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Sunday, August 30, 2020

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Breonna Taylor's Life Was Changing. Then the Police Came to Her Door.

An ex-boyfriend's run-ins with the law entangled her even as she tried to move on. Interviews, documents and jailhouse recordings help explain how she landed in the middle of a deadly drug raid.

Trump Program to Cover Uninsured Covid-19 Patients Falls Short of Promise

By Abby Goodnough

Some patients are still receiving staggering bills. Others don't qualify because conditions other than Covid-19 were their primary diagnosis.

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It's Hard to Make Dignity Interesting. Chadwick Boseman Found a Way.

By Wesley Morris

The actor, who died Friday at 43, exploded the parameters of what biographical moviemaking ought to be.

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'A Hail Mary': Psychedelic Therapy Draws Veterans to Jungle Retreats

By Ernesto Londoño and Adam Ferguson

Ayahuasca, a vomit-inducing hallucinogenic brew, draws thousands of people each year — including former soldiers — to jungle retreats that have become an unlicensed and unregulated mental health marketplace.

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