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The Tech Industry Would Once Again Like You to Please Try a Face Computer

Despite a dismal history, smartglasses are back. By John Herrman

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A Swimming-Pool Guru’s Take on Trump’s D.C. Debacle

By Benjamin Hart Renovating the Reflecting Pool is “a lot more complicated than the average person understands it to be.”

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Polymarket’s Marketing Team Made Some Very Bad Bets

By Matt Stieb The prediction market touted as a “truth machine” by its CEO has been advertising made-up trades on social media.

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Trump and Mike Lee Want Long, Hot Summer of Election Denial

The Utah senator wants to force a “talking filibuster” of Trump’s beloved SAVE America Act. It would push every other issue off the agenda.

Amazon Swears It Didn’t Kill OpenAI Movie Because It Made Altman, Musk Look Bad

These things just happen!

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Trump’s So Afraid of Losing That He’s Started Endorsing Everybody

And GOP candidates are learning it’s better to be his last pick instead of his first.

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The Trumps Had a Strange and Snub-Filled Father’s Day

By Margaret Hartmann

President Trump posted a photo of a “great daughter” who is not his kid. And the Trump Organization’s post reads like Eric is an only child.

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prediction markets

Polymarket’s Marketing Team Made Some Very Bad Bets

The prediction market touted as a “truth machine” by its CEO has been advertising made-up trades on social media.

Cristiano Ronaldo Is Soccer’s Dying Supernova

His once-vast powers diminished, the Portuguese legend is in the midst of a humiliating midlife crisis.

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just asking questions

A Swimming-Pool Guru’s Take on Trump’s D.C. Debacle

By Benjamin Hart

Renovating the Reflecting Pool is “a lot more complicated than the average person understands it to be.”

The Tech Industry Would Once Again Like You to Please Try a Face Computer

By John Herrman

Despite a dismal history, smartglasses are back.

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The Empty Confessions of J.D. Vance

The vice-president’s memoir of religious conversion is long on hubris and short on wisdom.

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Trump’s New GOP Midterm Strategy Is Pure Chaos

He thinks Republicans should stop fixating on voters’ concerns about prices and focus on his phony voter-fraud panic.

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the city politic

How a Fake Dating Profile Led to a Political Crusade for One New Yorker

A phony Match page depicted her as a gold digger “looking for Mr. Big.” She took the fight to Albany,.

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Juneteenth Celebrates a Victory That Never Stays Fully Won

The latest assault on Black rights is part of a long cycle of racial progress, backlash, and renewed hope.

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foreign interests

Even Trump Can’t Sell This Crappy Iran Deal

No amount of blowhard spin can make this into a win, but at least it will further wind down his dumb war.

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California Billionaire Tax Faces Last Hurdle Before Ballot

The wealth tax has qualified for the November ballot, but a Gavin Newsom–brokered deal could still kill it.

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foreign interests

19 Big Questions About Trump’s (Now Real) Iran Deal

The U.S. and Iran have signed a memo of understanding in which Trump basically caved to avoid an “economic catastrophe” he prompted.

Bezos Cozied Up to Trump by Sh–ting on Post Employees: Book

The Amazon founder reportedly called the paper his worst investment.

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we'll do it live

The Whole City Showed Up for the Knicks Parade: How It Happened

By Intelligencer Staff

And it was a big, happy mess. Here’s how New Yorkers celebrated their team.

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america the beautiful

Trump’s Reflecting Pool Makeover Has Become an Algae Abyss

Satellite data shows that the 2,000-foot pool that the president just renovated is having its worst summer for algal blooms in five years.

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Sure, the Trump Cabinet’s Weight-Loss Secret Is Definitely ‘Sauerkraut’

By Margaret Hartmann

RFK Jr., J.D. Vance, and Howard Lutnick claim a fermented-food-heavy diet changed their lives. But something doesn’t pass the smell test.

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just asking questions

Pablo Torre on How the Knicks’ Dream Run Let New York Be ‘David and Goliath’

By Michael Calderone

The Pulitzer-winning podcaster celebrates the Knicks’ triumph while insisting that sports and investigative journalism go hand in hand.

The Upstate Sticker King’s Wild Bid For Congress

Anthony Constantino, merch mogul and part-time rapper, has Trump’s blessing—and local GOP opposition.

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Georgia Republicans Pause Gerrymandering of Black Districts

In an encouraging sign for Black representation, southern Republicans are beginning to fear the wrath of the very voters they seek to disenfranchise.

Darializa Avila Chevalier Is Trying to Weather Her Own Posts

The Democratic Socialist is trying to win Adriano Espaillat’s House seat. Her old social-media posts may be the only thing standing in her way.

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Trump Hits Jon Ossoff With Crude, Unpronounceable Nickname

By Margaret Hartmann

This insult is really going to hurt the Georgia senator’s campaign! (If Republicans can figure out how to say it out loud.)

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Trump Has Turned John Thune’s Job Into a Total Nightmare

Trump is focused on breaking the majority leader, and every remaining Senate tradition, rather than working with his party to win the midterms.