“A Times investigation found that America’s leading bank spent years supporting—and profiting from—the notorious sex offender, ignoring red flags, suspicious activity and concerned executives.”
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One Man’s Journey from State Prison to a Revered San Francisco Restaurant
“Even more importantly, Salazar believed in Thomas as a man—a good man.”
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What Harm Reduction Really Looks Like
“Harm reduction advocates are implementing solidarity-based strategies for curbing drug overdoses in Minneapolis.”
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This Is the Secret System That Covers Up Police Misconduct — and Ensures Problem Officers Can Get Hired Again
“Behind locked drawers of file cabinets, in police departments all over California, sit documents no one is supposed to see.”
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A Flooded Quarry, a Mysterious Millionaire and the Dream of a New Atlantis
“An innovative mission on the Welsh border, funded by an anonymous private investor, has begun work to create a ‘permanent human settlement’ under the sea.”
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True Crime, True Faith: The Serial Killer and the Texas Mom Who Stopped Him
“In 1981, Margy Palm was abducted by Stephen Morin outside a Kmart. She’s never told the whole shocking story—until now.”
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Why Is Everyone on Steroids Now?
“Across the internet and in gyms everywhere, body-modifying drug use has become ubiquitous, effective and… normal. Can this really be a good thing?”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, our editors recommend longreads by Kelsey Vlamis, Brian Feldman, Skip Hollandsworth, Tessa Somberg, and Alison Espach.
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Opioids Ravaged a Kentucky Town. Then Rehab Became Its Business.
“In Louisa, an unbearable social crisis has become the main source of economic opportunity.”
