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conulyChina broadcasts spacecraft pictures from moon’s far side
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The French Burglar Who Pulled Off His Generation’s Biggest Art Heist
The FTC Thinks You Pay Too Much for Smartphones. Here’s Why
Texas tent city that holds migrant teens to close
A short history of Jan Hus, the Protestant leader you’ve never heard of, or, Martin Luther jacked Hus’s whole style
Elwood, Illinois (Pop. 2,200), Has Become a Vital Hub of America’s Consumer Economy. And It’s Hell.
“He’s not hurting the people he needs to be”: a Trump voter says the quiet part out loud
Dear Media, Please Cut the Sob Stories About Trump Voters Hurt by Trump Policies
No stethoscope for pain: Scientists seek real way to measure
Pakistan Wants To Reform Madrassas. Experts Advise Fixing Public Education First
Inner strength and luck: Abduction survivors reflect on Wisconsin girl's ordeal
Requests to bring in child brides OK’d; legal under US laws
Reproductive Rights at Risk With or Without Roe
The brutal secret of school sport initiations
For Owners of Amazon’s Ring Security Cameras, Strangers May Have Been Watching Too
Turkey and the Kurds turn to Russia to solve problems sparked by U.S. exit from Syria
US starts withdrawing supplies, but not troops, from Syria
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Date: 2019-01-12 07:45 pm (UTC)The French art thief was interesting, as was the piece about Jan Hus.
Everything else was pretty much one horror after another. Thus I'm stopping now.
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Date: 2019-01-12 07:50 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2019-01-13 09:05 am (UTC)I could be wrong, but there are a lot of factors leading to the high price of particularly flagship phones. Like manufactured prestige and that thing that other industries do, like squeezing more money out of a narrowing enthusiast market rather than getting more customers in.