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History The 14th century Black Plague gets the History Hijinks treatment Andrea James

coronavirus Sew this awesome quilted bubonic plague doctor's mask Rusty Blazenhoff

disease Shedding light on the Black Death Maggie Koerth

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Weird Caracas has a mysterious black highway goo that has killed 1,800 people Ellsworth Toohey

Games Medieval tragic lesbian combat adventure is a bit of a slog Rob Beschizza

bigots Dept. of Education quietly yanks Charlie Kirk banner after people notice it exists Jason Weisberger

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propaganda White House waves away reports of dead Iranian schoolchildren as "propaganda" Jason Weisberger

police The long, slow arm of the law finally reaches D4vd Jason Weisberger

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mexico Cartel violence engulfs Mexico after military kills El Mencho Ellsworth Toohey

Space Hubble captures death of a sun-like star Rob Beschizza

politics Ammon Bundy called ICE "tyranny." His militia allies disagree. Ellsworth Toohey

mistakes HOA orders removal of emergency generator during ice storm blackout because it isn't "aesthetic" Rob Beschizza

politics Leaked memo reveals DHS is building a database of anti-ICE protesters Ellsworth Toohey

Culture Struggling to understand Gen Alpha? Here's a twelve-minute primer on their slang Jennifer Sandlin