People
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Newyork
Let the Tragedy in My Homeland Be a Lesson
About seven years ago, people around me started disappearing. It began slowly, quietly. The editors of a well-known literature textbook were suddenly nowhere to be found. A friend of mine left for work and never came home. My family and I are Uyghurs ...
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World
O’Connor Was a Lonely Voice for Change — Until Ireland Changed With Her
Sinead O’Connor shocked her strongly Catholic country when she tore up the pope’s picture. But the Church’s sexual abuse scandals made Ireland more secular, and more understanding of her criticisms.
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News
Elon Musk’s Quixotic Quest to Turn X Into an ‘Everything App’
Mr. Musk, the owner of Twitter, is the latest Silicon Valley mogul to pursue an all-in-one app, the kind that has thrived in Asia but not elsewhere.
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Newyork
Black History Is a Casualty in Ron DeSantis’s Christian Nationalist Quest
Last week, Florida approved an overhaul of its African American history standards, including guidance that middle schoolers should be instructed that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit ...
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Newyork
16 People Sickened in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef
People who became ill reported eating lean ground beef that was sold at ShopRite locations in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, the C.D.C. said.
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World
The Fight for the Right to Trespass
The signs on the gateat the entrance to the path and along the edge of the reservoir were clear. “No swimming,” they warned, white letters on a red background. Listen to This Article For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York ...
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Newyork
Are Google and Meta to Blame for the Racist Massacre in Buffalo?
Two new lawsuits filed by the victims’ families are the most recent attempt to hold social media companies responsible when men steeped in violent ideologies on those platforms open fire.
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Books
The Personal Back Story Driving ‘They Cloned Tyrone’
Juel Taylor talks about his first film as a director, an adventurous sci-fi comedy starring Jamie Foxx, John Boyega and Teyonah Parris.
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US
Minneapolis Mayor to Loosen Enforcement of Psychedelics
Mayor Jacob Frey’s order, arriving amid a broad rethinking about the value of psychedelic drugs, will make some of them the lowest priority for the Minneapolis police.
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Newyork
New York to Pay $13 Million Over Police Actions at George Floyd Protests
The city settled a lawsuit that said unlawful police tactics had violated the rights of more than 1,000 people who protested after Mr. Floyd’s killing.