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MY SO-CALLED LIFE - pilot - 8/25/94, Claire Danes (pictured) played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student.

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30 years after ‘My So-Called Life,’ its creator reflects on choice

This should be America’s next step to stay ahead of ruthless cybercriminals

Joy is more than a feeling. Listen to what it’s telling you

I’m a vaccine scientist. The devastating impacts of vaccine hesitancy have touched my life too

Why there is no such thing as a ‘natural’ disaster

Project 2025 is coming for our kids, too

I’m a former Olympic swimmer who almost drowned as a child. It’s a preventable danger

Americans are disaster-poor. Prepare pocketbooks for catastrophe now

What it will take to calm America

The freedom embedded in my family’s dreams became real 60 years ago

The stunning silence at the heart of ‘Twisters’

We’re abandoning pets in disasters — with tragic consequences

My teenage son had an influencer in his class. This is what it was like

‘The big one’ disaster could happen in our lifetime. Can we even be ready?

It’s time more horror films push back against queer stereotypes

I want a better world for women in comedy than the one in ‘Sorry/Not Sorry’

Fighting antisemitism, one curl at a time

Global Views

A property is engulfed in flames as the Thompson Fire burns, Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Oroville, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

We built our world for a climate that no longer exists

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Gaza needs trained doctors. Israel is blocking Palestinian physicians like me

TOPSHOT - Participants wave French national tricolours during an election night rally following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election at Place de la Republique in Paris on July 7, 2024. A loose alliance of French left-wing parties thrown together for snap elections was on course to become the biggest parliamentary bloc and beat the far right, according to shock projected results. (Photo by Emmanuel Dunand / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

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French voters save the Republic. Now comes the (really) hard part

Then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, together with his wife Akshata Murty and their children Anoushka and Krishna, light candles outside of 10 Downing Street, during the Hindu festival of Diwali, in November last year.

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What Britain’s first Asian prime minister meant to my family

FILE - In this Friday May 2, 1997 file photo, Britain's new Prime Minister Tony Blair, is greeted by a sea of flag-waving well-wishers in Downing Street. Blair's Labour Party won a landslide victory against the Conservatives in a General Election to end 18-years of Conservative rule. Twenty years on, opinion polls point to a big Labour defeat at the June 8, 2017 election. (AP Photo/Adam Butler, File)

I was Tony Blair’s speechwriter. This Labour win will be different

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The other former president who used Trump’s playbook – and lost

People walk past a mural of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on George Street in the central business district of Sydney on June 25, 2024. Julian Assange was released from prison on June 24 and has left Britain, WikiLeaks said, as he reached a landmark plea deal with US authorities that brought an end to his years-long legal drama. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) (Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Assange is headed home. Will Aussies give him a hero’s welcome?

A Chinese coast guard ship, right, blocks Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4, center, and Philippine coast guard BRP Sindangan as they tried to enter the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels collided in the disputed South China Sea and multiple Filipino crew members were injured in high-seas confrontations Tuesday as Southeast Asian leaders gathered for a summit that was expected to touch on Beijing's aggression at sea. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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China’s ‘monster’ ship is a sign of a much bigger problem

French soccer star Kylian Mbappé is one of the world's best-known players and last year was included in Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People.

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This soccer superstar has many talents. Can he sway young voters?

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Putin’s North Korea visit comes at a crucial moment

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip walk through a street market in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip Saturday, June 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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In Gaza, fear of ‘the war after the war’

A general view of the mural at Trafford Park is seen on July 14, 2021 in Manchester, England. A Giant mural in support of the three England footballers Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka has been unveiled in Manchester. The England stars were targeted with racist abuse online after they missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final leading to defeat by Italy.

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European soccer’s latest racism controversy has an unexpected culprit

Hamas' Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar attends attends a meeting with members of Palestinian groups in Gaza City, Gaza on April 13, 2022. Palestinian groups in Gaza call for general mobilization wherever Palestinians are present to defend Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque.

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The fanatical Hamas leader who calls the shots

Political op-eds

(Original Caption) Washington: President Richard Nixon goes before the television cameras to tell Americans of his resignation from the Presidency 8/8. Official photo released by the White House. 8/8/1974

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America keeps telling itself the wrong story about Nixon’s resignation

Why we can’t give up on capitalism

The new GOP strategy on abortion shouldn’t fool anyone

Why Trump can’t twist the immunity ruling to squirm out of his classified documents indictment

Why Jill Biden won’t urge the President to end his reelection bid

As college liberals, we know we can’t echo-chamber ourselves to victory

The real loser in Thursday’s debate

Is this the worst idea Trump has ever had? Almost

Joe Manchin: I’m putting my PAC’s money where bipartisanship is

Provoke & Persuade

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The long overdue death of the stick shift car

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - JUNE 4: Outdoor cafe at Kongens Nytorv near Nyhavn on June 4, 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Ole Jensen/Getty Images)

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The secret of being the world’s second happiest country

An employee hands a bag to a customer at the drive-thru of a McDonald's restaurant in Los Angeles, California, US, on Monday, April 1, 2024. California's newest fast-food law, which went into effect Monday, raises the minimum wage for most fast-food workers from $16 per hour to $20. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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The downside of raising the minimum wage

Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debate at CNN's Atlanta studios on June 27, 2024.

