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encounter -- Biotech Barbie Had a Hard Year -- Elizabeth Weil -- Cathy Tie (briefly) married a gene-editing outlaw and got barred from China. So she threw herself a 30th birthday party at Carnegie Hall.

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power -- The Man Who Explains Israel to John Fetterman -- Alex Shultz -- How a little-known writer became one of the senator's closest confidants.

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5/20/2026 -- early and often -- Can NAACP's College-Sports Boycott Save Voting Rights? -- Ed Kilgore -- The NAACP wants athletes and fans to boycott schools in states decimating Black representation. It could hit the South in the heart and the wallet.

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The Relentless Fantasy of the Tradwife -- Sarah Jones

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5/20/2026 -- higher education -- Harvard Will Manufacture a Scarcity of A's -- Chas Danner -- Starting in the fall of 2027, Harvard undergrads will be competing for a limited number of available A grades in each of their classes.

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5/20/2026 -- early and often -- Trump's Self-Absorption Spells Midterms Disaster for the GOP -- Ed Kilgore -- Forget policy goals or even boosting his party. The president wants his ballroom, his vengeance slush fund, and lots of payback.

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5/20/2026 -- wall street -- JPMorgan Exec Alleges 'Sex Slave' Accuser Made 'Eerily Similar' Claims Before -- Bess Levin -- Lorna Hajdini has countersued Chirayu Rana for defamation, saying his claims have made her life a "daily, living hell"

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5/20/2026 -- politics -- Who's Lining Up for a Cut of Trump's Big New Slush Fund -- Nia Prater -- One ally of the president is already seeking $2.7 million. There will likely be many more.

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5/20/2026 -- amazon -- Jeff Bezos Sees a 'More Mature' Donald Trump This Time Around -- Matt Stieb -- The Amazon founder also weighed in on Washington Post cuts, the Melania doc, and why people "shouldn't worry about" AI.

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5/20/2026 -- tremendous content -- The Melania Movie, Explained: Box Office, Reviews, and What She Made -- Margaret Hartmann -- Jeff Bezos denied any involvement, but told CNBC that the film was a "very wise business decision" for Amazon. Here's what the numbers say.

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5/20/2026 -- early and often -- Trump Gets Revenge on Massie, But Primary May Haunt GOP -- Ed Kilgore -- The president took down several Republican foes in last night's primaries. But there was also good news for Democrats in November.

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5/20/2026 -- the law -- Trump's Worst Executive Order Yet Is Hiding in Plain Sight -- Elie Honig -- If implemented, even in modified form, it will plunge the midterm elections into chaos.

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5/19/2026 -- politics -- Trump Now Has Retroactive IRS Immunity, Not That He Needed It or Anything -- Chas Danner -- The incorruptible president gets a gift from his DoJ. Just in case.

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5/19/2026 -- crime -- What We Know About the San Diego Mosque Shooters' Motives -- Nia Prater -- As law enforcement recovered a manifesto associated with the suspects, the FBI said of the pair, "They didn't discriminate on who they hated."

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5/19/2026 -- charm offensive -- Mamdani Tries to Make Nice With Wall Street After 'Tax the Rich' Video Debacle -- Bess Levin -- The mayor's charm offensive has included meetings with the heads of JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Blackstone.

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5/19/2026 -- unlearn to code -- Meta Employees Brace for the Ax to Fall in Mark Zuckerberg's Latest AI Pivot -- Matt Stieb -- Roughly 8,000 employees will be laid off and another 7,000 reassigned as Meta tries to keep pace in the AI race.

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5/19/2026 -- tremendous content -- Trump Says Ballroom Is His 'Gift' While Demanding $1 Billion -- Margaret Hartmann -- The ballroom is somehow both a generous present from Trump to American taxpayers and a necessary security project we must pay for.

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5/19/2026 -- early and often -- Trump's Texas Endorsement Is Great for Paxton — and Talarico -- Ed Kilgore -- The president let incumbent John Cornyn spend a small fortune before administering a last-minute coup de grâce.

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5/19/2026 -- early and often -- At Last, a Promising New Health Care Idea for Democrats -- Ed Kilgore -- Democrats could benefit from something new to say on health care policy, and free primary care would help a lot of people, too.

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5/19/2026 -- politics -- Trump DOJ Settles Trump Lawsuit With $1.8B Slush Fund for Trump Allies -- Chas Danner -- President Trump's supporters have won Donald Trump's legal fight against the Trump-controlled Justice Department. Congrats to everyone.

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5/19/2026 -- poll position -- Polls Show Democrats Have a Great Shot at Flipping the House -- Ed Kilgore -- Democrats' midterms polling lead now seems big enough to overcome Republicans' recent gerrymandering gains.

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5/19/2026 -- the culture business -- Why the Metropolitan Opera Needed a Saudi Lifeline -- Rachel Corbett -- "In spite of repressive aspects of the Saudi regime," accepting up to $200 million from the kingdom was not a difficult decision, says Peter Gelb.

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Trump Mobile Phone Beats Expectations by Actually Existing

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Trump's Iran Regime-Change Plan Was Crazier Than We Realized

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Why the Amish Are Falling in Love With AI

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The Billionaire Who Wired San Francisco -- Lauren Smiley

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The Quiet Shame of Fearing Your Own Child -- Julie Brener Davich

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5/19/2026 - roundup - All the GOP Anger and Angst Over Trump's Paxton Endorsement - By - Chas Danner - and - Nia Prater - From disappointment to annoyance to pointed silence to calling Paxton a felon, here's how congressional Republicans reacted to Trump's announcement.

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