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Secretary of State Pompeo visits North Korea to talk denuclearization. Kim Jong Un’s program is still going strong. 1/19

Mueller begins to outsource his widening investigation, with surprising court fights tying up resources. 2/19

Alan Dershowitz likens party chatter around Martha's Vineyard this summer to McCarthyism in the 1950s. 3/19

Many spots this week in the Northern Hemisphere have witnessed their hottest weather ever recorded. 4/19

Independence Day and the day after consistently have some of the worst air quality of the year. 5/19

See also: How fireworks get their color. 6/19

A testy defense of the American Revolution. 7/19

President Trump spent last summer and fall discussing a potential invasion of Venezuela. 8/19

An “angry baby” version of Trump will fly over Parliament during the President’s visit to London. 9/19

An oral history of the Purge's success, including many eerie parallels with the rise of Trump. 10/19

When you realize what the President's popularity means: that you don’t like other Americans anymore. 11/19

An argument for why "The Great Migration" probably should be called "The Great Massive Forced Exodus." 12/19

Products that most distinguish whether or not you’re a white American. 13/19

This week’s white paper: “Single-dose testosterone administration increases men’s preference for status goods.” 14/19

A guide to many good, English-language newsletters and podcasts about life in China. 15/19

An east-side Canadian encounters linguistic bafflement as he moves west. 16/19

Psychologists say the advice to “find your passion” leads to a passive process; a "growth mindset" is more rewarding. 17/19

There’s no evidence behind the widely-circulated claim that Buckminster Fuller designed the modern soccer ball. 18/19

Lovely portraits drawn by Brooklyn-based artist Mackenzie Hyde. 19/19

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