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People Share Movie Remakes They Prefer Over The Original

"The original is classic, but the remake is masterful."

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If You Wanna Spend As Much Time Outside This Spring As Possible, These 32 Products Will Help

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Matthew Hutson

Maven Is a New Social Network That Eliminates Followers—and Hopefully Stress

Twitter cofounder Ev Williams is backing a new social network called Maven, which trades likes and follows for algorithms designed to foster serendipity and deep discussion.

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Michael Snyder and Ana Topoleanu

In Ecuador, Homes That Are Part of the Mountains

A group of architects are creating disjointed structures that, in responding to their unsteady terrain, are a new model in cooperative building.

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Jonathan Wolfe

University of California Workers Authorize Union to Call for Strike Over Protest Crackdowns

A union representing about 48,000 academic workers said that campus leaders mishandled pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The vote gives the union’s executive board the ability to call a strike at any time.

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Joseph Goldstein

As Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital Faces Closure, Patient Care Suffers

Amid a standoff with the state over whether Beth Israel Hospital will close, severely ill patients keep arriving to a hospital that cannot always care for them.

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Jack Ewing

U.A.W. Effort to Organize Mercedes Workers in Alabama Has High Stakes

Southern political leaders say a win for the United Automobile Workers would threaten their economies. Activists want to strike a blow against a system they say exploits the poor.

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Julie Bosman

At Last, Detroit Sees Population Grow, New Estimates Show

New census estimates find moderate post-pandemic rebounds for big cities in the Midwest and Northeast.

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Michael Kofman and Rob Lee

Russia Has Opened Up a New Front. What Comes Next?

Things for Ukraine are likely to get worse before they get better.

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John M. Barry

Lessons of Past Pandemics Take on New Urgency as Bird Flu Looms

We need to be prepared to fight the next war, not the last one.

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Mary Gabriel and Kristin J. Lieb

Madonna’s Celebration Tour Proves She Won’t Quit

If this were the last tour of Madonna’s career, she would retire as the most influential female pop star of all time.

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Hisham Awartani

What Getting Shot in the U.S. Taught Me About the Dehumanization of Palestinians

The dehumanization of Palestinians has become a norm.

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Carl Zimmer

Why Do People Make Music?

In a new study, researchers found universal features of songs across many cultures, suggesting that music evolved in our distant ancestors.

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Jonathan Weisman

Democrats Aim for a Breakthrough for Black Women in the Senate

The Democratic Party has taken heat for not backing Black female candidates in competitive, statewide races, but in November, voters could double the number of Black women ever elected to the Senate.

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Jess Bidgood

What the Last Biden-Trump Debate Tells Us Now

The characters are the same as in 2020, but key story lines have turned upside down.

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Adam Nagourney

With Debate Deal, Trump and Biden Sideline a Storied Campaign Institution

For nearly 40 years, the Commission on Presidential Debates has made the rules for the most-watched events in politics. This year, both campaigns said no thanks.

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Carl Hulse

With Ukraine Funded, New Fight Emerges in Congress Over Pentagon Spending

Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans want more federal money for the military. But Democrats say domestic programs must get an equivalent boost.

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Maria Varenikova

Defending in Its North, Ukraine Faces Pressure All Along Front Line

Ukraine said it was slowing Russia’s push near Kharkiv, but still faced pitched battles there, as well as other hotly contested areas farther south.

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David Pierson and Ivan Nechepurenko

In Show of Unity, Putin and Xi Hail ‘New Model’ of Ties Between Powers

In talks with China’s leader, in Beijing, the Russian president called for stronger economic ties between the countries, as he intensifies his war effort.

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