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Jenée Desmond-Harris - What My Mom Is Doing for a Laid-Off Co-Worker Is Beyond. I Might Have to Call the Authorities.

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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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Clarence Thomas Just Gave Border Agents a Terrifying New Power -- Mark Joseph Stern

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Neil Gorsuch Just Took a Wrecking Ball to a Major Religious Liberty Law -- Alexis Romero and Mark Joseph Stern

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

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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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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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Slate Crossword: Cawker City, Kansas, Claims to Have the World's Biggest Ball of It (Five Letters) -- Tim Croce

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

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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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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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My Dog Learned How to Text Me. I Really Wish She Hadn't. -- Emma Madden

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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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true - Dear Prudence - Help! My Wife Promised Me She Wasn't a Disney Adult. Well, Her Actual Obsession Is Just as Bad.

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

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Pay Dirt -- My Elderly Tenants Owe Me $8,000. What They're Spending Their Rent Money on Is Driving Me Mad.

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Jessica Stoya -- My Brother Broke an Unspoken Rule on His Visit. Now I'm Afraid to Bring Him Around My Friends.

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Nicole Cliffe, Michelle Herman, and Carvell Wallace -- My Co-Worker Had a Strict Rule When She Was Trying to Get Pregnant. Now She's a New Mom, and I Wish It Was Still in Effect.

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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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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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Their Album Was Banned. Their Members Were Arrested. But at Trial, the Jurors Couldn't Stop Laughing. It was the only album in U.S. history to be deemed "obscene." It was saved by a few old ladies. Isaac Butler

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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 -- Courtney Grace, who plays "NBC Anchor," had no idea she was filming the movie's big finale.

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House of the Dragon Has Finally Arrived -- Sam Adams

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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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Slate SoundBites for June 24, 2026 -- Jenny Fey

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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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