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Trump and Saudi crown prince bond over their contempt — and fear — of a free press

In October of 2018, U.S.-based journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Istanbul, Turkey. The CIA concluded that the assassination was carried out by Saudi operatives, on order of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The prince denied the accusations, although other U.S. intelligence agencies later made the […]

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Feedback loops, banger sliders and the pitching coach who will shape the new Nats

Simon Mathews is not exactly a traditional hire, but “traditional” has not exactly worked out for the Washington Nationals as of late. So they pivoted. As much as any hire can, Washington’s new pitching coach represents that pivot. On a video conference call with reporters Wednesday, Mathews talked about “feedback loops” and “banger sliders,” and […]

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Sam Altman’s eye-scanning Orb startup told workers not to care about anything outside work

Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Sam Altman-founded startup, Tools for Humanity, had some hardcore messaging for its workers. “If you should care about something else, and if you want something else, you should just not be here,” CEO Alex Blania said in January. The company’s “team values” also included working […]

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Autistic kids are at higher risk of suicide. Why don’t their parents and doctors know?

When Anthony Tricarico was diagnosed at 7 with autism spectrum disorder, his parents, Neal and Samara, were told that he might need extra support at school, so they made sure he got it. When doctors suggested therapies for his speech and motor skills, they sought those out too. But when their kind, popular, accomplished boy […]

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Science Practice | A Study on Glowing Succulents

Step 1: Jot down your ideas and share with a partner. Would you want to own a glow-in-the-dark plant? Do you think other people might want to own one? Why, or why not? How might a glowing plant be useful? Step 2: Read a Times article about a recent study. Read the New York Times […]

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A Self-Defeating Reversal on Ukraine

The Trump administration’s new plan for Ukraine is apparently to reverse all the progress it has made there in recent months. And not just that—to create a much bigger strategic problem that will bedevil the administration for the next three years. The strangest part of all of this is that the plan emerged at a […]

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