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“Most Americans Are Getting Poorer”: Robert Reich on Inequality & the Failures of Corporate Democrats
Earlier this month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly attacked...
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Trump’s Contested Order to Restrict Mail-In Voting Could Disenfranchise Millions: Ari Berman
The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court’s...
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“They Threw Me to the Wolves”: Karen Attiah on Censorship Under Trump, Winning Her WaPo Job Back
A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to...
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Headlines for August 26, 2026
Iran Announces That It's Resuming Negotiations with Oman over...
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Instagram posts – No, health care professionals aren’t being ‘urged’ to call vaginas ‘bonus holes’
Health professionals are being “urged” to call vaginas “bonus holes” to avoid offending transgender or nonbinary patients.
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Instagram posts – Neil deGrasse Tyson did not expose NASA conspiracy about moon landing
Video shows Neil deGrasse Tyson describing how NASA faked the moon landing.
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Instagram posts – Viral video of Ohio’s new plan for death row prisoners was ripped from The Onion
Ohio replaced lethal injection “with a system that quickly and humanely rips off the heads of death-row inmates using powerful robotic arms.”
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Viral image – This girl has good aim, but she didn’t hit former Vice President Mike Pence with a water balloon
Video shows a girl hitting former Vice President Mike Pence in the head with a water balloon.
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Facebook posts – Claims Miss USA boycotting Miss Universe over transgender contestant originated on a fake news site
“Miss USA boycotts Miss Universe pageant: ‘I’m not competing against a man.’”
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How improperly using AI could deter you from voting, or hurt your health
Generative AI can mislead when it comes to self-diagnosing medical issues or creating political ads. Experts warned that these uses can hurt your health or deter you from voting.
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National News
“Most Americans Are Getting Poorer”: Robert Reich on Inequality & the Failures of Corporate Democrats
Earlier this month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly attacked...
National News
Trump’s Contested Order to Restrict Mail-In Voting Could Disenfranchise Millions: Ari Berman
The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court’s...
National News
“They Threw Me to the Wolves”: Karen Attiah on Censorship Under Trump, Winning Her WaPo Job Back
A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to...
National News
Headlines for August 26, 2026
Iran Announces That It's Resuming Negotiations with Oman over...
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GAME RECAP: Buffalo Bisons at Rochester Red Wings 8/25/26
The Buffalo Bisons scored four runs in the sixth inning and Grant Rogers allowed only two earned runs over six innings as the Herd defeated the Rocheste…
