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The Harvard job offer no one at Harvard ever heard of

New York Times: An online scam targeted prominent women in India.

The difficult year that brought the royal family together

Daily Telegraph UK: A turbulent 12 months has brought the royals closer together.

How I uncovered a plot to defeat Hitler – and now it's a movie

Times: A dead body, fake identity papers and a far-fetched plan to fool the enemy.

Steve Braunias: World's most awesome city - 20 best things about Auckland

Steve Braunias compiles his annual list of the 20 best things of Auckland life.

Rise up better: We've reached our 90% vaccination milestone, what now for Aotearoa New Zealand?

Fatigue has crept into everything. But now we're vaxxed, will we rise above the pandemic?

Meadows and the band of loyalists: How they fought to keep Trump in power

New York Times: Small circle of Republicans attempted to overturn the 2020 election.

He was convicted of raping Alice Sebold. Then the case unravelled

New York Times: He was exonerated of the 1981 rape. But why did it take so long?

Transmission Gully was never going to open before Christmas, here's why

Forget the summer holidays, will the $1.25 billion road even by open by Easter?

Did Elon Musk sacrifice safety in his push for self-driving cars?

New York Times: Automaker may have undermined safety in designing autopilot system.

He says he's no murderer. That's why he's still in prison

New York Times: He's been locked up for 30 years. Expressing remorse is his only way out.

Dilworth student preyed on classmate, victim 'threatened with cane'

"I didn't look forward to having a shower in case he was there."

How one summer hotspot feels about Auckland's upcoming holidays

The Herald on Sunday spoke to dozens of Northlanders about Auckland coming on holiday.

The 5-year hunt for Comancheros gang boss

Exclusive: NZ in talks with Turkey over return of 'international commander'.

Hunt for the 'blood diamond of batteries' impedes green energy push

New York Times: Dangerous mining conditions beset Congo, home to largest supply of cobalt.

Uber survived the spying scandal - but their careers didn't

New York Times: The allegations weren't true, but it still follows them.

Top books of 2021: Twenty books we can't stop thinking about

A round up of Canvas reviewers' picks of 2021