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Friday, May 23
Megabill, Jewish Museum Attack, and the Last Nomads
Trump's megabill has passed the House. This and more in today's digest.
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Thursday, May 22
OpenAI, Weight Loss Study, and a Pet Gala
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Wednesday, May 21
Gaza Aid, Jail Escape, and a Bright Blue Frog
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Tuesday, May 20
23andMe Purchase, Post-Brexit Deal, and Onion-Cutting Tips
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Monday, May 19
Biden Cancer Diagnosis, Brooklyn Bridge Crash, and a Flying Car
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Business & Finance
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The IRS could make tax day easy
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The difference between life insurance and annuities
The Balance via thebalancemoney.com
What is the 240 paychecks retirement rule?
Kiplinger via kiplinger.com
The annual income needed to buy a home in each US state
Visual Capitalist via visualcapitalist.com
How much money you need to retire in each state
Entrepreneur via entrepreneur.com
Why the US $1 bill hasn't been changed in decades
The Wall Street Journal via youtube.com
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Science & Technology
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The life of Stephen Hawking
Cosmos via cosmosmagazine.com
The science behind noise-cancelling headphones
Insider Tech via youtube.com
Turning nuclear waste into cancer medications
Kyle Hill via youtube.com
Butterfly populations have declined by 22% in 20 years
CBS News via cbsnews.com
Scientists identify hundreds of genes responsible for OCD
The Conversation via theconversation.com
Watch the hypersonic flight of a reusable aircraft
Space.com via space.com
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Health & Medicine
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How to build curiosity
Big Think via bigthink.com
Someone suffers from a stroke every 40 seconds
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Physician teaches course on being a cancer patient
Stanford Magazine via stanfordmag.org
A timeline of the science of taste discoveries
Nature via nature.com
When to see a doctor over memory lapses
SELF via self.com
Exploring 'inflammaging,' aging-induced inflammation
Good Housekeeping via goodhousekeeping.com
World History
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How the Kingdom of Italy was unified in the 1860s
HistoryExtra via historyextra.com
Why are ancient ruins underground?
Primal Space via youtube.com
How parking infrastructure reveals a region's values
Aeon via aeon.co
A history of Mother's Day in the US
Smithsonian via womenshistory.si.edu
A day in the life of a Roman soldier
TED-Ed via youtube.com
Why is there a taboo around eating pork?
Archaeology via archaeology.org
Society & Culture
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The United States of barbecue sauces
Eater via eater.com
What is a pellet grill?
Food Network via foodnetwork.com
Barbecue as a Black American tradition
Atlanta History Center via atlantahistorycenter.com
The delicious chemistry of barbecue
The Conversation via theconversation.com
What it takes to be a competitive barbecue judge
Eater via eater.com
Why do we grill on Independence Day?
Zócalo Public Square via zocalopublicsquare.org
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