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New York Times (Aug 2018)

  1. In Kiki Challenge, Muddy Indian Farmers Show World How to Groove

    580 points • aug 07, 2018

  2. Nebraska Plans First Execution in 21 Years. Not So Fast, Drug Company Says.

    578 points • aug 14, 2018

  3. For 13 Days, I Believed Him

    576 points • aug 18, 2018

  4. Who’s Afraid of a White Minority?

    568 points • aug 30, 2018

  5. After Doctors Cut Their Opioids, Patients Turn to a Risky Treatment for Back Pain

    564 points • aug 01, 2018

  6. The Russia Meeting at Trump Tower Was to Discuss Adoption. Then It Wasn’t. How Accounts Have Shifted.

    564 points • aug 07, 2018

  7. Nixon, Clinton and Trump

    548 points • aug 20, 2018

  8. The Toll of America’s Obesity

    546 points • aug 10, 2018

  9. A New Way to Detect Breast Cancer

    544 points • aug 29, 2018

  10. To Live and Die in Paris

    542 points • aug 17, 2018

  11. Why Are Republicans Covering Up Brett Kavanaugh’s Past?

    534 points • aug 18, 2018

  12. The New Socialists

    524 points • aug 25, 2018

  13. Apple Is Worth $1,000,000,000,000. Two Decades Ago, It Was Almost Bankrupt.

    524 points • aug 03, 2018

  14. I’m a Doctor and Even I Can’t Afford My Student Loans

    516 points • aug 20, 2018

  15. Why Prosperity Has Increased but Happiness Has Not

    514 points • aug 23, 2018

  16. 36 Hours in the Dolomites

    508 points • aug 31, 2018

  17. He Begged on TV for His Family’s Return. Then He Was Accused of Killing Them.

    508 points • aug 17, 2018

  18. Our Fat Pets

    506 points • aug 03, 2018

  19. You Should Actually Send That Thank You Note You’ve Been Meaning to Write

    506 points • aug 06, 2018

  20. Americans Are Terrible at Small Talk

    500 points • aug 05, 2018

  21. Ex-Nazi Guard in U.S., Now 95, Is Deported to Germany

    492 points • aug 22, 2018

  22. As China’s Woes Mount, Xi Jinping Faces Rare Rebuke at Home

    488 points • aug 01, 2018

  23. DeSantis Warns Florida Not to ‘Monkey This Up,’ and Many Hear a Racist Dog Whistle

    488 points • aug 30, 2018

  24. Bruce Ohr Fought Russian Organized Crime. Now He’s a Target of Trump.

    486 points • aug 28, 2018

  25. Documenting ‘Slavery by Another Name’ in Texas

    486 points • aug 14, 2018

  26. The Freshest Ideas Are in Small Grocery Stores

    486 points • aug 01, 2018

  27. Lessons From 2,000 Hours on a Public Bus

    480 points • aug 29, 2018

  28. We Use Sports Terms All the Time. But Where Do They Come From?

    480 points • aug 08, 2018

  29. Donald Trump, the Payback President

    474 points • aug 17, 2018

  30. Zephyr Teachout Is the Right Choice as Attorney General for Democrats

    470 points • aug 20, 2018

  31. Israel Doesn’t Want to Be My State

    468 points • aug 01, 2018

  32. Alaska Airlines Apologizes to Gay Couple Asked to Move for Straight Couple

    468 points • aug 02, 2018

  33. Trump Won Pennsylvania. Democrats Want the State (and His Voters) Back.

    468 points • aug 20, 2018

  34. Company Is Offering ‘Fur-ternity Leave’ for New Pet Owners

    466 points • aug 21, 2018

  35. Mike Pence, Holy Terror

    464 points • aug 01, 2018

  36. Paris, Chicago and Beyond: How to Have a Luxury Trip for Much Less Than You Think

    462 points • aug 01, 2018

  37. The Commander of Fear

    452 points • aug 30, 2018

  38. Lula: Eu quero democracia, não impunidade

    450 points • aug 14, 2018

  39. In My Iowa Town, We Need Immigrants

    444 points • aug 01, 2018

  40. Should You Choose a Female Doctor?

    444 points • aug 16, 2018

  41. When Is an Offense Impeachable? Look to the Framers for the Answer

    442 points • aug 23, 2018

  42. Trump’s Toxic Friendship

    440 points • aug 26, 2018

  43. The Great Distractor

    436 points • aug 08, 2018

  44. Trump Tax Cut Unlocks Millions for a Republican Election Blitz

    430 points • aug 19, 2018

  45. Trump and the Politics of Arf

    420 points • aug 16, 2018

  46. Welcome to the Resistance, Omarosa

    412 points • aug 14, 2018

  47. Running While Female

    412 points • aug 30, 2018

  48. Trump Praises Manafort, Saying ‘Unlike Michael Cohen’ He ‘Refused to Break’

    410 points • aug 23, 2018

  49. How Sexism Follows Women From the Cradle to the Workplace

    410 points • aug 20, 2018

  50. Another Gift for a Putin Buddy

    408 points • aug 03, 2018

  51. Inviting the Next Financial Crisis

    406 points • aug 26, 2018

  52. Alex Jones of Infowars Destroyed Evidence Related to Sandy Hook Suits, Motion Says

    404 points • aug 18, 2018

  53. 5 Takeaways From Elon Musk’s Interview With The Times About Tesla

