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The racist backlash to The Little Mermaid and Lord of The Rings is exhausting and extremely predictable

Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. | IMDB Lord of the Rings and…

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Why it’s so hard to rewrite a country’s constitution

People who supported the new constitution draft demonstrate in demand of a new constitutional process, a day after voters rejected…

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Ukraine wants more weapons. But can Europe provide?

A Russian soldier, taken prisoner by Ukrainian soldiers, lies on a tank on September 11 in Izyum, Ukraine, shortly after…

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Even Putin allies are starting to speak out about the war

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 9. | Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AFP…

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How Ukraine got the upper hand against Russia

Ukraine’s breakthrough counterattack, explained. In the spring and summer of 2022, the war between Ukraine and Russia settled into a…

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Blowtorching spotted lanternflies is, in fact, a bad idea

A smashed spotted lanternfly on the ground in New York on August 24. | AP What the war on invasive…

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Are weather apps lying? The truth is in the dew point.

This man is sweaty. I empathize with his pain. | Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images Not all 75°F days are…

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How to hold your elected officials accountable

Denis Novikov/Getty Images A crash course in political engagement. In 2016, Michigan’s congressional districts were among the most gerrymandered in…

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Three takeaways from that Trump judge’s latest order in the Mar-a-Lago case

Former president Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally to support local candidates on September 03, 2022 in Wilkes-Barre,…

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Why the Senate’s same-sex marriage vote is getting delayed

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) speaks to reporters during a vote in the US Capitol on September 8, 2022, in Washington,…

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