11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

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Welcome to the weekend. Mueller testified. Storms rumbled through the U.S. while Europe got HOT! And Puerto Rico’s governor resigned. Lots of news to parse — here are a few more fantastic stories you might have missed.

The astronaut’s sons contended that incompetent medical care had cost him his life, and threatened to go public. His widow says she wanted no part of the payout.

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From local bars to the halls of Congress and the White House, the testimony of Robert S. Mueller III in two back-to-back House hearings captivated Washington.

[Also read: “What We Learned From Mueller’s 7 Hours on Capitol Hill.”]

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Mr. Epstein, charged with sex trafficking, cultivated an intimate, yearslong relationship with Leslie Wexner — and proceeded to get extraordinarily rich.

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“Shake the table.” “Break things.” “Persist.” These are the metaphors of a new generation of political candidates.

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Sometimes the interests of humans and animals are the same, but humans have to save the animals first.

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The actor and comic has thrived as a professional second banana, even as he endured painful losses in his personal life. A new late-night show could give him a kind of relevance he’s never had before.

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Cashless tolling technology reduces traffic and idling, but it is also replacing the sentries of the country’s roads.

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An industry organizes against decades of exploitation.

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“Noise, color, body contact” for all.

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Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio star as midlevel entertainment industry workers whose relationship forms the core of Quentin Tarantino’s look at the movie past.

[Also read: “Why Pop Culture Still Can’t Get Enough of Charles Manson.”]