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Partial results from the Iowa caucuses—the outcome of which is now unlikely to change—show Buttigieg and Sanders in the lead, followed by Warren, Biden, Klobuchar, and Yang. 1/15

Today, senators will almost certainly vote to acquit Trump and bring an end to the impeachment trial. 2/15

According to Gallup, Trump's approval rating has risen to 49%, his highest since taking office. 3/15

It's time to stop letting Big Tech hide behind "anonymized data"—given the scale of data breaches, it's a meaningless phrase. 4/15

To keep viewers' attention, a Netflix series' stars take a tip from YouTubers, point-blank telling the audience to watch the next episode. 5/15

The 14-year-old who invented the Renegade—the dance that's taken over TikTok—isn't getting any credit for her moves. 6/15

Two of Forever 21's biggest retail landlords have reached a deal to buy the chain, which filed for bankruptcy last year. 7/15

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"God, look at that Squadette, I'm dodging the game." How slang builds online gaming communities. 8/15

The beauty of highly organized spaces—such as labs, factories, and shipyards—photographed by Alastair Philip Wiper. 9/15

"Gen Xers face a long future of precarity, debt, and climate catastrophe, as millennials do; some of us just lived, for a while, in a mental atmosphere not yet shaped by this knowledge." Why Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses is still the wake-up call Gen X needs. 10/15

Remembering Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill, who died last week at 64. 11/15

Watch and listen: A microtonal guitar with a fretboard made of Lego. 12/15

Original Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Al Jardine want a total boycott of their former band over a show at a trophy hunting event. 13/15

The scenery of far east Russia in photos shot with an astonishing depth of field by Isabella Tabacchi. 14/15

Video: A size comparison of fictional buildings—e.g., the Krusty Krab, Hogwarts, the Tyrell Corporation Headquarters. 15/15


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