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Norway's bold plan to tackle overtourism and climate change at the same time ~enviro climate change Article 3134 words 9 votes
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The process of arming teachers in one Ohio school district: ‘You understand that you might have to shoot a student?’ ~life education Article 4290 words 8 votes
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An hour with Rebecca Sugar - The Steven Universe creator on her biggest cartoon influences ~tv Article 7850 words 7 votes
From pecan pralines to ‘dots’ as currency: how the prison economy works ~life Article 4383 words 8 votes
A conservative senator’s crusade against Big Tech: Josh Hawley’s skewering of Silicon Valley has earned praise from some Democrats, but is it truly a sign that right and left agree on something? ~tech Article 4635 words 5 votes
A molecular near miss ~science chemistry mathematics Article 1923 words, published May 21 2019 7 votes
Waterskiing and running for my life with Joel Jewett, founder of Neversoft and the guy behind Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater ~games Article 6015 words, published Aug 21 2019 2 votes
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The message of measles - As public-health officials confront the largest outbreak in the US in decades, they’ve been fighting as much against dangerous ideas as they have against the disease ~health medicine Article 8361 words 9 votes
The survival of Iggy Pop - An inventor of punk rock on his long career, the future, and swimming in Miami ~music rock.punk Article 6209 words 6 votes
How Elon Musk fooled investors, bilked taxpayers, and gambled Tesla to save SolarCity ~finance business Article 4825 words 19 votes
Transgender and gender nonconforming people say they have been pressured to expose their genitals during TSA searches at airports ~lgbt transgender Article 4293 words 14 votes
Inside America’s dysfunctional trillion-dollar fighter-jet program ~tech Article 4600 words, published Aug 21 2019 8 votes
Did Venus Williams ever get her due? How the first Williams sister changed the course of women’s tennis ~sports tennis Article 6172 words 12 votes
A dead cat, a lawyer's call and a five-figure donation: how the media fell short on Jeffrey Epstein ~news journalism Article 3385 words 8 votes
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