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New York Times (Aug 2018)
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How a Blacklisted Russian Firm Won (and Lost) a Break From Trump’s Tariffs
98 points • aug 11, 2018
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My Armenia
96 points • aug 21, 2018
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The Question We Must Keep Asking
94 points • aug 24, 2018
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The Myth of Watergate Bipartisanship
94 points • aug 14, 2018
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In Kashmir, Blood and Grief in an Intimate War: ‘These Bodies Are Our Assets’
94 points • aug 02, 2018
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Tennessee Republicans Select Newcomer, Spurning Trump Loyalist in Governor’s Race
92 points • aug 04, 2018
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New York Congressman Chris Collins Is Charged With Insider Trading
84 points • aug 09, 2018
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Pro-Trump Fan of Social Distortion Says Lead Singer Punched Him at Concert
84 points • aug 17, 2018
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Donald Trump Offers Condolences to Family of John McCain, Senator Who Defied Him
84 points • aug 27, 2018
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Paul Manafort, Former Trump Campaign Chairman, Guilty of 8 Charges in Fraud Trial
80 points • aug 21, 2018
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5 States Are Voting on Tuesday. Here’s What to Watch.
80 points • aug 08, 2018
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Hurricane Lane Live Updates: New Threat as Wind Drives 2 Fires on Maui
80 points • aug 24, 2018
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Sex, Lies and Presidents
78 points • aug 26, 2018
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News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines
76 points • aug 05, 2018
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‘As a Democrat in Arizona, I Voted for McCain’
76 points • aug 29, 2018
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Pope Francis Long Knew of Cardinal’s Abuses and Must Resign, Archbishop Says
76 points • aug 26, 2018
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Jury Suggests It Is Divided on One of 18 Counts in Manafort Trial
76 points • aug 22, 2018
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Google Employees Protest Secret Work on Censored Search Engine for China
72 points • aug 17, 2018
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News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines
72 points • aug 19, 2018
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I Don't Understand Why People in This Country Hate Us So Much
72 points • aug 11, 2018
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Trump Cites False Claims of Widespread Attacks on White Farmers in South Africa
72 points • aug 24, 2018
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V.S. Naipaul, My Wonderful, Cruel Friend
72 points • aug 14, 2018
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Lego Wants to Completely Remake Its Toy Bricks (Without Anyone Noticing)
70 points • aug 31, 2018
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Brazil's Lula Should Have Political Rights - U.N. Human Rights Committee
70 points • aug 18, 2018
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Trump’s Ludicrous Attack on Big Tech
70 points • aug 30, 2018
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The Jewish State’s Nation-State Bill Non-Scandal
70 points • aug 12, 2018
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Here’s What Makes America Great, Gov
68 points • aug 19, 2018
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News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Week’s Headlines
68 points • aug 26, 2018
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How Republican Hypocrisy Lifts Social Democrats
64 points • aug 04, 2018
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How Civil Must America Be?
62 points • aug 13, 2018
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ICE Detained Man Who Was Driving His Pregnant Wife to a Hospital
62 points • aug 25, 2018
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Lassie Got Help, Would Your Dog?
60 points • aug 02, 2018
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Cuomo-Nixon Debate: Six Takeaways
60 points • aug 31, 2018
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‘It’s Really Hard to Be a Catholic’: The Pain of Reading the Sex Abuse Report
56 points • aug 17, 2018
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Trump Finally Weighs In on McCain, Two Days After He Died
56 points • aug 27, 2018
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Trump Calls Omarosa Manigault Newman ‘That Dog’ in His Latest Insult
54 points • aug 15, 2018
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36 Hours in Thessaloniki
54 points • aug 24, 2018
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Pregnant Minister Cycles to Hospital to Give Birth
52 points • aug 20, 2018
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Kanye West to Jimmy Kimmel on Trump: It’s ‘Not About Policies’
52 points • aug 11, 2018
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School Choice Is the Enemy of Justice
50 points • aug 16, 2018
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A $100 Billion Train: The Future of California or a Boondoggle?
50 points • aug 01, 2018
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Argentina’s Senate Narrowly Rejects Legalizing Abortion
48 points • aug 10, 2018
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6 Takeaways From Michael Cohen’s Guilty Plea
48 points • aug 23, 2018
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Is This the Most Powerful Sculpture at the Met?
46 points • aug 21, 2018
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The West Hoped for Democracy in Turkey. Erdogan Had Other Ideas.
44 points • aug 20, 2018
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They’re Young and They Want Change. Now They’re Ready to Vote for the First Time.
44 points • aug 26, 2018
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Our Coming Climate Issue: Losing Earth
44 points • aug 01, 2018
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What the Manafort Verdict Means
42 points • aug 22, 2018
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Alan Alda Reveals He Has Parkinson’s Disease
42 points • aug 01, 2018
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The Big, Dangerous Bubble in Corporate Debt
42 points • aug 10, 2018
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The Perseids and More Meteor Showers That Will Light Up Night Skies in 2018
40 points • aug 13, 2018
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11 and Married: Malaysia Spars Over an Age-Old Practice
40 points • aug 01, 2018
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Ikea Opens First India Store, Tweaking Products but Not the Vibe
38 points • aug 09, 2018
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Honey, I Swept the Floor!
