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New Zealand weightlifter will be the first openly trans competitor at the Olympics ~sports Article 823 words 10 votes
US Supreme Court turns away challenge to the rule that only men register for the draft ~life.men Article 471 words 17 votes
Half of all US adults are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ~health Article 542 words, published May 25 2021 17 votes
A letter to my mother — Just in case ~life family work Article 2370 words, published May 24 2021 5 votes
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Megan Rohrer elected as first openly transgender bishop in US Lutheran church ~humanities religion Article 454 words 11 votes
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Maryland to probe cases handled by ex-Medical Examiner who testified in Chauvin trial ~news usa.md Article 840 words 5 votes
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First patients to get CRISPR gene-editing treatment continue to thrive ~science medicine biology Article 1225 words 21 votes
Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and eight others criminally charged in Flint Water Crisis ~enviro pollution.water Article 837 words, published Jan 14 2021 29 votes
UN treaty banning nuclear weapons takes effect, without the US and others ~society politics Article 515 words 12 votes
Judge refuses to reinstate Parler after Amazon shut it down ~tech social media amazon.web services Article 748 words 7 votes
Are Black people more homophobic than white people? Crunching the numbers on Black people's views of gay people ~lgbt Article 1159 words, published May 2 2013 9 votes
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Reversal of Presidential pardon analyzed ~society politics Article 776 words, published Dec 25 2008 8 votes
US President Donald Trump pardons Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about Russia contact ~news usa russia politics Article 972 words 22 votes
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Internal documents reveal COVID-19 hospitalization data the US government keeps hidden ~health healthcare Article 1583 words 19 votes
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One man's COVID-19 death raises the worst fears of many people with disabilities ~health healthcare Article 2335 words 6 votes
How Big Oil misled the public into believing plastic would be recycled ~enviro plastics recycling Article 3247 words 17 votes
GWU investigating whether White professor invented her Black identity ~life education.higher Article 1417 words 7 votes
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