Fairphone 4 has a 5-year warranty, aims for 6 years of updates
27 by iechoz6H | 13 comments on Hacker News.
27 by iechoz6H | 13 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: What happened to construction productivity? Part 1: Measurement
What happened to construction productivity? Part 1: Measurement
12 by throw0101a | 2 comments on Hacker News.
12 by throw0101a | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Daniel Craig
At long last, the star of the James Bond franchise bids farewell to 007 with “No Time to Die” (and learns for the first time about his life as an internet meme).
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The Newest Bond Movie, 'No Time to Die' Is Here. This Is What Critics Are Saying.
After a star-studded premiere in London, this much-delayed Bond film is drawing mostly positive early reviews.
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Why Gabrielle Petito’s Story of Alleged Abuse Is All Too Familiar
Intimate partner violence is epidemic in this country. We just don’t always hear about it.
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Can Andrew Yang End America’s 2-Party System?
After losing races for president and mayor, he’s back for a third round — with the idea of a new political party.
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The Daily: Here Are The Democrats Who Might Block Biden's Infrastructure Plan
A key vote on one of the president’s top priorities is approaching, but now members of his own party are threatening to block it. Here’s why.
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Author of 'My Monticello' on Writing a Debut Book With Buzz
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, at 50, is not the average age of a debut author. But the public school teacher describes herself as a “literary debutante” with the October publication of “My Monticello.”
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For Al Franken, a Comeback Attempt Goes Through Comedy Clubs
Onstage, the ex-senator and “S.N.L.” star doesn’t exactly address his fall from grace. But he doesn’t not address it either. Asked if he’ll run again, he is noncommittal.
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How to Find 'Stalkerware' on Your Devices
These spyware apps record your conversations, location and everything you type, all while camouflaged as a calculator or calendar.
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The Daily: Representative Pramila Jayapal on the Biden Infrastructure Plan
A key vote on one of the president’s top priorities is approaching, but now members of his own party are threatening to block it. Here’s why.
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Supporting Afghans After Evacuation
Nonprofit groups supported by The Times’s annual campaign worked to nourish, support and welcome those seeking refuge. “When you’re patient and kind with someone who has left everything behind,” one New Yorker said, “the whole experience will be different.”
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Retailers’ Latest Headache: Shutdowns at Their Vietnamese Suppliers
Factories in the country, a major apparel and footwear supplier to the U.S., have been forced by the pandemic to close or operate at reduced capacity, complicating the all-important holiday season.
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New top story on Hacker News: Work at YC and write software that helps YC startups start their companies
Work at YC and write software that helps YC startups start their companies
1 by ryankicks | 0 comments on Hacker News.
1 by ryankicks | 0 comments on Hacker News.
U.S. stock futures signal a rebound as bond yields fall back.
The New York Times’s media columnist, Ben Smith, reported that Ozy’s chief operating officer had apparently impersonated a YouTube executive during a conference call with Goldman Sachs bankers.
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Republicans at Odds Over Infrastructure Bill as Vote Approaches
With a bipartisan infrastructure bill set for a Thursday vote in the House, a campaign by business groups and some Senate Republicans to secure G.O.P. support may be the measure’s last hope.
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How to Build a Paid Family Leave Plan That Doesn’t Backfire
Congress is designing a policy as part of Democrats’ safety net spending plan. Evidence from around the world suggests what works and what doesn’t.
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Unpopulism
Why are Democrats talking about scrapping some of the most popular parts of their agenda?
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Controlling Britney Spears
As a court prepares to rule on the future of the star’s conservatorship, we look at new details about how invasive the arrangement is and why so few people knew the full story.
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Congestion Pricing Is Coming to New York. Everyone Has an Opinion.
New Yorkers argued over who should be exempt, who is bearing most of the burden and who should get a seat at the decision-making table.
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Britney Spears Conservatorship Hearing: What’s at Stake Now?
A judge may take up whether her father should be ousted as her conservator, and whether the arrangement should be ended entirely.
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Jon Stewart Has a New Talk Show, but He Plans to do More Listening
“The Problem With Jon Stewart” will examine social issues through the personal stories of those most affected. “It feels more cathartic than just yelling at the screen,” he said.
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One Man’s Endless Hunt for a Dopamine Rush in Virtual Reality
From Burning Man to spaceships, the technology has carried him through a 10-year fascination that delights, disappoints and continues to improve.
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Why Exercise Is More Important Than Weight Loss for a Longer Life
People typically lower their risks of heart disease and premature death far more by gaining fitness than by dropping weight.
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In ‘Rationality,’ Steven Pinker Sticks Up (Again) for Reason’s Role in Human Progress
Using game theory, behavioral economics and other models, Pinker tries to combat what he sees as rationality’s image problem.
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New top story on Hacker News: Prevent the plastic “yellowish” (oxidation) in old electronics
Prevent the plastic “yellowish” (oxidation) in old electronics
7 by giuliomagnifico | 0 comments on Hacker News.
7 by giuliomagnifico | 0 comments on Hacker News.
How Covid Misinformation Created a Run on Animal Medicine
Veterinarians, ranchers and farmers say they are struggling with the effects of the surging demand for ivermectin, a deworming drug.
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Facebook Groups Promoting Ivermectin as a Covid-19 Treatment Flourish
In some of the groups, members are given advice on how to evade the company’s rules on misinformation.
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When Dasani Left Home
What happens when trying to escape poverty means separating from your family at 13?
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New Taliban Chancellor Bars Women From Kabul University
The new policy for Afghanistan’s premier university is another major blow to women’s rights under Taliban rule, and to a two-decade effort to build up higher education.
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Dasani’s Story
Eight years later, we revisit the story of Dasani, a fierce and vulnerable child of New York.
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New top story on Hacker News: Intel breaks ground on $20 bln Arizona plants as U.S. chip factory race heats up
Intel breaks ground on $20 bln Arizona plants as U.S. chip factory race heats up
31 by thunderbong | 9 comments on Hacker News.
31 by thunderbong | 9 comments on Hacker News.
The U.S. Military Said It Was an ISIS Safe House. We Found an Afghan Family Home.
Even as the military apologized for killing 10 civilians by mistake in a drone strike in Kabul, it insisted its target had stopped by an ISIS “safe house.” The New York Times found that the building was actually a family home.
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High School Students Talk About What It's Like to Return
Students missed homecoming, field trips and classes, while also handling anxiety and economic precarity. Now, they must leap into the future, with the school’s help.
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Miami’s Embattled Top Cop Compared City Leaders to Cuban Dictators
Chief Art Acevedo was a flashy hire when he arrived in Miami six months ago. Now his job is in peril after a series of clashes with city commissioners.
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We Underestimated Trump Before. It Didn’t Go Well.
The former president continues to pose a threat because our political imagination fails us.
