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New York Times (Aug 2021)
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American University of Afghanistan students and relatives trying to flee were sent home.
1058 points • aug 30, 2021
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Virginia Giuffre Files Lawsuit Accusing Prince Andrew of Rape
1056 points • aug 10, 2021
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Bill Gates says his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was ‘a huge mistake.’
1056 points • aug 06, 2021
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Olympics End as They Began: Strangely
1052 points • aug 09, 2021
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The Stress-Free Way to Hang Art
1034 points • aug 24, 2021
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How to Enjoy Retirement Without Going Broke
1028 points • aug 28, 2021
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Parole Board Recommends Release of Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy’s Assassin
1004 points • aug 28, 2021
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Biden Administration Planning to Require Foreign Travelers to Be Vaccinated
1002 points • aug 05, 2021
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Now Going Viral: Meeting Online Friends in Real Life
988 points • aug 16, 2021
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A Taliban spokesman urges women to stay home because fighters haven’t been trained to respect them.
978 points • aug 26, 2021
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Abbott Criticized for Ban on Covid Mandates as Cases Soar in Texas
966 points • aug 10, 2021
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Taliban Reject Extended Deadline as U.S. Races to Finish Evacuation
956 points • aug 24, 2021
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Resistance fighters drive Taliban from 3 districts in the mountains north of Kabul.
956 points • aug 23, 2021
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Can Fruits and Vegetables Boost Brain Health?
940 points • aug 10, 2021
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Who Gets the L.L.C.? Inside a Silicon Valley Billionaire’s Divorce.
939 points • aug 21, 2021
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Obama Significantly Scales Back 60th Birthday Party as Virus Cases Rebound
936 points • aug 05, 2021
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Body of Reuters Photographer Was Mutilated in Taliban Custody, Officials Say
932 points • aug 01, 2021
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Protected Habitat, for a Population of One
930 points • aug 07, 2021
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Unvaxxed, Unmasked and Putting Our Kids at Risk
927 points • aug 02, 2021
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A Guide to Finding Faith
917 points • aug 15, 2021
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Breakthrough Covid Cases: Uncommon and Often Mild, but Not Always
916 points • aug 27, 2021
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20 Simple Sauces That Will Transform Any Meal
916 points • aug 17, 2021
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Kathy Hochul, Cuomo’s No. 2, Prepares to Step Into the Limelight
912 points • aug 10, 2021
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California’s Gig Worker Law Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
904 points • aug 22, 2021
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The Kindergarten Exodus
904 points • aug 08, 2021
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La variante delta se infiltró en un aula de primaria. Así sucedió
904 points • aug 31, 2021
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The U.S. Is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty
902 points • aug 24, 2021
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Sea Scallops Farmed in Maine Aren’t Just Sustainable. They’re Helping Their Habitat.
899 points • aug 24, 2021
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The U.S. launches a reprisal strike and warns Americans to leave the Kabul airport.
896 points • aug 28, 2021
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YouTube suspends Rand Paul for a week over a video disputing the effectiveness of masks.
896 points • aug 12, 2021
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Record Salmon in One Place. Barely Any in Another. Alarm All Around.
891 points • aug 14, 2021
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Breanna Stewart’s Golden Journey to Motherhood
888 points • aug 17, 2021
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As U.S. Troops Searched Afghans, a Bomber in the Crowd Moved In
884 points • aug 29, 2021
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Virus Misinformation Spikes as Delta Cases Surge
882 points • aug 11, 2021
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In New Orleans, Anxiously Watching the Levees As Hurricane Ida Arrives
880 points • aug 30, 2021
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A Rough Beast Returns
870 points • aug 22, 2021
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New York City to Require Proof of Vaccination for Indoor Dining and Gyms
870 points • aug 04, 2021
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The U.S. Education Department is investigating five states over their mask mandate bans.
870 points • aug 31, 2021
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Did the War in Afghanistan Have to Happen?
859 points • aug 23, 2021
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What to Do This Summer: Denver
858 points • aug 17, 2021
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Workers Don’t Want Their Old Jobs on the Old Terms
854 points • aug 24, 2021
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What Is the Islamic State Khorasan, a.k.a. ISIS-K?
852 points • aug 28, 2021
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Why American Women Everywhere Are Delaying Motherhood
846 points • aug 11, 2021
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Former U.S. attorney in Atlanta says Trump wanted to fire him for not backing election fraud claims.
832 points • aug 12, 2021
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An ‘Absolute Emergency’ at Rikers Island as Violence Increases
828 points • aug 25, 2021
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This Is a Terrible Time for Savers
825 points • aug 09, 2021
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Barry the Owl Brought Us Together. What Will We Do Without Her?
816 points • aug 12, 2021
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Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Céline Gounder
816 points • aug 07, 2021
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Guan Chenchen of China wins gold. Biles takes bronze.
