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New York Times (Jan 2019)
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Why 2018 Was the Best Year in Human History!
1806 points • jan 06, 2019
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No, Trump Cannot Declare an ‘Emergency’ to Build His Wall
1804 points • jan 06, 2019
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Joshua Tree National Park’s Signature Trees Are Among Shutdown Victims
1784 points • jan 12, 2019
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Kelly, on His Way Out, Says Administration Long Ago Abandoned Idea of Concrete Wall
1736 points • jan 01, 2019
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On the Border, Little Enthusiasm for a Wall: ‘We Have Other Problems That Need Fixing’
1722 points • jan 09, 2019
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U.S. and Taliban Agree in Principle to Peace Framework, Envoy Says
1714 points • jan 29, 2019
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See How the Effects of the Government Shutdown Are Piling Up
1692 points • jan 10, 2019
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China Sentences a Canadian, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, to Death
1692 points • jan 14, 2019
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Chris Christie Says Jared Kushner’s Father Committed a ‘Loathsome’ Crime
1664 points • jan 30, 2019
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Australians Have More Fun
1658 points • jan 09, 2019
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Four Simple Words to Help You Live Well
1646 points • jan 03, 2019
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Spurning Erdogan’s Vision, Turks Leave in Droves, Draining Money and Talent
1634 points • jan 03, 2019
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‘Rent Live’ Review: How Do You Measure a Show You Were Never Meant to See?
1612 points • jan 29, 2019
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Trump and Democrats Dig In After Talks to Reopen Government Go Nowhere
1612 points • jan 03, 2019
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He Helped Jews Escape the Holocaust. He Died Unknown.
1556 points • jan 29, 2019
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The Blessing of a Rescue Dog
1522 points • jan 29, 2019
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U.S. Midwest Freezes, Australia Burns: This Is the Age of Weather Extremes
1518 points • jan 30, 2019
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What to Watch For in Trump’s National Address on Immigration
1516 points • jan 09, 2019
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You Know the Lorena Bobbitt Story. But Not All of It.
1504 points • jan 31, 2019
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What Should You Do About a Falling Stock Market? Nothing
1504 points • jan 04, 2019
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Elizabeth Warren and Her Party of Ideas
1502 points • jan 08, 2019
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The Border Wall: What Has Trump Built So Far?
1498 points • jan 06, 2019
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On North Korea and Iran, Intelligence Chiefs Contradict Trump
1488 points • jan 30, 2019
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How to Crush Your Habits in the New Year With the Help of Science
1482 points • jan 02, 2019
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A Merciless Cold Lingers in the Midwest
1456 points • jan 31, 2019
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Donald Trump Just Cannot Help It
1450 points • jan 12, 2019
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What the Shutdown Would Look Like if It Happened in Other Industries
1450 points • jan 05, 2019
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In a Stumble for Apple, a FaceTime Bug Lets iPhone Users Eavesdrop
1440 points • jan 30, 2019
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Farm Country Stood by Trump. But the Shutdown Is Pushing It to Breaking Point.
1436 points • jan 11, 2019
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James Watson Won’t Stop Talking About Race
1414 points • jan 02, 2019
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Why Is the Cold Weather So Extreme if the Earth Is Warming?
1412 points • jan 31, 2019
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Meet the New Freshmen in Congress
1392 points • jan 04, 2019
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Trump Tweets Lengthy Attack on F.B.I. Over Inquiry Into Possible Aid to Russia
1386 points • jan 13, 2019
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A Photographer’s Quest to Reverse China’s Historical Amnesia
1380 points • jan 02, 2019
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Trump Rejects 3-Week Pause in Government Shutdown
1374 points • jan 15, 2019
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Polar Vortex to Grip Midwest With Most Extreme Cold in a Generation
1366 points • jan 29, 2019
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The Tabloid Myths of Jennifer Aniston and Donald Trump
1364 points • jan 29, 2019
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Lab Severs Ties With James Watson, Citing ‘Unsubstantiated and Reckless’ Remarks
1350 points • jan 13, 2019
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Rashida Tlaib’s Expletive-Laden Cry to Impeach Trump Upends Democrats’ Talking Points
1332 points • jan 05, 2019
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James Watson Had a Chance to Salvage His Reputation on Race. He Made Things Worse.
1310 points • jan 03, 2019
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What a French Doctor’s Office Taught Me About Health Care
1306 points • jan 03, 2019
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You Should Meditate Every Day
1276 points • jan 10, 2019
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What Is and Isn’t Affected by the Government Shutdown
1216 points • jan 05, 2019
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Try to Keep Up With Australia’s Fastest 92-Year-Old Woman
1216 points • jan 05, 2019
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Borderline Insanity
1210 points • jan 08, 2019
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Trump Has Promised to Bring Jobs Back. His Tariffs Threaten to Send Them Away.
1192 points • jan 07, 2019
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El Chapo Trial: How a Colombian I.T. Guy Helped U.S. Authorities Take Down the Kingpin
1180 points • jan 09, 2019
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His Doughnuts Were Getting Really Popular. Then He Was Shot in the Face.
