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Bovino allegedly denied promoting two border patrol officials because of their race, according to several reports ...

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Career expert Lisa Wong shares that, while being polite is a strength, being overly polite may be sabotaging your chances to advance in your career.

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These famous rock songs are pretty hilarious, but they likely weren't intended to be so funny by their makers.

“At least,” a friend sighed, “they didn’t call it the 2026 National War Strategy.” True enough, although if Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claims that he now leads the Department of War, logical ...

We've confused adaptation with submission. This post reclaims what we have lost—and why it matters for how you understand ...