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Commentary: What will the Matthew Perry toxicology results reveal? Here’s why it shouldn’t matter

Sat., Nov. 18, 2023

We’re still waiting for the official cause of death for Matthew Perry, who was famous for starring in “Friends” and struggling mightily with substance abuse. Even in the addiction recovery world, I’ve heard people suggest Perry’s legacy depends on whether the pending toxicology reports show he suffered a relapse. They couldn’t be more wrong. Yes, Perry died of still unknown causes. More ...

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Global trade gets a bad rap. But we can’t stop climate change without it.

Sat., Nov. 18, 2023

Here’s a suggestion for American fashionistas eager to do what they can to prevent climate change: Contra the ads, don’t buy American. For each dollar’s worth of clothing it manufactures, the U.S. textile industry emits nearly three times as much carbon dioxide as its Chinese counterpart. Stick to sourcing your wardrobe from China.

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Marc A. Thiessen: Abortion is the third rail that will kill a No Labels presidential bid

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 17, 2023

In announcing last week that he will not seek reelection to the Senate – and hinting at a third-party presidential bid – Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., wrote an op-ed in which he decried the lack of bipartisanship in Washington. His first example? The Senate’s failure to pass his legislation to reverse Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and codify Roe v. Wade.

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Mike Johnson might be a more skillful speaker than expected

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 14, 2023

In his first big test as House speaker – coming up with a credible plan to avert a government shutdown, which passed the chamber on a bipartisan vote on Tuesday – Mike Johnson, R-La., has offered a sign that he might be a more skillful and pragmatic leader than many thought possible.

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Jesse Wegman: The one audience Trump can’t hoodwink

Sat., Nov. 11, 2023

The witness stand in Justice Arthur Engoron’s courtroom at 60 Centre St., in lower Manhattan, is an ordinary wood-paneled box off to the side of the bench.

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Charles M. Blow: I grew up in Mike Johnson’s district, where kindness can mask cruelty

Sun., Nov. 5, 2023

I don’t know Mike Johnson, the brand-new speaker of the House of Representatives, but I feel as if I do because we’re from the same neck of the woods. He’s from Shreveport, in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, where I was born and where one of my brothers died.

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Gail Collins: Here’s what doesn’t happen after a mass shooting

Sun., Nov. 5, 2023

A few things you can bet on when there’s been a terrible mass shooting in this country.

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Jennifer Rubin: Nikki Haley has a shot. But a really, really long one

Sat., Nov. 4, 2023

Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is having her moment. A recent Des Moines Register-NBC-Mediacom poll put her in a tie for second place (16 percent) with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (whom the GOP would be “shorting” if he were a stock). Right now, her biggest asset appears to be that she is less off-putting than DeSantis.

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Lisa Jarvis: Drop that hot dog if you value your health

Sat., Oct. 28, 2023

The health case against regularly eating red meat keeps getting stronger. At what point is the data convincing enough for Americans to change their diets? One recent study found that eating red meat increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes; another paper finds a diet low in meat, sugar and salt but rich in vegetables and legumes is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s.

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