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It's Becoming Clearer Than Ever That "America First" Has Taken a Toll on American Power -- Fred Kaplan

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One of Pop's Hottest Stars Is Uniquely Refreshing. I Think I Know the Secret to Her Success. -- Nadira Goffe

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Donald Trump Can Still Win You a Certain Type of Election -- Ben Jacobs

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Dolly Parton, America Will Always Love You, but It Didn't Always -- Carl Wilson

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This Is Not the Same Supreme Court That Refused to Meddle in the 2020 Election for Trump -- Dahlia Lithwick

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Public Health Officials Are Already Terrified of the Next Pandemic. They Have One Weird Ray of Hope. -- Molly Olmstead

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Ketanji Brown Jackson's Clear-Eyed Solo Dissent Explains the Supreme Court's Voting Assault -- Alexis Romero

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This State Hasn't Executed a Woman in 200 Years. It Is Picking the Worst Possible Way to Go Back. -- Austin Sarat

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Slate Crossword: Like Some Curries or Romances (11 letters) -- Hemant Mehta

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Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 26, 2026 -- Quiara Vasquez

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It Was One of the Most Surreal Moments in Oscars History. It's Often Still Misunderstood. -- Jamie Fisher

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More and More Women Are Opening Up About Something That Used to Be Shameful. I Wish They'd Kept It All Secret. -- Christina Cauterucci

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They're Cute. They're Cuddly. They're Everyone's Favorite Workplace Perk. They're Also the Engines of Pure, Unadulterated Office Hell. -- Alison Green

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My Boss Went to HR to Try to Cancel My Vacation. Too Bad for Her, I Got There First. -- good job

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There's a Rule About Babies at My Partner's Job. Her Co-Workers Broke It—and Her Reaction Has Shaken Me to My Core. -- care and feeding

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PAY DIRT -- I've Prioritized One Thing Above Everything Else in My Budget. Am I Making a Huge Mistake?

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care and feeding -- My Daughter Has All Kinds of Advantages in Life That My Boyfriend's Kids Don't Have—and It's Going to Stay That Way.

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dear prudence - My Daughter Found a Wonderful Man to Help Raise Her Child. She's Going to Ruin It All for a Silly Dream.

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how to do it -- My Wife and I Haven't Had Sex in Four Years. But I've Found a Great Alternative.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- My Daughter Finds a Certain Kind of TV Show Very Stressful. Her Father Thinks She Just Needs Exposure Therapy.

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Rich Juzwiak -- My Husband Is Experiencing Something New and Mysterious in Bed. The Aftermath Is Messy.

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Nicole Chung -- My Husband Is Carrying Out What He Thinks Is a "Sweet" Tradition With Our Child. I Want No Part of This.

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Kristin Wong -- I Thought My Boyfriend and I Both Lived the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Lifestyle. Then I Caught a Glimpse of His Banking App.

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Doree Shafrir -- The Former Intern Turned into a Cool Employee. Then She Made a Joke.

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Nicole Chung -- I Show Love for My Children in a Certain Way. My Husband Says It's Time for Me to Stop.

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true - The WNBA Is in the Midst of a Great Season and a Big Political Mess. I Know How to Fix It. It all goes back to the 2016 NFL season. Luke Winkie

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Ignore the Childish Insults. Trump's Latest Trade War With Canada Will Hurt Us All. -- The president's Canada pettiness is getting even more absurd. -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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One of Pop's Hottest Acts Feels on the Verge of Implosion. How Did We Get Here? -- Nadira Goffe -- Member hiatuses, controversial songs, over-the-top choreography—yep, that's Katseye.

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I Just Got Home From a Trip With 12 People. It Would Have Been Unbearable Were It Not for a Simple, Underrated Solution. -- Luke Winkie -- Go to Paris with a gaggle of people. Stay separately. See them twice.

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The DOJ Is Asking a Conservative Court to Give Trump a Terrifying New Power - Shirin Ali - This case appears likely to make it all the way to the Supreme Court.

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Michelle Bachelet Was the First Woman Elected President of Which Country? -- Ray Hamel

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Meta's Big Tobacco Moment Has Arrived. But There's a Catch. Ian Prasad Philbrick

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