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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- We Live on a Lake. Something Alarming Has Been Happening on Our Dock. It Involves a 7-Year-Old.

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Jessica Stoya - I Was Fine to Give the Guy I Was Hooking Up With an Assist the First Few Times. But Three Strikes and You're Out.

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Neil Gorsuch Just Took a Wrecking Ball to a Major Religious Liberty Law -- He printed out a physical copy of a binding appeals court decision from 2017 that prohibited prisons from compelling Rastafarian inmates to cut their hair. -- Alexis Romero and Mark Joseph Stern

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My Dog Learned How to Text Me. I Really Wish She Hadn't. Emma Madden - PetPhone promises to unleash a new era of communication with your pets. I gave it to my dog to see if it works.

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Money Talks: Can You Win a Trade War? -- Slate Money

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SpaceX Has People Betting on Mars -- Slate Money

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It Might Have Been Your Favorite Childhood Hangout. It's Doing Something Much Different to Survive Now. Paula Mejía

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I Visited Washington D.C.'s Putrid Reflecting Pool. What I Saw Was Far Worse Than I Expected. Christina Cauterucci - Even for 2026, this is really on the nose.

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No One Knows the Truth About the Iran Deal - Mary Harris

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The Conservative Majority Blew Apart One of the Biggest Myths About This Supreme Court - Mark Joseph Stern

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Why Do U.S. News Outlets Keep Making This Mistake About the Iran Talks? -- Fred Kaplan

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The World Cup's Ticketing Nightmare Is Finally Here -- Nitish Pahwa

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It's the Oddest, Dirtiest Military Tradition. Pete Hegseth Would Hate It. It's Perfect. -- Pat Cassels

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Is Donald Trump Sick? A Bombshell New Scoop May Provide Our First Real Clue. -- Luke Winkie

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Hulu's New Hit Show Should Be Delicious Schadenfreude. There's Just One Problem. -- Rebecca Onion

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My Brother Woke Up in the Hospital With a Strange Story. It Was Even Stranger When It Turned Out to Be True. -- Laura Creedle

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Their Album Was Banned. Their Members Were Arrested. But at Trial, the Jurors Couldn't Stop Laughing. -- Isaac Butler

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I Went to One of the Last-Ever Shows of a Beloved Rock Band. What I Saw Was Haunting and Strange. -- Luke Winkie

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My Friend Gave Me a Very Special "Role" at Her Fancy Wedding. It Felt Like a Slap in the Face. -- Lizzie Lawson

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Britain Kicked Out Its Sixth Prime Minister in 10 Years. Now Our Own Trump Is Waiting—and I Fear Not for Long. -- Imogen West-Knights

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An 80-Year-Old Math Problem Has Just Been Solved. You Might Not Like How We Got the Answer. -- Noah Giansiracusa

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Your Group Chats Are Now Blackmail -- ICYMI

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Pay Dirt - My Stepson's Summer Business Is Booming. There's Just One Problem.

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Care and Feeding -- My Stepdaughter Left Her Kid With Us and Told Us She'd Be Back in Two Days. Then She Disappeared.

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Nicole Chung -- My Stepdaughter Is Being Kicked Out of Her Friend Group. One Mom Is to Blame.

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Kristin Wong -- My Dad Convinced Me to Take on a Major Monthly Expense. It Turns Out He Made a Promise About It That He Couldn't Keep.

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Toy Story 5 Crushes It at the Box Office Edition -- Culture Gabfest

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They're Old Fashioned. They Were Never Supposed to Be This Popular. I Saw Why They're Only Getting Bigger. -- Imogen West-Knights -- How an old-fashioned favorite re-conquered America.

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Pride Month Is Here. But Should the LGBTQ Community Really Be Proud of Where We Are? -- Outward

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Slate SoundBites for June 24, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for June 24, 2026 -- K. Austin Collins

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How Many Days Did Kamala Harris' 2024 Presidential Campaign Last? -- Ray Hamel

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