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How to Not Die in America

How to Not Die in America I am lucky not for surviving a severe bacterial infection, but for being a member of a shrinking class of Americans whose lives can absorb a trauma of this magnitude.
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'Black Panther' Just Had Its Premiere — Here's How People Responded

'Black Panther' Just Had Its Premiere — Here's How People Responded There's a little over two weeks left to wait until "Black Panther" hits theaters, but a lucky group got to see it in Hollywood last night. Here's how they reacted to the film.
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Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure while my father slips away

Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure while my father slips away At the beginning, we searched frantically for any medical breakthrough that might hint at a cure. Then hope gave way to the unbearable truth.
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The Astronaut Who Might Actually Get Us to Mars

The Astronaut Who Might Actually Get Us to Mars The improbable journey of Franklin Chang Díaz, who immigrated to the U.S. at eighteen, became an astronaut, tied the record for most spaceflights, and now might hold the key to deep space travel.
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RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn Resigns After Sexual Harassment Allegations

RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn Resigns After Sexual Harassment Allegations Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn is stepping down as Republican National Committee finance chair, according to three Republicans familiar with the decision.
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Where Are All the Vegetarian TV Shows?

Where Are All the Vegetarian TV Shows? Chefs who'd rather not cook with meat for whatever reason shouldn't be made to feel like they're showing up with a rubber knife to a gunfight.
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The Lost Art of Staying Put | Lucy Ellmann

The Lost Art of Staying Put | Lucy Ellmann We've been fed a bunch of fake reasons to travel by evil geniuses determined to use up all the fossil fuels as fast as possible, so as to coerce us all into accepting nuclear power as soon as possible.
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“This Is Serious”: Facebook Begins Its Downward Spiral

“This Is Serious”: Facebook Begins Its Downward Spiral Facebook was always famous for the sign that hung in its offices, written in big red type on a white background, that said "Move Fast and Break Things." Every time I think about the company, I realize it has done just that — to itself.
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Unhappy about the net neutrality repeal? You could move to Montana

Unhappy about the net neutrality repeal? You could move to Montana Governor Steve Bullock has signed an executive order requiring ISPs with state contracts to treat all content equally.
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The Man Who Made Black Panther Cool

The Man Who Made Black Panther Cool Christopher Priest broke the color barrier at Marvel and reinvented a classic character. Why was he nearly written out of comics history?
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The Invasion of the German Board Games

The Invasion of the German Board Games Their peaceful premises and intricate rule systems are changing the way Americans play — and helping shape an industry in the process.
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How The Women's March Has Evolved A Year Later

How The Women's March Has Evolved A Year Later A deluge of revelations about powerful men abusing women, leading to the #MeToo moment, has galvanized activists to demand deeper social and political change.
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City Of Los Angeles Announces Graphic Designer Job Opening With An Extremely Clever Ad

City Of Los Angeles Announces Graphic Designer Job Opening With An Extremely Clever Ad ​If the aim of a good ad is to reach a wide number of people for cheap and to make a lasting impression, then this is a very good ad.
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Gross Domestic Product by Industry, 3rd quarter 2017

Gross Domestic Product by Industry, 3rd quarter 2017 Finance and insurance; durable goods manufacturing; and information services were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the third quarter of 2017. According to gross domestic product (GDP) by industry statistics released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, 18 of 22 industry groups contributed to the overall 3.2 percent increase in real GDP in the third quarter. Full Text Published January 19, 2018 at 01:30PM
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The Fall of Travis Kalanick Was a Lot Weirder and Darker Than You Thought

The Fall of Travis Kalanick Was a Lot Weirder and Darker Than You Thought Silicon Valley CEOs are supposed to be sacrosanct. So how did it all go wrong at Uber?
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From Nazi Germany to Australia: The Incredible True Story of History’s Longest Kayak Journey

From Nazi Germany to Australia: The Incredible True Story of History’s Longest Kayak Journey This is the story of Oscar Speck’s voyage, a seven-and-a-half-year adventure nearly lost to history.
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Why Has Bitcoin Tumbled Almost 50% From Its Peak Last Month? A Few Theories

Why Has Bitcoin Tumbled Almost 50% From Its Peak Last Month? A Few Theories Is this the sound of a bubble bursting, or is it just a normal correction inspired by the forthcoming Lunar New Year? Here's what you need to know.
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