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tabloids Brad Pitt’s brush with death, Julia Roberts quitting Hollywood, and Christmas kittens, in this week’s dubious ad-packed tabloids Peter Sheridan

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law Court orders carriers to remotely brick phones that have been smuggled into prisons Cory Doctorow

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class war The GOP tax plan was supposed to gouge high tax blue states with massive hikes, but it'll probably end up making them richer Cory Doctorow

trumpism The 2020 Census is headed for a "train wreck" thanks to Trump's mismanagement Cory Doctorow

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cannabis The first weed-friendly campground resort in the country just opened Carla Sinclair

law Wyoming bill prohibits power companies from using renewables Cory Doctorow

politics 370 economists sign letter slamming Trump for 'magical thinking and conspiracy theories' Xeni Jardin

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