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Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

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From Tarik El-Abour to Rube Waddell: Baseball fans clap back at RFK Jr.’s autism remarks

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‘I ain’t see nothing’: Woman’s boyfriend does the ‘dollar bill trick’ at Topgolf. Then a worker catches him

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‘We’re willing to take this blood money’: Expert calls out DraftKings for misleading petition at grocery store—and Bill Simmons

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