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Debate coach: Biden and Trump both rambled. Here’s the key difference

The problem Joe Manchin highlighted is crucial for America’s future

How the Biden administration can ensure mask access to all Americans

What 2020’s pro-Trump phony electors means for 2024

Social commentary

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What Gen Z’s ‘happily ever after’ looks like

Public schools are not Sunday schools

The problem with de-aging our megastars

The ‘bossware’ battle reveals a dystopian reality

‘Kinds of Kindness’ has a cultish take on toxic work culture

Why I broke up my arranged marriage to a perfect mate

‘My vision went dark’: CNN reporter experiences 6G-force before hitching a fighter jet ride

Apple can still get back to its golden age

A target for scammers, Graceland still embodies Elvis Presley and the American Dream

The evolution of Bill Maher

What Tom Brady realized about his roast came too late

What people don’t understand about being bisexual

Could these laws fix America’s broken work culture?

I’m a 16-year-old high school student. This is why young journalists matter

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Ozempic isn’t just a ‘wonder drug.’ It can also be a warning sign

Long-time flight attendant Heather Poole has a message for passengers failing to buckle-up.

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I’m a flight attendant. Keep your #@$%&! seat belt on

Photograph of African American men, women, and children who participated in the Great Migration to the north, with suitcases and luggage placed in front, Chicago, 1918. (Photo by Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)

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Sometimes the only way to resist is to leave

Pedestrians walk towards Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York, US, on Thursday, July 6, 2023.

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The absurdity of the return-to-office movement

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Voices of Freedom

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The fiercest fight of the 21st century – to save democracy

I met my dad for the first time when I was 4, and he was behind bars

Video A moment of desperation with his country’s flag made this pastor go viral

Your rights could be taken away rapidly. I know because it happened to me

Video Nathan Law: Democracy is not only Hong Kong’s fight

US 2024: The view from afar

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I’d rather live in the world’s ‘most dangerous place’ than America

The other former president who used Trump’s playbook – and lost

We Germans are making Trump ‘thunderstorm’ plans

Take a deeper look

Cross-exam with Elie Honig

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in prior to testifying during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on her nomination to become an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 21, 2022. - The US Senate takes up the historic nomination on Monday of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

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Republicans would be wise to get behind Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation

DC Circuit Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson

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Potential Supreme Court pick is one of the finest judges I’ve seen

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL: (FILE PHOTO) Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann stands in a protective glass booth flanked by Israeli police during his trial April 5, 1961 in Jerusalem. The Israeli police donated Eichmann's original handprints, fingerprints and mugshot to Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial ahead of Israel's annual Holocaust remembrance day May 4, 2005 which this year also marks the 60th anniversary of the Nazi's World War II defeat in 1945. (Photo by GPO via Getty Images)

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60 years ago, we saw the face of evil

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 24: President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence give a thumbs up after speaking on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Charlotte Convention Center on August 24, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The four-day event is themed "Honoring the Great American Story." (Photo by Chris Carlson-Pool/Getty Images)

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Pro-Trump lawyer’s memo begins with a lie, then descends into madness

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 18: U.S. President Donald Trump pauses during a news briefing on the latest development of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House March 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced on Twitter that the U.S. and Canada will close their border to non-essential traffic to try and stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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The worst of Trump’s pardons

CLYDE, OHIO - AUGUST 06: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to workers at a Whirlpool manufacturing facility on August 06, 2020 in Clyde, Ohio. Whirlpool is the last remaining major appliance company headquartered in the United States. With more than 3,000 employees, the Clyde facility is one of the world's largest home washing machine plants, producing more than 20,000 machines a day. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Something went terribly wrong with Trump’s defense

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Justice for George Floyd gets a step closer

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 31: U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with members of the National Association of Police Organizations Leadership in the Cabinet Room of the White House July 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty Images)

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The most devastating piece of evidence at the Trump trial

A billboard promoting contract army service with an image of a serviceman and the slogan reading "Serving Russia is a real job" sits in Saint Petersburg on September 20, 2022. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP) (Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Opinion: Putin’s army without a cause

What it's like to be me

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What happens when a patient says, ‘Doc, help me die’