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This Is the Week J.D. Vance Became Vice President -- Jim Newell

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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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He Spent Years Calling Out Women's "Cottage Cheese Thighs"—and Worse. He Says He's Sorry. I Met Him to Discover the Truth. -- Krista Diamond

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Neil Gorsuch's New Gun-Rights Decision Is a Love Letter to Legal Weed

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He Wanted to Study Business. He Ended Up Romance-Scamming Older Women. He Told Me Everything. -- Carlos Barragán

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J.D. Vance Wrote a Tragedy. He Just Doesn't Know it. -- Molly Olmstead

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I Went to a Jack Schlossberg Event. I Can't Believe I'm Saying This: He Should Win. -- Scaachi Koul

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Slate Mini Crossword for June 19, 2026 -- Quiara Vasquez

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Britain Just Issued Another Shocking Ban for People Under 16. This One Is Going to Be a Fight. -- Imogen West-Knights

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Stephen Miller Was Closer to Realizing His Scariest Idea Than We Ever Knew -- Shirin Ali

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Spielberg Never Told Her That Her Scene Would Be the Movie's Climax. Now She's Going Viral for Her Performance. -- David Mack

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Greg Lavallee -- My Sister-in-Law Got Our Wild 7-Year-Old to Sleep. I Was Horrified When I Found Out How She Did It.

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Greg Lavallee -- My New Husband Hates His Ex. The Way He's "Getting Back at Her" Has Me Questioning Everything.

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Slate Pears Game 308: Jun. 18, 2026

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Slate SoundBites for June 18, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for June 18, 2026 -- Nate Cardin

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The Dumbest Way Pete Hegseth Is Draining the Military - Mary Harris - The military was once a lifeline for Black Americans. It's become something else.

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