First, pour yourself a glass of something. Take a deep breath, exhale slowly, and repeat.

Now, take a sip or two from the glass, sit back in your chair, click on the little white triangle and close your eyes while jazz pianist Holly Bowling washes your stress away with her interpretation of the Dead classic "Dark Star."

You can thank me afterward:

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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