“I could hear crying and screaming. As time went on they got quieter and quieter as children died, they were buried and running out of air.”
BBC
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The Battle to Separate Safa and Marwa
A ground-breaking series of operations in a British hospital separate two sisters fused at the head.
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‘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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The Daring Nun Who Hid and Saved 83 Jewish Children
“Her own bishop supported Pétain so she wrote to Archbishop Saliège for advice. She records his response in her journal: “Let’s lie, let’s lie, my daughter, as long as we are saving human lives.””
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What The Mysterious Boredom Divide Teaches Us
Some people are a lot more susceptible to boredom. Why?
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Ronan Farrow, Nawal al-Maghafi, Corey Robin, Minda Honey, and E. Alex Jung.
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The amateur sleuth who searched for a body — and found one
A car wreck found at the bottom of Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota brought the search for a missing young mother, Olivia Lone Bear, to an end. But the discovery was made not by the police, but a mostly-female volunteer team of indigenous sleuths and activists led by Lissa Yellowbird-Chase.
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Because Chernobyl is Safer Than a War Zone
Kovalenko’s choice? Facing mortars on a daily basis or exposing your children to the after-effects of Chernobyl.
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Fighting the Vanilla Thieves of Madagascar
Demand for vanilla from Madagascar has skyrocketed in recent years, but the process of exporting the spice to markets around the world is fraught with risk, unpredictability, and — increasingly — violence.
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How Baltimore Police Abused Their Power
Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force were celebrated for getting firearms off the street, until detectives discovered they were also robbing criminals of guns, drugs and money.