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The Unchosen One: Devon Michael’s Star Wars Journey
Devon Michael was a rising child actor in the 1990s. Until he auditioned for “Star Wars.”
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Instagram Is Adult Entertainment
We can’t make social media safe for teenagers. So we should keep them off.
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This Conversation With Richard Powers Is a Gift
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author asks whether we can reimagine our relationship with the natural world before it’s too late.
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New York City Needs Green Solutions to Flooding
Hurricane Ida ravaged places that were once stream beds and wetlands.
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Why Manheim Index is Wall St.'s Leading Inflation Indicator
The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, an obscure tracker of wholesale used-car prices, has become closely watched by the finance world’s high rollers.
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When Medical Ethics Collide With Basic Fairness
Too many people remain stubbornly stuck to the steady diet of lies they’ve been fed for months.
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‘I Just Want to Be Normal’: A Mentally Ill Man’s Death at Rikers
Esias Johnson had been in and out of Rikers Island during his two years in New York. Now two correction officers have been suspended in connection with his death.
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Australia's Costs for Its Harder Line on China
The country is wrestling with the political and economic consequences of its sharp turn in policy and tone — including an erosion of tolerance.
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The Best and Worst Moments of the Tony Awards
Despite an evening split between streaming and TV, the message on Sunday night was clear: Broadway is back.
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This Is No Way to Run a Democracy
“What the country really needs is some sort of Biden-Get-Your-Groove-Back campaign.”
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What America Can Learn From New York City
How many lives could have been saved if others across the country had seen themselves in New Yorkers?
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New top story on Hacker News: Fallout begins for far-right trolls who trusted Epik to keep identities secret
Fallout begins for far-right trolls who trusted Epik to keep identities secret
23 by HiroProtagonist | 10 comments on Hacker News.
23 by HiroProtagonist | 10 comments on Hacker News.
Democrats Face a Reckoning With Themselves
The party’s agenda depends on last-minute compromise.
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Can Beto O’Rourke Pull a Stacey Abrams?
The politician talks about the fight for voting rights, the possibilities for a blue Texas and a potential run for governor.
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‘The Morning Show’ Remakes Itself. Again.
The topical news drama, which reoriented its first season in response to the #MeToo movement, was forced by the pandemic to rewrite Season 2 as well.
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Why Scores of Female Athletes Are Speaking Out on Abortion Rights
With a Supreme Court ruling in the balance, an Olympic medalist joined a group of more than 500 athletes supporting reproductive rights.
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What We Learned From Week 3 of the N.F.L. Season
Justin Herbert and the Chargers want a Chiefs rivalry, Josh Allen is still Josh Allen and the Steelers aren’t winning their bet on Ben Roethlisberger.
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New top story on Hacker News: Pgloader: A High-Speed PostgreSQL Swiss Army Knife, Written in Lisp
Pgloader: A High-Speed PostgreSQL Swiss Army Knife, Written in Lisp
10 by kesor | 0 comments on Hacker News.
10 by kesor | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Abortion Law in Texas Leads Women to Head to Oklahoma Clinic
The new law prohibits abortions after about six weeks, a very early stage of pregnancy. Many women are now traveling out of state for the procedure.
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I Had a Chance to Travel Anywhere. Why Did I Pick Spokane?
After 18 months of pandemic parenting isolation, the writer Jon Mooallem knew just where the cure might lie: a minor-league baseball game in eastern Washington.
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This Lab Charges $380 for a Covid Test. Is That What Congress Had in Mind?
Insurers say it’s price-gouging, but a law left an opening for some labs to charge any price they wished.
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New top story on Hacker News: Fukushima studies show wildlife is doing nicely without humans
Fukushima studies show wildlife is doing nicely without humans
3 by pseudolus | 0 comments on Hacker News.
3 by pseudolus | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Shader School - An introduction to GLSL shaders that runs in your web browser
Shader School - An introduction to GLSL shaders that runs in your web browser
21 by ducaale | 1 comments on Hacker News.
21 by ducaale | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Marines Reluctantly Let a Sikh Officer Wear a Turban on Duty
While other armed services allow some religion-based exceptions to dress standards without problems, the Marines insist that even small deviations can threaten the force’s effectiveness.
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Wole Soyinka Is Not Going Anywhere
The Nobel laureate, whose new novel, “Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth,” is his first in nearly 50 years, refuses to back down when he senses that his homeland’s freedom is under threat.
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Tony Awards: What to Expect and How to Watch Tonight
Most of the awards are being streamed at 7 p.m. Eastern on Paramount+, followed by a 9 p.m. musical theater concert (including three big prizes) broadcast on CBS.
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He Taught Ancient Texts at Oxford. Now He Is Accused of Stealing Some.
Hobby Lobby, the craft chain that helped build a collection for the Museum of the Bible, has sued a former Oxford lecturer, asserting he sold it stolen artifacts.
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How Ukraine Negotiated With the Taliban and Rescued 96 Afghans
Few countries have been willing to fly rescue missions into Afghanistan since the Americans left. Ukraine is an exception. It says it has a different definition of danger.
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New top story on Hacker News: A notable JavaScript developer shamelessly copied one of my most downloaded nod
A notable JavaScript developer shamelessly copied one of my most downloaded nod
4 by todsacerdoti | 0 comments on Hacker News.
4 by todsacerdoti | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Sustainable coffee grown in Finland with cellular agriculture
Sustainable coffee grown in Finland with cellular agriculture
35 by mjul | 13 comments on Hacker News.
35 by mjul | 13 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Paul Osman thinks about longterm strategies,open telemetry and boring systems
Paul Osman thinks about longterm strategies,open telemetry and boring systems
5 by kiyanwang | 0 comments on Hacker News.
5 by kiyanwang | 0 comments on Hacker News.
To Get Back Arrested Executive, China Uses a Hardball Tactic: Seizing Foreigners
The speed at which Beijing returned two Canadians held seemingly tit-for-tat in exchange may signal comfort with the tactic.
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Productivity Tips: Forget About Being Productive.
People and industries measure how productive they are in similar ways. This extended period of remote work for many has revealed how flawed that can be.
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Whales So Close You Can Touch Them: An Adventure in Canada
Recalling a prepandemic trip to a watery landscape in Quebec province: “The adventure we had feels like one plucked from a world I can no longer reach, not unlike watching the water, waiting for a whale to crest.”
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New top story on Hacker News: EU Is Warned Green Label for Gas Would Be ‘Disastrous’ Mistake
EU Is Warned Green Label for Gas Would Be ‘Disastrous’ Mistake
23 by ericdanielski | 0 comments on Hacker News.
23 by ericdanielski | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Pope Francis and Other Christian Leaders Are Calling for Bold Climate Action
Pope Francis and Other Christian Leaders Are Calling for Bold Climate Action
23 by perfunctory | 12 comments on Hacker News.
23 by perfunctory | 12 comments on Hacker News.
