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Juan Williams Accuses Fox News Co-Hosts Of ‘Ignoring’ Impeachment Trial
“You don’t want to deal with the news!” Williams shouted after “The Five” segment devolved into a yelling match.
Larry Flynt, The Porn King Who Founded Hustler, Dies At 78
The controversial figure, who was portrayed by Woody Harrelson in “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” was one of the biggest names in adult entertainment.
My Unusual Kink May Kill Me—but the Real Problem Is Finding Someone to Do It
How would you bring this up?
Shocking New Capitol Security Footage Shows How Close Rioters Came To Lawmakers
The video, released by the impeachment managers, provides a new perspective on the violence that unfolded at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Biden admin asks SCOTUS to uphold Obamacare, reversing Trump support for lawsuit
The move will likely have little impact on the outcome of the case, which the justices heard one week after Election Day and could decide on soon.
A Million-Dollar Pardon Offer at the Trump Hotel
Updated on February 10, 2021 at 6:16 p.m. ETSoon after the November election, a business colleague of Donald Trump’s close ally Corey Lewandowski offered a whistleblower and convicted ex-banker an expensive deal: In exchange for a $300,000 fee up front—plus another $1 million if successful—the two men would push the then-president for a pardon, according to the ex-banker and an associate who heard the pitch.
Here Are GOP Senators’ Excuses For Blowing Off Trump’s Impeachment Trial
“Welcome to the stupidest week in the Senate,” said Sen. Kevin Cramer, who, like literally everyone, witnessed the ex-president incite a deadly insurrection.
Judas and the Black Messiah Is an American Tragedy
Judas and the Black Messiah begins with William O’Neal (played by Lakeith Stanfield) getting ready for the only TV interview he ever gave about his role in the death of the Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya). O’Neal appears sweaty and uncomfortable.
The Best Vibrators for First-Timers, According to Experts
Sexologists on vibrators particularly well-suited to beginners.
How a ‘False Flag’ Cry Has Divided Republicans in Oregon
In the view of the Oregon Republican Party, what transpired on January 6 was not an insurrection and the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol were not supporters of Donald Trump. Rather, the uprising that the world witnessed that day was a “false flag.” Its aim, according to the party, was to discredit Trump and “advance the Democrat goal of seizing total power, in a frightening parallel to the February 1933 burning of the German Reichstag.
Beef Up Your Home Workouts With These Resistance Bands, Now on Sale
The Letsfit resistance bands are now $8, or 33 percent off the regular price.
CDC: Double-masking helps reduce exposure to the coronavirus
Medical procedure masks don’t always provide robust protection alone because air can leak around their edges.
An Emotional Framework for Understanding the End of the Pandemic
GETTY / ARSH RAZIUDDIN / THE ATLANTICMy earliest memories are connected by a sense of fear without the threat of harm. I remember being frightened by news stories, dark basements, and even a painting by a family friend. I was an imaginative kid, and these memories are ones of invented dread: A tabloid photo of a burning building once shook me up for a week, though I had never even seen a fire. In part, these made-up fears were the result of a lucky, protected childhood.
“Four Hundred Souls”: Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha Blain on History of African America from 1619 to Now
As the U.S. deals with the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, we speak with Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blain, co-editors of a new book that situates the white supremacists who rallied around Trump in the longer arc of U.S. history.
Historians Say “Decades of Medical Racism” Led to Unequal COVID Impact on Black & Latinx People
Historians Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blain dedicate their new book, “Four Hundred Souls,” to the “Black lives lost to COVID-19.” They put the content of their book in the context of the disparate impact of the pandemic on the African American community in the United States. “This has been in the making for decades.
Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha Blain on Impeachment, White Supremacist Violence & Holding Trump Accountable
As the impeachment trial of Donald Trump proceeds, we speak with two historians about the importance of accountability for the January 6 insurrection and white supremacist attacks in the United States. The scenes of violence at the U.S. Capitol were “familiar” to Black people, says Ibram X. Kendi, author, professor and founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.
“This Cannot Be the Future of America”: Rep. Jamie Raskin Gives Moving Account of Capitol Attack
Congressmember Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the lead Democratic impeachment manager in former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, closed the first day of proceedings in the Senate with an emotional speech describing the terror of the January 6 Capitol attack. “All around me people were calling their wives and their husbands, their loved ones, to say goodbye,” said Raskin.
Watch: Dramatic Video of Capitol Attack & Trump’s Incitement Kicks Off Impeachment Trial in Senate
The Senate has voted 56 to 44 to proceed with the impeachment trial of Donald Trump for inciting the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Six Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting arguments from Trump’s defense team that it is unconstitutional for a former president to face an impeachment trial. Trump is the first president to ever be impeached twice and the first to be tried after leaving office.
My Mother Tricks My 3-Year-Old Into Telling Her About My Personal Life
Parenting advice on talkative toddlers, baby broadcasts, and pandemic pain.
Forget Warm Weather and Low Taxes. Americans Are Moving to Be Near Family.
What happens if a pandemic-era trend sticks around?
When Piggly Wiggly Tried to Stick It to Wall Street
A century before GameStop, a stock market outsider took on short sellers. It was a spectacle and a disaster.
Larry Summers Has Some Weird Fears About the Biden Relief Plan
He doesn’t fully spell out why he thinks Congress shouldn’t spend too much, because that would undermine his weird point.
Democrats push temporary Obamacare expansion in Covid bill
The bill, which the Ways and Means Committee will mark up later this week, would fully subsidize ACA coverage for people earning up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level and those on unemployment insurance.
If We Want to Defeat Covid, We Need to Boost Medicaid
States often reduce Medicaid benefits during economic downturns. Doing that now could prolong the pandemic.
Help! My Partner Says I’m Being Creepy When I Peer Into People’s Homes.
Am I doing anything intrinsically wrong?
‘The Democratic version of John McCain’
As the critical swing vote in a 50-50 Senate, Joe Manchin has emerged as the most powerful man in Washington.
U.S. backs Okonjo-Iweala, first woman and African, to head WTO
The decision breaks with the Trump administration’s opposition to Okonjo-Iweala and brings the U.S. in line with much of the rest of the world.
Economy will return to pre-pandemic level this year, CBO predicts
Employment levels, however, will not fully recover until 2024.