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What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Did Ken Dornstein Solve the Lockerbie Bombing?
Did Ken Dornstein Solve the Lockerbie Bombing?
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“Leave No Soldier Behind”: The Unsolved Mystery of the Soldier Who Died in the Watchtower
“Leave No Soldier Behind”: The Unsolved Mystery of the Soldier Who Died in the Watchtower
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The Pope and the Spy Who Loved Him
The Pope and the Spy Who Loved Him
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The Truth of El Mozote
Crime
The Truth of El Mozote
Mark Danner·The New Yorker
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The Man Who Refused to Spy
Investigative Journalism
The Man Who Refused to Spy
Laura Secor·The New Yorker
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The Pope and the Spy Who Loved Him
Crime
The Pope and the Spy Who Loved Him
Sean Flynn·GQ
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“Leave No Soldier Behind”: The Unsolved Mystery of the Soldier Who Died in the Watchtower
War
“Leave No Soldier Behind”: The Unsolved Mystery of the Soldier Who Died in the Watchtower
William Langewiesche·Vanity Fair
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William Langewiesche: The Sinking of the Estonia
Investigative Journalism
William Langewiesche: The Sinking of the Estonia
William Langewiesche·The Atlantic
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Casualties of War
War
Casualties of War
Daniel Lang·The New Yorker
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What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
Investigative Journalism
What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane
William Langewiesche·The Atlantic
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Did Ken Dornstein Solve the Lockerbie Bombing?
Crime
Did Ken Dornstein Solve the Lockerbie Bombing?
Patrick Radden Keefe·The New Yorker
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New Orleans’s Car-Crash Conspiracy
Crime
New Orleans’s Car-Crash Conspiracy
Patrick Radden Keefe·The New Yorker
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Texas has long removed Black kids from their homes, sometimes with tragic results
Crime
Texas has long removed Black kids from their homes, sometimes with tragic results
Roxanna Asgarian·The Texas Tribune
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Inside Sweida National Hospital: Testimonies from the Days of Siege and Massacre
Investigative Journalism
Inside Sweida National Hospital: Testimonies from the Days of Siege and Massacre
Najat Abdul Samad·Daraj
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Private prisons are shrouded in secrecy. I took a job as a guard to get inside—then things got crazy
Crime
Private prisons are shrouded in secrecy. I took a job as a guard to get inside—then things got crazy
Shane Bauer·Mother Jones
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The Innocent Man (Part 1)
Crime
The Innocent Man (Part 1)
Pamela Colloff·Texas Monthly
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Should Airplanes Be Flying Themselves?
Investigative Journalism
Should Airplanes Be Flying Themselves?
William Langewiesche·Vanity Fair
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“The Clock Is Ticking”: Inside the Worst U.S. Maritime Disaster in Decades
Investigative Journalism
“The Clock Is Ticking”: Inside the Worst U.S. Maritime Disaster in Decades
William Langewiesche·Vanity Fair
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Health
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Sirin Kale·The Guardian
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Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career
Politics
Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career
Jon Swaine·The Washington Post
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William Langewiesche on the Amazon air crash
Investigative Journalism
William Langewiesche on the Amazon air crash
William Langewiesche·Vanity Fair
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Porambo
Race
Porambo
Greg Donahue·The Atavist Magazine
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Jason Arday's Fairy Tale Is Over
Investigative Journalism
Jason Arday's Fairy Tale Is Over
Daniel Engber·The Atlantic
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