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For women, abusive messages from strangers are simply the cost of using social media platforms. But according to Imran Ahmed, Founder & CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, there is both hope and recourse. This week on This is Critical, Imran joins Virginia for a…
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When someone constantly asks for a divorce, says the union is a fraud, asks for war, and stockpiles assault rifles, you gotta let them go. It’s the…
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Tomorrow, the Jan. 6 hearings resume at 1 p.m. Expect to see testimony that the former president made efforts to influence state legislators and…
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It seems like you can't swing a spatula without hitting a claim that eating "this way" will make you happier, stronger, and more productive. As it turns…
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Today's slime toys are not your kid brother's ooey-gooey, neon-green puddles: they're unicorn-colored, calming, ASMR wonders. This week on This is…
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Has a single explosive device ever been found in a shoe at airport security in the last two decades that wouldn’t have been found if the person had just…
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Americans are drinking less, and the ones that are looking to quit altogether have new models by which to fashion their sobriety. I joined “Think” host…
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In Julia May Jonas’s shocking debut novel Vladimir, the unnamed narrator — a 58-year-old female English professor — takes her lust for a younger…
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