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We Need Printed Books Now More Than Ever

Reading print as a subversive act

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S.F. opens new school to keep high-needs special education students in the city

San Francisco has a new public school that will educate many of SFUSD’s highest needs students instead of sending them to costly non-public providers often located far outside the city.

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My great-great-grandfather’s grave was lost for decades. Here’s how I found it

I still don’t know how my great-great-grandfather Sam ended up in Mountain View...

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New York Times sports
The Rams are exploring a 2-kicker approach to cure special teams nightmares (Gift Article)

For a fifth straight week, the Rams gave up an explosive return on a kick for a punt. Adverse times can call for unconventional methods.

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Rosalind Ashford Has Died. She Wanted to Be a Stewardess but Became a Motown Star. (Gift Article)

A founding member of Martha and the Vandellas, she was the crystalline soprano on 1960s hits like “Nowhere to Run” and “Jimmy Mack.” She has died at 83.

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Elke Sommer, Star of 1960s Comedies and Spy Films, Dies at 85 (Gift Article)

The German actress was 23 when she arrived in Hollywood, where she starred in movies with Peter Sellers, Paul Newman and Bob Hope.

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2 Helicopters Collide Midair in Oregon, Killing All 3 Aboard (Gift Article)

A student pilot and a flight instructor were killed, along with the person in the second helicopter, officials said. The cause has not been determined.

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As Voters Worry About Prices, Many Senate Candidates Are Millionaires (Gift Article)

The wealthy are well represented in the ranks of major candidates for the chamber, according to a New York Times review of financial disclosure forms.

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‘The Best Thing That Happened to Him Was Losing in 2020’

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan explain how the four years between Donald Trump’s first and second terms changed the presidency.

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Oberlin College Professor and His Wife Are Murdered by His Son, Police Say (Gift Article)

Pipo Nguyen-duy, 64, was the studio art chairman at the liberal arts college in Ohio and had been honored for his photography, including being named a Guggenheim fellow.

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My Date With Destiny

The night I wait all year for

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Trick Or Treat … Or Both?

Who’s that behind the mask?

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November (2017) • Blu-ray + DVD [Montage Pictures, Eureka Video]

In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter…

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New York Times politics
Seth Meyers Cheers ‘Stand-Up Obama’ for Riling Republicans (Gift Article)

“He’s working on material for his next special, ‘Hussein in the Membrane,’” Meyers said after the former president ruffled feathers with jokes about the Cheesecake Factory.

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Game About a North Korean Attack Is Slammed for Footage of a Real Tragedy
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Remembering Kahane, and the Woman on the Bridge (Gift Article)
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49ers’ Fred Warner needed help getting his mind right. The tackles soon followed (Gift Article)

When Warner questioned his performance and thought he was letting supporters down, a sports psychologist helped reorient his perspective.

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16 NHL stats: How the Boston Bruins got their groove back (Gift Article)

Are the Bruins back to being a legitimate threat? The early numbers suggest their hot start might be for real.

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The Tech Tumult Rocks Wall Street (Gift Article)

Investors are growing nervous about the huge spending bills that tech giants are amassing to pay for their bets on artificial intelligence.

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NRC culturescienceworld
Een bosbrand leer je pas kennen als je kijkt naar de rookpluim erboven

Het karakter van natuurbranden is de laatste decennia veranderd. De Catalaanse brandweerman Marc Castellnou bestudeert de rook hoog in de atmosfeer. En hij waarschuwt Nederland.

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Fruit of the poison tree — anti-trans language

All hate speech comes from a place of erasure, specifically the desire to other your chosen target to the point where they are no longer…

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Horror-Themed Collection

Some of my horror-themed twisted nursery rhymes

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The Atlantic politics
Redistricting Isn’t Going as Republicans Planned

A North Carolina Democrat is trying to keep his seat in a district that’s been redrawn twice.

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Are Trump Voters Refusing to Take Polls? And Other Polling Risks. (Gift Article)

Answers to readers’ queries about the reasons a survey could misfire.

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New York Times sports
Christian Pulisic has found his European soccer home in Milan (Gift Article)

The U.S. star's long-term extension with AC Milan is an indication of just how much he's valued by the storied Serie A side

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Dozens of Headless Skeletons Pose a Macabre Mystery (Gift Article)

Mass graves found at a Stone Age farming settlement in Slovakia have researchers baffled about the details — including the location of the missing skulls.

