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Coronavirus Live Updates: Another Congressman Tests Positive For COVID-19

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Many Countries See The Pandemic As A Crisis. Authoritarians Spot An Opportunity.

Autocratic leaders have obscured coronavirus data and used the health crisis to further erode democracies worldwide.

Travis Waldron

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Nick Robins-Early

My Mom Secretly Made Pot Brownies For AIDS Patients And It Changed My Life

"At 9, I was keenly aware of the giant garbage bags of illicit cannabis straining the closet door of our spare bedroom."

Alia Volz, Guest Writer

HUFFPOST PERSONAL

I Condemned Trump's Bible Photo-Op And Went Viral. Here's What That Moment Taught Me.

My Brother Died Of An Overdose. Here’s What I Wish I’d Known That Could Have Saved Him.

Jess Keefe

Single At 38, I Decided I Wanted Kids. I Wasn’t Prepared For What I’d Have To Do.

Angela Hatem

As A Woman Of Color, I Didn't Seek Treatment For Postpartum Depression

Sara Ahmed

LIFE

Money

It’s Time To Kill The Concept Of A ‘Forever Home’

This isn't your parents' economy.

Drop Everything, Kate Middleton Wore A Cute Mask

We love a safe and stylish duchess.

Relationships

9 Sex Toys For Beginners That Won’t Intimidate Newbies

Vibrators, butt plugs and harnesses for those new to the world of sex toys.

How To Decline A Wedding Invitation During The Coronavirus Pandemic

If you've been invited to a wedding and don't want to put your health at risk, here's what to tell the couple.

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Time To Act: A Podcast About Diversity And Inclusion

Jerry Falwell Apologizes For Pic Of Him With Unzipped Pants In Head-Scratching Interview

The evangelical leader said in a slurred voice, I promised my kids, I’m gonna try to be a good boy from here on out.”

David Moye

Georgia Schools Reopen To Packed Hallways And Students With COVID-19

Students in Georgia's Paulding and Cherokee counties went back to school this week, with decidedly mixed results.

Jeremy Blum

Lebanon’s People Don’t Want To Be Resilient Anymore. They Want Change.

The Beirut explosions ripped through a fragile society already struggling with a financial crisis and the pandemic.

Rowaida Abdelaziz

Entertainment

Happy Happy Joy Joy: ‘Ren & Stimpy’ Reboot Greenlit by Comedy Central

Series creator John Kricfalusi, accused of sexually harassing girls in 2018, will not be making a comeback.

Jeremy Blum

Trump Repeats False Claim About Black Lives Matter Origins

No, the massive anti-racism movement did not start with protesters calling for police officers to "fry like bacon."

Hayley Miller

Could COVID-19 Decide A Key Senate Race?

Gov. Steve Bullock’s response to COVID-19 has raised his profile while also complicating his campaign.

By Alex Sakariassen, Kaiser Health News

Entertainment

Jussie Smollett’s Sister Jurnee Breaks Silence On ‘Empire’ Star’s Legal Woes

The actor is standing by her brother, who last year was accused of staging a racist and anti-LGBTQ hate crime.

Curtis M. Wong

Crime

Ex-Atlanta Cop Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Files Lawsuit Over Firing

Garrett Rolfe's lawsuit was filed the same day that prosecutors filed a motion to revoke his bond.

Nina Golgowski

Evictions Loom, Economy Teeters As Congress Struggles To Reach Relief Deal

Negotiations over another economic stimulus package are inching forward but lawmakers still remain far apart on a deal.

Igor Bobic

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Arthur Delaney

DNC Delegates Call Biden Foreign Policy Team ‘A Horror Show’ And Ask For New Hires

Many supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders are pushing back against Joe Biden's advisers' track records.

Akbar Shahid Ahmed

U.S. News

CDC Warns Of Seasonal Outbreak Of Polio-Like Illness Among Kids

Acute flaccid myelitis is an uncommon but serious neurologic condition that peaks every two years between Aug. and Nov.

Nina Golgowski