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Blue Eye Samurai is one of the smartest Netflix shows in years

Netflix struggled for years to land a mainstream anime hit. Enter Blue Eye Samurai.

3 winners and 1 loser from the fourth Republican presidential debate

A Haley-Christie alliance emerged. But it’s a long way away from threatening Trump.

The “apocalyptic” humanitarian situation in Gaza, captured by one quote

Increasingly, civilians are running out of safe places to go.

Why buying a house in the US is so hard right now

Charting America’s homeownership problem.

Plagiarism doesn’t need AI to thrive online

A YouTuber’s deep dive on plagiarism tries to make viewers care when creators steal content.

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The Biden administration wants all lead pipes ripped up. It’ll take billions of dollars and rarely seen cooperation among government agencies. We ask UC Berkeley’s David Sedlak and American University’s Karen Baehler whether the plan is a pipe dream.

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