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To the extent that’s possible.

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A close reading of Neymar’s reaction to the final whistle in Brazil’s win over Costa Rica.

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Donald Trump’s Latest Threat Against Germany Is a Reminder That He Stretches the Law to Do Whatever the Heck He Wants

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The Journalists at CNN Should Be Worried About Their New Boss

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A close reading of Neymar’s reaction to the final whistle in Brazil’s win over Costa Rica.

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The Campaign to Remake The Last Jedi, Explained

Inkoo Kang

With exactly as much seriousness as it deserves.

Did Richard II Provoke an Elizabethan Rebellion?

Isaac Butler

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ABC Pulls Episode of The Proposal After Sexual Assault Allegations

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Why Neymar Cried When Brazil Beat Costa Rica

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The Terror’s Season 2 Will Partly Take Place in a Japanese Internment Camp

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Technology

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The Feds Love to Stack Charges When It Comes to Cybercrime

Josephine Wolff

The many indictments of former CIA employee Joshua Schulte aren’t just about leaking information.

What an Utterly Bizarre Week of News For Tesla

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What Is With Instagram and Cotton Candy?

Heather Schwedel

Facebook Says It Has “No Plans” to Listen in On Your Conversations

Will Oremus

A New, Affordable Ultrasound Machine Is Saving Lives in Developing Countries

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Trump Isn’t Satisfied With Terrestrial Borders. He Wants Them in Space, Too.

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Why Haven’t the Obituaries for Koko the Ape Talked About Her Purported Nipple Fetish?

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The Oxford Debater vs. the Debate Team Quitter

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Every time we fight, we’re replaying an old argument that has more to do with our different fighting styles than whatever we’re fighting about.

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How One Executive Took Summers Off and Still Got Promoted

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These Photos by a Janitor at a Border Processing Facility Show What We Took From Immigrants Before We Took Their Children

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Republicans Are Fixated on Work Requirements for Benefits. This is Part of a Long Policy History Driven by White Racial Resentment.

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