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Several Asian countries rush to implement tough new restrictions to fight variants of the coronavirus. / The Associated Press
Five undervaccinated clusters, mostly in the South, put the entire United States at risk. / CNN
BLK, the dating app for single Black people, has a new song encouraging users to "vax that thang up." / AdWeek
President Biden makes his case for full withdrawal from Afghanistan, acknowledging the United States' failures there. / The New York Times
Noah Millman: The political climate in Europe has gone conservative, and may soon be more distinctly right-wing than the US. / The Week
The White House censures 10 more Chinese firms that have links to alleged human rights abuses and surveillance. / Reuters
See also: "The fascinating but unnerving world of dictator food projects." / Gastro Obscura
Your life is likely a little more expensive right now, "but is it time to start hoarding gold under your mattress? Probably not." / Vox
Scientists warn against advertisers "weaponizing sleep"—e.g., trying to make you dream about their bad beer. / The Guardian
The UK wants net zero carbon emissions by 2050. To get there, filling the seas with wind farms is essential—and so, it seems, is capitalism. / The London Review of Books
Ed Yong explains how Australia's forests are the birthplace of birdsong. / The Atlantic
California, gripped by severe drought, asks its residents to reduce their water usage by 15%. / The Associated Press
All the shipping and dry cleaning makes renting clothes the worst "answer" to fashion's sustainability crisis. / The Guardian
Contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race spend upwards of $40,000 on costumes in order to compete on the show. / VICE
Ever since "Cat Person" blew up the web in 2017, a woman suspected the author had secretly based it on her life. She was right. / Slate
Naomi Osaka: "It's O.K. Not to Be O.K." / TIME
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