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I Can Feel God’s Presence in This Portable Toilet

by Carolyn Wells March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

“Harrison Scott Key invites us all to experience the joy, chaos — and, at times, horror — of St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah.”

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Leopards Are Living Among People. And That Could Save the Species.

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

“For leopards to survive, we must learn to live with them.”

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Will the Ozempic Era Change How We Think About Being Fat and Thin?

by Carolyn Wells March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

“A popular, growing class of drugs for obesity and diabetes could, in an ideal world, help us see that metabolism and appetite are biological facts, not moral choices.”

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Hip-Hop at Fifty: An Elegy

by Peter Rubin March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

“A generation is still dying younger than it should—this time, of ‘natural causes.'”

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Crimes of the Centuries

by Seyward Darby March 16, 2023March 16, 2023

“Tomb raiders, crooked art dealers, and museum curators fed Michael Steinhardt’s addiction to antiquities.”

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Beyond Borders

by Seyward Darby March 16, 2023March 16, 2023

“Everything a man keeps on himself, in cases of capture, can save his life.”

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Police Killed His Son. Prosecutors Charged the Teen’s Friends With His Murder

by Peter Rubin March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

“It’s been four years since a Phoenix police officer killed Jacob Harris. As Harris’s friends grow up behind bars, his father won’t stop until he gets justice for his son.”

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Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage Plans Use Algorithms to Cut Off Care for Seniors in Need

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

“For all of AI’s power to crunch data, insurers with huge financial interests are leveraging it to help make life-altering decisions with little independent oversight.”

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How a Ticket from Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls Debut Became Priceless

by Seyward Darby March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

“Every ticket can tell you a story. I’m someone who’s about relationships and experiences. And that’s what tickets are to me.”

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Sound Shadow

by Krista Stevens March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

“We hear with all our senses at once.”

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