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The web itself is being shoved into a great unknown.
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Two influential purveyors of Donald Trump’s web of lies recently faced trouble.
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Some IVF patients are turning to a niche medical procedure to find peace.
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Congestion pricing is not for everywhere. But that made it even more important in New York.
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Facing one controversy after the next, the artificial intelligence company enters a new phase.
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American allies see a second Trump term as all but inevitable. “The anxiety is massive.”
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The value of the single-handed backhand lay not in a player’s strength but in his creativity.
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An American abroad in Chernobyl’s aftermath confronts the half-life of truth (From 1987)
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Bethany Mollenkof / The New York Times / Redux. radio atlantic•Episode 75A Supreme Court Ruling on Homelessness That’s Both Crucial and Useless
City of Grants Pass v. Johnson skips over the real issues.
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According to one study, women with more job experience suffer the most.
