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The three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison. / NBC News
Kazakhstan's former anti-terror chief has been arrested on charges of attempting to overthrow the government following the recent violent protests. / Associated Press
Texas claims 246 people died in the 2021 winter power-grid failure. The true death toll is likely above 750. / BuzzFeed News
A new book upends long-held beliefs about South Sudan's "Lost Boys": They weren't orphans; they were stolen from their families and conscripted. / Foreign Policy
"I've been first in line for each new variant. I'm a Covid nerd, collecting each new edition." It's rare to get Covid three times, but not impossible. / BuzzFeed News
See also: "Covid makes us want to see the future. Too bad we're not good at it." / Toronto Star
"One teacher flat out left his class 5 mins into the lesson and didn't return." This is life right now for students in New York City. / Reddit
After being fined for refusing to comply with a freedom of information request over its suspect Arizona vote review, Cyber Ninjas has gone insolvent. / The New York Times
Trump's claims of voter fraud have become a new Lost Cause ideology, and it won't merely go away. / The Guardian
Hamilton Nolan: A major crypto crash could radicalize the young, and plunge America deeper into fascism. / In These Times
"The new thing does not rebuild the old things." The good, the bad, and the ugly of crypto. / Seldo
CD sales have increased for the first time since 2004, mainly due to albums by Adele and Taylor Swift. / Pitchfork
"Jan. 8 is Bowiemas. Jan. 10 is Bowienalia." David Bowie would have been 75 today. / MetaFilter
A letter sent during World War II by a young soldier to his mother was finally delivered last week to his widow. / CBS Boston
See also: Two psychedelic posters were delivered to a house in Florida, 50 years after they were originally mailed. / WPTV
"It's the Volkswagen outside with an interfaith COEXIST bumper sticker." The latest aesthetic is "bookcore." / Die, Workwear!
The Ikea chair that's now a viral sensation among OnlyFans adult-content creators. / MEL
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