oct. 20, 2026 -- Quiara Vasquez

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Which Actor Played the Title Roles in the Movies Tom Jones, Charlie Bubbles, and Scrooge? -- Ray Hamel

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Her Debut Novel Was a Bestseller and a Hit TV Show. Her Follow-Up Is Just as Charming. -- Laura Miller

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Critics Hate (Hate Hate Hate Hate) Taylor Swift's New Songs, but One of Them Is a Monster Hit -- Chris Molanphy

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An Increasing Number of Men Are Taking On a Once Female-Coded Household Chore -- Luke Winkie

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Diners Are Making a Request That Drives Servers Crazy. But You Can't Argue With the Reason Behind It. -- Maggie Hennessy

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There's an Ingredient in Your Fridge With a Hidden Potential for Greatness. You Just Have to Follow This Simple Preparation. -- Daniel Seifert

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true - how to do it - I'm Having Incredible Sex With a New Woman. But I Feel Terrible About What I'm Doing to Her.

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pay dirt -- My Husband and I Hashed Out Our Estate Plans. He Has an Odd Request.

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dear prudence - My Partner and I Were Publicly Arguing at the Grocery Store. Then Someone Said the Perfect Thing to Snap Us Out of It.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- I Was So Happy to Hear My Daughter Was Dating Again. Until I Met Her New Boyfriend.

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Jessica Stoya -- I Can't Seem to Say Something Necessary During Sex. It Might Be a Dealbreaker.

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Nicole Cliffe and Carvell Wallace -- My In-Laws Offered to Watch My Baby, Then Didn't Give Her Back for Six Weeks. That Was Just the Beginning.

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Ilyce Glink -- My Mother-in-Law Wants to Save for Our Kids' Futures. The Way She Wants to Do It Sounds Like a Scam.

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Doree Shafrir -- I Made a Joke to Get My Co-Worker Off My Back. Now HR Is Involved.

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The Great British Bake Off Is Supposed to Be an Escape. One Nagging Complaint Is Ruining It This Year. -- Kate Lindsay -- Nigella Lawson is the best thing to happen to The Great British Bake Off in a good while.

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Slate SoundBites for October 20, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Comedian Murray Hill on the Teachers Who Freed Him From an Unsafe Home -- Death, Sex & Money

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true - It Was Elon Musk All Along - Jim Newell - The megadonor is evolving—and getting more dangerous.

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How Far Can Trumpism Go Without Trump? -- What Next

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Putin Is Throwing Trump a Bone—but It's Laced With Poison -- Fred Kaplan

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true - We Have a New Contender for Ugliest Political Ad of All Time - Ian Prasad Philbrick

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