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The Supreme Court Gives a Free Pass to Trump and Future Presidents
In a stunning finale to its term on Monday morning, the Supreme Court delivered a gift of inestimable worth to…
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A Major Part of Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan Is Restored
Federal appellate judges ruled that the Biden administration’s new student loan repayment plan could continue to operate as legal challenges…
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Shay Youngblood, Influential Black Author and Playwright, Dies at 64
She wrote memorably about her upbringing by a circle of maternal elders and the life lessons they imparted, and of…
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Chocolate Prices Have Spiked. Why Are Cocoa Farmers Still So Poor?
Emmanuel Frimpong, 32, is a cocoa farmer in Ghana, mostly by default. He has a university education but couldn’t find…
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Hunter Biden Sues Fox News Over a Series That Included His Nude Photos
The president’s son has argued that the network violated a New York law by showing the explicit images without his…
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The Trump Decision Reveals Deep Rot in the System
On Monday the Supreme Court dispensed with the rule of law by effectively depriving the American people of crucial information…
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Contentious Court Rulings: Immunity, Regulation and the Homeless
Readers discuss some of the major decisions at the end of the court’s term.
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One Neighborhood’s ‘Bizarre Culture War’ Over Bike Lanes
A kerfuffle erupts over sharing the street in Queens, New York, where new bike lanes have replaced some parking spaces…
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He Got $162,000 in Taxpayer Money and 6% of the Vote
The campaign of Dao Yin, a Democratic candidate for State Assembly, submitted fake donations and forged signatures to obtain much…
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John Waters’s Baltimore
The writer and director, famous for making theatergoers squirm in their seats, says he feels most at home wherever the…