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White House launching $5 billion program to speed coronavirus vaccines ~health medicine Article 1388 words 3 votes
Antisemitic tweets soared on Twitter after Musk took over, study finds ~tech social media Article 1537 words, published Mar 20 2023 6 votes
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Giant California greenhouse signals a big bet on cannabis legalization ~enviro Article 1785 words 4 votes
Charles Silverstein, who helped declassify homosexuality as mental illness, dies at 87 ~lgbt history activism Article 1112 words 8 votes
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Chinese protesters want ‘cinema freedom.’ Hollywood should help them. ~movies Article 1011 words 3 votes
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Sweden finds explosive traces at Nord Stream blast sites, confirms sabotage ~enviro energy Article 745 words 7 votes
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