Month: August 2023
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When Tragedy Strikes in China, the Government Cracks Down on Grief
The Chinese government represses public grief, withholding information and stanching displays of mourning to tell history the way it wants…
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Monday Briefing
The toll of devastating wildfires in Maui.
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CBS News President Steps Down
The executive, Neeraj Khemlani, has signed a deal to stay with the company in a less senior role. His successor…
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Zuckerberg Says It’s ‘Time to Move On’ From ‘Cage Fight’ With Musk
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, wrote on his Threads platform that Elon Musk did not seem “serious” about…
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‘We Need Some Help Here’: West Maui Residents Say Government Aid Is Scant
Days after the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina, those staying nearby say private volunteers have served as far more of a…
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A Museum of ‘Electrifying Frankness’ Weighs Dialing It Down
The Mütter Museum, a beloved 19th-century collection of medical curiosities and human remains in Philadelphia, wants to adopt a more…
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The Dream Was Universal Access to Knowledge. The Result Was a Fiasco.
In the pandemic emergency, Brewster Kahle’s Internet Archive freely lent out digital scans of its library. Publishers sued. Owning a…
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For Many Small-Business Owners, a Necessary Shift to Digital Payments
The pandemic accelerated a transition to cashless payments, forcing a reckoning among small-business owners. But there are benefits: An owner…
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A Roller Coaster for Roller Coaster Nerds
Tucked away in the wooded suburbs south of Atlanta is a small family-owned amusement park that used to bring in…
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K2 Climbers Criticized Over Continuing Ascent After Finding Dying Porter
One of the climbers, Kristin Harila, said she continued her summit of the mountain after finding a porter who fell…