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She called his conduct predatory and egregious, and said he expressed no remorse. Yet when it came to penalizing Deshaun Watson, the Cleveland …
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One day Artemio Morelia, a singer and maracas player for an obscure Colombian salsa band called Grupo Renacimiento, awoke and found himself …
Continue readingThe Robust Return of Beyoncé
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Continue readingJustice Dept. Sues Idaho Over Its Abortion Restrictions
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration sued Idaho on Tuesday over a strict state abortion law set to take effect this month that the Justice …
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