The New York Times
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Austin Ramzy
– Nov 16, 4:32 AM
HONG KONG — The students booked their tickets home at the end of the semester, hoping for a relaxing break after exams and a summer of happy reunions with family in China's far west. Instead, they would soon be told that their parents were…
On the second day of the impeachment proceedings, President Trump couldn't control himself on Twitter; he lashed out at Marie Yovanovich, the former ambassador to Ukraine who was subjected to a smear campaign, and who testified to that effect…
The New York Times
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Rachel Abrams
– Nov 16, 2:00 AM
In May, CBS employees received an email introducing a new plan for handling sexual harassment complaints. There would be a “very expanded and visible” structure, the email said, with “highly trained HR executives” at…
Think back to the first time you saw a high-definition TV program. After a lifetime of looking at standard-definition shows (and perhaps fuzzy black-and-white ones before that), you likely felt that a new world was opening in front of your eyes…
MIT Technology Review
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Mark Harris
– Nov 15, 1:56 AM
On a sultry summer night in July 2018, the MV Manukai was arriving at the port of Shanghai, near the mouth of the Huangpu River. This busy tributary of the Yangtze winds through the city and includes the Bund, a historic waterfront area and tourist…
