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“20,000 people screaming your name is not good for you.”

New York Times investigative reporter Ellen Gabler on what can go wrong when investors stand to profit from a personal-injury lawsuit.

This weekend's storm was a preview of what's to come.

From The Walking Dead to Weapons to Resident Evil, Austin Abrams has been a particular kind of star in the making.

Today's puzzle has four pears.

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Bobby Pulido isn’t your typical Democrat.

It's time for a change.

I'm so mad.

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I don't want to lie, but he's not going to like the truth.

I want to do the best by my kids.

I’m not the same person I was back then.

I'm a new mom!

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Taylor Swift’s new songs promise on Encore, but they’re really a bunch of repeats.

She's already lost so much money.

Prudie replies to readers’ comments and suggestions.

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Kamala Harris’ return to Michigan this week was telling.

No, it’s fine.

Remember the Hatch Act?

The government's line is that access is a privilege, not a right.

History’s most famous ax murderer may not have been a murderer and may not have used an ax.

Is this really where we want to go?

Is he violating the First Amendment or clearing the competition?

The White House says reining in tech would hand Beijing a victory.

Hannah-Jones’ attempt to live her values backfired.

I have an idea to help him get out of it.

I don't want this to ruin my kid's life.

I thought it would've stopped by now.

Prudie says: “Who among us hasn’t left underwear in someone else’s washing machine by mistake?”

Today's puzzle has seven pears.

It's tempting.

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We can't keep on like this.

This really took a turn.

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Mahershala Ali’s new movie is unlike anything I’ve seen before.

President Trump and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller have transformed America’s immigration system into an astonishingly cruel deportation machine.

A proud gunowner, former heartthrob, and Democrat.

Older chart rules held back many of Dolly Parton’s hits on the pop charts, but the streaming era is rectifying that for modern country stars.

So far, federal agents have not faced consequences for their fatal interactions with the public.

On Tuesday, the 8th Circuit again ruled for Missouri Republicans who want to use new, gerrymandered congressional districts in the November election.

Last week the Supreme Court finally pulled the plug on the president’s mail-voting shenanigans.