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Military voters were at the heart of the Supreme Court’s mail‑in ballot decision

Mail-in voting was created during the Civil War so soldiers could vote. That legacy helped shape how the Supreme Court ruled more than 160 years later.

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For Iran’s diaspora, a tough World Cup call: To support the national team or protest – or both?

Iran’s team faces a hostile reception from the US government and some of its brethren in the diaspora. Yet others hope the event will trump politics — for now.

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TMZ descends on Washington in a test of whether tabloid tactics can serve the public interest

With spectacle, personality clashes and corruption increasingly defining American politics, it was only a matter of time before TMZ would set its sights on the Beltway.