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Journalists at country’s largest newspaper chain will walk off the job
Jun 02, 2023 | Washington Post
Hundreds of staffers at Gannett newspapers across seven states are protesting their company’s leadership and job cuts.
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Pork-pocalypse now? In wake of Supreme Court ruling and 2016 vote, pork prices could soar in Mass. - The Boston Globe
May 27, 2023 | BostonGlobe.com
A 2016 animal welfare ballot measure that would prohibit most US pork from being sold in Massachusetts could finally take effect as soon as next month. And pork purveyors here say that means prices are about to pop.
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From the editor: Sonoma County trans student-athlete’s story is not ours to tell
May 25, 2023 | Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The national firestorm that ignited last week over a Sonoma County transgender student-athlete is bullying, plain and simple, says Richard A. Green, executive editor of The Press Democrat.
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As wildfire smoke worsens public health, government watchdog calls EPA response 'ad hoc'
May 23, 2023 | MuckRock
Congressional investigators say the use of a regulatory loophole to erase smoke pollution from the official record is on the rise.
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Gannett is experiencing a mass exodus among top execs. Here’s who has left. - Poynter
May 23, 2023 | www.poynter.org
I Know One Way the Supreme Court Got to How It Is. I Watched It Happen for Years.
May 22, 2023 | Slate Magazine
There are solutions we could begin right now.
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Eat more beans. Please.
May 16, 2023 | Vox
Beans are high in protein, efficient to grow, and can even improve soil health. They cost less than conventional or new plant-based meats, and they’re increasingly getting attention among foodies.
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Unpacking the Myths of Drilling in MMA, BJJ, and Kickboxing: Understanding Ecological Dynamics
May 13, 2023 | Primal MKE - Best MMA BJJ Grappling kickboxing Milwaukee
The world of martial arts has been long dominated by the belief that repetitive drilling leads to perfected techniques and muscle memory. However, this conventional wisdom is often contradicted by research and practices in the dynamic and complex...
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What the end of the COVID public health emergency means in Massachusetts
May 11, 2023 | www.wbur.org
After more than three years, COVID public health emergencies at the federal level and in Massachusetts come to an end Thursday. Here's what will change with testing, masking, vaccination and more.
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God Emperor of Dune would make a terrible movie — and we need it
May 11, 2023 | Polygon
C’mon, Denis Villeneuve, give us our giant philosophical worm king
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The Same Work but a Lot Less Pay for Women. Welcome to Tennis in 2023.
May 10, 2023 | www.nytimes.com
Life Expectancy and Inequality
May 09, 2023 | Medium
America is experiencing the greatest gap in life expectancy across regions in the last 40 years
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Opinion | Pickleball is the worst
May 08, 2023 | Washington Post
Any game you can take up after breakfast and be pretty good at by lunch is not a sport. And it isn't even great exercise.
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Analysis | America’s learned helplessness on guns
May 08, 2023 | Washington Post
The debate over how to address gun violence is between doing something and doing nothing.
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Analysis | The low cost (for a rich person) of sponsoring a Supreme Court justice
May 04, 2023 | Washington Post
America's wealth gap makes it trivial for billionaires to cover whoever's bills they want.
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How open content is transforming American journalism
May 04, 2023 | Werd I/O
I’m focusing on the intersection of technology, media, and democracy. Subscribe by email to get every update. It’s genuinely refreshing to see how non-profit newsrooms have
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“Alexa Will Not Replace Us”
May 03, 2023 | Amazon Chronicles
The Writers Guild of America is on strike, bringing movie and television production to a halt. This affects media companies across the board, but one of them is Amazon, which is not exactly like other media companies. It's primarily a retailer as well...
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‘Dune: Part Two’—An Exclusive First Look at the Saga’s Epic Conclusion
Apr 27, 2023 | Vanity Fair
Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and director Denis Villeneuve share secrets from the new film and reveal Florence Pugh’s, Austin Butler’s, and Léa Seydoux’s new characters.
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China’s sweeping new anti-espionage law will make it easier to arrest foreigners
Apr 27, 2023 | The Globe and Mail
New law expands the definition of spying amid a renewed crackdown on journalists and growing pressure on foreign businesses
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