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Slate Crossword: Coke That Fills In for a Smoke? (15 Letters)

Slate Crossword: Coke That Fills In for a Smoke? (15 Letters)5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (59+ words) Today's puzzle is a 15x15 grid. Happy solving! Hear more about it in this episode of ICYMI: Technology has ruined our tolerance for inconvenience. Here's how to fix it. Slate Pears Game 176: Feb. 8, 2026 Slate Mini Crossword for Feb. 8, 2026 Slate Pears Game…...

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Slate Mini Crossword for Feb. 8, 2026

Slate Mini Crossword for Feb. 8, 202616+ hour, 6+ min ago   (38+ words) Congrats! Want to do another?" Slate Pears Game 176: Feb. 8, 2026 Slate Crossword: Coke That Fills In for a Smoke? (15 Letters) Slate Pears Game 175: Feb. 7, 2026 Slate Mini Crossword for Feb. 7, 2026...

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Escape from a Scam Compound

Escape from a Scam Compound16+ hour, 27+ min ago   (116+ words) Billions of dollars from Western victims, and hundreds of thousands of victims of human trafficking. Escape from a Scam Compound A reporter got a mysterious email. Someone needed his help. Choose your preferred player: Get Your Slate Plus Podcast Thanks!...

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slate.com > podcasts > slate-money > 2026 > 02 > business

The Di-SaaS-ter That Cost Billions in Market Value?

The Di-SaaS-ter That Cost Billions in Market Value?1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (142+ words) The markets have suddenly turned on SaaS companies, Disney has chosen a new CEO, and Kalshi is fighting for its reputation. In the Slate Plus episode: Epstein and the business of luxury gifting. Want to hear that discussion and hear…...

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slate.com > podcasts > amicus > 2026 > 02 > midterm-elections-trump-bannon-ice-voter-suppression

This Week Was a Five Alarm Fire in Election Law

This Week Was a Five Alarm Fire in Election Law1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (167+ words) The sorest loser's plans to mess with November's elections are coming into view. According to Marc Elias, Dahlia Lithwick's guest on Amicus, "This week will be looked back on as a pivot point in terms of how the midterms play…...

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This Country Runs On Slop

This Country Runs On Slop1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (104+ words) A handful of "slopagandists" are creating lazy, biased content'and the government is listening. This Country Runs On Slop A handful of "slopagandists" are creating lazy, biased content'and the government is listening. Choose your preferred player: Get Your Slate Plus Podcast…...

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Slate Mini Crossword for Feb. 6, 2026

Slate Mini Crossword for Feb. 6, 20262+ day, 11+ hour ago   (93+ words) Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid. Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid. You did it! Solved in . Challenge your friends to today's puzzle! More Games From Slate Slate Pears Game 174: Feb. 6, 2026 Think You're Smarter Than Slate's…...

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Slate Crossword: “We Visited the Wrong ___ but Now We Know How to Shell a Lobster” (2020 Hard Times headline) (Eight Letters)

Slate Crossword: “We Visited the Wrong ___ but Now We Know How to Shell a Lobster” (2020 Hard Times headline) (Eight Letters)2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (86+ words) 18-Across & 25-Across: SEND HELP & IRON LUNG Read about it in Slate: Nadira Goffe tells you just how scared you should be of Sam Raimi's first horror movie in 16 years. And the YouTuber-produced Iron Lung is a bizarre, monster hit, Rebecca…...

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My Son Has a Passion for Scaring My Daughter. He Thinks It’s Hilarious. I’m Disturbed.

My Son Has a Passion for Scaring My Daughter. He Thinks It’s Hilarious. I’m Disturbed.3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (198+ words) A little kid dressed in clown costume, making a face. My husband and I have a 5-year-old daughter, "Noel, and an 8-year-old son, "Dustin. Within the last couple of months, Dustin has discovered a favorite new hobby of tormenting his…...

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slate.com > podcasts > political-gabfest > 2026 > 02 > politics-big-wapo-layoffs-while-bezos-bribes-trumps-with-melania-movie

Jeff Bezos Knows Which Way the Wind is Blowing

Jeff Bezos Knows Which Way the Wind is Blowing3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (798+ words) The Washington Post guts its newsroom while owner Jeff Bezos and Amazon lavish unheard-of sums on Melania "documentary;" Trump calls for "nationalized elections;" and DOJ releases over 3 million new Epstein files. Here are some notes and references from this week's…...