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New York Times (Aug 2021)
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Going for Broke in Cryptoland
469 points • aug 06, 2021
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How a Runner Turned a Nightmare Into a Great Olympic Moment
468 points • aug 30, 2021
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2 New York Judges Ordered Defendants to Get Vaccinated. Can They Do That?
468 points • aug 24, 2021
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A Tidal Wave of Water and at Least 21 Deaths as Floodwaters Ravage Rural Tennessee
466 points • aug 24, 2021
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Can Campus Culture Wars Be Funny? ‘The Chair’ Dares to Think So.
455 points • aug 20, 2021
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More Covid Mysteries
453 points • aug 01, 2021
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The Arizona vote review winds down amid disclosures that it was paid for almost entirely by Trump supporters.
450 points • aug 01, 2021
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The New Reality of a European Trip: ‘Things Are Going to Change’
445 points • aug 01, 2021
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New York Man Charged in Scooter Crash That Killed the Actress Lisa Banes
444 points • aug 07, 2021
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How Andrew Cuomo’s Exit Tarnished a Legacy and Dimmed a Dynasty
444 points • aug 15, 2021
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Show Me the Data!
442 points • aug 27, 2021
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Climate Denial, Covid Denial and the Right’s Descent
441 points • aug 10, 2021
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The Dixie fire nears communities in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
436 points • aug 18, 2021
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Doubts, Anger and Anxiety: What It’s Like to Go to School Now
435 points • aug 16, 2021
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Hawaii’s governor discourages travelers from visiting as virus rates surge in the state.
434 points • aug 25, 2021
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Giraffes May Be as Socially Complex as Chimps and Elephants
433 points • aug 08, 2021
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Enchanted by the Mountains’ Ever-Changing Beauty: 45 Miles on the Teton Crest Trail
433 points • aug 31, 2021
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A baby passed over a wall in Kabul is reunited with his family, the military says.
432 points • aug 21, 2021
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Biden says some Americans will be eligible for booster shots in September.
432 points • aug 19, 2021
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Flight Attendants’ Hellish Summer: ‘I Don’t Even Feel Like a Human’
431 points • aug 27, 2021
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In swimming’s finale, the U.S. men keep their unbeaten streak alive, and Emma McKeon gets her 7th medal.
430 points • aug 01, 2021
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Breathe. Exhale. Repeat: The Benefits of Controlled Breathing
428 points • aug 01, 2021
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Rediscovering the Joys of Travel on the Big Island of Hawaii
427 points • aug 11, 2021
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Schemer or Naïf? Elizabeth Holmes Is Going to Trial.
422 points • aug 31, 2021
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A Newsroom, on Pause
419 points • aug 29, 2021
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The Cutthroat World of $10 Ice Cream
418 points • aug 14, 2021
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Child Tax Credit Payments Have Begun. Should You Opt Out?
416 points • aug 04, 2021
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Judge allows cruise line to temporarily require proof of vaccination in Florida.
416 points • aug 10, 2021
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Small Towns Grow Desperate for Water in California
415 points • aug 15, 2021
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Extra Shots from J. & J. and Pfizer Give Immune Boost, Companies Report
414 points • aug 26, 2021
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How Many People Are at Risk of Losing Their Homes in Your Neighborhood?
412 points • aug 02, 2021
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Actually, Wearing a Mask Can Help Your Child Learn
411 points • aug 18, 2021
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A Cat on the Field. A Mantis on a Hat. Monday Baseball Had It All.
409 points • aug 04, 2021
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The Way the Senate Melted Down Over Crypto Is Very Revealing
408 points • aug 12, 2021
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Even Billy Joel Mocked ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire.’ I Loved It.
405 points • aug 24, 2021
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U.S., others warn of threat at airport in Kabul and tell citizens to leave immediately.
404 points • aug 26, 2021
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Iowa Farmworker Gets Life in Prison for the Murder of Mollie Tibbetts
402 points • aug 31, 2021
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Tropical Depression Grace Makes Landfall in Haiti
402 points • aug 16, 2021
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Stephen Colbert Was Disinvited From Obama’s Birthday Party
401 points • aug 11, 2021
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Text Memes Are Taking Over Instagram
400 points • aug 10, 2021
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Piecing Together the History of Stasi Spying
399 points • aug 11, 2021
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Justice Breyer on Retirement and the Role of Politics at the Supreme Court
397 points • aug 28, 2021
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An Iconic Bridge Sees U.S. Allies Flee Afghanistan as the Soviets Did
396 points • aug 17, 2021
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Tucker Carlson Has a New Hero
395 points • aug 07, 2021
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How Alcohol Affects the Heart
393 points • aug 31, 2021
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Collapse: Inside Lebanon’s Worst Economic Meltdown in More Than a Century
392 points • aug 05, 2021
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Touring Trinity, the Birthplace of Nuclear Dread
389 points • aug 03, 2021
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The U.S. strikes vehicle loaded with explosives in Kabul.
388 points • aug 30, 2021
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Overheated Real Estate Market Begins to Cool
386 points • aug 14, 2021
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America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold?
