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Apr- 2021 -15 April
Migrants in Latin America Have Turned to Delivery Gigs During the Pandemic. But Drivers Say They’re Facing Hostility and Mistreatment
When Quito entered lockdown in March 2020, the streets of Ecuador’s hilly Andean capital didn’t quite empty out. A small…
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15 April
What Happens Next in the Rising Violence Between Ukraine and Russia
After a lull in fighting since last July, the last few weeks have seen an outbreak of violence along the…
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15 April
‘You Can’t Escape the Gravitational Pull of Jeff Bezos.’ How Amazon Won the Preliminary Union Vote in Alabama
After months of campaigning, weeks of voting, and hours of counting thousands of green ballots by hand, the National Labor…
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15 April
‘Haunted Countries Deserve Haunted Stories.’ How America’s History of Racial Housing Discrimination Inspired Amazon’s New Horror Series THEM
“On September 14, 1953, Henry and Livia ‘Lucky’ Emory moved their family from Chatham County, North Carolina to Compton, California.…
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15 April
The Significance of Taylor Swift’s Fearless in 2008—and How Taylor’s Version Stacks Up
Before the 11 Grammy wins, before cottagecore, before Joe Alwyn, before Cornelia Street, before the squad, before the legend of…
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15 April
Rioters Ignore Pleas for Calm as Violence Flares Again in Belfast
BELFAST — Gangs of youths threw stones and fireworks at police in Belfast who hit back with water cannons as…
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15 April
COVID-19 Patient Receives Lung Transplant From Living Donors
TOKYO — Doctors in Japan announced Thursday they have successfully performed the world’s first transplant of lung tissue from living…
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15 April
What I Wish I’d Done Before I Lost My Daughter and Mother
Sometimes when my daughter Caitlin was growing up, images and ideas would sneak into my head before I could squeeze…
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15 April
Revolutions Are Built on Hope. That’s Why I Believe Myanmar’s Protesters Will Succeed
Something I rarely talk about is that to be Burmese is to be afraid. It’s a low-level, visceral feeling most…
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15 April
TV Is Having a Talking-Head Crisis, From Sharon Osbourne to Dr. Oz to Meghan McCain
On March 22, midway through a series of guest-hosted shows, Jeopardy! fans revolted. Their target was Dr. Mehmet Oz, the…
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