Virginia can resume purging voter rolls

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Virginia to reinstate the purging of suspected non-citizens from voter rolls. Over the objections of the three liberal justices, the court accepted an emergency request from state officials to intervene after lower courts halted a state program that had removed more than 1,600 names since Aug. 7. While Virginia's governor had more praise, voting rights advocates called it “a last-minute purge involving many known eligible citizens.” Read more

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Have a hyper-specific costume you need to explain?

You're not alone. In a gay world, Halloween is the one night of the year when people who are constantly online can dress up as the most niche Internet reference imaginable. People use the phrase “I hate gay Halloween” when posting hyper-specific Halloween costumes from the far corners of pop culture on their social media feeds. Read more