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ICYMI: Arizona High Schooler Asks Emma Stone To Prom With 'La La Land'-Inspired Video
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- GOP stalwart Sen. John McCain called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a "stupid idiot" over his support of the "nuclear option".
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- On the history of evangelical Christianity.
- Self-driving Mercedes-Benz taxis: the future can't come fast enough.
- And speaking of the digital future, sit back and let Kevin Kelly blow your mind:
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