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Trump Has a Plan to Give Taxpayer Money Directly to His Friends—and It Still Might Not Be This Week's Worst Political Blunder -- Patrick Reis and Ian Prasad Philbrick

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The No. 1 Movie on Netflix Is Every Parent's Worst Nightmare -- Rebecca Onion

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Why Kavanaugh and Barrett Joined With the Liberals in a 5–4 Death Penalty Case -- Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

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She's an Antisemite, a Sex Therapist, and a Democrat. Why Are Republicans Funding Her Campaign? -- Christina Cauterucci

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A Once Beloved Fashion Brand Sold to the Most Unlikely of Corporations. I'm Having a Hard Time. -- Heather Schwedel

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The President of the United States Really, Really Hates His Son -- Heather Schwedel

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I Want to Ask How Many of Us Have to Get Killed for This to Stop. Unfortunately, I Know the Answer. -- Aymann Ismail

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Stephen Colbert Closed Out The Late Show by Doing What He Does Best -- Sam Adams

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A New Netflix Show Combines Two of TV's Most Popular Showrunners and a Dream Cast. It Does Not Go Well. -- Sam Adams

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I'm 25, and I Have a Cosmetic Problem That No One Wants—and That's Maddening to Fix. -- Jacqueline LeKachman

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One of the World's Most Famous Rappers Had His Album Rollout Hijacked by the Trump Administration -- Nadira Goffe

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At My Suggestion, My Husband Got a Vasectomy. Now It's the Biggest Regret of Our Lives. -- How to Do It

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My Husband Didn't Have the Best Reaction When We First Brought Our Baby Home. I Can't Let It Go. -- Care and Feeding

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My Aunt Just Offered to Solve My Housing Problem. I'm Afraid of What It Will Cost Me. -- Pay Dirt

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- We Inherited a House. But We Didn't Know About the Neighbors Next Door.

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A.J. Daulerio -- My Husband's Sister Is Getting Out of Rehab. I Don't Like His Plan for Where She Should Go Next.

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true - Jessica Stoya and Rich Juzwiak - I'm Having the Sex I Once Dreamed Of. But It's Left Me Feeling Very Conflicted.

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Laura Helmuth -- My Co-Workers Claim I'm "Mysterious" About My Glamorous Past. There's a Good Reason.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- My New Sister-in-Law Ruined a Family. It's Time She Grows Up and Takes Some Responsibility.

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Jamilah Lemieux -- My Mother-in-Law Refuses to Get a Hearing Aid. Now It's Putting Our 2-Year-Old in Grave Danger.

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Laura Helmuth -- I'm the New Boss and My Team Already Hates Me. It's Not My Fault They've Gotten Too Comfortable.

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true - The DOJ Just Admitted to Weaponizing a Prosecution Against Trump's Foes - A federal court threw out all charges against the Broadview Six—a group of protesters accused of obstructing a Chicago ICE facility. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

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A Brilliant HBO Documentary Explored the Effects of an Unsolved Murder. Now, in Its Surprise Final Episode, the Case Is Solved. The director of The Yogurt Shop Murders on its surprise final episode—and why the story still isn't over. Sam Adams

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Donald Trump Hates One Television Show More Than Any Other. After Watching for the Past Week, I See Why. -- Heather Schwedel -- The ABC show doesn't often take on the First Amendment controversy directly—but it hangs over everything.

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There's No Point To Influencers Anymore -- ICYMI

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Cannes Tried to Ban Nudity. Celebrities Revolted—and an Iconic Fashion Tradition Was Born. -- Christina Cauterucci

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In 1995 a Woman Received a Phone Call That Stunned Her—and Ignited a Scandal That Haunted America for Years -- Christina Cauterucci -- She went to a clinic for help getting pregnant. She got something far different.

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Slate Pears Game 282: May 23, 2026

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Slate Mini Crossword for May 23, 2026 -- Nijah Morris

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Slate SoundBites for May 22, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for May 22, 2026 -- Kiran Pandey

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What's Going On With FEMA? -- Mary Harris -- It's a real disaster over there.

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Stop Calling Trump's Slush Fund a Settlement. It's a Violence Incentive Project. -- Amicus

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Think You're Smarter Than a Slate Staff Writer? Find Out With This Week's News Quiz. -- Ray Hamel

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Sam Alito's Math on "Colorblindness" Doesn't Check Out -- Chika Okafor

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