A 25-Year-Old Air Force Recruit Died from the Flu. The Blood is on Pete Hegseth's Hands.
It took less than two months for the DOD to go back to mandating flu vaccines for new recruits, but someone died all the same.
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Like any kind father, Pope Leo warned the Society of Saint Pius X against tearing “the garment of Christ,” which he called a “sin of extreme gravity." And like any willful offspring, the sect thoroughly ignored him.
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A primer of topics for your 4th of July BBQ, who might be bringing them up, and elegant ways of either continuing or ending the conversation.
He Lost $32,700 on Trump Branded Crypto. So Naturally, He Blames Democrats.
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A grand jury apparently agreed that it's now a crime to touch the Reflecting Pool in D.C., despite a century of people wading in it.
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20 Predictions about Taylor Swift’s Wedding, From a Psychic in Training
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Karlie Kloss Would Like to Clarify Her Politics
“It’s my husband’s family,” Kloss said, not hers!
Reminder: It’s Only “Communism” When a Democrat Weighs in on Your Thermostat
When a Republican commands you to raise or lower the temperature on your thermostat; that's not communism, that's patriotism.
Trump Gives Don Jr. and Eric the Ivanka Treatment With Creepy ‘Threesome’ Joke
In a joke about receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor, Trump pointed out his “two beautiful sons” and quipped “I think I’m going to give one to myself, one to them, and we’ll have a threesome.”
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Dua Lipa's Italian Honeymoon Season Is Over
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What the Hell, Canada Will Do Eurovision, Too
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So Nice of Tom Kean to Take 4 Months of Paid Sick Leave After Voting Against Paid Sick Leave!
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Ariana, Girl, Don’t Do It...
I get that Mercury is in retrograde, but please don’t get back with your ex.
The Right’s Stupidest Reactions to the Birthright Citizenship Ruling
Stephen Miller suggested a “hard look” at pregnant people traveling to the U.S., Trump asked Congress to step in, and Mike Johnson turned into a car.
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Checking In on Adrien Brody's Art Career
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The Five Best Teams to Sign LeBron James, Based on Vibes
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SCOTUS Concludes Pride Month by Allowing States to Ban Trans Students From Girls’ Sports Teams
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The Fashion Queen of Wimbledon, Naomi Osaka
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Great! Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Doesn’t Understand How Medicare and Medicaid Works
In an interview with Fox News, Oz attempted to explain how rife fraud is among Obamacare recipients when he launched into a diatribe over how “40% of the people ostensibly signed up never use it.”
Joe Alwyn Celebrates Taylor's Wedding Week with His Own Love Story
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Trump’s 11 PM July 4th Fireworks Proves He Thinks Everyone Lives on Truth Social Time
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Patron Saint of Integrity, "Weird Al" Yankovic Declined "a Nice Pile of Money" to Star in AI Ad
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Noah Kahan Has a Beautiful Message for His Fans
Please stop shitting yourself at his shows.
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SCOTUS Rejects Trump’s Request to Slither His Way Out of Paying E. Jean Carroll $5 Mil.
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Taylor Swift Wedding Week Has Begun
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Comcast Is Looking to Get Out of the Content Business
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John Oliver Doesn't Have Much Good News About Congressional Redistricting
Drawing congressional maps to favor Republicans often disenfranchises Black voters.
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Chuck Schumer Is Getting Back on His UFO Bullshit
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Comment Of The Week: “Isn't That All of Trump Appointees' Job Descriptions?”
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Mark Zuckerberg Thinks Meta Isn't Doing Enough to Cater to Gambling Addicts
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What Stanley Tucci (Probably) Ate Today
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Total Shocker: States That Legalized Sports Betting Had Sudden Surge of Gambling Addictions
Diagnoses of gambling addiction are up 61% in the 39 states that legalized sports betting, according to a new study.
Chet Hanks Is the New Face of a Morning After Pill
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Of Course JD Vance’s Biggest Political Role Model Is the Guy Who Got Run Out of Office
As part of his book tour this week, the Vice President compared himself to Nixon and accused Watergate of being a “deep state” conspiracy.
Europe’s Deadly Heat Wave Would Be “Virtually Impossible” Without Climate Change
A new study details how only a few decades ago, no European heat wave would have been able to reach such deadly heights as the current one.