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 Freeing of Americans wrongfully detained in Russia: ‘Their agony is over’
ABC News · Alexandra Hutzler
President Biden described the large prisoner swap as a “feat of diplomacy.”
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 Trump’s lie that Harris ‘all of a sudden’ embraced a Black identity
CNN · Daniel Dale
Plus, a fact-check of other claims made by the former president during his appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists convention.
 The unfair reality of having to code-switch as a Black student
PSFeelGood · Victoria Goldiee
Code-switching is an age-old practice that is very familiar to Black people — and other people of color — in the United States.
 Will artificial intelligence let humanity talk to alien civilizations?
scientificamerican.com · Franck Marchis
Large language models may enable real-time communication with extraterrestrials, despite the vast distances between stars.
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 The myths and lore of the Milky Way
mit.edu · Or Graur
To look up at the sky and see a road for the gods, a great river, or the final resting place of your ancestors is deeply human.
 Impactful, innovative climate solutions
talkingclimate.ca · Katharine Hayhoe
From using body heat to generate electricity to mowing your lawn less frequently.
 What I learned by avoiding plastic for a week
NPR · Claire Murashima and A Martínez
Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University.
 The Olympic Games: A look at the iconic art and design
flipboard.com · CreativeBloq
A deep dive into news, logos, art history and more.
 ‘It was the James Dean of TV series’
BBC Culture · Natasha Tripney
Writer Winnie Holzman on her pioneering teen show, “My So-Called Life.”
 The 25 best Alfred Hitchcock movies, ranked
indiewire.com · Christian Blauvelt
There aren’t many directors who can field a Top 25 list of their films where #25 is still a credibly good film. Hitchcock is one of them.
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