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Europe’s Vaccination Problem

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Europe’s vaccination process was expected to be well-orchestrated and efficient. So far, it’s been neither. Sabrina Tavernise, a national correspondent for The Times, spoke with our colleague Matina Stevis-Gridneff about Europe’s problems and why things could get worse befor...

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The Sunday Read: ‘The Ghost Writer’

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The author Philip Roth, who died in 2018, was not sure whether he wanted to be the subject of a biography. In the end, he decided that he wanted to be known and understood. His search for a biographer was long and fraught — Mr. Roth parted ways with two, courted one and sued...

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Odessa, Part 3: The Band Bus Quarantine

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Odessa is a four-part series. All episodes of the show released so far are available here. Last fall, as Odessa High School brought some students back to campus with hybrid instruction, school officials insisted mask wearing, social distancing and campus contact tracing...

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The Case Against Derek Chauvin

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In Minneapolis, the tension is palpable as the city awaits the outcome of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of murdering George Floyd last summer. The court proceedings have been both emotional — the video of Mr. Floyd’s death has been played over and ov...

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Targeting Overseas Tax Shelters

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The I.R.S. says that Bristol Myers Squibb, America’s second-largest drug company, has engaged a tax-shelter setup that has deprived the United States of $1.4 billion in tax revenue. The Biden administration is looking to put an end to such practices to pay for its policy amb...

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A Vast Web of Vengeance

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How one woman with a grudge was able to slander an entire family online, while the sites she used avoided blame.

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A Military That Murders Its Own People

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Two months ago, Myanmar’s military carried out a coup, deposing the country’s elected civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and closing the curtains on a five-year experiment with democracy.  Since then, the Burmese people have expressed their discontent through protest an...

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The Sunday Read: ‘The Beauty of 78.5 Million Followers’

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During the pandemic, cheerleader-ish girls performing slithery hip-hop dances to rap music on TikTok has been the height of entertainment — enjoyed both genuinely and for laughs. Addison Rae, one such TikToker, is the second-most-popular human being on the platform, having a...

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Inside the Biden Infrastructure Plan

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President Biden is pushing the boundaries of how most Americans think of infrastructure. In a speech on Wednesday, he laid out his vision for revitalizing the nation’s infrastructure in broad, sweeping terms: evoking racial equality, climate change and support for the middle...

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A Union Drive at Amazon

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Since its earliest days, Amazon has been anti-union, successfully quashing any attempt by workers to organize. A group of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., just might change that — depending on the outcome of a vote this week. We look at how their effort came...

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A Conversation With Senator Raphael Warnock

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Republican-led legislatures are racing to restrict voting rights, in a broad political effort that first began in the state of Georgia. To many Democrats, it’s no coincidence that Georgia — once a Republican stronghold — has just elected its first Black senator: Raphael Warn...

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A National Campaign to Restrict Voting

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Georgia, a once reliably red state, has been turning more and more purple in recent years. In response, the Republican state legislature has passed a package of laws aimed at restricting voting. Today, we look at those measures and how Democrats are bracing for similar laws ...

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The Trial of Derek Chauvin

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On the docket on Monday at a Minneapolis courthouse is the biggest police brutality case in the United States in three decades: the trial of Derek Chauvin, a white former police officer accused of killing George Floyd, a Black man, last year. The case centers on a 10-minute ...

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The Sunday Read: 'Rembrandt in the Blood'

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It was in the winter of 2016 that Jan Six, a Dutch art dealer based in Amsterdam, made a discovery that would upend his life. He was leafing through a Christie’s catalog when he spotted a painting featuring a young man wearing a dazed look, a lace collar and a proto-Led Zepp...

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A Nursing Home’s First Day Out of Lockdown

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The Good Shepherd Nursing Home in West Virginia lifted its coronavirus lockdown in February. For months, residents had been confined to their rooms, unable to mix. But with everybody now vaccinated, it was finally time to see one another again. We share some of the relief an...