    400 points • aug 18, 2018

  54. McGahn, White House Counsel, Has Cooperated Extensively in Mueller Inquiry

    400 points • aug 18, 2018

  55. A Nail-Biter in Ohio Is a Democratic Triumph

    398 points • aug 09, 2018

  56. Charles Koch Takes On Trump. Trump Takes On Charles Koch.

    398 points • aug 01, 2018

  57. Pope to Visit Ireland, Where Scars of Sex Abuse Are ‘Worse Than the I.R.A.’

    390 points • aug 25, 2018

  58. Trump Seeks to Block Pay Raises for Federal Workers

    384 points • aug 31, 2018

  59. Archaeologists Find 3,200-Year-Old Cheese in an Egyptian Tomb

    380 points • aug 18, 2018

  60. Giraffe Parts Sales Are Booming in the U.S., and It’s Legal

    364 points • aug 24, 2018

  61. A Hemingway War Story Sees Print for the First Time

    358 points • aug 03, 2018

  62. Designing the Death of a Plastic

    358 points • aug 08, 2018

  63. As Catholic Hospitals Expand, So Do Limits on Some Procedures

    350 points • aug 11, 2018

  64. Aeromexico Plane Crashes in Mexico, but Officials Say Everyone Survived

    348 points • aug 01, 2018

  65. Trump’s Plan for Coal Emissions: Let Coal States Regulate Them

    348 points • aug 18, 2018

  66. Honors, at Last, for Ida B. Wells, ‘a Sword Among Lions’

    346 points • aug 02, 2018

  67. A Sunflower Farm Invited Tourists. It Ended Up Like a ‘Zombie Apocalypse.’

    344 points • aug 04, 2018

  68. Riz Ahmed Acts His Way Out of Every Cultural Pigeonhole

    342 points • aug 30, 2018

  69. After Trump, the Deluge?

    342 points • aug 30, 2018

  70. Jimmy Bennett Says He Feared Speaking Out About Asia Argento

    340 points • aug 23, 2018

  71. In Defending Trump, Is Giuliani a Shrewd Tactician or ‘Untethered’?

    340 points • aug 28, 2018

  72. Workplace Wellness Programs Don’t Work Well. Why Some Studies Show Otherwise.

    334 points • aug 07, 2018

  73. ‘Silent Sam’ Confederate Statue Is Toppled at University of North Carolina

    332 points • aug 22, 2018

  74. How Trump Lost Re-election in 2020

    328 points • aug 01, 2018

  75. Death in the Age of Narcissism

    328 points • aug 28, 2018

  76. Revelation of a Liverpool Soccer Fan

    326 points • aug 16, 2018

  77. ‘Lopping,’ ‘Tips’ and the ‘Z-List’: Bias Lawsuit Explores Harvard’s Admissions Secrets

    326 points • aug 01, 2018

  78. Feeling Suicidal, Students Turned to Their College. They Were Told to Go Home.

    320 points • aug 29, 2018

  79. Rashida Tlaib, With Primary Win, Is Poised to Become First Muslim Woman in Congress

    316 points • aug 09, 2018

  80. The Third-Party Option

    314 points • aug 01, 2018

  81. Are Superstar Firms and Amazon Effects Reshaping the Economy?

    312 points • aug 26, 2018

  82. Multiple Fatalities in Shooting at Jacksonville, Fla., Gaming Tournament, Police Say

    312 points • aug 26, 2018

  83. Mueller Passes 3 Cases Focused on Illicit Foreign Lobbying to Prosecutors in New York

    312 points • aug 02, 2018

  84. How Robin Williams Made a Joke Both Funny and Sad

    312 points • aug 27, 2018

  85. The Virtues of Catholic Anger

    310 points • aug 16, 2018

  86. Trump’s Vile Ploy on South Africa

    308 points • aug 24, 2018

  87. 5 More Cheap(ish) Things That Could Disproportionately Improve Your Life

    300 points • aug 24, 2018

  88. Kris Kobach Is the G.O.P. at Its Worst

    298 points • aug 09, 2018

  89. V.S. Naipaul, a Writer of Many Contradictions and Obvious Greatness

    298 points • aug 13, 2018

  90. Transgender Girl, 12, Is Violently Threatened After Facebook Post by Classmate’s Parent

    292 points • aug 16, 2018

  91. Asian-American Students Suing Harvard Over Affirmative Action Win Justice Dept. Support

    284 points • aug 30, 2018

  92. Catholic Church Covered Up Child Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania for Decades, Grand Jury Says

    282 points • aug 14, 2018

  93. Finding It Hard to Focus? Maybe It’s Not Your Fault

    280 points • aug 15, 2018

  94. Stephen Miller’s Uncle Calls Him a Hypocrite in an Online Essay

    276 points • aug 14, 2018

  95. This E.R. Treats Opioid Addiction on Demand. That’s Very Rare.

    272 points • aug 19, 2018

  96. Everyone Who’s Been Charged as a Result of the Mueller Investigation

    272 points • aug 23, 2018

  97. Throngs Enticed by ‘Game of Thrones’ Threaten a Magical City

    270 points • aug 20, 2018

  98. Russ Feingold: John McCain Was a Committed Leader. He Was Also Really Fun.

    266 points • aug 27, 2018

  99. Muslim Job Applicant Who Refused Handshake Wins Discrimination Case in Sweden

    264 points • aug 17, 2018

  100. The Deadly Waterfall in the Instagram Age

    264 points • aug 15, 2018