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Imagine a 9/11 Panel If the Hijackers Had Allies in Congress

The whole premise of an investigation was that both parties opposed the insurrection. By Jonathan Chait

insurrection A Third Officer Who Responded to the Capitol Riot Has Died by Suicide Gunther Hashida, a D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officer, is now the third law-enforcement member on the scene January 6 to die by suicide. By Matt Stieb
covid-19 U.S. Finally Hits Biden’s 70 Percent Vaccination Goal The key milestone comes nearly a month after President Biden’s much-publicized July 4 target date. By Paola Rosa-Aquino
politics State Democrats Should Go Anywhere But D.C. for Voting-Rights Lobbying Democratic state lawmakers are just reinforcing Republican talking points by running to Washington. How about pressing Sinema on her home turf? By Ed Kilgore

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The Havana Syndrome Mystery and the U.S. Plan to Solve It Everything we know about the strange symptoms plaguing U.S. personnel abroad and the new CIA task force expanding efforts to identify the cause. By Matt Stieb

covid-19 De Blasio Won’t Impose New Mask Mandate in NYC The mayor also said that newly hired city employees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, effective immediately. By Nia Prater

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Sandra Oh Is Speaking

The acting great on entering the “mother chapter” of her career, challenging the unbelievable pressure of being a modern woman, and more. By Lindsay Peoples Wagner

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We survey the high points of a sprawling television landscape, from lush cinematic dramas to fleet streaming comedies and all points in between. By Jen Chaney, Kathryn VanArendonk, and Matt Zoller Seitz

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Anthony Veasna So Knew He Was a Star When the author died at 28, he was on the cusp of literary fame. Everyone remembers him differently. By E. Alex Jung

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Drag Race’s Jan on a ‘Psychologically Intense’ All Stars Run By Justin Curto

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The Strategist

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From Townhouse to Bauhaus

After years in a Greenwich Village brownstone, Alexandra Pappas wanted to live her modernist dream. To a point. By Wendy Goodman

design edit Tinned Fish Lamps, a New Home-Goods Shop, and Other Things I Liked This Week Plus a film that turns the Guggenheim’s rotunda into a sound sculpture. By Diana Budds
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Baby Luc’s Is the Hottest Pizza Party on the Planet

“Lucali was supposed to be like this place, a slice shop.”

scandals Tonnogate Is celebrity butcher Dario Cecchini really selling tuna fish at his meaty new sandwich shop? By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
vaccination Cuomo Is Urging Small Businesses to Only Serve Vaccinated Customers Now some restaurant owners are pushing back against the advice. By Chris Crowley
restaurant review CheLi Is an East Village Mecca For Shanghainese Fare Both Ancient and Modern “This place is authentic, Dad.” By Adam Platt
the grub street diet NBC New York’s Myles Miller Is a Doughnut Snob “Most mornings, I get either a honey dip or a bow tie.” By Chris Crowley

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Will Restaurants Start Requiring Vaccines Now? “We feel like we’ve got an amazing responsibility to keep our staff members and our guests safe.” By Rachel Sugar

where to eat 66 of the Best New (or Newly Relevant) Places to Eat Here’s your official summer 2021 restaurant guide. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld