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Anastasia Marks
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Former breaking news editor @ The New York Times
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Barcelona Is Made of Math (Gift Article)
A virtual tour of the architecture in a city where mathematics and exploration meet.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Charlie Kirk, a right-wing influencer who is a close ally of President Trump, was shot in the neck on Wednesday while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University. Follow updates here. nyti.ms/4gokLkW
September 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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I am deeply disturbed by the shooting in Utah. Doug and I send our prayers to Charlie Kirk and his family.

Let me be clear: Political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence.
September 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The girls are screaminngggggg (and can you blame them?)

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The Girls Are Screaming
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September 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
FREE TO READ: A new lawsuit brought by a First Amendment watchdog group argues that the use of a rarely invoked immigration law to target pro-Palestinian demonstrators is unconstitutional.
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Stanford Newspaper Challenges Legal Basis for Student Deportations
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August 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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A two-day manhunt in Minnesota, the largest in the state's history, tied to attacks that killed one state legislator and wounded another, came to an end on Sunday night after officials arrested a 57-year-old suspect. Here's what we know.
Minnesota Manhunt and Arrest: What We Know
After a gunman killed a lawmaker and wounded another, officials scrambled in what they called the largest manhunt in Minnesota’s history. The suspect was arrested in a rural field on Sunday.
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June 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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“Sinners,” the horror movie from the director Ryan Coogler, is on a pace to collect at least $330 million in worldwide ticket sales, a level reached by few original films in the genre.
‘Sinners’ Box Office Success Puts It in Elite Company
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May 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Measles outbreaks have been reported in Oklahoma and Kansas as it continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico, with at least 370 people infected. See the spread of the virus in the U.S. here.
Where U.S. Measles Outbreaks Are Spreading
As new cases are reported, our maps and illustrations show the spread of the virus and how infections can run through a community.
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March 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewitnesses said.
Oscar-winning Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ assaulted by Israeli settlers in the West Bank | CNN
The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewi...
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March 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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At the same time, the attempted arrest appears to be part of a new front in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown — targeting immigrants who are in the country legally.
Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation (Gift Article)
Yunseo Chung, a legal permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. since she was 7, participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Immigration agents visited residences looking for her.
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March 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
FREE TO READ: How to delete your 23andMe info (which you should really do)
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Column | Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now
The genetic information company declared bankruptcy on Sunday, and California’s attorney general has issued a privacy “consumer alert.”
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March 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Free to read: If you're constantly asking yourself (or your favorite law student or lawyer "Is that even legal?") here's the running list for you

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Is That Legal? A Guide to Trump’s Big Moves So Far. (Gift Article)
Examining the legality of 38 major actions the president has taken in his first month.
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March 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Intuitive Machines made it to the moon last year, but the spacecraft tumbled over. On Thursday, the company aims to stick the landing and deliver NASA cargo closer to the lunar south pole than any other mission. Follow live updates.
Intuitive Machines Moon Landing: Live Updates
Intuitive Machines made it to the moon last year, but tumbled over. This time it aims to stick the landing and deliver NASA cargo closer to the lunar south pole than any other mission.
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March 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Scrubbed! SpaceX will try again soon

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March 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
SpaceX Prepares for 8th Starship Rocket Test Flight: How to Watch www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/s...
SpaceX Prepares for 8th Starship Rocket Test Flight: How to Watch
The company has made changes to the vehicle, part of which blew up over the Caribbean in January during the seventh test flight.
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March 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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NYT: “.. ‘This is not what anyone wanted to see,’ said Louise Moncla, an evolutionary biologist who studies avian influenza .. ‘We need to now consider the possibility that cows are more broadly susceptible to these viruses than we initially thought.’”

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Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu
A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows.
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February 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM