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Last summer, after the Supreme Court appeared to brush aside a fringe theory that would have given gerrymandered GOP legislatures unfettered power over election procedures, progressive activists at Common Cause hailed a “historic pro-democracy decision.” MSNBC enthused that “democracy scores a win at the high court.” Even Mother Jones, The Washington Post, and Marc Elias’s Democracy Docket joined the hallelujah chorus.

Late last week, The Washington Post announced that its editorial board would not endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election—which, let’s recall, pits Kamala Harris, the sitting vice president and a fairly mainstream Democrat, against Donald Trump, an aspiring despot who wants to suspend the Constitution, deploy the military against his political enemies, and round up millions of people for deportation. The Post’s publisher, Fleet Street refugee Will Lewis, framed the last-minute decision... Читать дальше...

Occasionally a small group of previously unremarkable people erupt and conquer the world: the Macedonians, the Romans, the British, the Japanese, the Brontë sisters. The Mitford family in the early twentieth century was another such group: Five sisters and one son, raised in near-total isolation by reactionary parents, went on to be, variously, the most important duchess in Britain, the first lady of British fascism, a top-flight comic novelist, a personal friend of Adolf Hitler, and a leading... Читать дальше...

On the afternoon of February 20, 1933, Adolf Hitler met with Germany’s business leaders. Among the two dozen executives present was Gustav Krupp von Bohlen, head of the legendary eponymous maker of steel and armaments. There was car manufacturer Fritz von Opel, and Georg von Schnitzler from the chemical concern I.G. Farben, which in a few years would become notorious for supplying Auschwitz with the poison gas Zyklon B. Presiding over the event was Hjalmar Schacht, who would soon return to his old job as head of Germany’s central bank... Читать дальше...

80-year-old Danny DeVito relies on trampoline therapy in his battle against a lifelong growth disease.

A server is outraged after she says two customers gaslit her to get out of tipping. Fellow servers in the comments empathize with her experience.

In election season, we are all lost in a sea of claims, counterclaims and lies. Here’s how to find the truth.

There have been more than 300 food recalls this year, from Boar’s Head deli meat to the onions served on some burgers at McDonald’s.

Castle whose name is repeatedly rhymed with “Shalott,” in “The Lady of Shalott”: seven letters.

Witches and skeletons make sense for this holiday, but your guess is as good as mine when it comes to “a general spooky vibe.”

In projects like “Problemista” and HBO’s “Fantasmas,” the multihyphenate uses uncanny flourishes to make sense of our most convoluted bureaucratic systems.

For months, state officials have prepared to manage the threat of far-right conspiracists who may try to “stop the steal.”

Lackawanna County was once a Democratic stronghold. In 2024, it is a hotly contested battleground, where the stakes go far beyond politics.

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Mitchell has respect for what LeBron was able to do, but wants to create a legacy of his own.

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 19: Cooper Flagg #2 and Kon Knueppel #7 of the Duke Blue Devils react during the exhibition game against the Lincoln Lions at Cameron Indoor Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Durham, North Carolina. | Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images

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One Month to Go: Countdown Begins for FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25

The excitement is building across the global hockey community as we edge ever closer to the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25, with the new season starting off in exactly one month, on 30 November! The fans, teams, and coaches are gearing up for what promises to be another thrilling season of the “League of the Best.”

The gap between the average price of a new vehicle compared to a used car topped $20,000 for the first time last quarter, according to data from auto shopping guide Edmunds.

Minneapolis hosted national conference at an inflection point for public health and its ability to navigate the U.S. through epidemics, diseases.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a letter that the Department of Justice intentionally avoided threatening TD Bank's charter to operate. The Massachusetts Democrat also pressed the agency to prosecute bank executives.

We’ve asked every member of Congress whether they’ll accept the results as called by the Associated Press. Use our tool to see how your representatives answer.

The state has been written off as a woke wasteland. But it's still inventing the future on a bunch of frontiers nobody's talking about. Even if Trump wins, it will remain a golden, global example.

And praying for a safe pair of hands.

The Montana we love is at stake. I'm fighting to defend it.

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