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Many Americans can buy a gun in less than an hour. In some countries, the process takes months. Here are the basic steps for how most people buy a gun in 16 of them. Many countries have exceptions for specialized professions, and local laws vary. via Pocket

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Throughout 2021, U.S. stock market valuations have hovered near all‑time highs. In June, the unadjusted price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of the S&P 500 index eclipsed the tech boom record of 2000.1 Many other asset classes have attained, or nearly attained, record valuations as well. via Pocket

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It began, as so much these days does, with a group chat. Early this year, around 20 rabbinical and cantorial students started a WhatsApp thread they eventually named “Rad Future Clergy.” Among them, they attended rabbinical schools in five different U.S. cities. via Pocket

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(Throughout this piece, I’ve added in quotes from women who were brave enough to come forward and to share their stories with me. These quotes sit apart and are not woven into the narrative, but I think it’s critical that you can read their words and their experiences. via Pocket

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The robotic “bzzzt” of an electronic derailleur will instantly make any bike feel like it's from the future. In the age of smartphones, it is fitting that bikes made from space-age materials also have electronic shifting. via Pocket

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The U.S. Interior Department said Tuesday that it will suspend controversial oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that were issued in the final days of the Trump administration. via Pocket

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Peter Stuyvesant was an enslaver. So were other prominent New Yorkers whose names are all over the city. Last month, Vanessa Thompson stepped outside the juice bar where she works on Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn and noticed a green and white sticker on a light pole. She leaned in for a closer look. via Pocket

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Thousands of Trump supporters march toward the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post) In the 17 days after President Trump began to encourage his supporters to descend on D.C. until the siege that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. via Pocket

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This year, technology firms big and small stepped up to help with the Covid-19 pandemic and other thorny challenges. via Pocket

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During the first wave of the pandemic in the winter, Mo Willems’s ‘‘Lunch Doodles’’ series, in which the beloved children’s-book author and illustrator led viewers in endearingly no-frills online drawing sessions, was a lifeline to families desperate to exercise their imaginations during via Pocket

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What began five years ago with the made-for-TV announcement of Donald Trump’s presidential ambitions from the escalator of his ritzy Manhattan high-rise ended Saturday with his aging lawyer shouting conspiracy theories and vowing lawsuits in a Northeast Philadelphia parking lot, near a sex shop an via Pocket

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On 21 October 2014, six years ago today, I went to a party on Washington Square in Manhattan. via Pocket

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How to write a proposal

A good proposal (grad school statement of purpose, faculty job application, grant proposal, startup pitch) should show:

There is a problem that exists and hasn't been solved yet

It is an important problem (solving it would have lots of great benefits)

We have some good ideas for ways to solve the problem

We are the right team to solve this problem because of our relevant experience

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(Editor's note: transcripts don't do talks justice. via Pocket

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How do you know if a children's book you're about to share with your students accurately portrays the culture of its characters? Are there warning signs to look for? Are there telltale things that mark an outstanding multicultural book? To answer these questions, Scholastic Teacher magazine invited via Pocket

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Welcome to BIG, a newsletter about the politics of monopoly. If you’d like to sign up, you can do so here. Or just read on… via Pocket