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Bangladeshi manufacturers criticize the expansion of a deal to protect workers.

There’s a Better Way to Stop Ransomware Attacks

Revocatoria a Gavin Newsom: una guía para los votantes

Let’s Talk About ‘Sellouts’

Governors DeSantis and Abbott, ‘Undermining Public Health’

Downed lines are making it hard for Entergy to restore power in Louisiana.

Transcript: Ezra Klein Answers Listener Questions

The U.S. faces a series of dilemmas in dealing with a Taliban government.

James Whiteside Thinks ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Would Make a Great Ballet

New top story on Hacker News: 79 Bay Area startups from Y Combinator's biggest Demo Day batch yet

New top story on Hacker News: Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies

New top story on Hacker News: Startup Bootstrapping Plan

New top story on Hacker News: A Pacific Gold Rush

Hochul directs $65 million for the rollout of booster shots in New York, assuming federal regulators clear them.

Players Apologize as Mets Try to Move On From Thumbs Down

Colm Toibin’s ‘The Magician’ Intimately Recaptures a Literary Giant

A New Jersey woman is charged with selling hundreds of fake vaccine cards.

In Lauren Groff’s New Novel, Nothing — and Everything — Is Sacred

Biden will speak on the end of the war in Afghanistan, defending his choices.

The Silent Partner Cleaning Up Facebook for $500 Million a Year

Lessons on Child Care, From the Military

Covid-related disruptions push the Patriots to release Cam Newton.

A new plant was supposed to help keep New Orleans’s lights on after storms. It didn’t.

New top story on Hacker News: Ex-Caldera dev describes lost “WinBolt” Win9x-capable version of DR-DOS (2007)

New top story on Hacker News: Publication of Hiroshima in the New Yorker (1997)

New top story on Hacker News: The open calendar, task and note space is a mess

New top story on Hacker News: How you play Spades is how you play life

N.J. will end pandemic unemployment benefits this weekend.

Here are some ways to help victims of the storm.

Starbucks Faces Rare Union Challenge as Buffalo Workers Seek Vote

A planeload of sorely-needed medical supplies lands in Mazar-i-Sharif.

Supreme Court Asked to Block Texas Law Banning Most Abortions

Simona Halep defeats Camila Giorgi.

Rocket destruction: A vehicle chars on the streets of Kabul with empty rocket tubes filling the back seat.

Lorde Steals Her Sunshine Back

The U.S. education department is investigating five states over their mask mandate bans.

She was lauded for challenging a Taliban member on live TV. Then she fled.

As the Afghanistan Deadline Arrives

Jake Paul’s Big Night: 16,000 Fans, a Tweet From LeBron and a Win

Review: Martin Short Kills in ‘Only Murders in the Building’

Fans faced a long wait to get into the grounds.

Aaliyah’s ‘One in a Million’ Finally Cracks the Billboard Top 10

U.S. Open fans must be vaccinated to attend. But not the players.

In Literary Organizations, Diversity Disputes Keep Coming

U.S. Investigating Civilian Casualties in Kabul Strike

New top story on Hacker News: To China's chagrin, Japan-Taiwan talks could pave the way for closer ties

Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4

On the road to Kabul, hundreds of families can’t go home and wait for help.

As the virus surges in Oregon, counties are asking for mobile morgues to house the dead.

Ron DeSantis, How Many Covid Deaths Are Enough?

Ida Strengthened Quickly Into a Monster. Here’s How.

New top story on Hacker News: Esperanto Champions the Efficiency of Its 1,092-Core RISC-V Chip

New top story on Hacker News: Train Wheels Are Cones

New top story on Hacker News: 8Gb USB Flash Drive Endurance Test (2017)

New top story on Hacker News: 5G from Space: An Overview of 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Networks

New top story on Hacker News: A newfound biomolecule, consisting of RNA modified by sugars

Winds whip through New Orleans’s deserted streets as the storm bears down.

The E.U. is set to reimpose travel restrictions on U.S. visitors.

Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91

What Voters Should Know About the Newsom Recall

Two House members defend their unauthorized trip to the Kabul airport.

Meteorologists were amazed by how fast Ida strengthened.

Don Poynter, Who Made Toilets Talk and Golf Balls Walk, Dies at 96

Mississippi, the poorest state in the country, was woefully unprepared for its recent Covid surge.