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The Cost Of Free: Casper Pays A Price For Generous Mattress Returns

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Business

The Cost Of Free: Casper Pays A Price For Generous Mattress Returns

Casper changed mattress shopping with the promise of a 100-night "risk-free" trial and easy returns. Now the cost of those returns is being scrutinized as the online company prepares to go public.

National Security

11 U.S. Troops Were Injured In Iran Rocket Attacks On Iraq Bases

by Tom Bowman

11 U.S. Troops Were Injured In Iran Rocket Attacks On Iraq Bases

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Politics

Week In Politics: Democrats In Iowa, Impeachment Reaches Senate

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Thoughts. Chromonicci

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Baltimore The Octopus Project

National

At $11 Billion And Counting, Trump's Border Wall Would Be The World's Most Expensive

by John Burnett

At $11 Billion And Counting, Trump's Border Wall Would Be The World's Most Expensive

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Sports

The Secret Star Of The Tennessee Titans: Their Punter

by Jason Moon Wilkins

The Secret Star Of The Tennessee Titans: Their Punter

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Tilted Christine and the Queens

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Down With Disease Phish

Politics

President Trump Adds High-Profile Lawyers For Impeachment Defense

by Tamara Keith

President Trump Adds High-Profile Lawyers For Impeachment Defense

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Europe

Breaking Down Putin's Latest Move To Consolidate Power In Russia

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The Key Johnny Jewel

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Business

The Cost Of Free: Casper Pays A Price For Generous Mattress Returns

by Alina Selyukh

The Cost Of Free: Casper Pays A Price For Generous Mattress Returns

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Dreams The Cranberries

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On Their Debut Album, Stretch And Bobbito Are Taking 'No Requests'

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Music Interviews

On Their Debut Album, Stretch And Bobbito Are Taking 'No Requests'

by Audie Cornish , Kat Lonsdorf

On Their Debut Album, Stretch And Bobbito Are Taking 'No Requests'

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Politics

Alan Dershowitz To Present Oral Arguments At Trump Impeachment Trial

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Que Se Sepa Stretch & Bobbito and the M19s

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Politics

How Alan Dershowitz May Fit Into Trump's Impeachment Strategy

by Franco Ordoñez

How Alan Dershowitz May Fit Into Trump's Impeachment Strategy

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Global Health

3 U.S. Airports Will Screen Travelers From Chinese City For New Coronavirus

by Nurith Aizenman

3 U.S. Airports Will Screen Travelers From Chinese City For New Coronavirus

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Mental Health

What We've Learned From The Data On Crisis Counseling Via Text Message

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On the Subway Roger Joseph Manning Jr. & Brian Reitzell

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Forgotten Summer Futurecop!

Music News

Less Than 2 Weeks Before Grammy Awards, Recording Academy CEO Is Suspended

by Mandalit del Barco

Less Than 2 Weeks Before Grammy Awards, Recording Academy CEO Is Suspended

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Latin America

Earthquake-Stricken Puerto Ricans Seek Engineers To Inspect The Safety Of Their Homes

by Adrian Florido

Earthquake-Stricken Puerto Ricans Seek Engineers To Inspect The Safety Of Their Homes

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All Mirrors Angel Olsen

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Small Victories The Lemon Twigs

Investigations

2 Wheelchair Users Faced A $25,000 Fee To Travel On Amtrak

by Joseph Shapiro

2 Wheelchair Users Faced A $25,000 Fee To Travel On Amtrak

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Politics

Who Is Robert Hyde, And What Does He Have To Do With Ukraine?

by Bobby Allyn

Who Is Robert Hyde, And What Does He Have To Do With Ukraine?

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Depreston Courtney Barnett

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3 Years In, 'A Very Stable Genius' Authors Say Trump Decisions Are 'More Chaotic'

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Politics

3 Years In, 'A Very Stable Genius' Authors Say Trump Decisions Are 'More Chaotic'

by Mary Louise Kelly

3 Years In, 'A Very Stable Genius' Authors Say Trump Decisions Are 'More Chaotic'

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Spinball Calexico

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Babylon David Gray

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Album: White Ladder
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Politics

House Intelligence Committee Releases New Lev Parnas Documents

by Claudia Grisales

House Intelligence Committee Releases New Lev Parnas Documents

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