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He Was the World’s Longest-Held Death-Row Inmate. He Was Also Innocent.

By Robert F. Worth

Each day for 50 years, the Japanese boxer Iwao Hakamada woke up unsure whether it would be his last.

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The Invention of Agriculture

By Jerusalem Demsas

Should we be jealous of our hunter-gatherer ancestors?

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Beware the Bro-Economy

By Annie Lowrey

Young men are embracing day-trading, sports betting, and crypto, to their peril.

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How Trump Could Make Congress Go Away for a While

By Russell Berman

An untested provision in the Constitution might allow him to install his Cabinet picks no matter what the Senate has to say.

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