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politics Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence Xeni Jardin

nonsense Trump perfects his gibberish today while babbling about Biden's economic plan Carla Sinclair

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art Modern porcelain sculpture about greed made in classical Chinese style Andrea James

cute Watch my puppy play Jason Weisberger

video Watch this animation of a dream filled with optical illusions Andrea James

voter suppression Trump's campaign against mail-in voting is backfiring by discouraging Republican absentee voters Thom Dunn

News SCOTUS rules Donald Trump financial records must be released to NY DA, but House won't get tax returns before election Xeni Jardin

white supremacists The legal battle over those novelty Sea Monkeys and X-Ray Specs involves white supremacy and a 60s bondage film star Thom Dunn

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cats Cat food recall: Natural Balance pulled for 'deadly' side effects Xeni Jardin