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October 28, 2016

A People’s History of Donald Trump's Business Busts and Countless Victims

The Republican nominee's destructive behavior has victimized cities, businesses, investors, partners and even members of his own family.

Culture Video

The Quiet Beauty of Barry Jenkins’s Festival Hit "Moonlight"

"Moonlight" follows the story of a poor, black, gay boy growing up in downtown Miami at the height of the 1980s crack epidemic.
Culture

The Shchukin Collection Comes to the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris

For the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution, this major art collection is at the heart of Europe.
Tech & Science

How Doctors are Working to Make Puberty Less Distressing for Trans Kids

More and more clinics are offering transgender protocols for children, which critics say is dangerous.
Culture

How "The Sound of Silence" Saved Simon and Garfunkel

Simon and Garfunkel thought their career as a duo was over, until a sneaky producer stepped in.
U.S.

Teen Suicide Is Contagious, and the Problem May Be Worse Than We Thought

More than two dozen kids in and around Colorado Springs, Colorado, have killed themselves in less than two years. The main reason: Another kid did it first.
Tech & Science

Newly Discovered Dead Sea Scrolls are Skillfully Crafted Fakes, Experts Suspect

One fragment references the two strongest condemnations of homosexuality in the Bible—such a coincidence could be a flag of fakery.
World

The Battle Against ISIS in Mosul Could Lead to an Independent Iraqi Kurdistan

Some Kurds worry about another American betrayal, but many still hope a victory over ISIS will lead to independence—or at least greater sovereignty.
Sports

How "Hail Mary" Became Inextricably Linked to American Football

The Hail Mary is sport's answer to inexorable fate: knowing what is coming yet being powerless to stop it.
Tech & Science

How Election 2016 Would Be Different With Ranked-Choice Voting

No voting scheme is entirely fair, but the American system is among the worst.
World Video

Exclusive: Private ISIS Letter Outlines Group’s Merciless Tactics Ahead of Mosul Battle

In a message to besieged ISIS fighters in former stronghold Manbij, a commander tells them not to come back alive.
Video

Dear Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, I Am Not Sidney Blumenthal

The Republican nominee for president pushed Russian propaganda about Benghazi to American voters.
Culture

How a Rare Darwin Sketch Finally Got Published After 183 Years

More than 180 years ago, Charles Darwin drew an orchid in Argentina. Now it's being published in "Plant."
Tech & Science

How the Zika Virus Could Make Its Way North

Some evidence suggests the Zika virus can hitch a ride on other mosquitoes.