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Tuesday, September 22, 2026 6:23 AM ET

Slate - Top Stories

Trump Went So Far This Time That Even Fox News Won't Stand for It -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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Democrats Are Learning One of the Hardest Lessons From 2024—and It Might Finally Win Them a Crown Jewel -- Jim Newell

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Trump Says There's One Threat to America Bigger Than Any Other. I Went to Meet Them. -- Alexander Sammon

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His Previous Horror Movie Became an Oscar-Winning Sensation. His New One Might Ruin You.

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His HBO Show Was a One-of-a-Kind Cult Sensation. Now He's Back With His First Movie. Sam Adams

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Slate Crossword: Artist Known for Political Commentary and for "Poppin' Some Tags" (10 Letters) -- Hemant Mehta

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Slate Mini Crossword for Sept. 22, 2026 -- Quiara Vasquez

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Workplaces Are Being More Accommodating to Employees Than Ever. That's Great—Except When the Request Is Downright Preposterous. -- Alison Green

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Prohibition Tried to Stamp Out Drinking in America. But Now We Know That It Actually Gave Us One of the Greatest Cocktails. -- N.C. Stevens

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His Novels Have Been Turned Into Blockbuster Movies. Now His First in Years Is a Scathing Take on Hollywood. -- Laura Miller

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He's a Controversial Titan of "Wellness." I Read All 540 Pages of His New Book. Let Me Tell You the Maddening Truth. -- Rebecca Onion

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Another Civil War Would Be Bad. A New Book Imagines Something Even Worse. -- Laura Miller

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Some People Think Elon Musk Snapped. The Controversial Four-Hour Documentary About Him Suggests Something Else. -- Sam Adams -- Alex Gibney's movie has an unfortunate twist.

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A New PBS Documentary Offers a Gentle Message to Our Polarized Times. I Hated It. -- Sam Adams

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Slate SoundBites for September 22, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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My Homeschool Curriculum Was My Mother's Unhappiness -- Death, Sex & Money

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true - America Hates A.I. Donald Trump Loves It. What Is Going On Here? Jim Newell - The president is going to bat for an industry that the public can't stand. Why?

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Trump Posted About Magic Beds That Cure Cancer. Millions of Americans Believe They're Real. I Found the Guy Who Started It All. -- Molly Olmstead

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The Data Center Will Not Hold -- What Next

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Most U.S. States Are Divided Into Counties. What Are Similar Divisions in Alaska Called? -- Ray Hamel

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