Among Those Who Marched Into the Capitol on Jan. 6: An F.B.I. Informant
A member of the far-right Proud Boys texted his F.B.I. handler during the assault, but maintained the group had no plan in advance to enter the Capitol and disrupt the election certification.
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China Frees Jailed Canadians After U.S. Agrees to Release Meng Wanzhou
Two Canadians imprisoned in China since 2018 were free and on their way home, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada announced on Friday night.
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New top story on Hacker News: Italy wants an exception to Europe's gas-engine ban for Ferrari, Lamborghini
Italy wants an exception to Europe's gas-engine ban for Ferrari, Lamborghini
15 by amelius | 12 comments on Hacker News.
15 by amelius | 12 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Loda-lang – language, computational model, and OEIS miner
Loda-lang – language, computational model, and OEIS miner
5 by todsacerdoti | 0 comments on Hacker News.
5 by todsacerdoti | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Want a Can’t Miss Productivity Tip? Forget About Being Productive.
People and industries measure how productive they are in similar ways. This extended period of remote work for many has revealed how flawed that can be.
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Long Hours, Low Pay, Loneliness and a Booming Industry
The ranks of home health aides are expected to grow more than any other job in the next decade. What kind of work are they being asked to do?
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Whales So Close You Can Touch Them: A Family Adventure in Canada
Recalling a prepandemic trip to a watery landscape in Quebec province: “The adventure we had feels like one plucked from a world I can no longer reach, not unlike watching the water, waiting for a whale to crest.”
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Profile: Playwright Takes On Margaret Thatcher and Brexit
After decades in the political sphere, Michael McManus turned to theater. His play, “Maggie & Ted,” explores the tensions that would pave the way for Brexit.
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Anita Hill Has Some Perspective to Offer
Thirty years after she testified before the Senate, the law professor talks about the experience, sexual harassment and her growing impatience with the slow pace of change.
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New top story on Hacker News: Is the touch sensitive iPod going to be a reality? (2006)
Is the touch sensitive iPod going to be a reality? (2006)
7 by peterburkimsher | 2 comments on Hacker News.
7 by peterburkimsher | 2 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Will the next German parliament have a gigantic size? A law and coding challenge
Will the next German parliament have a gigantic size? A law and coding challenge
5 by unripe_syntax | 0 comments on Hacker News.
5 by unripe_syntax | 0 comments on Hacker News.
U.S. Debt Limit Could Be Reached in Mid-October, Analysts Say
The analysis showed a narrower window during which the United States could default on its debt. The Treasury has said it has no official contingency plan if the debt limit is breached.
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Ferries in Alaska. Rail in Oregon. States Dream Big on Infrastructure Funds.
The infrastructure bill could reshape priorities across the country, jump-starting critical projects that stalled over funding. These are some of the possibilities.
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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Bomberland – An AI competition to build the best Bomberman bot
Show HN: Bomberland – An AI competition to build the best Bomberman bot
24 by joooyzee | 1 comments on Hacker News.
24 by joooyzee | 1 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Cryptocurrency Bad and Weird – This Is All What It Looks Like
Cryptocurrency Bad and Weird – This Is All What It Looks Like
7 by CynicusRex | 1 comments on Hacker News.
7 by CynicusRex | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Flood Insurance Costs Are Set to Skyrocket for Some
New federal flood insurance rates that better reflect the real risks of climate change are coming. For some, premiums will rise sharply.
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U.S. Could Hit Debt Limit as Soon as Mid-October, Analysts Say
If Congress fails to act, the U.S. could be weeks away from what economists warn would be a severe economic shock. Here’s the latest.
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Hong Kong Pushes Opposition to Run in Preordained Elections
China has already determined the outcome, but the government is pressuring opposition parties to participate to lend the vote legitimacy.
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Afghan Nonprofit Workers Desperately Scramble to Evacuate
Women who steered programs to empower girls are fleeing the country. But unlike people who worked for the U.S. military, they have no clear path to the United States.
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New top story on Hacker News: Sunlight-driven photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production at scale
Sunlight-driven photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production at scale
12 by mardiyah | 1 comments on Hacker News.
12 by mardiyah | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Memoir Details How China Keeps Business in Line
A memoir by a well-connected businessman offers insights into the Communist Party’s thinking as it tightens its grip on the private sector.
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Why Evergrande's Debt Problems Threaten China
The real estate developer Evergrande once binged on debt. Now the music has stopped, investors are panicking and experts are warning of an imminent failure.
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Searching for Plato With My 7-Year-Old
In Athens with his daughter, Thomas Chatterton Williams could finally pay homage in person to the classical education his own father gave him.
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Their Produce Is Pristine Enough for Picky Chefs. But They Give It Away.
The couple behind Carversville Farm believe that everyone deserves high-quality food, so they donate most of theirs to kitchens feeding the neediest in Philadelphia.
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N.F.L. Week 3 Picks Against The Spread
The Panthers look to keep the sack crown against the Texans, the Bucs and Rams preview a potential N.F.C. championship matchup, and Aaron Rodgers will try to keep the good vibes going against the 49ers.
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Remote Work Gave Us a Life Together. Now What?
When a return to the office threatens a relationship.
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Congressional Brinkmanship
Is the U.S. government headed for another showdown over the debt ceiling?
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Merkel Campaigns for Laschet Days Before Germans Vote
The race for chancellor is tightening, but Angela Merkel says Armin Laschet is the man to fill her shoes.
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White House Is Set to Announce Limits on HFCs
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue a final regulation on Thursday morning that will slash the use of hydrofluorocarbons, widely used in air-conditioning and refrigeration.
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New top story on Hacker News: Infracost (YC W21) Is Hiring a Sr Software Engineer: Love Your Cloud Bills
Infracost (YC W21) Is Hiring a Sr Software Engineer: Love Your Cloud Bills
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The White House is set to announce new limits on HFCs, a powerful driver of climate change.
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue a final regulation on Thursday morning that will slash the use of hydrofluorocarbons, widely used in air-conditioning and refrigeration.
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Pandemic Pushes Rome to Address Housing in Sicily Slums
After a 1908 earthquake in Messina, the displaced were moved into temporary shacks. Thousands still live in squalor, but the pandemic has pushed Rome to take action at last.
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Terence Blanchard,
Terence Blanchard, a jazz trumpeter best known for scoring Spike Lee films, reopens the opera house with “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.”
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What Sandra Day O’Connor Stood For on the Supreme Court
Forty years after her appointment as the court’s first female justice, it’s worth reflecting on the path she took.
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For a Parent This Anxious Delta Fall, the Only Way Out Is Through
The familiar act of bringing a child to school has become daily trial for a mother in Manhattan.
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Antitrust Law Might Help You Get the Bigger Paycheck You Deserve
Millions of Americans are paid thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars less than they should be paid. Maybe antitrust law can help.
