Were They Lost Students or Inept Spies for China?
Two students from China, studying at the University of Michigan, travel to Florida during their winter break and find themselves in trouble after entering the Naval Air Station Key West, a major U.S. military facility.
Heartbreaker
“To women in search of love, Shaun Rootenberg seemed like a catch. What they didn’t know: he’d spent decades stealing from just about anyone who crossed his path. Lonely women on dating sites were only his latest prey.”
How to Vaccinate a Planet
“By mid-August, preorders of COVID-19 vaccine candidates were reportedly stretching toward 6 billion doses, almost all of them claimed by wealthy nations. None of these vaccines has yet been proven to work.”
My Week Shadowing a Tornado Hunter in Oklahoma
Storm chasing tours are more popular than ever — Linda Logan sets out to find out why — while chasing a tornado.
The Battle Over Dyslexia
A dive into the contentious and messy world of diagnosing dyslexia.
In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings
“The work the artist made near the end of his life changed my understanding of both beauty and suffering.”
Where Camels Take to the Sea
“In Gujarat, India, a special breed of camel is not constrained by land—but it cannot escape the many forces of change.”
Mark in the Middle
“There was no obvious way to placate liberal employees and conservative users at the same time.” Casey Newton reports on the dynamics inside Facebook and shares a series of leaked audio recordings from internal meetings this summer.
The Children of 9/11 Are About to Vote
Across the country, 13,238 Americans were born on September 11, 2001, and — come November — they will get to vote in a presidential election for the first time. For Politico, Garrett M. Graff interviewed these young adults about their views on 9/11, school shootings, the pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests, and the political and social landscape in the U.S.
‘Our Foster Child Asked Us to Adopt Him – By Drawing Himself on to a Family Photo’
The story of how, after years of difficulty, George finally found his family.
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