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My Menu For Lunar New Year: Guilt, Confusion, With A Side Of Angst

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My Menu For Lunar New Year: Guilt, Confusion, With A Side Of Angst

When you're hosting this symbol-rich holiday for the first time, how do you assume ownership of rituals you don't cherish?

Trump Hosts British Prime Minister Theresa May At The White House

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Trump Hosts British Prime Minister Theresa May At The White House

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Week In Politics: Trump's First Week In Office

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Trump's Proposed Border Tax Would Negatively Affect U.S. Consumers

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Trump's Proposed Border Tax Would Negatively Affect U.S. Consumers

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Milk Producers Pay Back Millions In Price-Fixing Settlement

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Milk Producers Pay Back Millions In Price-Fixing Settlement

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Do the Whirlwind Architecture in Helsinki

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Dreaming Moon Magnetic Fields

As Trump Moves Forward On Immigration Plan, 'Sanctuary Cities' Push Back

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As Trump Moves Forward On Immigration Plan, 'Sanctuary Cities' Push Back

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Miami-Dade Mayor Orders Jails To Comply With Trump Immigration Actions

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Miami-Dade Mayor Orders Jails To Comply With Trump Immigration Actions

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Birds & Bees The 2 Bears

U.S. Wins Bocuse D'Or Cooking Competition For The First Time

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Cappuccino The Knux

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The Hollywood Black List Turns Overlooked Scripts Into Oscar Movies

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Commentary: If Trump Builds His Wall, We'll Be 'Trapped Inside With Him'

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We Will Become Silhouettes The Shins

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Be Brave The Strange Boys

Trump Closes First Week In Office With Visit To The Pentagon

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Trump Closes First Week In Office With Visit To The Pentagon

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Breaking With Precedent, Trump Fails To Take Action On Ethics

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Breaking With Precedent, Trump Fails To Take Action On Ethics

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Luck of Lucien A Tribe Called Quest

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My Menu For Lunar New Year: Guilt, Confusion, With A Side Of Angst

by Kat Chow

My Menu For Lunar New Year: Guilt, Confusion, With A Side Of Angst

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Are You a Hypnotist?? The Flaming Lips

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Activists Descend On Washington, D.C., For Anti-Abortion Rally

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Activists Descend On Washington, D.C., For Anti-Abortion Rally

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GOP Rep. Will Hurd: 'One-Size-Fits-All' Plan To Border Security Is Wrong

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Trees Grew Emotions and Died Cold Cave

Trump Signs Executive Action To Impose 'New Vetting Measures' For Refugees

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Trump Signs Executive Action To Impose 'New Vetting Measures' For Refugees

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Trump Refugee Ban Clashes With Faith-Based Groups' Religious Missions

The HIAS welcomes refugees in Philadelphia in 2015. "The faith groups are going to kick and scream and object to every aspect of this disgusting, vile, executive order, which makes America out to be something that it's not," says Mark Hetfield, the organization's president. "You know, we are a country that welcomes refugees." Bill McCay/Getty Images for MoveOn.org hide caption

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Trump Refugee Ban Clashes With Faith-Based Groups' Religious Missions

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Trump Refugee Ban Clashes With Faith-Based Groups' Religious Missions

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Inside Out Spoon

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White House Strategist Steve Bannon Sets Up Fight With News Media

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White House Strategist Steve Bannon Sets Up Fight With News Media

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True Affection The Blow

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Nearly 8 Decades Later, Georgia Police Chief Apologizes For Lynching

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Nearly 8 Decades Later, Georgia Police Chief Apologizes For Lynching

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'Commercials for Nicer Living Project' Winners Announced

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'Commercials for Nicer Living Project' Winners Announced

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The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

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Trump Takes Action To Cut Flow Of Refugees Entering U.S.

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Trump Takes Action To Cut Flow Of Refugees Entering U.S.

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Trump's Proposed Border Tax Would Negatively Affect U.S. Consumers

Milk Producers Pay Back Millions In Price-Fixing Settlement

As Trump Moves Forward On Immigration Plan, 'Sanctuary Cities' Push Back

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Breaking With Precedent, Trump Fails To Take Action On Ethics

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My Menu For Lunar New Year: Guilt, Confusion, With A Side Of Angst

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GOP Rep. Will Hurd: 'One-Size-Fits-All' Plan To Border Security Is Wrong

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Trump Signs Executive Action To Impose 'New Vetting Measures' For Refugees

Trump Refugee Ban Clashes With Faith-Based Groups' Religious Missions

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