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New York Times (May 2021)
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Israelis, Palestinians and Their Neighbors Worry: Is This the Big One?
644 points • may 11, 2021
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Bombing Outside Afghan School Kills at Least 50, With Girls as Targets
644 points • may 09, 2021
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Scientists Don’t Want to Ignore the ‘Lab Leak’ Theory, Despite No New Evidence
642 points • may 28, 2021
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India records the pandemic’s highest known daily death toll for a single country.
642 points • may 20, 2021
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Is America a Racist Country?
640 points • may 03, 2021
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Moratorium on Evicting Renters
638 points • may 06, 2021
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3 Die After Human-Smuggling Boat Hits Reef Near San Diego
638 points • may 03, 2021
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F.E.C. Drops Case Reviewing Trump Hush-Money Payments to Women
636 points • may 08, 2021
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Johnny Bench Misses His Hall of Fame Friends
633 points • may 04, 2021
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Near-Complete Ban on Abortion Is Signed Into Law in Texas
632 points • may 21, 2021
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Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan, Our Most Underappreciated Comic
626 points • may 24, 2021
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Not Your Pre-Pandemic Las Vegas
625 points • may 22, 2021
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Ex-Commish With the Dish
623 points • may 30, 2021
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Life and Death on the Lighthouse of the Mediterranean
622 points • may 05, 2021
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United Airlines will start a ticket lottery for vaccinated loyalty program members.
620 points • may 26, 2021
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‘You Can Feel the Tension’: A Windfall for Minority Farmers Divides Rural America
616 points • may 24, 2021
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Covid Desperation Is Spreading Across India
612 points • may 12, 2021
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I’m a Vaccinated Transplant Recipient. I Don’t Have Antibodies. Now What?
610 points • may 24, 2021
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Vaccinate the World! The Best Investment Ever.
608 points • may 28, 2021
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Judge Declares Mistrial in Murder Case Against Brother of Simone Biles
606 points • may 26, 2021
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A Jaw-Dropping Philip Glass Opera Is Finally on Video
606 points • may 08, 2021
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Stream These 13 Movies and Shows Before They Leave Netflix in May
605 points • may 04, 2021
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If You’re Reading Stoicism for Life Hacks, You’re Missing the Point
601 points • may 15, 2021
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Washington Post Names A.P. Editor, Sally Buzbee, as Its Top Editor
600 points • may 13, 2021
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Big Candy Is Angry
596 points • may 23, 2021
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Women Can Have a Better Menopause. Here’s How.
595 points • may 26, 2021
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What to Save? Climate Change Forces Brutal Choices at National Parks.
594 points • may 19, 2021
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Supreme Court Case Throws Abortion Into 2022 Election Picture
584 points • may 21, 2021
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Gasoline Buying Fever Rages as Pipeline Company Begins Restart
584 points • may 13, 2021
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Palestinian Refugees Deserve to Return Home. Jews Should Understand.
578 points • may 13, 2021
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A fragile peace takes hold after an intense diplomatic effort.
578 points • may 21, 2021
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A Year After George Floyd: Pressure to Add Police Amid Rising Crime
570 points • may 24, 2021
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The U.S. inches closer to Biden’s vaccination goal, making gains among teenagers and the hard-to-reach.
568 points • may 30, 2021
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New Honor System on Masks: ‘Am I to Trust These People?’
568 points • may 20, 2021
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The new U.S. guidance on masks is ‘a ticket to freedom,’ but comes with questions.
568 points • may 15, 2021
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Sinead O’Connor recuerda las cosas de otra manera
566 points • may 25, 2021
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Cruise Line Threatens to Skip Florida Ports Over Proof-of-Vaccination Ban
564 points • may 09, 2021
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The Myth of Coexistence in Israel
559 points • may 26, 2021
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There Is a Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
557 points • may 28, 2021
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A Grudge Match in Japan: One Corner, Two 7-Elevens
555 points • may 01, 2021
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Pfizer Reaps Hundreds of Millions in Profits From Covid Vaccine
553 points • may 05, 2021
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Cable-Car Tragedy Shakes a Town Already Wounded by the Pandemic
550 points • may 27, 2021
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To Fish These Big Trout, Bring a Ladder
548 points • may 28, 2021
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The Economy Is Spinning Its Wheels, and About to Take Off
539 points • may 28, 2021
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The Secret Recipe for All-Fun Parenting
538 points • may 30, 2021
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Mercedes EQS Electric Sedan: The S Stands for Stunning
536 points • may 02, 2021
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The virus is surging in Alaska’s interior, straining a Fairbanks hospital.
534 points • may 03, 2021
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Russia School Shooting Kills 7 Students and 2 Employees
534 points • may 11, 2021
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U.S. Says It Will Not Rejoin Open Skies Treaty With Russia
530 points • may 29, 2021
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Was Mother Teresa a Cult Leader?
529 points • may 21, 2021
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The E.U. moves quickly to isolate Belarus, denouncing its plane interception.
