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Science Watch the CDC's lackluster attempt at encouraging masking Jennifer Sandlin

Russian spy whale spotted off Sweden David Pescovitz

twitter Twitter abandons disinformation pledge, may be tossed out of Europe Jason Weisberger

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deaths Feminist scholar Maria Mies dead at 92 Elías Villoro

survivors Four children reported alive in jungle 2 weeks after plane crashed, killing all adults Carla Sinclair

law NYC subway killing: bystanders share their stories of watching Daniel Penny choke Jordan Neely Elías Villoro

politics Senate votes to remove the endangered lesser prairie-chicken from the endangered species list Jennifer Sandlin

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music Quantum Criminals: a book based on characters from the music of Steely Dan Elías Villoro

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tabloids Putin kills cows in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music The Swedish rock album that came with a supplemental reading list Elías Villoro

DRONES Arms manufacturer sponsors new opera about the horrors of drone warfare at the Kennedy Center Thom Dunn