Blame economists for the mess we’re in: Why did America listen to the people who thought we needed “more millionaires and more bankrupts?”
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Our food is killing too many of us: Improving American nutrition would make the biggest impact on our health care
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What college admissions offices really want - Elite schools say they’re looking for academic excellence and diversity. But their thirst for tuition revenue means that wealth trumps all
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Sacklers would give up ownership of Purdue Pharma under US settlement proposal
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Will the millennials save Playboy?
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A Nobel-winning economist goes to Burning Man
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India loses contact with Chandrayaan-2 mission during moon landing attempt
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Stop mocking vegans
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In retrospect, it was probably not a fantastic idea to leave Iceland's economic fortunes tethered to an airline called WOW
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Did Venus Williams ever get her due? How the first Williams sister changed the course of women’s tennis
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Flaws in cellphone evidence prompt review of 10,000 verdicts in Denmark
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In short-staffed jail, Jeffrey Epstein was left alone for hours, and one of the two guards didn't normally work as a correctional officer
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Denmark has a national songbook – should it mention Ramadan?
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In Russia, days of fake news and real radiation after deadly explosion
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Twitter unlocks Mitch McConnell’s campaign account after pressure
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As warming temperatures dramatically reshape Iceland's landscape businesses and the government are spending millions for survival and profit
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Uber quarterly results show $5.2 billion loss and slowest-ever revenue growth rate
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NY Times public editor: The readers versus the masthead
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What explains US mass shootings? International comparisons suggest an answer
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8chan is a megaphone for shooters. ‘Shut the site down,’ says its creator.
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Swedish authorities have refused a prominent researcher's request for access to official Hammarskjold-related documents
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Should board gamers play the roles of racists, slavers and nazis?
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Anglerfish are increasingly being captured on video, revealing an array of surprising behaviors
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Paris records its hottest day, 108.6° F / 42.6° C, as heat wave scorches Europe
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The world’s last Blockbuster has no plans to close
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DoorDash commits to changing their tipping model after renewed uproar
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Practical ways to improve your confidence (and why you should)
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Jo Nesbø, master of Norway noir, returns with his creepiest yet
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Children read testimonies given by young migrants detained in Customs and Border Protection
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Twenty-two states considered eliminating the ‘tampon tax’ this year. Here’s what happened
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Notre-Dame came far closer to collapsing than people knew. This is how it was saved.
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US Federal Trade Commission approves Facebook fine of about $5 billion
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Where are all the Bob Ross paintings? We found them.
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It’s never going to be perfect, so just get it done
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Why stars won’t come to the Knicks
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Scientists have managed to restore circulation and cellular functions in pig brains hours after death, which raises questions about our understanding of what it means to die
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Hong Kong protesters occupy legislative council building after police leave
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NASA reopens Apollo mission control room that once landed men on Moon
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NRA shuts down production of NRATV
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What happens after Amazon’s domination is complete? Its bookstore offers clues
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In the largest protests in decades, Czechs demand resignation of prime minister
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NASA rover on Mars detects high amounts of methane gas, hinting at possibility of life
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US Women’s team and US Soccer agree to mediation over gender discrimination claim
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How will the movies (as we know them) survive the next ten years? Twenty-four major Hollywood figures peer into the future.
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Good, evil, ugly, beautiful: Make a ‘Game of Thrones’ chart
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The day the music burned - The 2008 Universal fire was the biggest disaster in the history of the music business — and almost nobody knew
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Japanese-style listening bars, where DJs spin carefully selected records for a hushed audience, are arriving in America. But truly appreciating them can take a little practice.
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Tech giants amass a lobbying army for an epic Washington battle
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US requiring social media information from visa applicants, permanent residents and naturalized citizens
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These millennials got new roommates. They’re nuns
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