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Cuts to Biden’s Spending Bill Shouldn’t Harm Disabled Americans
Proposed cuts to President Biden’s spending bill would hurt disabled and older Americans who have supported progressive agendas for decades.
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Food Scholar, Folk Singer, Blunt Speaker: The Many Lives of Leni Sorensen
An irreverent historian who gets her hands into traditional cooking, farming and crafts is finally, at 79, winning fame with Netflix’s “High on the Hog.”
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Why Mets Pitcher Noah Syndergaard Started a Book Club
‘I just think that’s what being a New Yorker is all about, being hungry for more,’ said Noah Syndergaard, an avid reader.
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What Are the Best Houseplants to Get You Through Winter?
Even the experts have a hard time choosing favorites. But we pressed them for answers.
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As the Federal Reserve Meets, All Eyes Are on Its Bond Purchase Plans
The Fed is expected to signal that it will slow bond-buying, beginning to wean the economy off the support offered during the pandemic. Here’s the latest.
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New top story on Hacker News: Meticulous (YC S21) Is Hiring First Engineer (London and Remote)
Meticulous (YC S21) Is Hiring First Engineer (London and Remote)
1 by Gabriel_h | 0 comments on Hacker News.
1 by Gabriel_h | 0 comments on Hacker News.
The Evergrande Troubles
Is China’s housing market a huge bubble that’s starting to burst?
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A Family, a Dream and a Season of Fear
Than Than Htwe and her husband moved to America in hopes of better opportunity for their son. They were greeted with violence instead.
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Michael Gandolfini and the Riddle of Tony Soprano
In “The Many Saints of Newark,” James Gandolfini’s son takes on his father’s iconic role. But knowing his dad hardly prepared him for the work ahead.
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How Is Climate Change Altering Your Favorite Places?
We’d like to hear from readers all over the world about how climate change is affecting your favorite places.
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Submarines and Shifting Allegiances
Why the U.S.-British deal to sell military technology to Australia has unleashed claims of backstabbing and betrayal.
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New top story on Hacker News: Lithuanian government warns about secret censorship features in Xiaomi phones
Lithuanian government warns about secret censorship features in Xiaomi phones
34 by giuliomagnifico | 2 comments on Hacker News.
34 by giuliomagnifico | 2 comments on Hacker News.
If the Future Is Female, What Happens to the Men?
A new gender gap in education has profound political and economic consequences.
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Why France Is Angry About the U.S.’s Submarine Deal
The new partnership between the United States, Britain and Australia is a diplomatic bombshell.
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How They Failed: California Republicans, Media Critics and Facebook
Ezra Klein and Kara Swisher join Jane Coaston to debate recent and ongoing mistakes dominating the news.
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A Black Theater Flourished in New York. 200 Years Ago.
The African Theater, which had its first performance on Sept. 17, 1821, is both an inspiration and a cautionary tale.
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Why Exercise Alone Isn't Enough to Lose Weight
Our bodies compensate for at least a quarter of the calories we expend during exercise, undermining our best efforts to lose weight by working out.
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New top story on Hacker News: Share video feed (camera, screen, file, etc.) from ffmpeg to web(rtc)
Share video feed (camera, screen, file, etc.) from ffmpeg to web(rtc)
4 by ashellunts | 0 comments on Hacker News.
4 by ashellunts | 0 comments on Hacker News.
What We Learned from the Canadian Election
A vote few Canadians wanted took the country back to 2019.
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New top story on Hacker News: Bitmovin (YC S15) Is Hiring a Developer Advocate (Remote)
Bitmovin (YC S15) Is Hiring a Developer Advocate (Remote)
1 by slederer | 0 comments on Hacker News.
1 by slederer | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Qodebeam - platform for data sharing between users and services
Show HN: Qodebeam - platform for data sharing between users and services
5 by popescu-af | 0 comments on Hacker News.
5 by popescu-af | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: “I know a lot of people make fun of tumblr for supposedly being badly coded ”
“I know a lot of people make fun of tumblr for supposedly being badly coded ”
27 by soneca | 0 comments on Hacker News.
27 by soneca | 0 comments on Hacker News.
‘Can’t Compete’: Why Hiring for Child Care Is a Huge Struggle
The Biden administration is trying to address a problem with private child care that has worsened during the pandemic.
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U.N. Updates: World Leaders Meet in Shadow of Pandemic
Covid-19 and climate change are predicted to dominate the General Assembly gathering. Follow updates here.
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Progressives Worry Their Priorities Will Be Left Behind, Despite Biden’s Bold Words
The White House says it is committed to reducing gun violence, keeping abortion safe and legal, and protecting voting rights. But that has done little to ease anxiety among activists.
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Canada Election 2021: Here Are 4 Takeaways
A vote few Canadians wanted took the country back to 2019.
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Their Baby Died in the Hospital. Then Came the $257,000 Bill.
A New York family had good health insurance. But the bills for their daughter’s care started showing up and kept coming.
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A Caribbean Island’s Audacious Tourism Experiment
To step onto Montserrat’s volcanic beaches, 21 travelers (so far) with an income of at least $70,000 have agreed to stay two months. The goal: to keep cash coming in, while keeping Covid away.
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How the Case of Gabby Petito Captivated the Internet
The disappearance of a 22-year-old woman sparked national interest, in large part because of the online sleuthing of amateur detectives.
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Vaccine Uptake Among Young Children Looms as a Major Question
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is safe and effective for children 5 to 11, the companies announced, but parents may be wary even if the F.D.A. authorizes its use.
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I Was in Charge of the C.D.C. Here’s My Advice on Verifying Vaccines.
By issuing Covid-19 vaccination verification guidelines, the federal government can help verifiers ensure that mandates are effective.
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Biden’s Problems Are Not Coming From His Left
The moderates’ immodest demands threaten the president’s agenda.
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We’re on the Precipice of a Post-Roe World
The historian Leslie Reagan puts Texas’ latest abortion law in perspective.
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The Extremely Weird Politics of Covid
We need to acknowledge that it’s strange where right and left have ended up.
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New top story on Hacker News: Advice to New Managers: Don't Joke About Firing People
Advice to New Managers: Don't Joke About Firing People
35 by staccatomeasure | 12 comments on Hacker News.
35 by staccatomeasure | 12 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: VPN users unmasked by zero-day vulnerability in Virgin Media routers
VPN users unmasked by zero-day vulnerability in Virgin Media routers
6 by feross | 0 comments on Hacker News.
6 by feross | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: In 1948, demonstration of a hands-off B-17 fight landing almost went wrong
In 1948, demonstration of a hands-off B-17 fight landing almost went wrong
4 by breckenedge | 1 comments on Hacker News.
4 by breckenedge | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Covid Vaccine Prompts Strong Immune Response in Younger Children, Pfizer Says
Vaccinated kids aged 5 to 11 showed evidence of protection against the virus, the company said. The data must be reviewed by the F.D.A. before children can be inoculated.
