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Tupac Shakur, 25, Rap Performer Who Personified Violence, Dies (Gift Article)

Tupac Shakur, rapper and actor who built career on controversy, dies of wounds from drive-by shooting; he was 25 years old; Shakur had been in critical condition at hospital in Las Vegas since night o...

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The Atlantic politicsbusiness
What Chris Murphy Learned From the New Right

The standard-issue Northeast progressive wants to take the Democratic Party down a populist path.

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New York Times cultureentertainment
Opinion | Opera Is in Trouble. Let’s Channel the Maestro. (Gift Article)

An imagined look at what Arturo Toscanini, one of opera’s greatest interpreters, would say about the troubled art form of today.

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The Atlantic technology
It’s All Fun and Games Until You Give AI Your Credit Card

AI personal assistants are now acting on people’s behalf in the real world—and all sorts of strange things are going wrong.

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New York Times sports
Aston Villa’s Ian Maatsen expected to be out for up to eight weeks with ankle injury (Gift Article)

The 24-year-old left-back had MRI scans on the joint after James McAtee's tackle forced him off during their defeat to Nottingham Forest.

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New York Times sportsculture
Akron’s fan-turned-offensive coordinator learns in 4 plays football rarely goes to script (Gift Article)

The fan won a drawing of season-ticket holders, allowing him to design the opening drive of the game with Akron coach Joe Moorhead.

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New York Times sports
New York Is Expecting Heavy Rain Again. Here’s What to Know. (Gift Article)

New York City officials said a flood watch was in effect for early Sunday morning, with the possibility of flash flooding.

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New York Times culturetechnology
Working With Your Hands Is Good for Your Brain (Gift Article)

Activities like writing, gardening and knitting can improve your cognition and mood. Tapping, typing and scrolling? Less so.

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New York Times culturescience
A Japanese Polymath Transforms a Modernist Icon (Gift Article)

Hiroshi Sugimoto’s redesign of the Hirshhorn Museum’s sculpture garden was a heavy lift that will finally see the light.

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San Francisco Chronicle politics
Why a pro-MAGA think tank is cheering a new S.F. homelessness policy

A new effort by San Francisco officials to fund homelessness service providers based on measurable results has drawn support from an unlikely source: a Trump-aligned policy organization.

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New York Times culture
Every Family Has Its Own Private Language. What Does That Tell Us About Ourselves? (Gift Article)

“Familects” emerge out of in-jokes and mispronunciations, but they reveal something about how all language evolves.

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New York Times culture
An Irish Castle Keeps a Piece of a Times Reporter’s Past (Gift Article)

In 2000, after a life-threatening illness, Dan Barry went to the west of Ireland to breathe different air. He finds stories there still.

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New York Times sportsculture
Two kinds of Big Ten meltdown, plus the rest of Week 2 college football (Gift Article)

Until Saturday is The Athletic's free college football newsletter.

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New York Times sportsculture
Brandon Johnson to Seek Second Term as Mayor of Chicago (Gift Article)

Despite low popularity ratings, Mr. Johnson said he wanted to double down on his progressive agenda and focus on improving life for working-class residents.

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Medium entertainmentculturesports
What’s Next for James the T-Rex

A Speculative Fable Short Story

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New York Times politics
Opinion | Should Conservative Students Avoid Liberal Colleges? (Gift Article)

Readers discuss a column by David French urging students to embrace having their ideas tested.

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New York Times sports
Why Leafs prospect Alexander Bilecki is just scratching the surface of his ‘huge potential’ (Gift Article)

Bilecki logged 11 goals and 43 points in 88 combined regular season, playoff and Memorial Cup games for Kitchner last season.

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The Atlantic legalpolitics
The Legal Right’s Unofficial Birthday

Forty-four years ago, a conservative legal convention offered disaffected students an identity—and hope.

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The Atlantic culture
What It Means for a Woman to Shout ‘No’

It’s not just about denial or self-protection. It’s about living a bigger life.

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New York Times sports
In Flood-Stricken Nepal, a Cool Gust Carries Hopes of a Miracle Rescue (Gift Article)

Rescuers clawing through a hydropower tunnel clogged with mud, water and rock have found a pocket of air near where six workers are believed to be trapped.

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The Atlantic science
The Property-Tax Revolution

States can’t afford these cuts.

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New York Times politics
For Populist Democrats, a Movement Fueled by Anger at Both Parties (Gift Article)

A generation shaped by the pandemic and rising prices has helped drive an emergence of Democratic candidates who say they are as fed up as voters are.

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New York Times politicsworld
Iran Will Meet With Gulf Arab States as Mideast Conflict Widens (Gift Article)

Talks are expected tomorrow, officials said. Diplomacy to end the war with the United States has stalled and Iranian-allied forces have advanced in Yemen.

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Medium politicsopinion
Working Retail Is Rough, And It Doesn’t Pay Enough

I loved the atmosphere of the old coffee shop, but didn’t treat me right

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The Atlantic politicslegal
The Election Deniers Are in Charge Now

In Georgia, where Donald Trump once tried to “find” more than 11,000 votes, election deniers are now in powerful election-board positions.

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NRC cultureworldopinion
In garages onder dure flats in Jakarta wordt geluncht voor één euro per gerecht

Bedrijfskantine: Elke week luncht NRC mee bij een bedrijf. Deze week: in garages in Jakarta zitten de populaire warungs waar uit een geïmproviseerd keukentje romige kip komt.

