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Censorship, surveillance and profits: A hard bargain for Apple in China

New York Times: Apple built a business on top of China. Now it has to answer to the govt.

After years of quiet, Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded. Why now?

New York Times: The deterioration has been far more devastating than anyone imagined.

The model, the rocker and the disputed will: Why Paulina Porizkova isn't going away quietly

New York Times: Paulina Porizkova spent decades being beautiful and silent. Not any more.

Some influencers are banking their babies' cord blood. Should I do the same?

Simone Anderson, Laura McGoldrick and Megan Papas have all worked with a cord blood bank.

Lesley Springall: When Facebook says 'no'

What to do when you're left in the lurch by Facebook.

How gender bias in our medical workforce is ruining women's health

Every day, female doctors experience ingrained sexist attitudes.

'This show has broken me, if not once a week, every other week'

Television's most ambitious take on American slavery since Roots.

Activists and ex-spy said to have plotted to discredit Trump 'enemies' in govt

New York Times: Campaign showed lengths Trump's allies were willing to go to.

Why kindness yoga is the trend we never knew we needed

Turns out a little kindness was just what this busy Gen-Z needed, writes Bethany Reitsma.

Luke Kirkness: My night with a secret society

Opinion: What I learnt about my inside look at the little-known Freemason fraternity.

To solve three cold cases, this small county got a DNA crash course

New York Times: Investigators using forensic genealogy to revisit unsolved crimes.

The island is idyllic. As a workplace, it's toxic

New York Times: Former employees speak of faked ingredients, sexual harassment and abuse.

Global Covid cases reach new peak, driven by India and South America

New York Times: The average daily rate of new cases has topped 800k for more than a week.

Google tempts staff back to office with privacy robots, inflatable walls

Big Read: Tech giant creates new ways of working.

'Don't kill me': Others tell of abuse by officer who knelt on George Floyd

New York Times: Firsthand accounts accuse Chauvin of using similar tactics over the years.

They told her women couldn't join the ambulance corps. So she started her own

New York Times: Dozens of Orthodox Jewish women in New York have begun working as EMTs.