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Judge blocks U.S. officials from contacting social media companies

The Republican attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri had accused the Biden administration of enabling a “sprawling federal ‘Censorship Enterprise’” to encourage tech giants to remove politically unfavorable viewpoints and speakers.

By Cat Zakrzewski

This video, produced by a Citizen Lab researcher, shows similarities in photos shared by the Erica Marsh account. (Courtesy of John Scott-Railton)

A left-wing Twitter account that conservatives love to hate may be a fake

For months, the Erica Marsh account had raised suspicions among online misinformation experts due to her lack of a real-world footprint and her devotion to attention-grabbing viewpoints one called “cartoonishly liberal.”

By Drew Harwell

July Fourth

How an enslaved artisan saved the Capitol dome’s ‘Freedom’ statue

The Statue of Freedom, standing atop the U.S. Capitol like a national wedding-cake topper, wouldn’t exist without the artistry of an enslaved man named Philip Reed.

By Gillian Brockell

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Opinions

Renewables are saving Texas. Again. So give them their due.

Yet they remain curiously vilified by politicians in the Lone Star State.

Opinion by Catherine Rampell

A governor’s playbook for improving youth mental health should catch on

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Self-government is worth defending from an illegitimate Supreme Court

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A woman to reboot Indiana Jones? Yes, please.

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Transplant group extends deadline that threatened flow of crucial organs

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Man suspected of killing 5 in Philadelphia appeared to be shooting at random, officials say

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Probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics: The microbe garden in your gut

Is your microbiome flourishing? Or are the good microbes getting crowded out by unwelcome guests? The answer largely depends on how well you’re taking care of them.

By Anahad O’Connor

Spectators gather on the hill in front of screens as play on the outer courts was suspended Tuesday. (Reuters)

As rain falls, Wimbledon celebrates Roger Federer’s reign

The rain caused a near total wipeout, postponing all 69 matches and moving two holdovers from Monday to covered courts.

By Ava Wallace

Perspective

We predicted the books on Obama’s 2023 summer reading list

One buzzy debut, one magisterial biography ...

By Sophia Nguyen

Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift in 1951's “A Place in the Sun.” (Everett Collection)

Want to suffer Hollywood’s wrath? Mess with Turner Classic Movies, you dirty rats!

Few things are sacrosanct in streaming TV’s chaotic revolution. But as Warner Bros. Discovery’s top executive recently learned, TCM is still zealously protected.

By Travis M. Andrews

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