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July 9, 2026
Why Didn’t Graham Platner’s Many Red Flags Matter?
The women who pointed out his unfitness for office long before the rape allegations were painted as nagging hags. They were right all along.
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July 7, 2026
What We Know About Nolan Xavier Wells’s Death
The Mississippi teen went missing on the Fourth of July during a trip to a barrier island off the Gulf Coast.
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July 7, 2026
What to Know About the Rape Allegation Against Graham Platner
A woman who casually dated the Maine progressive upstart says he forced her to have sex with him in 2021. He denies the allegations.
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July 1, 2026
The Woman Who’s a Citizen of Nowhere
Daiana Lilo, a law student at Tulane University, is stateless. Under Trump, her life has been thrown into chaos.
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June 30, 2026
NPR Almost Gave Me a Heart Attack
A swiftly retracted report about Justice Samuel Alito retiring may have been the worst ten minutes of my day.
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June 30, 2026
Trump Just Lost His Birthright-Citizenship Case
The Supreme Court rejected the president’s attempt to end the 14th Amendment via executive order.
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June 30, 2026
Supreme Court Allows States to Ban Trans Girls From Sports
The conservative supermajority delivered yet another blow to trans rights.
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June 24, 2026
New York Progressives Had a Great Night
All three Zohran Mamdani–endorsed candidates won their races, joining a wave of Democratic Socialist upstarts in the primaries.
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June 16, 2026
The Son of Norway’s Crown Princess Has Been Convicted of Rape
A Norwegian court sentenced Marius Borg Høiby to four years in prison.
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June 16, 2026
Amy Griffin Is Defending Her Memoir
The Tell author is countersuing a woman who claims the sexual abuse Griffin described in the book happened to her.
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June 15, 2026
Sounds Like Tyra Banks Regrets That ANTM Docuseries
The supermodel is suing Netflix for allegedly giving her a deceptive edit.
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May 28, 2026
The Justice Department Is Investigating E. Jean Carroll
Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation after Carroll accused him of raping her in the mid-’90s.
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May 27, 2026
‘It’s Following Me No Matter What, So I Have to Make Meaning of It’
Nearly seven years ago, a Lyft driver raped Cristen Giangarra. She refuses to end her fight against the rideshare company until justice is served.
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May 22, 2026
Tulsi Gabbard Has Resigned
The director of National Intelligence said she is stepping down after her husband was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.
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May 22, 2026
Trump Administration Drops Charges Against Kat Abughazaleh
After allegations of prosecutorial misconduct during the grand jury proceedings.
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May 20, 2026
Unpacking the Murder-for-Hire Plot Against a Boy-Band Singer
Prosecutors say 24-year-old Gabbie Gonzalez conspired with her father to try to have her ex murdered amid a custody dispute.
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May 19, 2026
What Leads a Teen Boy to Commit Mass Violence?
Authorities say the two teenagers who opened fire on the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing three, became radicalized online.
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May 5, 2026
The Mother of Intersectionality Thinks You Have It All Wrong
The right is trying to erase Kimberlé Crenshaw’s life’s work. She has something to say about that.
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May 4, 2026
What to Know About Misoprostol-Only Abortion
Even if mifepristone’s telehealth restrictions are ultimately reinstated, a safe, albeit less effective, medication-abortion option remains available.
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April 27, 2026
The Great Numbing Out
Why formerly politically engaged people are in a state of paralysis this time around.
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