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A federal court pauses the new vaccinate-or-test rule for businesses with over 100 employees. / The Washington Post
The partisan nature of US politics has gotten so extreme, public health groups hide news of emerging science for fear of backlash. / BuzzFeedNews
See also: A new book from NextDraft's Dave Pell about the news cycle of 2020. / Bookshop
Nicolás Maduro stays in power in Venezuela: "His regime has also shown that, when it is at risk of losing an election, it will cheat, ignore the results, or both." / The Economist
Gas prices fall in Europe after Russian gas flows resume to Germany. / Reuters
The proportion of electricity the United States gets from solar and wind nearly quadrupled between 2011 and 2020. / The Washington Post
If the solar industry can pivot away from crystalline silicon, solar panels could get a whole lot cheaper. / Free Think
Within three years, new cars will have to be fitted with advanced drunk driving detection systems. / Ars Technica
See also: From May, a live-blogging attempt to catalog every coffee consumed in Twin Peaks. / Data Muggle
Ketamine, the party drug known as "Special K," has been repurposed to treat depression. Still, many experts do not believe patients should be self-administering. / The New York Times
Staff at Travis Scott's "Astroworld" were instructed to refer to any dead concert-goers as "Smurfs." / The Houston Chronicle
A new study of "gifted" canines suggests that when dogs tilt their heads, it's a sign of concentration and recall. / Science
Related: Want to be a philosopher? Try farming. / Lapham's Quarterly
Scottie Pippen on Michael Jordan and his Netflix documentary: "He couldn't have been more condescending if he tried." / GQ
"He has a self-imposed mandate to plaster the message wherever he goes." Not every artist wants their art to make money. / Dirt
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