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China celebrated the 100th anniversary of the CCP with a mass wedding, a trivia contest, and a speech in which President Xi warned foreign governments that those who interfere in China’s affairs will have their “heads bashed bloody against a great wall of steel forged by over 1.4 billion Chinese people.” Read More
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At least 5,000 birds disappeared during a British pigeon race. Read More
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Hard Bargain

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On the ground during the unionization effort in Bessemer, Alabama Read More
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News You Can Use

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“How did these clever policymakers in Congress—supported by hundreds of academic economists—achieve their ambitions?” Read More
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It was reported that a West Virginia congressman used campaign funds for 53 purchases at Chick-fil-A. Read More
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A White House press corps flight to the G7 summit was delayed because one of the plane’s engines was filled with cicadas. Read More
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Prayer for a Just War

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Don’t keep calm and carry on: a new way of thinking about action on climate change Read More
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“Partisan voting legislation will destroy the already weakening binds of our democracy,” said Senator Joe Manchin, announcing that he would vote against his own party’s election reform bill. Read More
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Senate Democrats killed a Republican-sponsored bill that forbade the creation of “certain human-animal chimeras.” Read More
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Stages of Grief

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History will recall: ACT UP, COVID-19, and the arts Read More
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More than 100 people lined up outside of an abandoned Bay Area gas station for the chance to sniff a corpse flower in bloom. Read More
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The Anxiety of Influencers

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How to gain followers and influence people: TikTok superstars and the perils of our algorithm-driven society Read More
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Engineers in San Francisco were attempting to silence a loud hum emitted by the Golden Gate Bridge that could be heard 10 miles away. Read More
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The Lightning Farm

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Cruel and unusual: as more states abolish capital punishment, what will happen to federal prisoners sentenced to die? Read More
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New Deal 2.0?

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“Apparently, the assassin who killed Bernie Sanders’ presidential aspirations and his popular appeal for Medicare for All is now donning the clothing of a New Deal social democrat.” Read More
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After a church warden with the keys to a polling location overslept, residents of Oxford, England, cast votes for local elections in the trunk of a car. Read More
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Corn prices hit a seven-year high amid fears of scarcity, and, citing increased consumer interest in vitamins, Nestlé purchased Nature’s Bounty. Read More
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The French Fiasco

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“How did the Trump Administration manage to succeed where France had failed so spectacularly? How can it be that 56 percent of American adults are now vaccinated against COVID-19 compared to 27 percent of French adults?” Read More
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Birds of a Feather

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Crafting an Endangered Species Act that could better respond to the climate crisis Read More
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Reflecting on his time in the White House, Donald Trump told fellow Palm Beach Billionaire’s Row resident Sean Hannity that what he misses the most is “helping people.” Read More
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In Memoriam: John Cullen

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Remembering the humor, warmth, and precision of the talented linguist Read More
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Lost in Thought

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Against a one-size-fits-all approach to meditation and mental health Read More
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A Czech man turned over to authorities a T-34 tank and a SD-100 tank destroyer as part of a nationwide weapon-amnesty program. Read More
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Town of C

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Talking pictures: Richard Rothman and Lyle Rexer Read More
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A town in Missouri said that it will consult state law to determine how to fill positions on its board of trustees after an election in which not a single vote was cast. Read More
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The Crow Whisperer

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Don’t Dolittle: on the need to reassess our relationship with animals Read More
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In Ohio, a 57-year-old manufacturing plant employee was arrested after she texted her sister that a man who had been fired the day before had returned with a gun, which was an April Fools’ Day joke. Read More
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The Possessed

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No Ouija board required: on Philip Roth’s writing, legacy, and a new biography Read More
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After triggering two fire alarms, an illegally installed communal popcorn machine was removed from the North Dakota State Capitol. Read More
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Pafko at the Wall

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At the precipice of the 20th century: Jennifer Egan and Rowan Ricardo Phillips discuss Don DeLillo’s prologue to Underworld Read More
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