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After a week of transcripts, a quid pro quo in Ukraine seems locked, if only from Giuliani's hand. Bolton's lawyer says the former National Security Adviser has info that hasn't been disclosed. 1/20
A New York judge rules that Donald Trump must pay $2 million to settle claims that his Foundation misused funds. 2/20
Facebook and YouTube block the spread of the supposed Ukraine whistleblower’s name and photo. Twitter says it will allow both. 3/20
In other whistleblowing news, five takeaways from Anonymous’s book about the White House. 4/20
"Reducing politics to electability turns it into little more than a card game." Why you shouldn't trust political pundits this year. 5/20
The alt-right claims the OK symbol for white power. The deaf community, which relies on the gesture, is taking it back. 6/20
See also: Cardi B making noises for one minute straight. 7/20
Elif Batumann recommends Edith Wharton’s Age of Innocence for this era of intolerance. 8/20
Barbara Ehrenreich: Our Paleolithic ancestors knew where we stand in the grand scheme of things, and it ain't much. 9/20
Fighting populist nationalism may turn out to be city-driven in Europe. Opposition mayors now run Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, and Bratislava. 10/20
Until recently, Cameroon was a stable country in a fragile region. Now English-speaking villages are burning. 11/20
A list of international companies that have issued apologies to China in recent years to maintain their market access. 12/20
Millions of workers lose billions in stolen wages every year, almost as much as all other property theft. 13/20
Runner Mary Cain was the fastest girl in the United States. Then she joined Nike. 14/20
If you spend all your time pining for peak experiences, you open yourself to market manipulation, poor judgment, and loneliness. 15/20
The Dutch pastime of “uitwaaien”—spending time in the wind—is recommended as a way to destress. 16/20
A round-up of Sephora reviews that mention tears or crying. 17/20
Black and white photo paper transformed into candy-colored abstractions, by Amanda Marchand. 18/20
Watch: It’s difficult to land a skateboard trick, but it’s easy to steal a camera. 19/20
In this exciting moment in entertainment, the Bon Appétit cinematic universe is “the Food Network on Adderall, where there are never too many cooks in the kitchen.” 20/20
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