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The Living and the Dead
In October, Iraqi forces set out to retake Mosul, one of Iraq’s largest cities and ISIS’s biggest stronghold in the country. It would take them nine months and cost thousands of lives.
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The 7.23.17 Issue
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A New Front in the War Over Reproductive Rights: ‘Abortion-Pill Reversal’
A San Diego doctor claims his injection can save a fetus after a medication abortion has already begun — the latest attempt by abortion foes to create a narrative of regret.
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The Accent Whisperers of Hollywood
Peak TV has brought in a flood of global acting talent. It’s the job of dialect coaches like Samara Bay to help them all sound right.
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What Will Service Work Look Like Under Amazon?
The company’s acquisition of Whole Foods sets up a clash between two vastly different visions for the future of labor.
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Everywhere You Look, We’ve Downgraded Real Problems Into Mere ‘Issues’
One simple word might help explain how every last thing in our society seems to have become a point of contention.
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CreditIllustration by Derek Brahney First WordsCold pork noodles dressed in vinegar, from the East Village by way of Yunnan.
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CreditGentl and Hyers for The New York Times EatMaxine Waters Is Learning From Millennials
The congresswoman on going viral and what she would say to Donald Trump.
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CreditPej Behdarvand for The New York Times TalkWhy Couldn’t This Man Stop Hiccupping?
It started as a normal bout, but no remedy cured them. What was causing these relentless spasms?
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CreditIllustration by Andreas Samuelsson DiagnosisLetter of Recommendation: Cold Showers
People like to promote the physiological benefits of icy showers, but what it really will improve is your mind.
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New Sentences: From Protomartyr’s ‘A Private Understanding’
A old story about Elvis Presley inspires a striking line in a new song.
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Credit New SentencesIs It O.K. to Fire a Muslim Driver for Refusing to Carry Wine?
The magazine’s Ethicist column on how to balance civil liberties with civil rights.
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