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 9 good news stories from this week
flipboard.com · The Messenger
A Chuck E. Cheese token turns into $2 million, Oklahoma cops take in abandoned kittens, and who wouldn’t want a free hug from a recovering bigot?
 Ukraine’s missing children
NBC News · Yuliya Talmazan, Daryna Mayer, Bianca Britton
Moscow is accused of abducting tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. Here’s what happened to babies taken from one orphanage in Kherson.
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 As if air travel isn’t hard enough
Associated Press · David Koenig
5G wireless signals could disrupt flights starting this weekend.
 Returning to Appalachia
100daysinappalachia.com · Dani Lamorte
This Pride, “I love my hometown whether it loves me back or not.”
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 There’s no such thing as ‘race neutral’
thegrio.com · Michael Harriot
Opinion: In striking down affirmative action, the Supreme Court accepted the absurd notion of a theoretical colorblind country that doesn’t exist.
 Numa Perrier isn’t reinventing the rom-com
culturedmag.com · Staff
The filmmaker is making it messier.
 The original ‘Vacation’ ending you’ve never seen
Entertainment Weekly · Dalton Ross
Anthony Michael Hall and Dana Barron explain what happened, why it changed, and why they’ve never even seen the footage.
 Making sense of the wild start to NBA free agency
flipboard.com · The Sports Desk
Here’s who’s signing with which teams. Plus, why Kyrie Irving’s return to the Mavericks is a “middle finger to common sense.”
 Olivia Rodrigo: ‘Vampire’
Pitchfork · Quinn Moreland
The scorching, crescendoing lead single from the singer’s sophomore album, “Guts,” goes to town on an opportunistic ex.
 The ultimate American road trip maze
Atlas Obscura · Michelle Boggess-Nunley
A new challenge from a record-holding maze-maker, inspired by summer travels around the country.
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