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Hong Kong reels after an 18-year-old protester is shot in the chest with a live bullet, one of six live rounds fired by police. 1/20

In March, President Trump suggested any migrants trying to reach the United States on foot should be shot in the legs. 2/20

When it comes to any talk about “coups,” “let’s not pretend Trump is the first to use this stupid comparison.” 3/20

America's factories are getting crushed by Trump's trade war. The effects will be felt soon by everyday Americans. 4/20

See also: “I Used to Be a Bully and This Is Why I Stopped.” 5/20

Giving his first speech as prime minister to the Conservative faithful, Boris Johnson outlines his final offer to the EU. 6/20

Europe’s young are less progressive than their American contemporaries, "and they are emphatically not socialists." 7/20

In Nigeria, young people face police harassment for wearing their hair in styles not deemed “traditional.” 8/20

By some standards, Australia has had a 28-year expansion. By others, it's had three recessions since 1991. 9/20

Russian alcohol consumption decreased by 43% from 2003 to 2016, attributed to a series of government “alcohol-control measures.” 10/20

Nearly 80% of rural America is “medically underserved.” The number of rural doctors will decline 23% over the next decade. 11/20

With the "stand on the right, walk on the left" rule, we give up 50% of our escalator space for roughly 25% of commuters. 12/20

A study finds that non-religious Americans are willing to pay in order not to be prayed for. 13/20

Every day, humanity creates more new information than it did "from the dawn of civilization until 2003." 14/20

Three videos for the New York Times by web guru Jaron Lanier on how to fix the internet. 15/20

A visual essay on what happens to a city's abandoned acres after 10,000 people leave. 16/20

David Maisel photographs Utah's Dugway Proving Ground, some 800,000 acres used to test chemical weapons. 17/20

The hidden compartment furniture industry adapts to the digital age. 18/20

Michael Chabon decides that art doesn’t improve the world, but it does make people feel less alone. 19/20

"Drawing comics is a little less like carpentry and a little more like gardening." Chris Ware explains his process. 20/20


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