Slate SoundBites for September 17, 2026 Jenny Fey
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Trump’s New Effort to Mess With Student Visas Was Shot Down in Humiliating Fashion Jay Willis
The change was set to take effect on Tuesday.
The Pathogen Yersinia Pestis Is Responsible for Which Disease? Ray Hamel
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Slate Mini Crossword for Sept. 17, 2026 Nijah Morris
Take a quick break with our daily 5×5 grid.
Slate Crossword: They’re Jam-Packed! (11 Letters) Quiara Vasquez
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Sept. 17, 2026.
We Might Finally See Consequences for Gerrymandering Abuses Shirin Ali
For exactly one year, Missouri has been locked in a confusing legal battle over which congressional map it can use for the November elections.
I Spent 9/11 With Abdul El-Sayed on the Trail in Michigan. What I Saw Shows What’s at Stake. Aymann Ismail
“The thing that they’re attacking isn’t really me.”