385 points • aug 22, 2021
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Fragrance Maker Dares to Sniff ‘What Life Really Smells Like’
382 points • aug 08, 2021
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Desperation as Afghans Seek to Flee a Country Retaken by the Taliban
382 points • aug 23, 2021
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Pitcher Released From Hospital After Being Struck by Line Drive
380 points • aug 19, 2021
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Jessica Springsteen wins a silver medal with the U.S. show jumping team.
378 points • aug 08, 2021
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Mexico Sues Gun Companies in U.S., Accusing Them of Fueling Violence
376 points • aug 05, 2021
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The Birds on My Balcony Have Taught Me a Lot About the Pandemic
375 points • aug 15, 2021
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Finding Meaning and Happiness in Old Age
373 points • aug 07, 2021
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A Tale of Two Vineyards
373 points • aug 13, 2021
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The Cheap & Easy Sanctimony of Ben & Jerry
373 points • aug 11, 2021
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Sneaky Thieves Steal Hair From Foxes, Raccoons, Dogs, Even You
370 points • aug 07, 2021
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Conor Lamb Gets In, and a Crucial Senate Fight Takes Shape in Pennsylvania
369 points • aug 07, 2021
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Whiplash for the Concert Business as the Delta Variant Rages On
368 points • aug 15, 2021
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Lightning Strike Kills 17 in Wedding Party in Bangladesh
366 points • aug 06, 2021
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Behind the Masks, a Mystery: How Often Do the Vaccinated Spread the Virus?
364 points • aug 01, 2021
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Rare Mass Shooting in Britain Leaves 6 Dead, Including a Child
364 points • aug 14, 2021
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You’ve Never Heard of the Biggest Digital Media Company in America
361 points • aug 16, 2021
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How Weight Training Changes the Brain
361 points • aug 26, 2021
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Who Has the Cure for America’s Declining Birthrate? Canada.
358 points • aug 19, 2021
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Simone Biles has withdrawn from the gymnastics floor exercise final.
356 points • aug 01, 2021
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A Wall Street Dressing Down: Always. Be. Casual.
353 points • aug 02, 2021
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It Was His Day Off. Then the Space Station Went for a Spin.
352 points • aug 02, 2021
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Texas Republicans order the arrest of Democrats who fled to block G.O.P. voting bill.
350 points • aug 12, 2021
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He Guarded Haiti’s Slain President. And He Was a Suspect in a Drug Inquiry.
348 points • aug 22, 2021
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What the Supreme Court Ruling on Evictions Means for New Yorkers
348 points • aug 17, 2021
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Will Remote Workers Get Left Behind in the Hybrid Office?
346 points • aug 05, 2021
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The Vaccine Refusers Are Testing My Love of the South
345 points • aug 14, 2021
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Amid Extreme Weather, a Shift Among Republicans on Climate Change
344 points • aug 15, 2021
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Cow Parade Returns to N.Y.C., but Please Don’t Steal Them This Time
344 points • aug 24, 2021
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In a Field in Iowa, the White Sox Delivered a Hollywood Ending
342 points • aug 14, 2021
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The Hard Covid-19 Questions We’re Not Asking
339 points • aug 31, 2021
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Review: ‘Laetitia,’ a French True-Crime Gem, Comes to HBO
338 points • aug 31, 2021
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Andrew Cuomo Loses His Emmy on Same Day He’s Replaced as Governor
338 points • aug 25, 2021
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How to Have a Fun, Multigenerational Family Vacation
336 points • aug 01, 2021
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Kamala Harris, in Southeast Asia and in Uniform
336 points • aug 27, 2021
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Friday Night Footlights: How Theater Bonds a Colorado Town
334 points • aug 06, 2021
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‘The Standard American Diet Kills Us Slowly in Normal Times and Quickly in Covid Times’
332 points • aug 10, 2021
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New Audiobooks for Your Summer Road Trip
330 points • aug 25, 2021
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A Marriage Stressed by Obsessions and Compulsions
329 points • aug 07, 2021
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Sexual Harassment Report Spurs Quick Action on Cuomo Impeachment Inquiry
328 points • aug 06, 2021
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Are You in an ‘Inter-Intimate’ Relationship?
325 points • aug 01, 2021
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Echinacea Isn’t Itself Anymore
324 points • aug 26, 2021
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Tropical Storm Henri Is Poised to Become a Hurricane
324 points • aug 18, 2021
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Don Everly, Older Brother in Groundbreaking Rock Duo, Dies at 84
323 points • aug 23, 2021
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Calls Grow to Discipline Doctors Spreading Virus Misinformation
323 points • aug 28, 2021
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36 Hours in Los Angeles
323 points • aug 04, 2021
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In Afghanistan, China Is Ready to Step Into the Void
321 points • aug 21, 2021
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Charlie Watts, the Unlikely Soul of the Rolling Stones
320 points • aug 25, 2021
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The largest U.S. teachers’ union announces support for vaccination or testing for educators.
320 points • aug 13, 2021
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The G.O.P. Menace to Society
317 points • aug 02, 2021
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The Taliban Have Claimed Afghanistan’s Real Economic Prize
315 points • aug 19, 2021