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Unable to Decide

Saudi King Fires 2 Royals in Defense Corruption Inquiry

New top story on Hacker News: A grim outlook on the future of browser add-ons

New top story on Hacker News: MIT Drake

New top story on Hacker News: The Puzzle Toad

New top story on Hacker News: Modernizing the OpenBSD Console

New top story on Hacker News: Amazon wins FAA approval for Prime Air drone delivery fleet

New top story on Hacker News: The database I wish I had

Elecciones 2020: el Partido Republicano postula a Trump y el demócrata Biden aún lleva la ventaja

Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?

Trump Defends Kyle Rittenhouse

A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes

New top story on Hacker News: An Update About Changes to Facebook’s Services in Australia

New top story on Hacker News: A History of U.S. Foreign Policy from Z to Shining Z

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Captcha Alternatives?

New top story on Hacker News: When is it okay for a lawyer to lie? (2018)

‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt

Unwitting Progressives for Trump

Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.

New top story on Hacker News: Sum Types in Julia and Rust

New top story on Hacker News: Self-driving cars learn to read the body language of people on the street

New top story on Hacker News: High-tech tracking reveals ‘secret world of birds’

As Japan’s Abe Leaves, ‘Abenomics’ Will Remain, for Good or Ill

The Runway Lights Failed, So Villagers Used Their Headlights to Aid an Airlift

New top story on Hacker News: Physics Is Cool

Your Monday Briefing

New top story on Hacker News: Why are there 5280 feet in a mile?

New top story on Hacker News: An overview of the science on function length

No Corrections: Aug. 31, 2020

Quotation of the Day: As China Flexes, Taiwan Revamps Its Military

How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job

Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz

I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him.

New top story on Hacker News: Fascism is back. Blame the Internet

New top story on Hacker News: Last Week on My Mac: Is macOS Becoming Unmaintainable?

Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship

New top story on Hacker News: Asana co-founder Dustin Moskovitz exclusive interview

New top story on Hacker News: Drug cartel assassinates its enemies with bomb-toting drones

New top story on Hacker News: Banks create money out of thin air, but it's less impressive than it sounds

Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain

New top story on Hacker News: Exploring mullender.c – A deep dive into the first IOCCC winner

New top story on Hacker News: Noam Chomsky: 'There's never been a moment in human history' like this one

New top story on Hacker News: Releasing Pleroma 2.1.0

New top story on Hacker News: Nagara Rimba Nusa: A Take on Indonesia's New Capital City

With a Wary Eye on China, Taiwan Moves to Revamp Its Military

New top story on Hacker News: So you want to roll your own crypto?

New top story on Hacker News: Griffon: a desktop application development platform for the JVM

Quotation of the Day: District by District, a Plan for In-Person Schooling Falls Apart

Virus Update

Amid Tennis’s Swirling Storms, a Stubborn Djokovic Claims a Title

New top story on Hacker News: Longevity FAQ: A beginner's guide to longevity research

New top story on Hacker News: New 50-metre deep crater opens up in Arctic tundra

New top story on Hacker News: Lord of the Manor: a medieval city builder game

New top story on Hacker News: A Command Line vs. GUI Meeting

New top story on Hacker News: TiDB: A Raft-based HTAP Database [pdf]

New top story on Hacker News: Lenovo Starts Offering Up Fedora Linux Pre-Loaded Systems from Their Web Store

New top story on Hacker News: Open Source Thinkpad T420 Battery Design

How to Build a Catapult From Newspaper

Phoenix Settles With Black Family After Police Drew Guns Over Reported Doll Theft

New top story on Hacker News: How to Pick a Quack: Data

New top story on Hacker News: Apple doesn't let you disclose their 30% IAP fee to your customers

‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism

Coronavirus Around the World

New top story on Hacker News: Lynn Conway, transgender pioneer of VLSI design methodology

New top story on Hacker News: Tell HN: Check medium's localstorage if you use adblock

Djokovic and Top Men’s Players Are Creating a Players Association

Chadwick Boseman, Star of ‘Black Panther,’ Dies at 43

New top story on Hacker News: Flexport is hiring employees all over the world

New top story on Hacker News: Hazel: A live functional programming environment featuring typed holes

COVID 19 Update

Generic Rivalry

New top story on Hacker News: American Academy of Sleep Medicine: Eliminate daylight saving time

Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay Tough It Out, Sharing BMW Lead

Hurricane Laura Was Powerful, but Louisiana Was Prepared

Sarah Palin’s Suit Against New York Times Will Go to Trial, Judge Rules

Stephen Miller’s Dystopian America

Corrections: Aug. 29, 2020

Quotation of the Day: ‘Panting for Air’ Under Smoky Western Skies

Workers will have to pay any deferred payroll taxes by April.

Rival Themes Emerge as Race Enters Final Weeks: Covid vs. Law and Order

New top story on Hacker News: Scientists build army of a million microrobots that fit inside hypodermic needle

Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore After Oil Spill Off Mauritius

Returning to the campaign trail, Trump unloads baseless attacks on Biden.

Jacob Blake Was Shackled in Hospital Bed After Police Shooting

Lute Olson, Who Put Arizona on College Basketball Map, Dies at 85

El legado de Shinzo Abe, el primer ministro de Japón que anunció su dimisión