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Trump again boosts a baseless conspiracy theory, this one about Jeffrey Epstein

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Trump contradicted his own officials, retweeting a right-wing conspiracy about Epstein. President Donald Trump retweeted a popular…

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We put a “sin tax” on cigarettes and alcohol. Why not meat?

The average American consumes more than 200 pounds of meat a year. | Getty Images/iStockphoto Our love of meat is…

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Why Universal Pictures pulled its upcoming horror movie The Hunt

Betty Gilpin stars in The Hunt. | Universal Just how central was Donald Trump to the studio’s reasons for yanking…

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North Korea dislikes US-South Korea military exercises. Apparently, Trump does, too.

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un during their June 2019 meeting at the Korean peninsula’s DMZ. | Brendan SmialowskiAFP/Getty Images…

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Jeffrey Epstein is dead. His story isn’t over.

Protesters gather outside the New York City federal courthouse in July as Jeffrey Epstein is charged with sex trafficking. |…

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Uber lost an eye-popping $5 billion in a single quarter

An Uber Eats car and drone on display at an event in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2019. | Anna-Rose…

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The Mississippi ICE raids expose the biggest problem with US immigration laws

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer walks past detained immigrants during a raid at a Mississippi chicken processing plant.…

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Why people are mad about a list of Trump donors online

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Take note: If you donate to a political campaign, some of your information will probably…

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Vox Sentences: Ohio does something

Scott Olson/Getty Images Vox Sentences is your daily digest for what’s happening in the world. Sign up for the Vox…

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Trump’s executive order on social media bias is a distraction

President Trump is reportedly drafting an executive order on social media platforms like Twitter and Google. | Zach Gibson/Getty Images…

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