The CutAccording to Phil Collins, his ex-wife, her new husband, and their three-to-four "heavily armed" guards have laid siege to his Miami mansion, "threatening, implicitly and explicitly, to prolong their unlawful occupation of the property through force"
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Some survivors of COVID-19 say they’re experiencing confusion, forgetfulness, and trouble communicating — even months after infection.
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Regeneron was tested on cells derived from abortions — a practice Trump has repeatedly condemned.
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The CutIt sure sounds like no one told Trump that Regeron is developed using fetal tissue, a crucial research avenue his administration has harshly condemned, and tried to restrict as part of its war on abortion rights
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The Cut“[Amy Coney Barrett’s] the ticket for a desperate, right-wing party that wants to hold onto power a little longer in order to impose its extremist agenda. President Trump and his Republican enablers have tried to deny this obvious fact,” writes @SenWarren
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Under Trump, white-supremacist groups are more emboldened than ever. Here’s what to expect, and what we can do.
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The Cut“It would be a mistake to think that just the Proud Boys have been emboldened by Trump’s rhetoric — an alliance of armed groups heard his message,” says history professor Kathleen Belew. Here’s what to expect, and what we can do
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She will remain a senior member of the editorial team, working on journalism projects that span the entire print and digital magazine.
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The CutAfter over 9 years at the Cut, SVP & editor-in-chief @stellabugbee will step down from the role and become an editor-at-large at @nymag, where she will remain a senior member of the editorial team
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Friendship paranoia happens in even the best circumstances.
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The CutUntil we can hang out in person again (whenever that may be), we text, we comment on each other’s Instagram posts, and we wonder — with increasing frequency — whether our friends are mad at us
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The Cut“I think if people in the industry started looking at this no man’s land that everyone’s stayed away from with a fresh eye, they’d see that there’s a lot of benefit to being in the middle,” says @normakamali
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Meteorologists will soon have to switch to the Greek alphabet, which has only happened once before.
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The CutIf we see more than one additional storm this year, meteorologists will have to switch to Greek letters — which has happened only once before
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And he’s not wasting any time getting right down to it.
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The Cut“Trump is working to construct a narrative in which he is actually running against [Kamala] Harris, who he is positioning as the real presidential candidate. It’s a risk, because so far, Harris has proven to be a tough target for him,” writes @RTraister
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The dull horror of watch the world burn over social media.
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The CutFor years, scientists have predicted we’d face more severe fire seasons in hotter, drier conditions because of climate change. But what is somehow more terrifying than the escalation of these events is how quickly we seem to be adapting to them
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A top sports court has ruled that Caster Semenya would have to take hormone suppressants in order to “ensure fair competition in women’s sports.”
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The CutCaster Semenya has lost her legal battle against track and field’s rules limiting female runners’ naturally high testosterone levels. “To rule in favor of artificially inhibiting her performance is the antithesis of sportsmanship,” writes a fellow Olympian
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The CutWhat Jessica Krug's former students think about her now
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The Cut"There was this theme in her teaching of being super-representative of her communities and saying that folks had destroyed it and gentrified it. Now looking back, she was talking about herself."
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On 164th Street, where we spoke to USPS workers, many of whom are working ten- and 12-hour daily shifts to keep up with demand.
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The CutWe spoke to USPS workers, many of whom are working ten- and 12-hour daily shifts to keep up with demand. “I’m out there delivering sofas, couches. In Jamaica Estates, some families have six kids and are getting 15 packages a day,” says Shatia Davis thecut.io/2Eid160pic.twitter.com/fbXp8maybB
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