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Mass Shooting At Elementary School In Uvalde, Texas Leaves 21 Dead

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What It’s Like Here

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Golden State Warriors v Dallas Mavericks – Game Four

Steve Kerr’s Anger Is A Starting Point

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Israeli police beat Palestinian pallbearers at the funeral march of Shireen Abu Aqleh

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The Oppressor Always Gets The Benefit Of The Doubt

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Pro-Choice Demonstrations in Latin America on International Safe Abortion Day

The Difference Between Protest And Resistance

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Leaked Report Indicates Supreme Court Set To Overturn Roe v. Wade

Here Are Some Abortion Funds You Can Donate To

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Life's Rich Pageant

Rudy Giuliani Has Borrowed A Smaller Man’s Khakis And Is Ready To Talk Golf

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Manhunt Continues For Suspect In Yesterday’s Brooklyn Subway Shooting

The NYPD Can’t Protect Shit


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FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - MARCH 25: Ukrainian refugees queue at Immigration and Border Control, after arriving from Moldova at Frankfurt Airport on March 25, 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe, has taken in over 100,000 refugees from Ukraine. Germany is providing assistance to ease the burden. (Photo by Ronald Wittek - Pool/Getty Images)

Germany Receives Ukrainian Refugees From Moldova

Who Is The “Right” Kind Of Refugee?

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Brett Favre And The Thin Line Between “Making Plays” And “Massive Fraud”

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Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, departs after attending Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's video joint address to Congress in the Congressional Auditorium at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 16, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Fuck Joe Manchin

Donald Trump walks very normally towards a helicopter at Trump National Golf Club in November of 2020.

President Trump Departs For Camp David

Former President Of The United States: “It Went CLANK Into The Hole”


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New Jersey Woman Sued By Her Township For Filing Too Many Public Records Request

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NBA Heckler, Friend Of Ali, And Wannabe Governor Robin Ficker Gets Disbarred

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TOPSHOT-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT

The International Community Worked Hard To Make Putin’s Illegal War Permissible

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Senate Armed Services Examines Defense Authorization Request

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Don’t Worry, Tommy Tuberville Can Explain This Whole Russia Thing To You

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Anti-Racism Protests Held In U.S. Cities Nationwide

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Minneapolis Deserves More Than Jacob Frey’s Story

New York's own Eric Adams speaking at the National Conference Of Mayors.

Conference Of Mayors Held In Washington, DC

Eric Adams: Do Not Worry About What Is On Eric Adams’s Plate

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NFC Divisional Playoffs – San Francisco 49ers v Green Bay Packers

Cheer Up, Aaron Rodgers

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Joplin, Missouri Reels After F5 Tornado Devastates Town, Kills 125

Back To Normal Isn’t Enough

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The Cold War Killed Cannabis As We Knew It. Can It Rise Again?


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