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Jenée Desmond-Harris - I Can Hear Everything the "Sweet" Old Couple Fights About Next Door. I'm Mortified.

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A Streamer Predicted He Could Kill a Black Person and Get Away With It. Thousands Watched. When He Shot Someone, the Real Story Began. -- Charlie Cy

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Fifty Years Ago, Tucker Carlson's Dad Ignited an Obsession That Plagues the Right to This Day. Will It Ever End? -- Julie Kliegman

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Getting Concert Tickets Has Become a Bloodbath. Now Another Leisure Activity Is Joining the Club. -- Nadira Goffe

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The Issue That Could Cost Democrats a Senate Seat in Michigan -- Ben Jacobs

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Trump Can't Stop, Won't Stop (Undermining the 2026 Elections) -- Shirin Ali

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Trump Has Finally Wielded His Presidential Power for Good -- Christina Cauterucci

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There Is Something Very Wrong With the U.S. Navy Right Now -- Fred Kaplan

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Florida Man Loses. Florida Woman Wins. -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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We're All Doing It. We Know the Consequences. Why Can't We Quit? -- Paola de Varona

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Society Has One Narrative About Motherhood. Hayden Panettiere and Lindsay Clancy Are Showing Us Another Reality. -- Shannon Palus

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I Desperately Want a Baby. What I Need to Do to Get One Can Take Me to a Dark Place. -- Sammi LaBue

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There Are Many Things That Could Increase the Birth Rate. This Major One Is Usually Ignored. -- Jill Filipovic

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A.J. Daulerio -- My Kid Messed Around and Found Out. My Wife Wants to Blame Someone.

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Her Previous Album Has Become One of the Defining Records of the Decade. Her New One Is Something Else Altogether. -- Carl Wilson -- On her first solo record in six years, Phoebe Bridgers confronts grief, new love, and sudden fame.

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Tech Oligarchs Have a Certain Future in Mind. It Completely Misunderstands How the World Works. -- Laura Miller

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Slate SoundBites for August 20, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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

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Slate Crossword: Catalyst for the Boston Tea Party (Three Letters) -- Nancy Serrano-Wu

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true - So About That Iranian Cyberattack on Our Water Supply - Scott Pilutik - It's only the most essential component of human life.

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The New Madrid Fault Line Lies in the Middle of Which Continent? -- Ray Hamel

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