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The State of Vaccinations

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The United States has never undertaken a vaccination campaign of the scale and speed of the Covid-19 program. Despite a few glitches, the country appears to be on track to offer shots to all adults who want one by May 1. We look at the ups and downs in the American vaccinati...

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Joe Biden’s 30-Year Quest for Gun Control

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In less than a week, the United States has seen two deadly mass shootings: one in Boulder, Colo., and another in the Atlanta area. These events prompted President Biden to address the nation on Tuesday. In his speech, he said it was time to ban assault weapons. Mr. Biden has...

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A Food Critic Loses Her Sense of Smell

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For Tejal Rao, a restaurant critic for The Times, a sense of smell is crucial to what she does. After she contracted the coronavirus, it disappeared. It felt almost instant. “If you’re not used to it, you don’t know what’s going on,” she said. “It’s almost like wearing a bli...

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The Cruel Reality of Long Covid-19

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This episode contains strong language. Ivan Agerton of Bainbridge Island, Wash., was usually unflappable. A 50-year-old adventure photographer and former marine, he has always been known to be calm in a crisis. Soon after testing positive for the coronavirus this fall, he be...

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The Sunday Read: 'Beauty of the Beasts'

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The bright elastic throats of anole lizards, the Fabergé abdomens of peacock spiders and the curling, iridescent and ludicrously long feathers of birds-of-paradise. A number of animal species possess beautifully conspicuous and physically burdensome features. Many biologists...

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Bonus: The N-Word is Both Unspeakable and Ubiquitous. 'Still Processing' is Back, and They're Confronting it.

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Introducing the new season of “Still Processing.” The first episode is the one that the co-hosts Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris have been wanting to make for years. They’re talking about the N-word. It’s both unspeakable and ubiquitous. A weapon of hate and a badge of belon...

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The Ruthless Rise and Lonely Decline of Andrew Cuomo

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York is known as a hard-charging, ruthless political operator. But his power has always come from two sources: legislators’ fear of crossing him and his popularity among the electorate. After recent scandals over bullying allegations, his administrat...

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A Murderous Rampage in Georgia

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The pandemic has precipitated a rise in anti-Asian violence in the U.S. However, the full extent of this violence may be obscured by the difficulty in classifying attacks against Asian-Americans as hate crimes.  A recent shooting at three spas in the Atlanta area, in wh...

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The Fight for (and Against) a $15 Minimum Wage

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The passage of the stimulus package last week ushered in an expansion of the social safety net that Democrats have celebrated. But one key policy was not included: a doubling of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.   Today, we look at the history of that demand...

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A Wind Farm in Coal Country

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Wyoming has powered the nation with coal for generations. Many in the state consider the industry part of their identity. It is in this state, and against this cultural backdrop, that one of America’s largest wind farms will be built. Today, we look at how and why one local ...

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Life After the Vaccine in Israel

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Just a few months ago, Israel was in dire shape when it came to the coronavirus. It had among the highest daily infection and death rates in the world.  Now, Israel has outpaced much of the world in vaccinating its population and hospitalizations have fallen dramaticall...

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The Sunday Read: 'The Case for the Subway'

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Long before it became an archaic and filthy symbol of everything wrong with America’s broken cities, the New York subway was a marvel. In recent years, it has been falling apart. Today on The Sunday Read, a look at why failing to fix it would be a collective and historic act...

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Odessa, Part 2: Friday Night Lights

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Odessa is a four-part series. All episodes of the show released so far are available here. In 1988, a high school football team in Odessa, Texas, was so good that it became the inspiration for a book, movie and, eventually, the television series “Friday Night Lights.” A...

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Diana and Meghan

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This episode contains references to suicide, self-harm and eating disorders. In 1995, Diana, Princess of Wales, made a decision that was unprecedented for a member of the British royal family: She sat down with the BBC to speak openly about the details of her life. On Sunday...

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‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’: A Capitol Police Officer Recounts Jan. 6

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When Officer Harry Dunn reporter for work at the Capitol on the morning of Jan. 6, he expected a day of relatively normal protests. But the situation soon turned dangerous. Today, we talk with Officer Dunn about his experience fending off rioters during the storming of the C...