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A guide to the 2018 midterm elections
The 2018 midterms could be pivotal for the future of the Trump administration. Here’s everything you need to know about who’s running, what to watch, and why it matters.
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The LIFT Act, Kamala Harris’s newest big idea for 2020, explained
Harris has come closer than any other 2020 candidate to proposing a basic income. It falls short.
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This is exactly how a nuclear war would kill you
This is how the world ends — not with a bang, but with a lot of really big bombs.
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Watch: Stephen Colbert skewers white supremacists’ weird obsession with chugging milk
"Lactose is their only form of tolerance."
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Trump blamed disaster relief funding for the deficit. It’s mostly the tax cuts.
The deficit swelled to $779 billion in 2018. The tax cuts make up 20 percent of that.
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The 15 most interesting House races of 2018
There’s a dizzying number of contested House races. Here are the 15 you need to know.
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Halloween: a complete guide to horror’s quirkiest, most erratic franchise
John Carpenter’s 1978 movie spawned a cat-and-mouse battle between Michael Myers and Laurie Strode that’s lasted four decades.
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Why DNA test results are actually pretty fuzzy
A geneticist explains why DNA testing kits can’t reveal anyone’s complete ancestral history.
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Everything you need to know about Prince Harry’s sleep tracker fitness ring
Billionaire biohackers and at least one Real Housewife also love the Oura ring.
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It is now almost certain that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered at the hands of the Saudi government. As more and more gruesome details emerge, things get worse and worse for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
