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apple Apple finally caved and patched old iPhones for Liquid Glass haters Séamus Bellamy

politics 8 million attend No Kings protests across U.S. Rob Beschizza

Teton County, Wyoming has the biggest wealth gap in America — and it's getting worse Ellsworth Toohey

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

News U.S. troops say they were pressured to buy "Melania" tickets Ellsworth Toohey

politics Trump shuts down Kennedy Center; nearly all programming heads have quit Ellsworth Toohey

Trump pardons "start at $1m," reports WSJ Rob Beschizza

crime Meet the man running tax-avoiding snail farms in London Ellsworth Toohey

racism Canada's contradiction: Progressive laws, regressive provincial acts Séamus Bellamy

Landlord giant Greystar agrees to quit the rent‑jacking algorithm game (for now) Jason Weisberger

politics Texas Supreme Court: judges who refuse to marry gays don't violate state rules Rob Beschizza

texas Texas jail officer charged after smuggling chicken wings to inmate Jason Weisberger

gambling In 1980, a mysterious stranger bet $777,000 on a single craps roll Ellsworth Toohey

Friends of ICE sniper: he lived on 4chan irony, not politics Jason Weisberger

politics Washington Post fires black woman who quoted what Charlie Kirk said about black women Rob Beschizza

music Adorable and talented drumming doggo could teach me a thing or two! Jennifer Sandlin

michael jackson Warehouse worker fired after "impersonating Michael Jackson" wins unfair dismissal case Rob Beschizza

legendary dance moves Bizarre: White House reacts to mysterious new Trump-Epstein art with cringeworthy joke Carla Sinclair

education The only technique to learn something new James Altucher