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 Five ways a debt limit crisis could derail the U.S. economy
The Hill · Sylvan Lane, Aris Folley
If lawmakers fail to strike a deal to avoid default, experts say the shock could plunge the world into recession and a financial crisis.
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 Are COVID-19 shots causing cardiac arrests?
flipboard.com · The Health Desk
Conspiracy theories abound, particularly in the wake of high-profile incidents like Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest and Lisa Marie Presley’s death.
 New MLK statue is greeted with a mix of open arms, consternation and laughs
NPR · Anastasia Tsioulcas
The reception for the 22-foot statue has been decidedly mixed.
 Moving species emerges as last resort as climate warms
Associated Press · Christina Larson and Matthew Brown
“We’ve already played Russian Roulette with the climate, we’re already on that ski run — we might as well take some more risks.”
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 Why the Union Army had so many boy soldiers
Smithsonian Magazine · Frances M. Clarke
A new book unearths the startling numbers behind underage enlistment during the Civil War.
 Read this before you pick up the tab for your whole table
FOOD & WINE · Darron Cardosa
It takes a little planning, but here’s how to win at the most generous game.
 How donkeys changed the course of human history
BBC Future · Dhananjay Khadilkar
From bearing the burdens of the Roman Empire to enabling trade over long distances, the humble donkey has been surprisingly influential.
 9 biggest revelations from ‘The Price of Glee’
billboard.com · Hannah Dailey
From Cory Monteith and Lea Michele’s relationship to additional crew deaths, a look at Investigation Discovery’s new documentary.
 Movie theaters aren’t dead, but they’ll never be the same again
CNET · Joan E. Solsman
This year will tell us how much theaters must morph to make it to the other side.
 After ‘Veep’ and ‘Seinfeld,’ Julia Louis-Dreyfus is finally ready to be a movie star
Variety · Matt Donnelly
Her new film, “You Hurt My Feelings,” is an examination of the limits of brutal honesty that is set to premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
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