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Brooks and Capehart on why a government shutdown could last a long time

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the country barreling toward a government shutdown and the first hearings in House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry of

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San Francisco Giants fire Jewish manager Gabe Kapler after disappointing season

Baseball coach, former head of Israeli national team, axed after failing to make playoffs for 2nd straight year

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Milley says Trump disrespected US military with execution comment – CNN

Milley says Trump disrespected US military with execution comment  CNN Trump and GOP Rep. Gosar suggest Joint Chiefs boss Mark Milley deserves death  CNBC Opinion | Donald Trump’s Campaign of Violence and Lawlessness  The New York Times

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What mud cracks on Mars tell us about whether life could have formed on the planet

Researchers believe the cracks experienced sustained wet-dry cycles, which may be key to creating conditions that could cultivate the building blocks of life.

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The Golden Bachelor Sticks to the Script. Perhaps We Shouldn’t Be Surprised

There was a romantic guitar serenade, a daring “birthday suit” entrance, some boozy bickering, and more than one make-out session in the season premiere of The Golden Bachelor—which is to say, despite the promise of something new with a senior

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FDA plans to regulate thousands of lab tests that have long skirted oversight

The Food and Drug Administration says it plans to begin regulating laboratory-based medical tests. It’s a multibillion-dollar industry that regulators say poses a growing risk to patients.

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Breaking Down the Gruesome Ending of Saw X

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Saw X. After being killed off in Saw III, Tobin Bell returns for a grisly showcase of Jigsaw Killer John Kramer’s torture trap prowess in Saw X, now in theaters. Set between the events

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Why the Obama era ‘car czar’ thinks striking autoworkers risk overplaying their hand

He was the lead adviser for the Obama administration when the government bailed out auto companies in 2009. Now, he is weighing in on the union strikes against the big 3 American automakers. (Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Mexico’s president slams U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a broad criticism of U.S. foreign policy on Friday as the first of two high-level meetings between U.S. and Mexican officials got underway at the State Department in Washington.

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