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The controversial ad has nothing to do with women in sports.

For the second year in a row, a Shakespeare movie could get an actor their Oscar.

I can't make this decision.

This is not what this means.

The case presents a profound conflict between two important principles.

Today's puzzle has six pears.

I immediately changed the conversation.

Prudie says: “There’s plenty of time to get out of this.”

We're being lied to.

This has got to stop.

I was blindsided.

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The change was set to take effect on Tuesday.

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For exactly one year, Missouri has been locked in a confusing legal battle over which congressional map it can use for the November elections.

“The thing that they’re attacking isn’t really me.”

Tall and elaborately tattooed, with a pair of dark braids draping his shoulders, he was perfect for the role of a wrongfully convicted online sensation.

They let the maps slide, but even this Supreme Court wasn’t going to let the USPS run mail-in voting.

The leaders of many Jewish organizations need to understand what their constituents think about Israel.

Trump is dealing with the consequences of his own actions.

Even if the administration continues to slow-walk any move on mifepristone, the district court in the Louisiana case could force it to act.

And she was fine with it!

My kids don't deserve this.

Protesters!

Maybe we should.

Today's puzzle has seven pears.

This is a bad idea.

The allure of $5 polyester skirts is fading.

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Our sons are asking some heartbreaking questions.

How can we make this fair?

I can predict what will happen.

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Now or later?

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If the court is curling up anywhere, it is at the feet of a presidency increasingly unchecked by law.

This fall, the Supreme Court will entertain a Second Amendment challenge to the prohibition of assault weapons in Viramontes v.

A strings—and rings—attached proposal.

Forbidden alphas and cursed billionaires are fueling the exciting new genre.

The couple’s response was some kind of master class.

Trump is still trying to rig the elections.

The ties with the Tate brothers are deep.

“It’s a kind of intellectual and emotional stillness I see these people having.”

I've been there, too.

I need him to stop wearing it.

Will this weaken our connection?

I’m a little unsure of where I stand now.