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Games Make your move on One Million Chessboards Rob Beschizza

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Science Strongest sign detected of life on another planet Allan Rose Hill

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healthcare The hidden truth about Medicaid: 64% of recipients are employed workers Maureen Herman

mistakes Surgeon fined for taking photo of nazi terror suspect's swastika-tattooed penis Rob Beschizza

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education Masked "federal agents" abduct Tufts student (video) Ruben Bolling

vanity gripes Trump bashes Democratic Gov. Polis over "bad" portrait of himself — even though Republicans commissioned it in 2018 Carla Sinclair

science fiction "Control" follow-up sees you taking on sentient sticky notes with friends Grant St. Clair

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Engineering NYC's massive steam network vaporizes two Olympic pools of water per hour Ellsworth Toohey

video games Death Stranding 2 looks ridiculous—and Game of the Year material Grant St. Clair

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