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  1. crime
    What We Know About the Death of Amie HarwickThe Hollywood sex therapist and former fiancée of Drew Carey was found dead this weekend, and police say the cause of death was homicide.
    By Bridget Read
  2. education
    6-Year-Old Girl Committed for Two Days for Throwing TantrumThe Florida student was removed from school and placed in a mental health facility without her mother’s consent.
    By Hannah Gold
  3. my two cents
    ‘How Can I Get My Employer to Pay Me More?’Getting an outside offer is a backwards, annoying, time-consuming way to squeeze your employer into giving you more money. But in my case, it worked.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  4. ask a boss
    ‘How Can I Stop Being So Nervous in Job Interviews?’Often you can change that dynamic in your head by deciding that you’re there to interview them.
    By Alison Green
  5. college students
    ‘Gun Girl’ Chased Off College Campus by Hundreds of StudentsThe notorious right-wing activist received a notably unfriendly welcome at Ohio University.
    By Bridget Read
  6. power
    Boy Scouts of America Is Filing for BankruptcyFollowing hundreds of recent sex-abuse lawsuits.
    By Amanda Arnold
  7. power
    The Immoderate Susan CollinsAfter a long career voting across the aisle, why did the Maine senator gamble her legacy on Trump?
    By Rebecca Traister
  8. crime
    The Woman Who Taped Harvey WeinsteinAmbra Battilana Gutierrez, a former model whom Weinstein admitted to groping in 2015, on watching his trial finally unfold.
    By Irin Carmon
  9. health
    Hospitals Might Not Get Consent to Give Unconscious Patients Pelvic ExamsSome teaching hospitals ask permission before performing invasive gynecological exams on anesthetized patients. Others apparently don’t.
    By Claire Lampen
  10. so you want to be president
    The Worst Things Michael Bloomberg Has Said About Women“I’d like to do that piece of meat,” he allegedly remarked of female employees.
    By Claire Lampen
  13. how i get it done
    The Women Who Want to Change the Way You Dress for WorkHow the M.M. LaFleur co-founders get it done.
    As told to Sarah Spellings
  14. crime
    A Barnard Student Was Fatally Stabbed Near CampusHere’s everything we know about the murder of Tessa Majors.
    By Amanda Arnold
  15. domestic abuse
    Domestic Violence Survivors Want Legal Protections, Not PlatitudesSenator Joni Ernst came out as a survivor — then held up a vote on a crucial law because it would strip abusers of their guns. A new ad calls her out.
    By Sarah Jones
  16. abortion
    The Absurd Lie of ‘Pro-Choice Violence’The FBI says “abortion terrorism” can be perpetrated by people on “both sides of the issue.” This framing isn’t just wrong — it’s dangerous.
    By Lauren Rankin
  17. crime
    For Hours, Photos of a 17-Year-Old Girl’s Brutal Murder Were on InstagramMonths after Bianca Devins was killed, the suspect in the case has pleaded guilty to her murder.
    By Amanda Arnold
  18. crime
    Ex-Professor Allegedly Ran Sexual Experiments on People With DisabilitiesJerry Rea allegedly used residents of an Iowa facility for people with severe disabilities as “guinea pigs” in his arousal research.
    By Claire Lampen
  19. fights
    Wow, Look at This Photo of Trump and Bloomberg FightingAnother riveting day of politics!
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  20. bravery
    Ivanka Trump Continues Her Crusade to Empower One Lone Woman(Herself.)
    By Bridget Read
  21. power
    How Many Students Have Been Traumatized by Active-Shooter Drills?In a new report, two major teachers unions have called for schools to end or revise the drills, saying they’re harmful to children.
    By Hannah Gold
  22. so you want to be president
    What’s the Deal With Bloomberg’s Bizarre Sponcon?Popular Instagram meme accounts wade into the 2020 presidential race.
    By Katie Heaney
  25. feature
    The Stolen Kids of Sarah LawrenceWhat happened to the group of bright college students who fell under the sway of a classmate’s father?
    By Ezra Marcus and James D. Walsh
  26. politics
    Trump Asked Reince Priebus How Badgers ‘Work,’ If They’re ‘Mean’: ReportTo be distracted from an important meeting with thoughts of a charismatic animal is perhaps the most relatable the president has ever been.
    By Matt Stieb
  27. power
    A Celebrated French Writer Has Been Charged with PedophiliaAfter decades of writing about sexually abusing children — to widespread acclaim — Gabriel Matzneff will stand trial.
    By Amanda Arnold
  28. environment
    Maybe Think Twice Before Buying That BouquetYour romantic Valentine’s Day gesture is terrible for the environment.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  29. ask a boss
    How to Make a Résumé Interviewers Actually Want to ReadHiring managers spend about 20 seconds scanning a résumé. Here’s how to get their attention.
