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GOP Lawmakers Oppose the Abortion Pill and 'Plan B.' They Hardly Understand Either.

Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesEver since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion and women’s reproductive issues have been politically painful thorns in the GOP’s side.Time and again, the issue has invigorated Democrats and independents to come out against Republicans at the polls, which has, in turn, motivated GOP operatives to stress the need to soften the anti-abortion messaging and policies that Republicans have promoted for years.Former Trump advi

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Florida's Anti-Trans Bathroom Law Spurs Harrowing Vigilante Attacks

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyRajee Narinesingh was dining at a Florida restaurant with friends in October when a woman stopped her in the women’s bathroom and told her to leave. “You don’t belong in this bathroom,” she said. “You need to get out.” Narinesingh told The Daily Beast that the other diner looked at her like she was the “scum of the earth.” “If looks could kill, I’d be 18 feet under the ground,” she said.The two of them were alone in the bathroom, and Nar

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'Mafia' Making Huge Profits as Even Cash Runs Out in Gaza

Mahmud Hams/Getty ImagesThe author of this report is anonymous for their safety.RAFAH—Even if you’ve scraped together enough money to bribe your way out of war-torn Gaza before an expected final ground invasion by Israel, your problems aren’t over.An acute cash shortage across the enclave means people cannot access the money in their own accounts to pay soaring prices for food and fuel, or to hand over large sums to secure their passage through the Rafah crossing and into the safe haven of Egypt

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Meet the Subreddit Roasting Your Kid's Hilariously Awful Name

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / GettyThe Reddit community r/tragedeigh is probably not a place you want to see screenshots of your social media posts or text messages ending up—especially if you have children.Here’s what makes a good post “tragique,” as they like to call it: It must be about a given name that’s either been deliberately misspelled to make it seem more unique than it is (e.g. Emmaleigh instead of Emily) or original in the sense that it’s a name that seems completely made u

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Why Cellphones Should Return Girly and Glorious 2000s Designs

Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images, HBO and 20th Century FoxThe next time you’re at a bar, your friend’s house, or minding your business on the bus, glance around you, and count all the cellphones. You’ll tally more than you usually notice—all the tech guys at the bar will be data-scraping Hinge, or the toddlers on the bus will be appraising Bluey.In the 16 years since the start of the (now-concluded) smartphone boom, phones have transformed from conspicuous, clicky

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Republicans Are Tired of Mike Johnson 'Kicking the Can Down the Road'

Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / GettySpeaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has once again found himself in a familiar position: in trouble.For the third time under his speakership, Congress is barrelling toward a government shutdown. And for the third time, House Republicans are taking to their standard punt formation.Johnson and other top congressional leaders plan to pass another stopgap spending plan to extend government funding on Thursday. And in response to that plan, Republ

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The Battle Over Florida 'Baby Boxes' Gets Uglier

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Safe Haven Baby BoxesA feud between two anti-abortion activists over so-called “baby boxes” in Florida has gotten so bad that one filed a lawsuit against her rival, accusing him of undermining her business and asking a federal judge to shut him up.A lawsuit obtained by The Daily Beast pits right-to-life crusader Monica Kelsey, whose “Safe Haven Baby Boxes” have made her a quasi-celebrity on the right-wing speaking circuit (as well as Ti

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Anti-Abortion Activists Launch Civil War Over Florida's 'Baby Boxes'

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Safe Haven Baby BoxesA feud between two anti-abortion activists over so-called “baby boxes” in Florida has gotten so bad that one filed a lawsuit against her rival, accusing him of undermining her business and asking a federal judge to shut him up.A lawsuit obtained by The Daily Beast pits right-to-life crusader Monica Kelsey, whose “Safe Haven Baby Boxes” have made her a quasi-celebrity on the right-wing speaking circuit (as well as Ti

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This 'Rizz' Bot May Help You Find Love—or Creep Everyone Out

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyDating app burnout is defined by exhaustion from prolonged, disappointing dating app use. It typically takes Americans about 4,000 swipes over an eight month period to find a partner on a dating app, according to one 2023 survey. In that same year, Pew Research Center found that 46 percent of dating app users said their experiences on dating apps have been overall very or somewhat negative.You get the picture: Things are dismal in the dat

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The GOP's 2024 Campaign Message Is Falling Apart

Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily BeastEver since Joe Biden took the White House, Republicans have seemed to know exactly how they were going to toss him out.The plan was simple: Hammer Biden on two of his greatest weaknesses, the economy and immigration.By the time the 2024 general election rolls around, the GOP will have spent years showing voters how inflation was out of control, how the economy was better under Donald Trump, and how America was safer with Trump and the GOP’s m

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