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Science RFK, Jr. says "depriving" children of whole milk constitutes "a form of child abuse" Jennifer Sandlin

mexico The promise of Mexico's Tren Maya has gone off the rails Séamus Bellamy

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bias Bari Weiss' CBS News swims in Epstein-related baggage Jason Weisberger

brains The brain-in-a-bucket drug lab is here Jason Weisberger

stupid Trump promised cheap gas and no new wars. Thanks, MAGA! Jason Weisberger

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Science Scientists built a machine to solve what AI can't Ellsworth Toohey

law CIA officer stashed 308 gold bars and $2m cash at home Rob Beschizza

retrocomputing ZX Spectrum basic interpreter remade from scratch on the web Rob Beschizza

bad idea Starbucks Korea chose "Tank Day" for the anniversary of a massacre Jason Weisberger

law "Dead body" turns out to be a sex doll Rob Beschizza

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comedy The annual SNL joke swap returns Grant St. Clair

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camping This inflatable tent is a camper's dream come true Séamus Bellamy

History Digitizing vintage proportional typewriter fonts Rob Beschizza

Coffee A burr grinder beats a $2,000 espresso machine Ellsworth Toohey