    By Alison Green
  30. crime
    The Alleged Mastermind of the Sarah Lawrence ‘Cult’ Has Been ChargedThe federal prosecution of Larry Ray stemmed from a New York investigative story.
    By Hannah Gold
  31. politics
    Would Andrew Yang’s UBI Plan Actually Help Women?He loves to talk about recognizing “women’s work” but doesn’t propose much to help women in the workplace.
    By Lisa Miller
  32. mysteries
    Everything We Know About the Deeply Suspicious ‘Doomsday Couple’Authorities are investigating an Idaho couple’s proximity to a number of unsettling deaths and disappearances.
    By Amanda Arnold
  33. how i get it done
    How a Flight-Attendant Union Leader Gets It DoneSara Nelson is the woman credited with helping to end last year’s government shutdown.
    By Bridget Read
  34. 2020 election
    ‘This Was the Fyre Festival of Caucuses’A 16-year-old reporter’s dispatch from Iowa.
    By Lucy Hanna
  37. weinstein trial
    There’s a Special Place in Hell for Harvey Weinstein’s LawyerAfter weeks of maligning his victims in court, she maligned them on the New York Times’ podcast.
    By Bridget Read
  38. climate change
    Antarctica Is Hotter Than EverThe continent known for glaciers and penguins just logged its highest temperature on record.
    By Amanda Arnold
  39. harvey weinstein
    Weinstein Once Said He ‘Sometimes’ Didn’t Know When Sex Was ConsensualIn the 1990s, Weinstein allegedly admitted that sexual encounters could be “confusing for [him], too.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  40. 2020 elections
    Who Are ‘Lex’ and ‘Rex’?A look at two key members of Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  41. my two cents
    How Can I Get My Boyfriend to Be Honest About His Debt?I’m willing to bet that his unease around money predates your relationship by, oh, maybe his entire life.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  42. crime
    Elizabeth Smart Says She Was Sexually Assaulted on a Plane“Do I just have, like, a big badge on my forehead that says ‘Easy prey’ or ‘Victim’? Because I am sick of it.”
    By Bridget Read
  43. space!
    Astronaut Returns to Planet That Does Not Deserve HerChristina Koch landed back on Earth today after 328 record-breaking days in space.
    By Claire Lampen
  44. the weinstein trial
    Harvey Weinstein Could Barely Stay Awake in CourtHe reportedly hosted a big Super Bowl party the night before.
    By Amanda Arnold
  45. iowa caucus
    What the Heck Is Going on in Iowa?Somehow, the Iowa caucus results still aren’t all in.
    By Hannah Gold
  46. immigration
    ICE Allegedly Neglecting 5-Year-Old’s Traumatic Head InjuryThe boy was reportedly scheduled to see a neurologist before ICE detained his family during what they thought was a regular check-in.
    By Claire Lampen
  49. sotu 2020
    Nancy Pelosi Destroys Trump’s State of the Union Speech (Literally)Enjoy this incredibly satisfying video of her ripping it into pieces.
    By Claire Lampen
  50. sotu 2020
    The Democratic Congresswomen Are Wearing White As an Act of ResistanceFor the second year in the row, they’re making a sartorial statement at the State of the Union.
    By Claire Lampen
  51. politics
    Trump Avoids Handshake With Pelosi at State of the UnionThe president appeared to ignore an attempted handshake from Speaker Pelosi, who infamously dressed Trump down at a White House meeting in October.
    By Chas Danner
  52. sotu 2020
    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Boycotting the State of the UnionAlong with Ayanna Pressley, Maxine Waters, and several other lawmakers.
    By Claire Lampen
  53. culture
    What Does Jeanine Cummins Find Thrilling About the Border?American Dirt makes a romantic thriller out of a migration story, but I never could have done the same with mine.
    By Ingrid Rojas Contreras
  54. ask a boss
    ‘Apparently, I Am the Smelly Co-worker’You shower daily, wear deodorant, and keep your laundry clean. The more you can see this as a weird thing rather than a personal failing, the better.
    By Alison Green
  55. how i get it done
    How I Get It Done: Who What Wear Co-founder Hillary Kerr“My brain is always ‘on’ to some degree, because you don’t know where the next idea is going to come from.”
    By Sarah Spellings
  56. fashion
    Victoria’s Secret Executives Allegedly Created a ‘Culture of Misogyny’According to the New York Times, top executives Les Wexner and Ed Razek created an environment in which sexual harassment could thrive.
    By Claire Lampen
  57. who?
    Indistinguishable Buff Man Drops Out of the Presidential RacePour out some protein powder for John Delaney’s campaign.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  58. crime
    Man Accused of Killing Estranged Wife Declared DeadFotis Dulos, a Connecticut man who was charged with murdering Jennifer Dulos, died following a suicide attempt earlier this week.
    By Amanda Arnold and Claire Lampen
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