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Slate News Quiz: Japan, Jamaica, Gen Z 212.
Oct 31, 2025 · Welcome to Slate’s weekly news quiz. It’s Friday, which means it’s time to test your knowledge of the week’s news events. Your host, Ray Hamel, has concocted questions …
Comey news: Trump’s prosecutor picks are backfiring, badly.
3 days ago · Republican- and Democratic-appointed judges have repeatedly ruled that his nominees for U.S. attorney are being unlawfully appointed across the country.
A baby came into my life because of a controversial technology.
Nov 23, 2025 · The main question shouldn’t be “When am I ready to become a parent?” It’s “When is my child ready to become an orphan?”
Why is Trump giving white South Africans refugee status? The …
Apr 3, 2025 · White South Africans supporting Donald Trump and Elon Musk demonstrating in front of the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria Feb. 15. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images
Mamdani: I went door to door with Zohran canvassers. What …
Oct 27, 2025 · Politics I Went Door to Door With Zohran Canvassers. What People Said Surprised Me. It made me appreciate how messy, fluid, and emotional American politics is.
The GOP Planned Its Midterm Strategy Around Mamdani. Then He …
Nov 25, 2025 · Prior to Trump’s meeting, Republicans had actually strategized around making Mamdani—and his Muslim background—a serious political target going forward.
Idaho murders: How police used forensic genealogy to catch …
Jan 10, 2023 · How Police Actually Cracked the Idaho Killings Case Investigators used forensic genealogy to zero in on suspect Bryan Kohberger. But they aren’t saying so.
Why David Bowie’s Androgyny Was a Rare, Precious Gift
Jan 11, 2016 · Scholars of David Bowie’s famed androgyny can trace its roots at least as far back as his teens. In 1964, the then-17-year-old spoke to BBC’s Tonight...
DOJ has big hearing in “Trump Enemy’’ prosecution. Judge not …
Nov 8, 2025 · Before saying more about Judge Fitzpatrick’s pushback, let’s recall why Comey made it to the top of Trump’s enemies list.