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New York Magazine - US News

The Georgia Election Raid Was Even Worse Than It Seemed

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Guy Who Wrote Viral AI Post Wasn't Trying to Scare You

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screen time -- The Singularity Is Going Viral -- John Herrman -- AI insiders and outsiders are both feeling helpless about the same thing.

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openings -- The Bleak Scene at Polymarket's 'Free Grocery Store' -- Adriane Quinlan -- People waited up to 11 hours for socks and Barilla pasta. Most had never heard of the crypto betting platform.

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Life on Peptides Feels Amazing -- Ezra Marcus

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politics -- When Are Federal Immigration Agents Leaving Minnesota? -- Nia Prater -- Border czar Tom Homan announced the end of Operation Metro Surge, saying that an ongoing drawdown of immigration officers will continue next week.

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conflict of interest -- The Prediction-Market Scandals Are Getting Bleaker -- Matt Stieb -- An arrest of an IDF reservist for allegedly using insider information on a military wager on Polymarket shows the dark side of betting on everything.

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politics -- Did Bondi Spy on Lawmakers' Epstein Search History? -- Nia Prater -- At her congressional hearing, the attorney general was seen with a document listing a Democrat's searches of the DoJ's Epstein files.

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tremendous content -- The Melania Movie, Explained: Box Office, Reviews, and What She Made -- Margaret Hartmann -- Why did the notoriously private First Lady film a Brett Ratner–directed documentary? It might have something to do with the $28 million paycheck.

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higher education -- The Homeschooling Hack -- Lauren Hilgers -- Looking for an edge in college admissions? Just pull your kid from school.

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poll position -- How Much Ground Has Trump Lost on Immigration in the Polls? -- Ed Kilgore -- Surveys taken in the aftermath of the Minnesota killings show a complicated picture.

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epstein files -- Pam Bondi Refuses to Apologize to Epstein Victims at House Hearing -- Matt Stieb -- The attorney general shouted and insulted lawmakers during her House testimony on the DOJ's botched Epstein-files rollout. Here, the wildest moments.

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aviation -- Why Did the FAA Suddenly Close El Paso's Airspace? -- Nia Prater -- According to reports, the closure stemmed from the military's plan to move ahead with the testing of anti-drone technology without consulting the FAA.

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early and often -- What the New Epstein Files Say About Trump: Updates -- Margaret Hartmann -- Did Trump call the police on Epstein? Are there new Trump sexual assault claims? Did he visit the island? Here's everything we've learned.

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american affairs -- The Most Important Thing Democrats Can Do to Stop Trump -- Ross Barkan -- The party needs to think hard and creatively about the single best bulwark to halting MAGA in its tracks.

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neighborhoods -- I Miss My Black Brooklyn -- Naomi Jackson -- A notable number of Black residents are leaving the city — no longer able to afford it. I might be one of them.

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early and often -- DHS Shutdown Will Spare ICE, Punish Everyone Else -- Ed Kilgore -- Odds of a Homeland Security shutdown are high with Congress at an impasse on ICE reform. Yet mainly FEMA, TSA, and the Coast Guard will suffer.

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2/10/2026 - epstein files - The Updated Epstein List: Who Is Named in All of the Files? By - Chas Danner, Benjamin Hart, and - Matt Stieb - The list of prominent people associated with Epstein keeps growing and growing.

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politics -- Outrage Builds Over Pride-Flag Removal at Stonewall Monument -- Nia Prater -- Another Trump-administration directive has altered the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ movement.

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early and often -- Susan Collins's Luck Could Finally Run Out in 2026 -- Ed Kilgore -- After three decades in the Senate, the Maine Republican's tricks may be getting old. Could she be the key to Democrats flipping the Senate?

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trump epstein files -- Trump Told Police Chief 'Everyone' Knew About Epstein Abuse -- Margaret Hartmann -- The Trump administration said a 2006 call is fake, or maybe real, but somehow it "corroborates" the president's claims of innocence either way.

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politics -- Howard Lutnick's Epstein Problem Isn't Going Away -- Nia Prater -- As Democrats (and one Republican) called for the Commerce secretary's resignation, he confirmed that he visited Epstein's private island.

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early and often -- The GOP Is Panicking Over Noncitizen Voting. It's Imaginary. -- Ed Kilgore -- Trump has made mass voting by noncitizens a core MAGA myth. But more and more data shows it's rare and insignificant.

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the city politic -- Mamdani's Newest Ally: The Catholic Church? -- Jack Hanson -- Meet New York's enigmatic new archbishop, Ronald Hicks.

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power -- What Mira Nair Taught Zohran Mamdani -- Rebecca Traister -- The mayor's famous filmmaker mother reveals the origins of his ferocious ambition.

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the city politic -- To Avoid More Police Shootings, Mamdani Must Keep His Word -- Errol Louis -- The mayor vowed that cops would no longer be the default response to mental-health crises. Now he has to follow through.

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