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The putrid Kohberger plea deal and more: Letters to the Editor

A putrid plea dealI’m both disgusted and mystified by the plea deal offered to Bryan Kohberger (“Surprise plea deal in Idaho coed slays,” July 1).Although a plea deal in itself is understandable, as it spares the time and cost of a lengthy trial and eliminates any chances of appeal, what I don’t get is why…
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Trump can’t give up the fight against foreign meddling in US tech

Kudos to President Trump for getting Canada to kill a blatantly unfair tax on US-based companies, but the fight against foreign meddling in America’s tech industry is just beginning.
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Millennial Woman Gets DNA Test ‘Just for Fun’—Then Come Explosive Results

“I never truly felt a sense of belonging within my family, in some ways, I’ve always been very physically different from everyone else,” Valerio told Newsweek.
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Croatian right-wing singer Marko Perkovic and fans perform pro-Nazi salute at concert

A hugely popular right-wing Croatian singer and hundreds of thousands of his fans performed a pro-Nazi World War II salute at a massive concert in Zagreb, drawing criticism.
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Social Security Email Causes Anger: ‘Blatant Political Statement’

The email has raised questions about partisanship at the SSA, which distributes benefits to tens of millions of Americans every month.
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Government looking at reducing minimum apartment size

The Housing Minister is bringing proposed changes to apartment building guidelines that will, among other things, reduce the minimum size of units.
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A big splash: Shop WYBOT pool robot vacuums on sale for Amazon Prime Day

More splashing, less cleaning.
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Inside the cyber-scam capital of the world

The message from Alice was blunt: “I don’t trust you. You are one of them, right? You all just want to sell me like some animal.” Alice’s hostile reaction wasn’t completely surprising to Ivan Franceschini, Ling Li and Mark Bo, the co-authors of “Scam: Inside Southeast Asia’s Cybercrime Compounds” (Verso), out July 8. “Like the…
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The ruthless reformer reinventing Saudi Arabia

If you want to understand the new Saudi Arabia, don’t start with oil. Start with a video game. The 39-year-old crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman — better known as MBS — grew up obsessed with video games, and he continues to play every morning, despite his heavy workload and…