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When the Blinds Dropped: WBIR’s John North on witnessing the botched execution of Christa Pike.
CJRby Carolina Abbott Galvão·4d ago
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. In 1996, at twenty years old, Christa Pike was sentenced to death for the murder of Colleen Slemmer, her classmate at a job training camp in Knoxville...
“I’m 25 and just bought my local paper.”
CJRby Liz Skalka·4d ago
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. “I’m a twenty-five-year-old who just bought my local newspaper, and here’s my first edition,” Evan Newton posted to his TikTok account this summer.
The Ghosts That Haunt Egypt
Timeby Abdelrahman ElGendy·4d ago
I grew up in Cairo under Hosni Mubarak, who had ruled for longer than I had been alive. I was 15 when the revolution erupted in January 2011, a high school student just coming into political...
What Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak could mean for pregnancy care across America
The 19thby Barbara Rodriguez·4d ago
A deadly measles outbreak in Pennsylvania, which has infected more than 975 people this year and been linked to five deaths, has also infected at least 50 pregnant women in the state.
FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters
NBC Newsby Ryan J. Reilly·4d ago
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration pushed the FBI to investigate Los Angeles protesters in violation of their constitutional rights and the bureau’s policies, a former FBI supervisor alleges in...
It’s Time to Bring Back Congress’s Nerd Squad
The New Republicby Grant Tudor·4d ago
In the autumn of 2001, a new national security threat arrived by mail. Envelopes carrying a fine, nearly invisible powder had begun traveling through the postal system.
Trump Is Pretending to Create Jobs in Key Midterm States
The New Republicby Timothy Noah·4d ago
The political ascent of Donald Trump has forced me to adjust upward my estimation of the American public’s gullibility.
These Candidates Don’t Talk to Working People—They Are Working People
The New Republicby Monica Potts·4d ago
Claire Valdez, the New York state assemblymember now running to represent New York City’s 7th congressional district in the House of Representatives, joined a union long before she ever entered...
“Fjord” Puts a Family—and a Country—on Trial
The New Republicby Adam Nayman·4d ago
“There’s no Dracula here,” the head of the Norwegian welcoming committee proudly tells a Romanian family in an early scene in Fjord.
The Unforeseen Something - Longreads
Longreadsby Longreads·4d ago
Mark Johnson | The Atavist Magazine | September 2026 | 2,048 words (7 minutes) This is an excerpt from issue no. 180, “The Family Plan.” At first she told no one. Not her twin sister.
The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier
Wiredby Pete Millspaugh·4d ago
This year, anyone can apply for a killer top-level domain on the internet. I’m talking about the part to the right of the URL dot, like .com or .org.
How “Edinburgh” Reimagines Time to Tell a Story of Trauma
The New Yorkerby Garth Greenwell·4d ago
“Edinburgh” is the kind of book that readers talk about in whispers and pass from hand to hand. I mean this literally, at least in my case: I found it, only a year or two after it came out, because...
I’m Starting to Suspect That the F.D.A. Is Just Trying to Get Me to Cook
The New Yorkerby Greg Mania·4d ago
At first, I took the alerts seriously. When the Food and Drug Administration announced that a multistate cyclospora outbreak was linked to a certain batch of iceberg lettuce from Mexico, I...
The Best Prime Day Soundbars Deals to Instantly Upgrade Your Audio
Wiredby John Brandon·4d ago
Amazon Prime Day is here, and I found the best Prime Day soundbar deals to upgrade your TV audio.
Collins stakes her future on her quiet Trump pushback
Semaforby Burgess Everett·4d ago
The News When immigration enforcement deaths sparked bipartisan calls for Kristi Noem’s resignation, Sen. Susan Collins privately lobbied her to stop the surge in Maine.
Bose Wants to Be the Headphone King Again. Does This New Release Take the Crown?
Wiredby Harry Rabinowitz·4d ago
Bose’s sequel to the QuietComfort Headphones is incredibly comfortable and has excellent noise-canceling, but those traits are no longer enough to beat the competition. Excellent ANC.
AirPods are on sale right now — here’s where to find the best deals before they sell out
NBC Newsby Bethany Heitman·4d ago
October Prime Day (technically called Prime Big Deal Days) is happening now through October 7, offering discounts on a number of Apple products, exclusive to Prime members.
Protesting Pupils Blockade French High Schools Again, Testing A Weekslong Movement
World Newsby Nicolas Garriga; Oleg Cetinic·4d ago
PARIS (AP) — Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France on Tuesday as more than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support high school students...
What Would Mr. Darcy Earn Today? And Other Jane Austen-Related Money Matters
Literary Hubby Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey·4d ago
What Would Mr. Darcy Earn Today? And Other Jane Austen-Related Money Matters Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey on the Value of Pounds, Crowns, Shillings and Pence in Today’s World Many readers are...
“Sensual Songs for Eight-Year-Olds,” a Poem by Patricia Lockwood
Literary Hubby Patricia Lockwood·4d ago
“Sensual Songs for Eight-Year-Olds,” a Poem by Patricia Lockwood From the Collection Agate Head / Stone Soup Everyone was in town for the wheat Convention. Kansas City, Power And Light.
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