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February 4, 2023

Why It’s So Incredibly Cold in the Northeast Right Now

Thank a rare Arctic airmass.
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Published on February 04, 2023 02:30

The Anal Bead Cheating Scandal That Rocked the Online Chess World

Plus, Mittens the cat is a viscous chess bot.
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Published on February 04, 2023 02:00

February 3, 2023

M. Night Shyamalan’s New Movie Ends With Something Worse Than a Twist

Knock at the Cabin changes the final act of the book it’s based on. You’ll be shocked to learn that it isn’t for the better.
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Published on February 03, 2023 14:09

We Finally Know How George Santos Gets His Amazing Skin

He has no reason to lie about this.
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Published on February 03, 2023 13:05

Brett Kavanaugh May Have Quietly Sabotaged Clarence Thomas’ Extreme Gun Ruling

Don’t assume the Supreme Court will uphold recent decisions vastly expanding the Second Amendment.
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Published on February 03, 2023 12:00

What Recession?

Businesses are hiring. Inflation is slowing. And widely expected economic trouble still hasn’t come to pass.
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Published on February 03, 2023 11:30

Why Biden Doesn’t Want to Give Ukraine the Fighter Planes Zelensky Is Asking For

Would Putin regard Ukraine’s mere possession of F-16s as an existential threat? And should we care what Putin thinks?
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Published on February 03, 2023 10:41

Elon Musk Is Pulling the Plug on a Tool That Made Twitter Great

What we’ll be left with is a Twitter that’s less fun, less open, less interesting, and more expensive—but with just as many problems as before.
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Published on February 03, 2023 10:02

The Tom Brady Movie Might Be the Greatest Scandal of His Career

And he involved Rita Moreno and Lily Tomlin?
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Published on February 03, 2023 09:30

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