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The real-life origin story behind The Count of Monte Cristo
Portrait of Alexandre Dumas by Nadar, 1855. | Wikimedia Commons/Paris 16 Alexandre Dumas wrote his famous novel as a revenge fantasy for his father. Today’s
Trump was supposed to change the GOP. But the GOP changed him.
President Trump waves a fist to the camera on the first day of the Republican National Convention. | David T. Foster III/Getty Images How the
Trump used the RNC to gaslight America on Covid-19
President Donald Trump speaks at the 2020 Republican National Convention on August 27, 2020. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Trump argued his response to the coronavirus
The March on Washington 2020, explained
Demonstrators gathered on June 6, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial while protesting against police brutality and racism. | Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images Channeling Martin
When voting rights weren’t for all women
The 19th Amendment didn’t protect the right to vote for women of color. On this landmark 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, historians Martha S. Jones
Thursday’s Republican National Convention speakers, explained for people who don’t watch Fox News
President Donald Trump and his wife first lady Melania Trump attend Mike Pence’s acceptance speech for the vice presidential nomination during the Republican National Convention
What would Trump actually want to do on health care in a second term?
Donald Trump’s health care agenda for a second term will turn on the Supreme Court’s decision in a new lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act.
Why police encouraged a teenager with a gun to patrol Kenosha’s streets
Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the current protests. | Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Police in Wisconsin told armed militia members that “we appreciate you guys.”
Tropical storm Laura’s flooding and other impacts on the ground: What we know
James Sonya inspects the remains of his uncle’s barbershop in Lake Charles, Louisiana. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images The storm’s wind speed, deaths, damages, and ties