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New York Times (Jan 2018)
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Air Force One Needs 2 New Refrigerators. Together, They Cost $24 Million.
1700 points • jan 28, 2018
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In Cave in Israel, Scientists Find Jawbone Fossil From Oldest Modern Human Out of Africa
1666 points • jan 25, 2018
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BlackRock’s Message: Contribute to Society, or Risk Losing Our Support
1660 points • jan 17, 2018
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How the Patriots Came Back to Win the A.F.C. Championship
1616 points • jan 22, 2018
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How Much Warmer Was Your City in 2017?
1606 points • jan 22, 2018
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Under Fire for Harassment, Congressman Says Aide ‘Invited’ Behavior
1592 points • jan 24, 2018
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While You Were Sleeping
1558 points • jan 17, 2018
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House Republicans Vote to Release Secret Memo on Russia Inquiry
1536 points • jan 30, 2018
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Samantha Bee Weighs In on the Claims Against Aziz Ansari
1524 points • jan 18, 2018
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Why Does President Trump Fear the Truth?
1496 points • jan 27, 2018
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Nicolle Wallace’s Road From the White House to 30 Rock
1488 points • jan 20, 2018
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Billionaire Saudi Prince, Alwaleed bin Talal, Is Freed From Detention
1452 points • jan 28, 2018
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Every One of the World’s Big Economies Is Now Growing
1452 points • jan 28, 2018
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An Addict Dies in a School Restroom. He Was a Teacher.
1432 points • jan 27, 2018
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North and South Korean Teams to March as One at Olympics
1412 points • jan 17, 2018
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The Workout That Saves Lindsey Vonn From Wipeouts
1412 points • jan 30, 2018
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Bubble, Bubble, Fraud and Trouble
1406 points • jan 30, 2018
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For Love of Country, and Each Other
1372 points • jan 21, 2018
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Rachael Denhollander: The Price I Paid for Taking On Larry Nassar
1372 points • jan 29, 2018
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Hawaii Missile Alert Wasn’t Accidental, Officials Say, Blaming Worker
1352 points • jan 31, 2018
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The Snubs and Surprises of the 2018 Oscar Nominations
1348 points • jan 23, 2018
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Indian Slavery Once Thrived in New Mexico. Latinos Are Finding Family Ties to It.
1344 points • jan 29, 2018
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Norway Ski Team’s Sweater Gets Tangled in a Neo-Nazi Uproar
1340 points • jan 31, 2018
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David Schwimmer Made Six Short Films About Sexual Harassment. We Annotate One of Them.
1332 points • jan 26, 2018
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Video and Analysis: The State of the Union
1324 points • jan 31, 2018
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Trump Immigration Plan Demands Tough Concessions From Democrats
1320 points • jan 26, 2018
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Ingvar Kamprad, Founder of Ikea and Creator of a Global Empire, Dies at 91
1318 points • jan 28, 2018
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The Mind Meld of Bill Gates and Steven Pinker
1302 points • jan 28, 2018
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Of Course the Christian Right Supports Trump
1292 points • jan 26, 2018
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As Shutdown Talk Rises, Trump’s Immigration Words Pose Risks for Both Parties
1292 points • jan 17, 2018
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The Connection Between Retiring Early and Living Longer
1292 points • jan 30, 2018
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Understanding Grief
1286 points • jan 17, 2018
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In Davos Speech, Trump Mixes Facts With Fiction
1280 points • jan 27, 2018
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A Teenager’s Basketball Dream Is Size XXXXXL
1260 points • jan 28, 2018
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Fugitive Venezuelan Police Officer Is Killed in Shootout
1256 points • jan 17, 2018
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Oil Boom Gives the U.S. a New Edge in Energy and Diplomacy
1234 points • jan 29, 2018
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2018 State of the Union Fact-Check
1224 points • jan 31, 2018
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Trump Slaps Steep Tariffs on Foreign Washing Machines and Solar Products
1210 points • jan 23, 2018
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Inside the Oval Office Immigration Meeting That Left a Senator Stunned
1188 points • jan 20, 2018
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Donald Trump’s Racism: The Definitive List
1162 points • jan 17, 2018
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The #MeToo Movement Hits the Circus: ‘Grandma’ the Clown Resigns
1152 points • jan 24, 2018
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Debunking Myths About Estrangement
1146 points • jan 17, 2018
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36 Hours in Washington, D.C.
1138 points • jan 18, 2018
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The East Germans of the 21st Century
1086 points • jan 30, 2018
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What the Shutdown Says About the Future of the Democrats
1080 points • jan 21, 2018
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Is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ the Most Radical Show on TV?
1074 points • jan 24, 2018
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50 Years Later, It Feels Familiar: How America Fractured in 1968
1070 points • jan 17, 2018
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<div>The Hidden Gems of 2017 Movies Are on ... Netflix?</div>
1068 points • jan 20, 2018
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5-Year-Olds Work Farm Machinery, and Injuries Follow
1066 points • jan 29, 2018
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Still Not Convinced You Need a Flu Shot? First, It’s Not All About You
1060 points • jan 17, 2018
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How Wobbly Is Our Democracy?