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Washington Post politicsworld
The new threat election officials fear: Trump’s federal government

With seven weeks until Election Day, officials are preparing for seized ballots, troops at the polls and a postal system that could reject ballots by the batch.

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New York Times culture
10-Year-Old Children Predict the Future (Gift Article)

Robot butlers. Underwater homes. Root beer perfume. Kids across the nation weigh in on what life will be like in the year 2050.

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The Atlantic businessculturepolitics
The College-Educated Working Class

Can a generation of graduates frustrated by their economic prospects change American labor politics?

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New York Times politics
How Candidates Have Addressed Affordability in the Midterm Campaigns (Gift Article)

Inflation and the cost of living have been the biggest drivers of campaigns this year, but the broad term “affordability” breaks down into specific issues, from housing to health care.

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New York Times culture
The Dog Isn’t the Only One Rescued in This Memoir (Gift Article)

In “Living With Freddie,” Anna Heyward recalls the pet who taught her “to be human.”

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New York Times sports
NFL Week 1 is here. Mahomes returns as Burrow, Allen and Jackson face huge seasons (Gift Article)

Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson missed the playoffs last season and Josh Allen was knocked out early. Can one of them finally break through?

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Medium technologybusiness
Is That New Apple Watch Recording You?

Apple says it isn’t. Are they right?

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New York Times politics
Do D.E.I. Bike Paths Exist? The Trump Administration Says Yes. (Gift Article)

The administration has revoked funding for bike paths, and encouraged removing some. A cycling advocate said it is playing on the idea of “that dork on a bike.”

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NRC cultureworldopinion
Man overleden bij aanhouding in Rotterdam na melding over gestolen fatbike

Rotterdam-Zuid: Volgens de politie werd de man onwel bij zijn aanhouding en mocht reanimatie „niet meer baten”. Op beelden van de arrestatie, die door NRC werden geverifieerd, is te zien dat de man me...

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New York Times legalpolitics
A Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation (Gift Article)

When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery.

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The Atlantic politics
The White House’s Midterm-Travel Sweepstakes

Cabinet members were rewarded points and praise for appearing in congressional districts and states with competitive midterm elections.

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Wall Street Journal (Japan) politicscultureworld
オラクルのエリソン会長、1兆円相当の保有株売却を撤回

米オラクルのエリソン会長は、自身が保有する最大75億ドル(約1兆1000億円)相当の自社株を売却する計画を撤回した。同社は前日に売却計画を開示したばかりだった。

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New York Times politics
How the Smithsonian Might Choose Its Next Leader (Gift Article)

With Lonnie G. Bunch III stepping down as the Smithsonian’s secretary, President Trump will have his best chance to control the institution.

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New York Times politics
Did Trump Win the Battle Over the Smithsonian? (Gift Article)

Lonnie G. Bunch III, who has led the institution since 2019, parried the White House until deciding it was time to go.

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The Times (UK) culturemedia
Margaret Atwood: ‘God made the middle finger for a reason’

The Handmaid’s Tale author at 86 on gender wars, trade wars, assisted dying and the power of not playing nice

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New York Times culture
How One Man’s Quest for a Musketeer’s Bones Got Him Locked Up (Gift Article)

A secret archaeological dig inside a Dutch church has led to drama worthy of Alexandre Dumas. Did Wim Dijkman really find the bones of the fourth musketeer? We may never know.

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New York Times politics
As Fears of A.I. Catastrophe Magnify, Washington Stirs, but Mostly Slumbers (Gift Article)

President Trump has been in the forefront of the “what-me-worry?” crowd, refusing to engage on how to balance the risks and rewards of A.I.

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NRC scienceworldpolitics
Dario Amodei: de ‘ideologische gek’ die met Anthropic de mensheid wil redden

Kunstmatige intelligentie: Anthropic-oprichter Dario Amodei droomt van AI-systemen die klimaatverandering helpen tegengaan, een eind maken aan allerlei ziektes en economische groei aanjagen. Tegelijk ...

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NRC worldpoliticsscience
De paradox van de Nederlandse economie: hoe kan de welvaart aanhouden terwijl de basis eronder in rap tempo afbrokkelt?

Macro-economie: Komende dinsdag presenteert de minderheidscoalitie van D66, VVD en CDA haar eerste begroting. Dat gebeurt in een tijd van grote economische onzekerheden. Aan de buitenkant glanst de Ne...

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New York Times politics
Angie Nixon, Candidate for Senate, Takes Florida by Storm (Gift Article)

The Democratic nominee for Senate faces strong headwinds in a decidedly Republican-leaning state. She has been a fighter, and an underdog, for years.

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New York Times politicslegal
Inside the Impeachment Trial that Threatened to End Ken Paxton’s Political Career (Gift Article)

Mr. Paxton, the Texas attorney general now running for the U.S. Senate, was accused of abusing the power of his office to protect a campaign donor. He was acquitted on all counts.

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New York Times politicsworld
How Iran’s Hard-liners Blew Up the Peace Deal with Trump (Gift Article)

Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.

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Medium technology
In the AI race, everyone knows the danger, but nobody is prepared to slow down

Bloomberg reports that Sam Altman is thinking about pausing OpenAI’s development of new models, if other companies can be persuaded to do…

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New York Times politicsculture
Inside the $440 Million Collapse of Guidepost Montessori (Gift Article)

A man with a vision set out to revolutionize preschool. It became a $440 million fiasco.

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