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The latest version of the coronavirus, BA.2, accounts for as much as 70 percent of new infections in many parts of the United States. / Kaiser Health News
New Covid-19trial results may point toward quicker, cheaper ways to study medicines. / STAT
Alex Tabarrok: Operation Warp Speed was a huge success, but that doesn't mean big federal funding can solve other problems at the same speed and scale. / Marginal Revolution
Two-thirds of young people in the UK pine for lockdown. "[Lockdown] was an introvert's paradise. I miss it immensely." / The Face
The White House assigns a "tiger team" to prepare contingency plans in case Russia uses chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. / Politico
Ukraine's outnumbered air force has kept Russia from controlling the sky, but perhaps not for much longer. / The Week
Volunteers say Ukraine is becoming a secondhand clothing dump. Aid experts prefer to see cash donations. / Goats and Soda
Artist Marina Abramović resumes staring at people to raise money for Ukranians. / Colossal
Some 2,000 pro operators are working to fix Ukraine's broken internet infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russians are racing to download Wikipedia before it's banned. / VICE, Slate
See also: How Russia's invasion is impacting global sports like tennis. / Sports Illustrated
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as Secretary of State, dies at 84 from cancer. / The New York Times
The Taliban's backtracking on letting girls attend school suggests a better future for Afghanistan is a long way off. / BBC News
"We're going to be conservative." A North Texas official orders books removed from schools. / ProPublica
Tommy Kha explains what it's like when an international airport takes down your Elvis art. / Pitchfork
Your weekly white paper: "We'll Be Honest, This Won't Be the Best Article You'll Ever Read: The Use of Dispreferred Markers in Word-of-Mouth Communication." / Chicago Journals
PJ Vogt, formerly of Reply All, is back with a new podcast about weird crypto stories. / Crypto Island
Wordle has expanded to cinema with Framed. / Framed
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