The Most Impactful Memes of 2020

You don’t need us to tell you that 2020 was a rollercoaster of intense emotions, from frustration to boredom to sadness to anger. You also don’t need us to tell you that memes helped many cope with this long, long year. Memes were a force in 2020. A force to vent, a force to …

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Trump’s Master Plan to Defeat His Criminal Cases Isn’t Working

Former President Donald Trump rolled into 2024 with a master plan to defeat his four criminal cases: Utilize his political firepower to delay his trials past the election, then use the presidency to dismantle them. But lately, it’s not working out the way he hoped.  After a dizzying series of recent legal decisions, it’s …

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Risk for chronic fatigue soars among COVID-19 patients, study says

People who have had COVID-19 have a significantly higher risk of suffering chronic fatigue than those who haven’t had the disease, a new study published Wednesday shows. “Our data indicate that COVID-19 is associated with a significant increase in new fatigue diagnoses,” according to the study, published by the Centers for Disease Control and …

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Is Mexico’s government hiding the number of missing people?

MEXICO CITY —  In November, Susana García Colorado received a call from a man who said he was from the Mexican government commission charged with finding the more than 100,000 people officially classified as “disappeared.” “We have information that your brother has appeared,” he told her. “We would like to have an interview with him.” …

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The Shadow of Trump at the Oscars

President Donald Trump was 3,000 miles away from the Academy Awards on Sunday night, but his presence loomed larger in the Dolby Theatre than anyone else in the room. From Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue to acceptance speeches to the ads punctuating the ceremony, it felt at times like the Oscars were more focused on …

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What Comes After January 6

On Friday, the day before the third anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, President Joe Biden delivered his first speech of the new year at Valley Forge in battleground Pennsylvania, and warned voters about what’s at stake this November. His likely Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, is meanwhile hitting the campaign trail in …

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Greece legalizes same-sex marriage despite church opposition : NPR

Supporters of same-sex marriage bill take part in a rally at central Syntagma Square, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday. Michael Varaklas/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Varaklas/AP Supporters of same-sex marriage bill take part in a rally at central Syntagma Square, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday. Michael Varaklas/AP ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Thursday …

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Lawsuit accusing NRA of lavish misspending now heads to jury : NPR

Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, arrives at court in New York, Jan. 8, 2024. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, arrives at court in New York, Jan. 8, 2024. Seth Wenig/AP NEW YORK — The National Rifle Association and its ex-CEO …

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