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World
Kendra’s Law Was Meant to Prevent Violence. It Failed Hundreds of Times.
After John Skeene served prison time for beating his mother to death with a chair leg, after he attacked a…
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World
Income Inequality Has Been Transformed Globally
In 1974, the libertarian political philosopher Robert Nozick famously defended inequality by offering a thought experiment involving Wilt Chamberlain. Imagine…
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World
The Year in Apple Watches, A.I., Anarcho-Capitalists and Anticapitalists
We covered a lot of ground together in 2023. In this issue of the newsletter I’ll update you on some…
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World
2 Teens Convicted of Murder in Fatal Stabbing of Transgender Girl in England
A jury found that a boy and a girl, both now 16, murdered Brianna Ghey, 16, who was stabbed 28…
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World
Deaths of 5-Year-Old Twins in Bronx Apartment Remain a Mystery
The police said they have no evidence to suggest foul play in the deaths of the children, who had been…
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Magazine
In Marrakesh, a Family-Style Dinner in a Secret Garden
The Moroccan restaurateur Kamal Laftimi, 53, grew up on the edges of Jemaa el-Fna, the main public square of Marrakesh…
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World
Airbnb to Pay About $20 Million After Charging Australians in U.S. Dollars
Airbnb admitted in Australian court that it had made “false or misleading representations,” charging customers in U.S. currency instead of…
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Food
Matt Bomer Takes the Lead
Once told he would never be a leading man if he came out, Bomer defied such predictions and, in projects…
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World
He Was Wrongly Convicted of Killing Her Father. She Set Out to Free Him.
Karen Dannett stared at her computer screen on June 9, 2014, and thought about what she might write. Finally, she…
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World
Bird, an Electric Scooter Company, Files for Bankruptcy
The company, once a high-flying start-up whose services were hailed as the next big thing in personal transportation, lost much…