1050 points • jan 28, 2018
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Adventures in Extreme Gerrymandering: See the Fair and Wildly Unfair Maps We Made for Pennsylvania
1048 points • jan 18, 2018
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How to Maintain Friendships
1046 points • jan 18, 2018
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67 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump
1040 points • jan 31, 2018
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How the Holocaust Haunts Eastern Europe
1028 points • jan 27, 2018
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Women’s March 2018: Protesters Take to the Streets for the Second Straight Year
1024 points • jan 22, 2018
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After a Wild Week for Trump, ‘S.N.L.’ Asks, ‘What Even Matters Anymore?’
1024 points • jan 22, 2018
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Government Shutdown Ends After 3 Days of Recriminations
1008 points • jan 23, 2018
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2018 Oscar Ballot
1002 points • jan 23, 2018
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The President and the Porn Star
996 points • jan 17, 2018
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Where the Real Los Angeles Meets the Dream
992 points • jan 21, 2018
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Copy Edit This! Quiz No. 10
976 points • jan 27, 2018
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Swallowed by the Sea
966 points • jan 19, 2018
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Is President Trump a Stealth Postmodernist or Just a Liar?
964 points • jan 25, 2018
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Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Team Up to Disrupt Health Care
960 points • jan 30, 2018
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The Existential Hell of This Year’s Super Bowl
960 points • jan 24, 2018
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Border Wall ‘Off the Table,’ Schumer Says, as Immigration Progress Unravels
948 points • jan 25, 2018
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Fear of the Federal Government in the Ranchlands of Oregon
924 points • jan 18, 2018
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One Year After Women’s March, More Activism but Less Unity
916 points • jan 17, 2018
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Pennsylvania Congressional District Map Is Ruled Unconstitutional
912 points • jan 23, 2018
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Moscow Got 6 Minutes of Sunlight in December
888 points • jan 18, 2018
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Trump Repeats Nixon’s Fateful Panic
884 points • jan 29, 2018
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Chuck Close Is Accused of Harassment. Should His Artwork Carry an Asterisk?
828 points • jan 29, 2018
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Most Americans Want Legal Status for ‘Dreamers.’ These People Don’t.
816 points • jan 26, 2018
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Can You Tell a Lullaby From a Love Song? Find Out Now
804 points • jan 27, 2018
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After Vowing to Fix Washington, Trump Is Mired in a Familiar Crisis
800 points • jan 21, 2018
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The Mysterious Interior World of Exercise
796 points • jan 26, 2018
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Pentagon Suggests Countering Devastating Cyberattacks With Nuclear Arms
788 points • jan 17, 2018
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A Modest Immigration Proposal: Ban Jews
772 points • jan 18, 2018
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Hillary Lost, but the Future Is Hers
772 points • jan 21, 2018
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Arizona’s G.O.P. Senators Assail Trump for His Attacks on the Press
768 points • jan 18, 2018
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The Parasite on the Playground
744 points • jan 17, 2018
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Paul Bocuse, Celebrated French Chef, Dies at 91
700 points • jan 21, 2018
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Yes, People Really Are Eating Tide Pods. No, It’s Not Safe.
676 points • jan 21, 2018
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Is This the Collusion We Were Waiting For?
666 points • jan 19, 2018
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There’s a Surprise in the Government Funding Bill: More Tax Cuts
664 points • jan 23, 2018
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A New Report on the Las Vegas Gunman Was Released. Here Are Some Takeaways.
656 points • jan 20, 2018
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Trump’s Impromptu News Conference: An Unplanned Drop-By or a Deliberate Dig?
648 points • jan 26, 2018
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Postcard People
646 points • jan 28, 2018
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Is the Business World All About Greed?
644 points • jan 25, 2018
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Oscars 2018: Where to Stream the Nominated Movies
644 points • jan 24, 2018
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How a Church Deacon Found the Biggest Prime Number Yet (It Wasn’t as Hard as You Think)
642 points • jan 27, 2018
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Dangerously Low on Water, Cape Town Now Faces ‘Day Zero’
638 points • jan 31, 2018
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Soul of a Nation
634 points • jan 25, 2018
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The 6 Steps to Turning Setbacks Into Advantages
632 points • jan 30, 2018
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Trump Was Not ‘Fully Informed’ in Campaign Vows on Wall, Chief of Staff Says
628 points • jan 18, 2018
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A New School of Pastry Chefs Got Its Start in Architecture
624 points • jan 23, 2018
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Roger Federer Wins the Australian Open for His 20th Grand Slam Title
620 points • jan 29, 2018
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Grammys 2018 Red Carpet: Cardi B, Childish Gambino, Pink and More
620 points • jan 29, 2018
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A President Not Sure of What He Wants Complicates the Shutdown Impasse
578 points • jan 22, 2018