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The Breitbart Universe Unites for Roy Moore
Everyone from Steve Bannon to Nigel Farage came out on Monday for the Alabama judge turned aspiring senator’s closing rally.
A Primetime Clash Over Health Care
Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy sparred with Bernie Sanders and Amy Kobluchar on CNN hours after their bill dismantling Obamacare appeared to collapse.
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HealthWhy People Faint at the Theater
How a distressing movie or play can trigger a body to pass out
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PoliticsHow Puerto Ricans on the Mainland Are Getting News From Relatives
Members of the island’s diaspora are coping with the trauma of Hurricane Maria by using technology to connect with family and help people on the island.
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PoliticsA Primetime Clash Over Health Care
Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy sparred with Bernie Sanders and Amy Kobluchar on CNN hours after their bill dismantling Obamacare appeared to collapse.
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PoliticsThe Brazenness of Trump's White House Staff Using Private Email
How could six senior presidential aides mimic the strategy for which Trump lacerated Hillary Clinton? Only if they believe they are as immune to the usual rules as he is.
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DailyThe Atlantic Daily: Friday Night Fights
Trump’s confrontation with the NFL, Germany’s election, Amazon’s future, and more
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How Just Six Words Can Spark Conversation About Race in America
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‘It’s Impossible to Imagine Trump Without the Force of Whiteness'
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When In-Person Conversation Is Better Than Texting
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'The Drone King': An Animated Excerpt
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Astro Teller on Why Artificial Intelligence Is Not Scary
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Does Swearing Make You Likable?
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PoliticsThe Obamacare Repeal Effort Might Finally Be Dead
With Maine Senator Susan Collins announcing her opposition to the health-care bill, Republicans are three votes short of the support they need.
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The Presence of JusticeAmerica's Uneven Crime Spike
Violence in a few major cities drove the national murder rate higher in 2016, according to new FBI statistics.
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![Stevie Wonder, left, kneels on stage next to his son Kwame Morris before performing at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in New York.]()
CultureWhen Stevie Wonder Took a Knee
High-profile members of the music world are showing solidarity with Colin Kaepernick—as well as the various ways protest translates across cultural spheres.
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Politics DailyThe Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Randstanding
Despite new revisions to the Graham-Cassidy health-care bill, Republican Senator Rand Paul said he remains opposed.
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CultureMegyn Kelly's Perniciously 'Politics-Free' Morning-Show Debut
“The truth is, I am kind of done with politics for now!” the former Fox News host told a cheering studio audience, before launching into an hour that was entirely about them.
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GlobalThe Long History of North Korea's Declarations of War
What's different now: a U.S. president ready and willing to make his own destructive promises
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HealthMasculinity Done Well and Poorly
As Trump grieves for the passing of a more violent NFL, the league's players demonstrate a new ideal of manhood.
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PoliticsKaepernick's Triumph
When he began taking a knee during the National Anthem, earning the attention of the president and the entire press was the best outcome he could possibly have desired.
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TechnologyWhat, Exactly, Were Russians Trying to Do With Those Facebook Ads?
From what we know now, it was too small to seriously influence the election, but too big to be an afterthought.
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PoliticsHow Trump Turns Unpopular Outbursts Into Political Winners
The president has already backed down from his most strident attacks on athletes and adopted a less controversial celebration of the American flag.
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CultureStar Trek: Discovery Boldly Goes Into the Age of Streaming TV
The franchise’s first new series in 12 years is a radical departure, with an emphasis on heavy serialization and heated conflict.
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GlobalDisconnected by Disaster—Photos From a Battered Puerto Rico
Five days after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, its devastating impact is becoming clearer.
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GlobalAngela Merkel Reorients Germany
If her country isn't the leader of the free world, what is it?
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CultureThe Sadness of the Kardashians
E!’s 10-year-anniversary special celebrating its flagship family was surprisingly honest and strangely tragic.
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EventsWashington Ideas
For its ninth year, the Washington Ideas Forum will convene the nation's leaders, from politics and government to business and culture for two days of idea sharing and thought provoking conversation.
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PodcastsWhat Are Public Schools For?
Back-to-school season means the revival laments about America's failing public education system. But what is it failing to do?
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