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An Internet of Checkpoints
A mysterious YouTube video gave thousands of people a place to breathe. Then it vanished.
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Rescuing the Rescuer: Saving Myself from a Lifetime of Hurt
How witnessing trauma after trauma on the mountain exacts a cumulative emotional toll on ski patrollers.
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A Double Life: The Cocaine Kingpin Who Hid as a Professional Soccer Player
“Marset is the first major drug trafficker to use his status and wealth not only to bankroll professional soccer teams but to play on them.”
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Gaza Has Been Reduced to 42 Million Tonnes of Rubble. What Will It Take to Rebuild?
“As US-backed ceasefire talks restart in Doha, calls to reconstruct the Strip are becoming louder.”
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Death of the Hiker
Lost on a dangerous trail, Leyton Cassidy’s thoughts take her down a dark path.
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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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What’s the Price of a Childhood Turned Into Content?
“In the unregulated world of vloggers, children are, for the most part, not entitled to a single cent they help earn. We spoke to creators—and a former kid influencer—to understand how this unusual family business actually works.”
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Death in Nogales
“An unarmed Mexican migrant was shot dead on an Arizona ranch. The response revealed widespread support for violence at the border.”
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The (Un-)Happiest Place on Earth and the Week’s Top 5
“I left Trip House at 8:12 on Saturday morning, having not been murdered, and drove to the Magic Kingdom. The woman at the ticket window asked if I’d come to Disney World to celebrate anything special, and I laughed. If I answered that question truthfully — using unmagical words like ‘genital,’ ‘student loan,’ and ‘gentrification’ […]