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Review: A Sparkling ‘Imaginary Invalid’ Is the Cure for What Ails You (Gift Article)

Bill Irwin, who may well be our greatest living clown, stars in his own adaptation of Molière’s 1673 play about a domineering hypochondriac paterfamilias.

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At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Visitors Enjoy the Music (Gift Article)

The program “Met Live Arts” aims to create immersive experiences with notable performers in surprising museum locations.

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New York Times sports
The Ravens expect Lamar Jackson back. Can he cover up their flaws?

The two-time league MVP, who has missed the past three games, is set to return to a Baltimore team badly in need of a boost.

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New York Times sports
How many AFC North teams will make the playoffs? Three are surging while one falls behind (Gift Article)

In the latest edition of the AFC North Whiparound, our writers discuss the division’s playoff hopes and each team’s scariest aspect.

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How can the Bills fix their defense at the trade deadline? Top needs and cap options (Gift Article)

Breaking down the Bills’ trade deadline needs and cap options, plus a prediction for their matchup with the Ravens.

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Tage Thompson leads Sabres’ offensive outburst in wild win over Ducks: 5 thoughts (Gift Article)

The Sabres badly needed an offensive breakout. They got one thanks to a natural hat trick from Tage Thompson.

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New York Times culture
Why Is Every Book ‘Gothic’ Now? (Gift Article)

Candlelit corridors, eerie old portraits and other tropes aren’t exclusive to horror and romance this year — they’re everywhere.

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Is New England a State?
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Mosquito Lasers (Gift Article)

China has come up with an innovative way to kill the insects.

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Floridians Weigh Cutting Property Taxes — And Local Public Services (Gift Article)

At the polls on Tuesday, Florida voters will decide whether or not to reduce property taxes — and funding to local governments.

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‘The Ghost of Oyuki’ and Her Twin

‘Hangonkō no Zu' and other Ghost Paintings by Ōkyo Maruyama templated the genre and defined ghosts in Japan…

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College football schedule’s highest highs, lowest lows and Clemson-FSU (Gift Article)

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

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Why doesn’t rookie Cyrus Allen play more? He has an offense to learn inside and out (Gift Article)

Chiefs coach Andy Reid says Allen could get more playing time. That's easier said than done for rookie receivers in Kansas City.

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Christa Pike Describes Pain and Isolation After Botched Execution (Gift Article)

Convicted of a 1995 murder, Ms. Pike released her first statement since the failed attempt to execute her last month.

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The Atlantic cultureentertainment
What Horror Films Have to Say About God

Scary movies may appear irreverent or profane—but many of them are deeply interested in theological questions.

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Self-Help Needs Help

The genre is trying to evolve. It’s having trouble.

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Photos of the Week: Surfing Devil, Sheltered Owl, Fresh Snowfall

Sheep herding in central Madrid, Halloween displays in California, scenes from Brazil’s general election, autumn colors in China, and much more

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Joshua Kutryk becomes fifth Canadian astronaut to perform a spacewalk

Astronaut Joshua Kutryk spent more than seven hours hovering in the vacuum of space on Thursday, making him the fifth Canadian to perform a spacewalk.

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Ottawa investing up to $1.6B in Canadian AI company Cohere

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday his government will invest up to $1.6 billion in Canadian AI company Cohere. "We are not waiting for the future of AI to be decided somewhere else by those we ...

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Medium entertainment
‘Clayface’ Is Shapeless in More Ways Than One

The latest DC Studios’ film succeeds at body horror but fails at maintaining emotional investment

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National Observer businessworld
EU urges 'strategic supply chains' in Canada alliance plan

Export and infrastructure banks will team with private investors to finance energy, supercomputing and critical-minerals projects across the Atlantic, says European Commission President Ursula von der...

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National Observer politics
Stelco workers grapple with uncertainty as calls for nationalization mount

Union workers rallied to protest 175 layoffs at steelmaker Stelco after the company reported its strongest quarterly earnings since being acquired by the US-based Cleveland-Cliffs in 2024. Just one da...

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‘My Body Hurts’: Christa Pike Describes Pain and Isolation After Botched Execution (Gift Article)

Convicted of a 1995 murder, Ms. Pike released her first statement since the failed attempt to execute her last month.

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Russia allowed to return to international hockey after CAS ruling (Gift Article)

The International Ice Hockey Federation had banned Russia from its competitions following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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