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June 1, 2015

Tracy Morgan’s emotional “Today Show” interview: “The pain is always going to be there”

The "SNL" and "30 Rock" star speaks out for the first time since last June's fatal highway crash






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Published on June 01, 2015 06:23

Brian Williams probably won’t be an anchor again — but NBC may make him something else

NBC News chairman Andy Lack is reportedly "contorting to figure out a way to keep Brian"






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Published on June 01, 2015 06:08

Welcome to feudalism, America: How the 1 percent is systematically destroying the middle class

As wealth continues to consolidate at an alarming rate, working stiffs are ever more indebted to the rich






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Published on June 01, 2015 05:06

“Game of Thrones” recap: An epic battle previews the horror of winter to come

Dany and Tyrion debate their futures, but what Jon sees north of the Wall suggests it might all be for nothing






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Published on June 01, 2015 05:06

How Bobby Jindal lost everything: A one-time GOP hope, gutted by Grover Norquist worship and his own ambition

The Rhodes scholar seemed bound for big things. Now even Republicans have turned on him -- and his state's a mess






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Published on June 01, 2015 05:06

May 31, 2015

Bees are dying off — but there’s a surprisingly simple, completely uncontroversial way to save them

The only thing stopping us from protecting pollinators is greed, Dave Goulson tells Salon






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Published on May 31, 2015 07:10

“The worst spot in Gaza”: “You will not understand how hard it is here” until you see this checkpoint

A 30-minute trip could take 10 hours -- I wondered how people could accept the unendurable with such quiet patience






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Published on May 31, 2015 06:08

The secret to cracking writer’s block

New research suggests that when it comes to creativity, the less you think about the task at hand the better






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Published on May 31, 2015 05:06

Robert Reich: Crony capitalism is crippling the economy

The former secretary of labor on specialized tax breaks -- and why we need to get our corporations off the dole






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Published on May 31, 2015 04:04

As dangerous as Thomas and Scalia: Meet the right-wing religious zealot who’d rather follow the Bible than the law

A Southern chief justice goes even deeper outer limits, pledging allegiance to gobbledygook myths and not our laws






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Published on May 31, 2015 03:02