1178 points • jan 12, 2019
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Students in Rural America Ask, ‘What Is a University Without a History Major?’
1176 points • jan 13, 2019
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Boogie Down, Bronx Girl
1174 points • jan 06, 2019
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The Best and Worst of the Golden Globes
1140 points • jan 08, 2019
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How Biden Has Paved the Way for a Possible Presidential Run
1128 points • jan 02, 2019
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Belgium Bans Religious Slaughtering Practices, Drawing Praise and Protest
1124 points • jan 07, 2019
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Saudi Woman Who Tried to Flee Family Says, ‘They Will Kill Me’
1120 points • jan 07, 2019
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The ‘Rotten Equilibrium’ of Republican Politics
1118 points • jan 30, 2019
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Another Side of #MeToo: Male Managers Fearful of Mentoring Women
1116 points • jan 29, 2019
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Baby Shark (Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo) Billboard Chart (Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo)
1106 points • jan 10, 2019
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NASA’s New Horizons Takes Photos of Ultima Thule, 4 Billion Miles Away
1106 points • jan 02, 2019
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What Real Border Security Looks Like
1090 points • jan 11, 2019
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Down the Rabbit Hole With Donald
1090 points • jan 12, 2019
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The Polar Vortex: Hard Facts About Cold Weather
1088 points • jan 30, 2019
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The Wall Is a Symbol of Donald Trump’s Neediness
1086 points • jan 09, 2019
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Weatherman Is Fired After Using Racial Slur in Naming Martin Luther King Jr.
1072 points • jan 09, 2019
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Tracking the Demise of My Marriage on Google Maps
1072 points • jan 05, 2019
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Theodore Roosevelt Cared Deeply About the Sick. Who Knew?
1068 points • jan 07, 2019
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Shutdown Leaves Food, Medicine and Pay in Doubt in Indian Country
1068 points • jan 02, 2019
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The Story of 2018 Was Climate Change
1066 points • jan 01, 2019
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New Year’s Eve Around the World: Countdown to 2019, in Photos
1026 points • jan 01, 2019
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Will the Media Be Trump's Accomplice Again in 2020?
1024 points • jan 12, 2019
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In Search of Lost Screen Time
1016 points • jan 01, 2019
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Paths to Power: How Every Member Got to Congress
992 points • jan 29, 2019
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V.A. Seeks to Redirect Billions of Dollars Into Private Care
986 points • jan 13, 2019
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Steve King Removed From Committee Assignments Over White Supremacy Remark
980 points • jan 15, 2019
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May I Cut My Daughter Out of My Life?
964 points • jan 13, 2019
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I’m a Dreamer and a Rhodes Scholar. Where Do I Belong?
948 points • jan 11, 2019
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Polish Mayor Dies After Being Stabbed Onstage at Charity Event
946 points • jan 14, 2019
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The Morality of Selfism
938 points • jan 04, 2019
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Jussie Smollett, Star of ‘Empire,’ Attacked in What Police Call a Possible Hate Crime
934 points • jan 30, 2019
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1919: The Year of the Crack-Up
916 points • jan 01, 2019
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Saudi Teenager Fleeing Family Arrives Safely in Canada
912 points • jan 14, 2019
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New Year’s Day Is Also Emancipation Day
904 points • jan 01, 2019
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How My Stillbirth Became a Crime
900 points • jan 09, 2019
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Kindness Is a Skill
896 points • jan 30, 2019
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Follow NASA’s New Horizons Mission as It Heads for New Year’s Flyby With Ultima Thule
878 points • jan 01, 2019
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At Lord & Taylor, Everything Must Go. A Daughter’s Guilt Will Remain.
872 points • jan 01, 2019
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Warning! Everything Is Going Deep: ‘The Age of Surveillance Capitalism’
862 points • jan 30, 2019
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Train Your Brain Like a Memory Champion
852 points • jan 11, 2019
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How to Actually, Truly Focus on What You’re Doing
848 points • jan 14, 2019
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The Remoralization of the Market
848 points • jan 11, 2019
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The Year in Charts
844 points • jan 01, 2019
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He Disparaged the Police on Facebook. So They Arrested Him.
844 points • jan 08, 2019
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At Trump’s Inauguration, $10,000 for Makeup and Lots of Room Service
808 points • jan 15, 2019
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Trump’s Big Libertarian Experiment
790 points • jan 11, 2019
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Why Autocrats Love Emergencies
786 points • jan 13, 2019
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U.S. Downgraded E.U.’s Diplomatic Status (but Didn’t Say Anything)
780 points • jan 09, 2019
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White House Mulls Jim Webb, Ex-Democratic Senator, as Next Defense Secretary
776 points • jan 04, 2019
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And the 2019 Oscar Nominees Should Be…
768 points • jan 05, 2019
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Police Searching for Gunman Who Fired Into Car and Killed a 7-Year-Old
756 points • jan 02, 2019
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Lady Gaga Apologizes for R. Kelly Collaboration: ‘I Stand Behind These Women 1000 Percent’
752 points • jan 11, 2019
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Kamala Harris Is Hard to Define Politically. Maybe That’s the Point.
742 points • jan 13, 2019