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Biden to Push Global Plan to Battle Covid as National Gaps Widen
The U.N.-backed vaccine program is so far behind schedule that not even 10 percent of the population in poor countries is fully vaccinated, experts say.
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Residents of Del Rio Feel the Impact of the Migrant Crisis
The influx of thousands of migrants has led to squalor under a bridge, and a dispirited town beyond it.
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Michaela Coel Wins Her First Emmy Award
Coel won for best writing in a limited series for “I May Destroy You.”
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New top story on Hacker News: If I could bring one thing back to the internet it would be blogs
If I could bring one thing back to the internet it would be blogs
53 by artkulak | 27 comments on Hacker News.
53 by artkulak | 27 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Why has the price of electricity in Europe reached record highs?
Why has the price of electricity in Europe reached record highs?
26 by ciconia | 17 comments on Hacker News.
26 by ciconia | 17 comments on Hacker News.
Global Supply Shortages Reach All the Way to a Haitian Aid Group
Continuing disruption to factory production and bottlenecks in shipping are leaving nonprofit groups short of goods for vulnerable communities worldwide.
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How Car Rentals Explain the 2021 Economy
Prices have fallen recently but not to previous levels. The industry reflects the American economy’s long, strange trip.
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Medicare Expansion Clashes With Health Care for the Poor as Budget Bill Shrinks
Under pressure to cut the bill’s cost, Democrats disagree over whether to offer more benefits to older Americans or to cover more of the working poor.
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U.S. Troops Still Deploying to Iraq, Even as Afghan War Ends
In the other country the United States invaded after 9/11, American troops continue to serve combat tours in harm’s way. Meet the soldiers headed for duty in Iraq.
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The Best and Worst Moments of the 2021 Emmys
Streaming services dominated a ceremony that suggested that for all of TV’s evolution, some aspects of the Emmys will always be with us.
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New top story on Hacker News: The physics anomaly no one talks about: What’s up with those neutrinos?
The physics anomaly no one talks about: What’s up with those neutrinos?
3 by nsoonhui | 0 comments on Hacker News.
3 by nsoonhui | 0 comments on Hacker News.
How Accounting Giants Craft Favorable Tax Rules From Inside Government
Lawyers from top accounting firms do brief stints in the Treasury Department, with the expectation of big raises when they return.
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House Bill Raises Chance for Global Pact to Curb Corporate Tax Havens
Several big details remain to be worked out before an international October deadline.
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Schools Reopen: Stories From Across Pandemic America
Across the country, students are returning to classes. We connected with hundreds of them to see how they — along with teachers, administrators and parents — are coping.
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A New Covid Testing Model Aims to Spare Students From Quarantine
More school districts are embracing “test-to-stay” protocols that allow uninfected close contacts to remain in the classroom.
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Booster Shots, France, Fall Books: Your Weekend Briefing
Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.
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Biden Administration Seeks to Expand Telehealth in Rural America
New funding will allow more medical appointments to take place via video in rural communities, where some of the nation’s oldest and sickest patients live.
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‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims
Persecution in a remote Indian province spawned Modi’s new draconian citizenship law.
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In Nashville, Rolling Parties Rage at Every Stoplight
As Nashville’s popularity has grown, so has the “transportainment” business — a motley assortment including old buses, farm tractors and a truck with a hot tub. Many think it has gotten out of hand.
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Broadway Tickets, Shows and Covid Protocols: What You Need to Know
“Hadestown” has begun performances. “Waitress” too. We break down everything you need to navigate Broadway as it reopens.
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Carl Nassib Made History, but Also a Big Play
Last week Nassib, 28, became the first openly gay player to compete in an N.F.L. game. Teammates, the news media and observers casually noted the feat, then cheered his game-changing play.
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Covid Trash Isn't Always Dangerous. Not Everyone Got the Memo.
Overblown fears that the coronavirus could be transmitted through surfaces have created a stigma around handling nonhazardous trash, experts say. Some recyclable waste has been junked or burned.
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Alabama Begins Removing Racist Language From Its Constitution
Many outdated provisions have long since been invalidated, but the language that was specifically intended to enshrine white supremacy has remained.
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Emmy Awards 2021: Watch to Watch For
“The Crown” and Netflix could have a big night and bring the streaming service its first top award for a series. Here’s what else to expect, and a look at the favorites and potential upsets.
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The ‘Murdaugh Murders’ in South Carolina: What to Know
The unsolved killings of a lawyer’s wife and son have brought new scrutiny to three other deaths in recent years.
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New top story on Hacker News: Berlin buys thousands of apartments from corporate landlords
Berlin buys thousands of apartments from corporate landlords
66 by based2 | 75 comments on Hacker News.
66 by based2 | 75 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Ultrawhite BaSO4 Paints and Films for Daytime Radiative Cooling
Ultrawhite BaSO4 Paints and Films for Daytime Radiative Cooling
12 by jbotz | 12 comments on Hacker News.
12 by jbotz | 12 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: India antitrust probe finds Google abused Android dominance, report shows
India antitrust probe finds Google abused Android dominance, report shows
3 by stereoradonc | 0 comments on Hacker News.
3 by stereoradonc | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Researchers Find Malware Hiding in Windows Subsystem for Linux
Researchers Find Malware Hiding in Windows Subsystem for Linux
5 by jnieminen | 0 comments on Hacker News.
5 by jnieminen | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: The Air Force Has Been Trying to Kill the A-10 Warthog for 14 Years
The Air Force Has Been Trying to Kill the A-10 Warthog for 14 Years
8 by richardfey | 1 comments on Hacker News.
8 by richardfey | 1 comments on Hacker News.
The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killer Robot
Israeli agents had wanted to kill Iran’s top nuclear scientist for years. Then they came up with a way to do it with no operatives present.
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They Shunned Covid Vaccines but Embraced Antibody Treatment
Championed by doctors and conservative radio hosts alike, monoclonal antibodies for Covid are in high demand — even from those who don’t want a vaccine.
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Some Rich People Are Counting Their Antibodies ‘Like Calories’
Medical concierge services are offering coronavirus antibody tests as a perk, despite caveats about their usefulness.
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The Unconventional Weapon Against Future Wildfires: Goats
Lani Malmberg travels with a few hundred goats, which eat the tall brush and grasses that power Western wildfires.
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She Changed Black Literature Forever. Then She Disappeared.
In search of Gayl Jones, whose new novel breaks 22 years of silence.
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How Old Is This Old House?
Property records don’t go back far enough to date some houses. But experts can pinpoint a house’s age by studying tree-ring patterns in the house’s timber.
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Die, Beautiful Spotted Lanternfly, Die
There’s a new natural predator in New York City, and the government wants us to kill it. Can we summon the resolve?
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26 Fall Recipes
It’s time for soul-warming food. Here’s what the New York Times Food staff hopes to be cooking.
