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It Was on Your Table Every Morning Growing Up. It's Dying Before Our Eyes. No One Wants to Face It. -- Alexander Sammon

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Trump's Proposed $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Is Flat-Out Absurd -- Fred Kaplan

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What's Happening to Sydney Sweeney's Euphoria Character Feels Like a Humiliation Ritual -- Rebecca Onion

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Before One of America's Most Horrific Crimes Was Solved, the Wrong Man Was Blamed. The Damage Lasted for Years. -- Josh Levin

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They Got a Cease-and-Desist in the Mail. It Began: "Hello Fellow Bean Lover!" Then Things Got Really Weird. -- Chason Gordon

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It's the Bane of Every Vacationing Cook's Existence. But I've Found a Solution That Packs Maximum Flavor. -- Kate Chrisman

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It's How Millions of Americans Afford Food. Trump Has Thrown It Into Chaos. The Toll Is Bigger Than You Realize. -- Rainesford Stauffer

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RFK Jr. and I Share an Unusual Condition. How He Has Reacted to Having It Is Horrifying to Me. -- Lorraine Boissoneault

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Why Trump's Strait of Hormuz Plan Was Bound to Fail - Nitish Pahwa

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In Old West Slang, What Was an Arizona Nightingale? -- Ray Hamel

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This May Be Why Eric Swalwell Thought He Could Get Away With It -- Jim Newell

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The Pitt Prides Itself on Accuracy. So How Did It Mess This Up? -- Hillary Frey

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Weed Is Supposed to Relax and Enlighten. So Why Are Weed People the Absolute Worst? -- Jaya Saxena

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The Indica vs. Sativa Distinction Isn't Real -- Shannon Palus

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The Truth About Weed and Sleep -- Erik Ofgang

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Jenée Desmond-Harris and Lizzie O'Leary -- I Just Discovered My Mother-in-Law Stole Something From Our House. The Fallout Could Be Devastating.

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Logan Sachon -- My Kid Spent Two Weeks With Her Dad. Then I Found Out What He Was Letting Her Do.

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Laura Helmuth -- I've Worked Tirelessly to Get One of Our Best Employees a Promotion. Then I Learned What the Bosses Have in Store for Him Instead.

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Kristin Wong -- My Girlfriend Is Prowling for Rich Ladies at the Cinema. I Don't Like It One Bit.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris and Danny M. Lavery -- Help! My Boyfriend Disrespects Me Every Night at Dinner. I Don't Know How Much More I Can Take.

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Rich Juzwiak -- Something Strange Is Going on in Our New Shower. I Suspect My Wife Is Hiding a Naughty Secret.

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Arionne Nettles -- We Were Always the Most Laid-Back Parents We Know. That All Has to Change Now.

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Ilyce Glink -- I Was Initially Charmed by My Neighbors' "Friendly" Habit. Now I'm Over It.

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Ilyce Glink -- My Husband Knows What He Needs to Do to Secure Our Future. He Seems Incapable of Doing It.

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A New Rom-Com Was at the Center of a Debate Before It Was Even Out. Luckily, the Result Speaks for Itself. -- Nadira Goffe -- You, Me & Tuscany carries the burden placed upon it well.

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The Real Judy Blume -- Gabfest Reads

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We Are Over Influencers At Coachella -- ICYMI

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Apple TV's Star-Studded New Show Does a Rare Thing -- Nadira Goffe

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Netflix's Answer to The White Lotus Is Back. It Cuts Even Deeper Than Before. -- Sam Adams

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The Right Thinks I Don't Exist. The Left Thinks I'm a Liability. I'm Just Trying to Figure Out How to Live. -- Valorie Van-Dieman -- The journey to happiness isn't always straight.

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Slate Crossword: Engaging Personality? (Six Letters) -- Tim Croce

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Slate SoundBites for April 20, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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Slate Mini Crossword for April 20, 2026 -- Quiara Vasquez

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Slate Crossword: Professor Who Might Have Done It in the Kitchen With the Wrench (Four Letters) -- Chandi Deitmer

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Trump's Corrupt Pardon Campaign Has Somehow Hit a New Low - Shirin Ali - This week's Executive Dysfunction.

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Why International Law Can't Stop Trump -- What Next

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If Democrats Learn Anything from Hungary 2026, This Is What They Should Do Next -- Amicus

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Red States Thought They Could Stop Abortions. They Ended Up Stopping Only the Lifesaving Ones. Greer Donley and Yvonne Lindgren

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