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Forget Willpower. If You Want to Resist Temptation, You’ll Need Something Else.

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Rather than try to resist temptation in the moment, many successful people arrange their lives to minimize the need for willpower in the first place.
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How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, have been key players, alongside the presidential adviser Stephen Miller, in President Trump’s escalating conflict in Venezuela.

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The real ping pong champion — and hustler — who inspired 'Marty Supreme'

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Marty Reisman practicing in New York in 1951.

Marty Reisman was nicknamed "The Needle" for his slender physique. He dressed well and put on a show.

(Image credit: Ed Ford)

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Trump Says ‘Housing First’ Failed the Homeless. Here’s What the Evidence Says.

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Few aid policies have been studied as extensively as Housing First, and supporters’ faith that it is “evidence based” lends the debate special intensity.

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What We Get Wrong About Christian Nationalism

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The irony of our secular age is that theology is more powerful than ever.

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Private Equity, Saddled With Investments It Can’t Sell, Loses Its Luster

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As funds deliver mediocre returns and sheds investors, the industry is struggling to unload 31,000 investments, an increase over this time last year.

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