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Hamas and Israel agree to a four-day ceasefire and an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. / Al Jazeera
The Harvard Law Review spikes a fact-checked article about genocide in Gaza. / The Intercept
Mark Harris on what it's like to be Jewish right now—amid escalating antisemitism—among people who are "paranoid about becoming paranoid Jews." / Intelligencer
Sketchy details suggest a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States was foiled, and a warning was sent by the US to India over concerns the government was involved. / The South China Morning Post
A secretive government program gives law enforcement access to phone records for millions of Americans who aren't suspected of a crime. / WIRED
Unrelated: A "normie's guide" to the soap opera playing out in artificial intelligence. (Versus a more expert guide from earlier in the week.) / Read Max, The Atlantic
The garment workers behind the "Made in America" slogan often are paid far below minimum wage. / The Nation
Nearly half of millennial and Gen Z consumers say they've been "scammed" purchasing a dupe product on social media. / Womens Wear Daily
See also: "It's Too Easy to Buy Stuff You Don't Want." / MSN
Mexico City's plummeting murder rate may be based on homicides being reclassified as missing people. / The Guardian
One of California's fastest-growing areas—Mountain House—may soon become a city; charts show how rare that is. / The San Francisco Chronicle
Unrelated: Making the argument that hotels should not be sexy. / GQ
Assessing a collection of dictionaries that occupied every flat surface of a woman's two-bedroom Manhattan apartment. / Atlas Obscura
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