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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Neurological Effects of Computer Programming?
Ask HN: Neurological Effects of Computer Programming?
7 by amar-laksh | 10 comments on Hacker News.
Does anyone know of any short or long term neurological effects (positive/negative) of computer programming/engineering?
7 by amar-laksh | 10 comments on Hacker News.
Does anyone know of any short or long term neurological effects (positive/negative) of computer programming/engineering?
20 New Works of Fiction to Read This Season
New novels from Jonathan Franzen and Anthony Doerr, a political thriller by Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny, a Korean murder mystery — and more.
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11 New Works of Nonfiction to Read This Season
A deeply reported look at the woman behind Roe vs. Wade, an investigation of lawbreaking animals, another hilarious essay collection from Phoebe Robinson — and more.
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6 New Books on the Pandemic, #MeToo and Other Timely Topics
“The 1619 Project” expands its Pulitzer Prize-winning argument about our nation’s origins, Huma Abedin reflects on her life, and other titles imagine our post-Covid future.
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5 New Biographies to Read This Season
The first major study of Oscar Wilde in decades, the conclusion of a “magisterial” series on Pablo Picasso, and more.
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Get to Know Your Favorite Actors and Artists a Little Better
Watch for new memoirs from Gabrielle Union and Alan Cumming, Jamie Foxx’s reflections on parenthood, Patricia Highsmith’s diaries and more.
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New top story on Hacker News: Life-Size Camel Sculptures in Saudi Arabia Are Older Than Stonehenge, Pyramids
Life-Size Camel Sculptures in Saudi Arabia Are Older Than Stonehenge, Pyramids
31 by pseudolus | 8 comments on Hacker News.
31 by pseudolus | 8 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Hobbling computer vision datasets against unauthorized use
Hobbling computer vision datasets against unauthorized use
9 by Hard_Space | 2 comments on Hacker News.
9 by Hard_Space | 2 comments on Hacker News.
7 New Memoirs to Read This Season
Look for reflections from Katie Couric, Stanley Tucci and Joy Harjo — and more.
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Don’t Let Trump Steal the Show With ‘Stop the Steal’
The ideological belief in voter fraud is driving actual efforts to delegitimize Democratic Party victories.
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In a Pennsylvania Town, Tainted Water Was Only the Beginning
In a Pennsylvania town, fracking, contamination and a community unbound.
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The U.S. Needs to Stop the Confusion Over Boosters
Infighting over boosters is undermining Americans’ already fragile trust in the public health system.
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Economics Needs to Reckon With What It Doesn’t Know
How the past decade upended economic policy.
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The Battle for Digital Privacy Is Reshaping the Internet
As Apple and Google enact privacy changes, businesses are grappling with the fallout, Madison Avenue is fighting back and Facebook has cried foul.
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The Sexism That Led to the Elizabeth Holmes Trial
In tech, brash male founders are allowed to overpromise and underdeliver, time and again. Not so much for women.
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New top story on Hacker News: Please stop closing forums and moving people to Discord
Please stop closing forums and moving people to Discord
73 by ClawsOnPaws | 46 comments on Hacker News.
73 by ClawsOnPaws | 46 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Firefox UI is incredibly frustrating,so I made it like the old days of Chrome
Firefox UI is incredibly frustrating,so I made it like the old days of Chrome
5 by popfastful | 0 comments on Hacker News.
5 by popfastful | 0 comments on Hacker News.
What the Privacy Battle Upending the Internet Means for You
Get ready for more random ads online, higher prices and subscriptions galore. But your privacy concerns may still not fade.
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Broadway Is Brimming With Black Playwrights. But for How Long?
Theater seems to be responding to demands for diversity. Artists are both delighted and worried about the precarious moment in which the gates have opened.
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How Surreal! How Radical! How Avant-Garde! How Broadway?
Three new plays in experimental styles test the uptown possibilities of truly downtown theater.
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For His Next Act, Anthony Doerr Wrote a Book About Everything
The author of “All the Light We Cannot See” has a new novel, “Cloud Cuckoo Land,” that seeks to tell a sprawling story linking past, present and future.
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Die, Beautiful Spotted Lanternfly, Die
There’s a new natural predator in New York City, and the government wants us to kill it. Can we summon the resolve?
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Joe Manchin Is Missing the Big Picture on Spending
Infrastructure isn’t about the price tag. It’s about what the money gets us.
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Virtual Reality Will Conquer Your Face
Brace yourself for an onslaught of devices that connect your eyes to the digital world.
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Jeffrey Katzenberg Talks About His Billion-Dollar Flop
The Hollywood mogul talks about what went wrong at Quibi and why he’s still doubling down on tech.
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The Downside of High Trust in the Military
The gap between trust in the military and trust in civilian institutions of government helps explain our 20 years in Afghanistan.
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Our Foster Care System Is Fundamentally Broken
Group homes have to go before more youths are harmed.
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Barbara Lee’s Long Quest to Curb Presidential War Powers Faces a New Test
The Democrat spent two decades building consensus to rein in war authorizations that have been stretched beyond their original intent. The Afghanistan withdrawal has complicated the debate.
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A Covid Referendum
California voters rejected the attempt to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office.
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New top story on Hacker News: QuestDB (time-series database) is hiring engineers and dev rel
QuestDB (time-series database) is hiring engineers and dev rel
1 by nhourcard | 0 comments on Hacker News.
1 by nhourcard | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Tasket/wyng-backup: Fast Time Machine-like backups for logical volumes
Tasket/wyng-backup: Fast Time Machine-like backups for logical volumes
11 by todsacerdoti | 1 comments on Hacker News.
11 by todsacerdoti | 1 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it
Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it
191 by kilotaras | 51 comments on Hacker News.
191 by kilotaras | 51 comments on Hacker News.
Halle Berry’s New Film, 'Bruised,' Lets Her Assert Control
In many ways, her new film “Bruised” lets her assert control over how she appears onscreen. But first she had to win the job.
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Abortion Has Never Just Been About Abortion
The way it became a “godsend” for the right is a peculiar tale.
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The New Science on How We Burn Calories
How could that change our understanding about, for starters, chronic disease, aging and obesity?
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Want to Increase Your Home’s Value? Start With the Entrance.
A few inexpensive changes can boost curb appeal — and your asking price. Here’s where to start.
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In ‘Bewilderment,’ Richard Powers Smothers Nature With Piety
A grieving astrobiologist bemoans the state of the planet while raising his sensitive 9-year-old son in Powers’s new novel.
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New top story on Hacker News: Michelin's Airless Tires Hit the Streets for the First Time
Michelin's Airless Tires Hit the Streets for the First Time
12 by mardiyah | 0 comments on Hacker News.
12 by mardiyah | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Seq: A programming language for high-performance computational genomics
Seq: A programming language for high-performance computational genomics
3 by tdido | 3 comments on Hacker News.
