racism "Hiding (insert city name)'s Racism Behind a Cloak of Unity." Elías Villoro

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politics Officials cracking down on egg smugglers as retailers exploit falling wholesale prices Rob Beschizza

Trump targets Maine's funding over clash with governor on transgender athletes Jason Weisberger

books McAtlas documents, analyzes, and celebrates the international multiformity of McDonald's Ruben Bolling

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politics Cornell University collects news and guidance on avian influenza Jennifer Sandlin

politics Trump's "Have fun!" may ring hollow to farmers Jason Weisberger

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Delightful Creatures LAX Customs officers intercept 37 giant, live beetles disguised as snacks Jason Weisberger

Watch teenage Marianne Faithfull sing "As Tears Go By" a cappella in long-lost film scene Ellsworth Toohey

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Walmart refreshes logo with thicker sphinctal folds and a tighter pucker Rob Beschizza

new order Elon Musk dispatches DOGE agents across country before he's even inaugurated Carla Sinclair

yuck "Maneater" screwworm that lays eggs in nostrils and open wounds headed towards Texas Carla Sinclair

public health As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin

Entertainment Scandinavia's top Christmas Eve show is a 1958 Disney cartoon special Ruben Bolling

politics Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "polarization" Rob Beschizza

cars Rebels post video of Assad's collection of luxury cars Rob Beschizza

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