812 points • aug 03, 2021
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It Shouldn’t Fall to Veterans to Clean Up Biden’s Mess
811 points • aug 29, 2021
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Under Taliban Rule, Life in Kabul Transforms Once Again
808 points • aug 25, 2021
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An Obstacle to Amtrak Expansion That Money Won’t Solve
804 points • aug 07, 2021
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The Best Coffee Break Is an Affogato
803 points • aug 12, 2021
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Do We Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day for Our Health?
798 points • aug 20, 2021
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Some People Flip Real Estate. I Flip Men.
794 points • aug 09, 2021
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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas calls a new legislative special session, putting pressure on Democrats.
794 points • aug 06, 2021
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Last Call for Tomatoes and Corn
792 points • aug 31, 2021
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I No Longer Want to Shop
789 points • aug 03, 2021
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Kaari Upson, California Artist of Desire and Disturbance, Dies at 51
788 points • aug 22, 2021
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There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing
775 points • aug 02, 2021
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What to Do With Our Covid Rage
774 points • aug 08, 2021
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A World War II Spy Didn’t Live to Tell Her Tale. Her Great-Great-Niece Will.
773 points • aug 01, 2021
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The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now
773 points • aug 08, 2021
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Seven Olympic Moments Worth Revisiting
772 points • aug 09, 2021
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I Can’t Stop Wondering What’s Going On Inside My Cat’s Head
767 points • aug 27, 2021
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How Cuomo and His Team Retaliated Against His Accusers
764 points • aug 06, 2021
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Stream These 12 Titles Before They Expire in August
763 points • aug 06, 2021
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Why Only 28 Percent of Young Black New Yorkers Are Vaccinated
761 points • aug 13, 2021
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With Afghan Collapse, Moscow Takes Charge in Central Asia
760 points • aug 20, 2021
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The Villages, a retirement community in Florida, was the fastest-growing metro area over the last decade.
758 points • aug 13, 2021
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The World Is Still Short of Everything. Get Used to It.
755 points • aug 31, 2021
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Female Hummingbirds Avoid Harassment by Looking Like Males
751 points • aug 27, 2021
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The C.D.C. Needs to Stop Confusing the Public
747 points • aug 05, 2021
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California Could Throw Away What It’s Won
747 points • aug 27, 2021
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Your Garden May Be Pretty, but Is It Ecologically Sound?
741 points • aug 14, 2021
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The Unappreciated Importance of Cats (to Medical Science)
740 points • aug 01, 2021
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Simone Biles has withdrawn from the gymnastics floor exercise final.
740 points • aug 02, 2021
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Biden Could Have Stopped the Taliban. He Chose Not To.
733 points • aug 14, 2021
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It Was a Terrifying Census for White Nationalists
722 points • aug 16, 2021
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With More Freedom, Young Women in Albania Shun Tradition of ‘Sworn Virgins’
718 points • aug 09, 2021
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Biden Has Blunt Words for Republican Governors on Vaccines: ‘Get Out of the Way’
714 points • aug 04, 2021
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‘Super Taster’ Who Lost Sense of Smell Is Helping Italians Regain It
713 points • aug 21, 2021
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The Clock Is Ticking: What We Know About N.Y.C.’s School Reopening Plan
712 points • aug 11, 2021
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Patagonia, Adorned in Autumn
710 points • aug 17, 2021
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There Is a Problem With California’s Recall. It’s Unconstitutional.
708 points • aug 12, 2021
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Mystery Attacks on Diplomats Leave Scores of Victims but Still Little Evidence
706 points • aug 10, 2021
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The Black Reporter Who Exposed a Lie About the Atom Bomb
705 points • aug 09, 2021
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The Tragedy of Afghanistan
704 points • aug 16, 2021
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Megachurch Co-Founder Is Charged With Concealing Child Sexual Abuse
690 points • aug 06, 2021
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Cecily Strong Is Starting a New Conversation
688 points • aug 05, 2021
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Nick Mohammed Has Been Faking It on ‘Ted Lasso’
686 points • aug 27, 2021
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The U.S. reaches a daily average of 100,000 Covid hospitalizations for the first time since the winter peak.
682 points • aug 31, 2021
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A First Amendment Precedent
680 points • aug 18, 2021
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Jamaica wins the women’s 4x100-meter relay easily, while Italy stuns the men’s field.
678 points • aug 07, 2021
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What’s Ripping American Families Apart?
678 points • aug 01, 2021
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Rest Better With Light Exercises
678 points • aug 16, 2021
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What if the Unvaccinated Can’t Be Persuaded?
666 points • aug 01, 2021
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The Senate passes the infrastructure bill, and turns to the Democratic budget.
664 points • aug 10, 2021
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A Fuller Picture of Osama bin Laden’s Life
664 points • aug 04, 2021
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Australian athletes left behind vomit and a hole in the wall in the Olympic village.
658 points • aug 04, 2021