36 points • aug 31, 2018
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What Did Pope Francis Know?
36 points • aug 29, 2018
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Amid Europe’s Heat Wave, Rare Flamingos Lay First Eggs in 15 Years
36 points • aug 12, 2018
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Latest Attraction at French Theme Park: Crows That Pick Up Trash
34 points • aug 21, 2018
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Poetry Is a Way of Being in the World That Wasn’t Made for Us
34 points • aug 16, 2018
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For Voters Sick of Money in Politics, a New Pitch: No PAC Money Accepted
34 points • aug 13, 2018
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Clues to Your Health Are Hidden at 6.6 Million Spots in Your DNA
34 points • aug 14, 2018
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Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Steering Foreign Funds to Trump Inaugural
32 points • aug 31, 2018
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Magnitude-7 Earthquake Strikes Off Indonesia, Killing at Least 82
32 points • aug 05, 2018
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Trump Privately Urges Pastors to Help Him From the Pulpit in Midterms
32 points • aug 28, 2018
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How to Minimize Repetitive Stress Injuries From Carrying a Baby
32 points • aug 14, 2018
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Need a Politics Cleanse? Go Ahead and Treat Yourself.
30 points • aug 02, 2018
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Where Fairies Are Real. (Just Squint.)
30 points • aug 26, 2018
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The Secret to Keeping Black Men Healthy? Maybe Black Doctors
28 points • aug 22, 2018
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Wyoming Primary Election Results
28 points • aug 22, 2018
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Why Are U.S. Bombs Killing Civilians in Yemen?
28 points • aug 30, 2018
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$1.7 Billion Federal Job Training Program Is ‘Failing the Students’
28 points • aug 28, 2018
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The Expensive Education of Mark Zuckerberg and Silicon Valley
26 points • aug 03, 2018
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Susan Rice: President Trump, the Autocrats’ Best Friend
24 points • aug 11, 2018
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Twitter Suspends Alex Jones and Infowars for Seven Days
24 points • aug 16, 2018
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On a Civil Rights Trail, Essential Sites and Indelible Detours
24 points • aug 07, 2018
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ACLU of Georgia Slams Plan to Close Many of County's Polls
24 points • aug 17, 2018
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Saudi Arabia’s Ugly Spat With Canada
24 points • aug 08, 2018
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Stumbles? What Stumbles? Big Tech Is as Strong as Ever
24 points • aug 02, 2018
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In a Divided Era, One Thing Seems to Unite: Political Anger
22 points • aug 18, 2018
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Think the Constitution Will Save Us? Think Again
22 points • aug 10, 2018
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Bull Market Hits a Milestone: 3,453 Days. Most Americans Aren’t at the Party.
22 points • aug 23, 2018
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Brett Kavanaugh Urged Graphic Questions in Clinton Inquiry
20 points • aug 21, 2018
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A Bunch of Men Got Tinder-Pranked in Union Square
20 points • aug 22, 2018
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Jeff Sessions Rejects Trump’s Attack, Saying Justice Dept. Will Not Be Influenced by Politics
20 points • aug 23, 2018
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Plan Bee: The Rise of Alternative Pollinators
20 points • aug 22, 2018
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John McCain, a Maverick We Can Learn From
18 points • aug 26, 2018
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John McCain, a Last Lion of the Senate
18 points • aug 27, 2018
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China’s Challenge Is America’s Opportunity
18 points • aug 10, 2018
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A Push for 3-D Weapons by One of the World’s ‘Most Dangerous People’
16 points • aug 02, 2018
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Give a Cow a Brush, and Watch It Scratch That Itch
16 points • aug 10, 2018
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London Driver Held in Terrorism Inquiry After Hitting Barrier Near Parliament
16 points • aug 14, 2018
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An Economic Upturn Begun Under Obama Is Now Trump’s to Tout
16 points • aug 12, 2018
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President Admits Focus of Trump Tower Meeting Was Getting Dirt on Clinton
16 points • aug 05, 2018
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The Beast in Me
16 points • aug 18, 2018
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Yankees Cause an Uproar Against the Red Sox, but Their Bats Are Quiet
16 points • aug 05, 2018
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Medicare Advantage Is About to Change. Here’s What You Should Know.
16 points • aug 01, 2018
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Dogs in Poofy Dresses. You’re Welcome.
16 points • aug 27, 2018
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Talking About Failure Is Crucial for Growth. Here's How to Do It Right.
16 points • aug 20, 2018
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Hungary’s Leader Was Shunned by Obama, but Has a Friend in Trump
16 points • aug 16, 2018
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Naomi Osaka’s Breakthrough Game
16 points • aug 25, 2018
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A Surprisingly Simple Way to Help Level the Playing Field of College Admissions
14 points • aug 28, 2018