528 points • may 25, 2021
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Are You a Glennon or an Abby?
523 points • may 12, 2021
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Infections are surging among climbers trying to scale Mount Everest.
520 points • may 06, 2021
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The Catholic Church’s Reproductive Fight Is About Controlling Women’s Freedom
520 points • may 27, 2021
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Bias Is a Big Problem. But So Is ‘Noise.’
514 points • may 16, 2021
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Hundreds Reported Abnormal Menstruation After Exposure to Tear Gas, Study Finds
514 points • may 02, 2021
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New Zealanders Are Flooding Home. Will the Old Problems Push Them Back Out?
512 points • may 25, 2021
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Biden releases his tax forms, showing that he and his wife, Jill Biden, earned just over $600,000 in 2020.
508 points • may 18, 2021
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A New Crop in Pennsylvania: Warehouses
507 points • may 26, 2021
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She Used a Male Doll in a Joke. Now She’s Accused of Sexual Harassment.
507 points • may 13, 2021
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Footage Shows Louisiana Troopers Punching and Dragging Man Who Died
500 points • may 20, 2021
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Health Advocate or Big Brother? Companies Weigh Requiring Vaccines.
496 points • may 07, 2021
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The Secret Psychology of Sneaker Colors
495 points • may 25, 2021
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They Call It a ‘Women’s Disease.’ She Wants to Redefine It.
494 points • may 01, 2021
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Prince Harry Shares ‘Pain and Suffering’ of Growing Up in Royal Family
492 points • may 15, 2021
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52 Fragrances and How to Think About Them
492 points • may 16, 2021
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Scenes of Scotland, as It Weighs Its Future Within Britain
486 points • may 07, 2021
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Diapers, Cereal and, Yes, Toilet Paper Are Going to Get More Expensive
480 points • may 01, 2021
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Expert Picks: Who Will Win the Kentucky Derby
480 points • may 02, 2021
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Along the Columbia River, Making a Monument of the Land
480 points • may 22, 2021
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How the Storming of the Capitol Became a ‘Normal Tourist Visit’
477 points • may 20, 2021
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A Wave of Afghan Surrenders to the Taliban Picks Up Speed
473 points • may 28, 2021
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Florida and Texas Join the March as Republicans Press Voting Limits
470 points • may 07, 2021
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Trump’s ‘Fringe Benefits’ for Employees Are Under Scrutiny
470 points • may 15, 2021
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‘Bro I Robbed Everyone’: 3 N.Y.P.D. Officers Charged in Bribe Scheme
466 points • may 12, 2021
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Eli Broad, Who Helped Reshape Los Angeles, Dies at 87
466 points • may 01, 2021
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Think Outside the Banana. Eat the Peel.
465 points • may 12, 2021
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The Math That Explains the End of the Pandemic
461 points • may 01, 2021
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Their Olympics Are Already Canceled
460 points • may 31, 2021
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The Persistent Grip of Social Class on College Admissions
460 points • may 27, 2021
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WeWork’s C.E.O. says ‘least engaged’ employees enjoy working from home.
460 points • may 13, 2021
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The Netherlands’ Eurovision entry featured a Black Lives Matter moment.
454 points • may 24, 2021
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High Schools Are Posting Their College Lists. Don’t Be Misled.
454 points • may 09, 2021
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Kathryn Garcia for Mayor
452 points • may 11, 2021
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From the Past, a Chilling Warning About the Extremists of the Present
449 points • may 02, 2021
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La policía de Colombia responde a las protestas con balas y hay más muertos
444 points • may 07, 2021
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The New Trump? Easy. It’s Tucker.
440 points • may 02, 2021
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723 Epidemiologists on When and How the U.S. Can Fully Return to Normal
436 points • may 15, 2021
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How the United States Beat the Variants, for Now
428 points • may 15, 2021
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You Might Be Depressed Now, but Don’t Underestimate Your Resilience
424 points • may 05, 2021
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What Your Taxes Are Paying For in Israel
423 points • may 13, 2021
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The Free Ride May Soon Be Over for Anti-Abortion Politicians
422 points • may 21, 2021
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Small Earthquakes Rattle Lake Tahoe Area
420 points • may 29, 2021
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People Want an Alzheimer’s Drug. This Isn’t the One.
416 points • may 29, 2021
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How the Mideast Conflict Is Blowing Up the Region, the Democratic Party and Every Synagogue in America
415 points • may 26, 2021
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Summer Is Coming. Bring a Book.
408 points • may 20, 2021
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Don’t Just Buy Any Bath Towels. Here’s How to Pick the Right Ones.
408 points • may 18, 2021
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E-Bikes Can Provide a Good Workout
407 points • may 20, 2021
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MoMA Built a House. Then It Disappeared. Now It’s Found.
402 points • may 28, 2021
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Psychiatry Confronts Its Racist Past, and Tries to Make Amends
402 points • may 01, 2021