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What If Russia Wins?
Feb 20, 2022 | Foreign Affairs
A Kremlin-controlled Ukraine would transform Europe.
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The surgeon general's young daughter got COVID. This is what he wants you to know
Feb 19, 2022 | NPR.org
This past weekend, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wasn't a leading scientific voice on the pandemic — he was another worried parent whose young daughter had just tested positive for COVID.
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The Most Chilling Thing I Heard at the Sarah Palin–NYT Trial Came Before the Verdict
Feb 18, 2022 | Slate Magazine
Along with Palin's boyfriend, one observer in the guest section got my attention.
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Perspective | The Philadelphia Inquirer set out to become an ‘anti-racist’ newspaper. That meant taking a tough look at its history.
Feb 16, 2022 | Washington Post
A new report by Wesley Lowery revealed failures in how the Inquirer covered the Black community — and treated its Black reporters.
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Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy
Feb 10, 2022 | BBC News
A lab in Oxfordshire takes a big step towards harnessing the energy source of the stars.
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Opinion: Olympic movement has sold its soul by not challenging China on human rights abuses
Jan 31, 2022 | www.usatoday.com
There hasn’t been a fun Olympics for a decade, but at least Beijing is honest about what we’re getting instead
Jan 30, 2022 | The Globe and Mail
China’s clear and singular message – we’re the best, deal with it – does away with the corporate hype and official platitudes at the Games
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Making the web better. With blocks!
Jan 27, 2022 | Joel on Software
You’ve probably seen web editors based on the idea of blocks. I’m typing this in WordPress, which has a little + button that brings up a long list of potential blocks that you can inser…
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Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds
Jan 24, 2022 | www.nytimes.com
The research could have policy implications as President Biden pushes to revive his proposal to expand the child tax credit.
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Charting an Omicron Infection
Jan 24, 2022 | www.nytimes.com
Following the course of a typical Omicron infection.
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What Your Favorite Sad Dad Band Says About You
Jan 21, 2022 | McSweeney's Internet Tendency
The War on Drugs You make your own paella and take super long naps on Saturday. Like over two hours, consistently. You prefer the smallest possible...
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Something Has to Give in the Housing Market. Or Does It?
Jan 20, 2022 | www.nytimes.com
There appears to be no quick reprieve coming for rising prices: “It’s not a bubble, it really is about the fundamentals.”
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Is Pluto a Planet? What’s a Planet, Anyway?
Jan 19, 2022 | www.nytimes.com
More than 15 years after Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet, the debate, even among scientists, continues.
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Collective Nouns for Parenting
Jan 18, 2022 | McSweeney's Internet Tendency
A group of toddlers is called a chaos. A group of kindergartners is a “Why can’t I be the line leader?” A collection of salt is called a lot. A col...
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Billy Pilgrim Calls the VA
Jan 17, 2022 | McSweeney's Internet Tendency
Thank you for calling the US Department of Veterans Affairs. To help us better serve you, please choose from the following options: If you are call...
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Michigan AG asks feds to investigate fake GOP electors
Jan 14, 2022 | AP NEWS
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's attorney general is asking federal prosecutors to open a criminal investigation into 16 Republicans who submitted false certificates stating they were the state's presidential electors despite Joe Biden's 154,000-vote...
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Q&A with Barbara F. Walter, author of ‘How Civil Wars Start,’ on the prospect of open civil conflict breaking out in the US - The Boston Globe
Jan 14, 2022 | BostonGlobe.com
In her new book, “How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them,” Walter examines the rise of violent extremism on a global scale and warns of the increasing likelihood of a second civil war breaking out in the United States.
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