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The trial of Derek Chauvin begins this week with the whole world watching. / The Guardian
After violent crime plummeted during the pandemic, Baltimore decides to continue to decline prosecution of drug possession, prostitution, minor traffic, and misdemeanor cases. / The Washington Post
Juvenile incarceration is down generally, but many young people in facilities have gone months without seeing their families. / NPR
"The American jury system has always faced challenges: low pay, not enough citizens turning up for jury duty, accusations of bias, and more. Covid-19 is just the latest challenge." / Westlaw Today
See also: Maps of Covid-related demonstrations held in the past year in at least 86 countries. / The Economist
Why are immigrants coming to the US from Central America in high numbers? Complicated personal and practical reasons "that intersect where survival meets opportunity." / The Washington Post
See also: The things migrants carry—and drop—as they cross the border. / The Los Angeles Times
California's Manhattan Beach reckons with the fact that it once seized a Black family's resort and ran an entire community of beachgoers out of town. / The Los Angeles Times
A doctor who provides treatment to protesters in Myanmar describes a week in the turmoil. / The Guardian
The course of the Ever Given has been corrected by 80%, according to the Suez Canal Authority. / BBC News
Why did someone pay $560,000 for a picture of a newspaper column about NFTs? Kevin Roose, author of the column: "I don't get it either." / The New York Times, Future Proof
If your job involves sitting in front of a computer using software the same way every day, "automation is coming for you." / The Verge
If you like the internet, social research, and French philosophy, here's an article about "liking." / The Point
A new series of pocket-size books tells stories of recent internet history. / The Atlantic
Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy, looks back on a year of daily sketching under quarantine. / Gizmodo
An astonishing (and long) account finds writer Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants, basically ruining her life in order to free a man from prison. / The Marshall Project
Unrelated/related: The story of Annie from Annie's Mac and Cheese. / SFGate
It's the final week in the 2021 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes®, which means it's time for zombies! / The Tournament of Books
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