3 by tdido | 3 comments on Hacker News.
After Brazil’s Independence Day, It’s Clear What Bolsonaro Wants
His totalitarian aims are now unmistakable.
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De Blasio’s Return-to-Work Mandate for City Employees Is a Mistake
The mayor’s rushed, illogical return-to-office mandate for city employees is a big mistake.
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Talking With Kids About Climate Change and Hurricane Ida
One New Orleans mother on Hurricane Ida and what comes next.
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Should You Boycott the N.F.L.?
Football is giving players brain damage. Is it time to stop watching?
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How to Say What You Need to Say in Another Language
'My uncle is a lawyer, but my aunt has a spoon' is not useful language instruction.
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Inflation Expected to Start Cooling, but It’s Still Too High for Comfort
Consumer price gains likely slowed in August, data is expected to show. But probably not enough for the Fed to relax. Here’s the latest on the economy.
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The Met Gala Returns With a Star-Spangled, Star-Studded Event
The Costume Institute’s biggest night of the year drew a youthful crowd with an American theme.
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George W. Bush 2021, Meet George W. Bush 2001
The former president was an active participant in the politics he now bemoans.
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Bitcoin Cosplay Is Getting Real
The biggest worry about Bitcoin is that politicians will start taking it seriously.
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How Colson Whitehead Writes About Our ‘Big Wild Country’
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist finds inspiration in zombies, history, comics and midcentury furniture.
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New top story on Hacker News: Scientists Create Matter from Pure Light, Proving the Breit-Wheeler Effect
Scientists Create Matter from Pure Light, Proving the Breit-Wheeler Effect
18 by was_a_dev | 2 comments on Hacker News.
18 by was_a_dev | 2 comments on Hacker News.
What Do Working Families Think of the Child Tax Credit?
Many said work is the price of admission for eligibility for government benefits like the expanded child tax credit.
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Are the Movies Back? Our Critics Weigh In.
Our chief film critics look at the new season in the new abnormal, while remembering the lessons of cinema history. Are we on the cusp of a new era or will this too pass?
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Hostels, Havens for the Thrifty, Fight to Survive the Pandemic
This summer, prompted by vaccine rollouts, budget travelers began wading back into hostel life. But the challenges are far from over.
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Has the Pandemic Changed Cities Forever?
In “Survival of the City,” Edward Glaeser and David Cutler explore a range of issues that will affect how our urban areas will look into the future.
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Identifying 9/11 Victims 20 Years Later and the Small Town That Fought Hate: The Week in Narrated Articles
Five articles from around The Times, narrated just for you.
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New top story on Hacker News: Vaccine experts: Covid-19 booster shots aren't needed now
Vaccine experts: Covid-19 booster shots aren't needed now
35 by KoftaBob | 35 comments on Hacker News.
35 by KoftaBob | 35 comments on Hacker News.
With Crowds Back at the U.S. Open, Young Stars Give Them a Show
Novak Djokovic failed to win a Grand Slam, but there was a sense of renewal, exciting new players named Raducanu and Fernandez, and a sense that tennis is in capable hands.
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Behind Jasper Johns's New Exhibition 'Mind/Mirror'
Two major museums teamed up for “Mind/Mirror,” only to realize they disagreed. Alike yet different, the two shows offer a revelatory look at America’s most famous living artist.
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First Look: Jasper Johns 'Slice'
The newest painting by Jasper Johns was inspired by a fan letter from a female astrophysicist. Here’s a first look.
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Covid Isn’t Finished Messing With Politics
Or with the presidency.
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Is Limitless Choice Killing Us Slowly?
Author Dave Eggers dissects the anxieties and discontents of living in a world wrought by tech giants.
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What Failure? For Some, the War in Afghanistan Was a Big Success
There were lots of winners of the War in Afghanistan. Defense contractors, for one.
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How George Washington Tried to Heal the Political Divide
As president, he went on the road to pull the new nation together.
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The Signs of a Changing Climate in my Own Backyard
The ecosystem in my own yard brings is showing signs of both trouble and hope.
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How Afghanistan Changed China's Taiwan Calculus
There are many reasons to fear a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. But the American pullout isn’t one of them.
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Met Gala 2021: Everything You Need to Know
Who gets to go, what they might wear and how to watch.
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New top story on Hacker News: Uber Loses Battle over Drivers’ Rights in the Netherlands
Uber Loses Battle over Drivers’ Rights in the Netherlands
18 by cunidev | 11 comments on Hacker News.
18 by cunidev | 11 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: 'I made a mistake. NFTs are going to be much bigger than I anticipated.'
'I made a mistake. NFTs are going to be much bigger than I anticipated.'
8 by nonoesp | 11 comments on Hacker News.
8 by nonoesp | 11 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Starbucks and TrustArc add fake cookie processing delay if you don't click agree
Starbucks and TrustArc add fake cookie processing delay if you don't click agree
80 by avnigo | 22 comments on Hacker News.
80 by avnigo | 22 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Times Investigation: In U.S. Drone Strike, Evidence Suggests No Isis Bomb
Times Investigation: In U.S. Drone Strike, Evidence Suggests No Isis Bomb
15 by YeGoblynQueenne | 4 comments on Hacker News.
15 by YeGoblynQueenne | 4 comments on Hacker News.
Novak Djokovic Tries to End 52-Year Grand Slam Drought at U.S. Open
To capture the first Grand Slam in men’s tennis in 52 years, Djokovic must beat Daniil Medvedev in the U.S. Open final. “Mentally, he’s the best player to ever play the game,” Djokovic’s semifinal opponent said.
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New top story on Hacker News: Infracost (YC W21) Is Hiring Principal Software Engineer: Love Your Cloud Bills
Infracost (YC W21) Is Hiring Principal Software Engineer: Love Your Cloud Bills
1 by akh | 0 comments on Hacker News.
1 by akh | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: New alternatives to HSL and HSV that better match color perception
New alternatives to HSL and HSV that better match color perception
39 by bjornornorn | 3 comments on Hacker News.
39 by bjornornorn | 3 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How to bypass learning CSS?
Ask HN: How to bypass learning CSS?
14 by the_noob | 19 comments on Hacker News.
I have started building an MVP by myself for a project that I've been exploring for a while . To make this project happen I picked up enough of NodeJS,React and GraphQL in order for me to be able to build it , but now I have just started to design it and I'm simply dreading CSS. Is there any way I could bypass this boring and annoying part of building the MVP? Thank you!
14 by the_noob | 19 comments on Hacker News.
I have started building an MVP by myself for a project that I've been exploring for a while . To make this project happen I picked up enough of NodeJS,React and GraphQL in order for me to be able to build it , but now I have just started to design it and I'm simply dreading CSS. Is there any way I could bypass this boring and annoying part of building the MVP? Thank you!
