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Why We Can’t Get Enough of Cult Documentaries
The stories are juicy, but the volume is perhaps tied to a persistent question: Why do so many people believe…
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Americans Are Signing Up for Obamacare in Record Numbers
The News More than 15 million people have signed up for health insurance plans offered on the Affordable Care Act’s…
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Please Do Not Go Near the Volcanic Eruption, Iceland Asks Tourists
The government told people to “think four times” before embarking on a hike to view the eruption.
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Kendra’s Law Was Meant to Prevent Violence. It Failed Hundreds of Times.
After John Skeene served prison time for beating his mother to death with a chair leg, after he attacked a…
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W.H.O. Describes Grim Scenes at Hospitals in Gaza’s North
Northern Gaza has no more functioning hospitals, the director general of the World Health Organization has said, describing scenes of…
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City Council Likely to Limit Criminal Background Checks by Landlords
For years, advocates have pushed to limit how New York City landlords can use criminal records to screen tenants.
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New York City Is Set to End Most Uses of Solitary Confinement
The City Council vote has highlighted a broader debate over whether solitary confinement is torture or a legitimate form of…
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Hey, What Happened to My Health Insurance?
Tamikka Burks was in an Arkansas emergency room when she found out she had lost her Medicaid coverage. In mid-September,…
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In Bitter Cold, Rescuers Struggle to Help Quake Survivors in China
The death toll from the earthquake, in a poor, remote area, rose to 131. People who had lost their homes…
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Defining Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
More from our inbox: Just Keeping Trump From the White House Won’t Save DemocracyPolicies on Curbing Drug AddictionLights Dim Off…