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QAnon at a Crossroads: Leaders Try to Rein In the Crazy

By Will Sommer

With Q silent and Trump out of office, QAnon’s heroes are trying to pump the brakes on the right’s most popular nutty conspiracy theory.

‘The Bachelorette’ Wants You to Forget About Chris Harrison

By Laura Bradley

Katie Thurston’s premiere got off to an awkward start by avoiding the controversy that rocked Bachelor Nation just a few months ago. Could this be a turning point? [Spoilers!]

Anti-Vaxxer’s Unhinged Mexico Quest for Unvaccinated Blood

By Michael Daly

Del Bigtree desperately needed a transfusion. But first he had to track down the blood of a donor who hadn’t been vaccinated—and his doctor friend in Mexico was ready to oblige.

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The Megarich Moved Here. Regular Folks Now Face Tent Housing

By Kate Briquelet

Rents have gotten so stratospheric in Ketchum, Idaho, that teachers and hospital workers—some whose families have lived here for generations—are facing homelessness.

Joan Allen on Weathering the Pandemic With a Little Chipmunk

By Marlow Stern

The screen star opens up to Marlow Stern about her new Apple TV+ series “Lisey’s Story,” which was shot in part during pandemic, and the important lesson she learned on “Face/Off.”

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Biden DOJ Will Keep Defending Trump on Rape Defamation Case

By Jose Pagliery

Donald Trump used the Justice Department to defend him in a defamation case that accuses him of rape, and the Biden administration will continue defending him.

It Looked Like Suicide. But She Was Poisoned With Eye Drops.

By Justin Rohrlich

A family friend is now charged with killing Lynn Hernan and concocting increasingly bizarre stories to explain her death.

No, You Gullible Fools. The UFOs Aren’t Aliens.

By David Axe

“‘Aliens’ is so far-fetched that it’s just about the last possibility you’d want to consider. It’s only slightly more plausible than ‘Atlanteans,’” one observer says.

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1. ‘Dig Up the Evidence’: 2019 Giuliani-Ukraine Call Revealed

‘THE BIDEN THING’

The newly released call among Giuliani, U.S. diplomat Kurt Volker, and Ukrainian presidential adviser Andriy Yermak.

2. FBI Secretly Ran and Spied On Messaging App for Criminals

‘TROJAN SHIELD’

The plan was cooked up by Australian police and the FBI in 2018, and saw U.S. intelligence take over control of the An0m messaging app.

3. These Destinations Are Ideal for a Summer RV Adventure

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A self-contained unit with a kitchen, bathroom, and provides privacy? RV travel is the way to go for summer 2021.

4. Apple Pays Out Millions After Techs Post Woman’s Sexy Pics

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After the woman sent her iPhone in for repair, two techs posted her explicit pictures and video to her Facebook.

5. Oregon Finally Cuts Out Racist Lyrics From Its State Song

‘OUTDATED, MISLEADING, OFFENSIVE’

A line in the first verse of the song described Oregon as being “conquered and held by free men; fairest and the best.”

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