The Conservative Lawyer Behind the Texas Abortion Law
Jonathan Mitchell has never had a high profile in the anti-abortion movement, but he developed and promoted the legal approach that has flummoxed the courts and enraged abortion rights supporters.
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The Texas Abortion Law: Here's How it Works
There is little precedent for the provision that deputizes ordinary citizens to enforce an effective ban on abortions — and offers them a financial incentive to do so.
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After the 9/11 Attacks, Boston Found a Focus for Its Anger
Terrorists boarded two planes in Boston and flew them into the World Trade Center. Massachusetts zeroed in on its top airport official, who has never quite recovered.
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9/11, Vaccine mandates, California recall: Your Weekend Briefing
Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.
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New top story on Hacker News: The Future Is Big Graphs: A Community View on Graph Processing Systems
The Future Is Big Graphs: A Community View on Graph Processing Systems
7 by Anon84 | 1 comments on Hacker News.
7 by Anon84 | 1 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: We found a phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifeline Assistance program
We found a phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifeline Assistance program
16 by EMM_386 | 3 comments on Hacker News.
16 by EMM_386 | 3 comments on Hacker News.
Black Capitalism’ Promised a Better City for Everyone. What Happened?
In the wake of nationwide protests, corporate America has pledged to fight racism and support Black Americans. But a similar initiative started decades ago in Rochester shows it is a promise that is difficult to sustain.
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Novak Djokovic Tries to End 52-Year Grand Slam Drought at U.S. Open
To capture the first Grand Slam in men’s tennis in 52 years, Djokovic must beat Daniil Medvedev in the U.S. Open final. “Mentally, he’s the best player to ever play the game,” Djokovic’s semifinal opponent said.
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Emma Raducanu Wins U.S. Open in a Miraculous Run
Raducanu, ranked 150th in the world and barely known two weeks ago, became the first player to win a Grand Slam title after surviving the qualifying tournament.
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New Development Returns, Along With New Holdouts
After a pandemic lull, colorful tenants and homeowners are once again tangling with developers over megaprojects.
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What Will School Really Look Like This Fall?
Six experts on the consequences of missed learning — and what it means for this year.
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New top story on Hacker News: Peermaps – distributed, offline-friendly alternative to commercial map providers
Peermaps – distributed, offline-friendly alternative to commercial map providers
11 by pabs3 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
11 by pabs3 | 0 comments on Hacker News.
What Time is the US Open Women's Final Between Fernandez and Raducanu?
The most improbable women’s Grand Slam final in history features the unseeded teenagers Leylah Fernandez and Emma Raducanu.
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Our Children Will Never Know the Innocence We Knew
Sept. 11 changed us.
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New top story on Hacker News: OneSignal (YC S11) Is Hiring a Head of Product Engineering
OneSignal (YC S11) Is Hiring a Head of Product Engineering
1 by gdeglin | 0 comments on Hacker News.
1 by gdeglin | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Why Did Pascal Fail?
Ask HN: Why Did Pascal Fail?
13 by 57844743385 | 19 comments on Hacker News.
I’m puzzled. A typed, compiled language easy to program. Why did Pascal fade instead of growing?
13 by 57844743385 | 19 comments on Hacker News.
I’m puzzled. A typed, compiled language easy to program. Why did Pascal fade instead of growing?
New top story on Hacker News: A friendly introduction to machine learning compilers and optimizers
A friendly introduction to machine learning compilers and optimizers
21 by jonbaer | 0 comments on Hacker News.
21 by jonbaer | 0 comments on Hacker News.
How 9/11 Shaped These Muslim Leaders in New York
“I watched the generation that was silenced and then I watch a new generation coming up now that is fearless,” one activist said.
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What Does It Mean to ‘Never Forget’?
Twenty years after Sept. 11, a look at what we hold on to and what we choose to let go.
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How 9/11 Changed a 13-Year-Old Girl in Harlem
As a middle school student on Sept. 11, 2001, I didn’t realize how much the terror attacks would affect me and my family.
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Reporters in Afghanistan Face an Intolerant Regime: ‘Everything Changed Overnight'
The Taliban promised to respect press freedoms, but the new government has already showed signs of repression, and has even physically assaulted Afghan journalists.
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Covid Vaccine Resisters Seek Religious Exemptions. But What Counts?
Major denominations are essentially unanimous in their support of the vaccines against Covid-19, but individuals who object are citing their personal faith for support.
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Biden Doubled Mask Fines for Travelers. What Does it Mean for Passengers?
Battles over mask-wearing in airports and on planes have become common, but how many people actually end up getting fined? And who’s in charge of the process?
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Novak Djokovic Reaches U.S. Open Final, One Victory From a Grand Slam
Djokovic beat Alexander Zverev, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, and has a chance to become the first man since 1969 to win a calendar-year Grand Slam. He will play Daniil Medvedev in the final on Sunday.
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Newsom’s Strategy for California Recall: It’s Me or the Abyss
Ahead of the vote on Tuesday, the governor is running not so much on his own policies as against the influence of a certain former president.
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Mountain of Money Fuels Newsom’s Surge to Recall Election Finish Line
The California governor has taken full advantage of the state’s loose financing rules for recall elections, overpowering Republican challengers for whom the cavalry never arrived.
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How to Watch the U.S. Open Women's Final in the U.S. and Canada
The most improbable women’s Grand Slam final in history features the unseeded teenagers Leylah Fernandez and Emma Raducanu.
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Adam Pendleton Is Rethinking the Museum
“Who Is Queen?” at MoMA is the artist’s most personal and ambitious show yet, exploring how we might live beyond labels in American society. “I want to overwhelm the museum,” he said.
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Book Review: ‘The Family Roe,’ by Joshua Prager
“The Family Roe,” by Joshua Prager, is a nuanced, deeply reported portrait of Norma McCorvey, known to most Americans as Jane Roe, the plaintiff in the case that won abortion rights for U.S. women.
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Extreme Weather Updates:
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The Met Opera Races to Reopen After Months of Pandemic Silence
The company, which faced steep losses after the pandemic forced it to shut down on March 12, 2020, is working to lure operagoers back to its 3,800-seat theater.
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Biden's Vaccine Mandate, Enforced By OSHA, is a Big Mistake
Vaccines work. But a mandate by the federal executive is an overreach that may backfire.
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The Trump Coup Is Still Raging
One thing should be clear to conservatives estranged from the Republican Party: We can’t go home again.
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Science Alone Can’t Heal a Sick Society
The political dysfunction that holds America hostage also holds science hostage.
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A Missing Legacy
National trauma often leads to great accomplishments — but not always.
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‘We’re Going to Take Over the World’
One of the many legacies of Sept. 11 was a new era of conspiratorial thinking. This is a look at the online film that crystallized it.
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After Afghanistan: Veterans Reflect on Sept. 11
Two veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom reflect on where the Sept. 11 attacks led the nation.
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