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Monday Notes for April 1st, 2024

A biased kidney transplant algorithm that systematically disadvantaged Black patients is finally being revised — a long-overdue change that could affect thousands of lives.

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Friday Notes for March 29th, 2024

Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' arrives with 27 tracks and a country music manifesto. Also: North Carolina's shocking tournament exit and Jordan Brand finds.

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Thursday Notes for March 28th, 2024

Psychologist Daniel Kahneman, whose work on cognitive bias changed modern decision-making, has died. Plus LeBron's health calculus and Nike's Pistachio Vomero 5.

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Wednesday Notes for March 27th, 2024

Travis Scott and Kid Cudi's 'WEBSTER II' lands as anonymous WNBA scouts call Caitlin Clark a franchise cornerstone. Plus the Nike Air Max 1 Monarch.

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Tuesday Notes for March 26th, 2024

'X-Men '97' is a streaming hit and Deion Sanders is already shaping his sons' NFL futures. Air Max Day 2024 lineup and Kobe 8 Protro Lakers preview.

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Monday Notes for March 25th, 2024

Hanif Abdurraqib digs into LeBron, Ohio, and Nike's seductive commercials. Beyoncé projects 'Cowboy Carter' on New York museums and Nike signs Germany from 2027.

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Friday Notes for March 22nd, 2024

Future x Metro Boomin's 'WE DON'T TRUST YOU' lands and Jack Gohlke becomes March Madness's unlikeliest hero. Plus Nike's Vomero 5 with Brazilian vibes.

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Thursday Notes for March 21st, 2024

A-Rod and Marc Lore get a fresh financial lifeline for the Timberwolves deal. Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' cover reads like a deliberate country music manifesto.

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Wednesday Notes for March 20th, 2024

Modern fraud is spiraling and Google pays $270M for training Gemini on publishers' content. Plus the case for putting NBA Jam in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Tuesday Notes for March 19th, 2024

Nvidia's Blackwell B200 is billed as the world's most powerful AI chip, and LeBron James launches a basketball podcast with JJ Redick. Plus Black women's voter priorities.

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Monday Notes for March 18th, 2024

Suno's AI music tool is rewriting what song creation looks like, and USC's JuJu Watkins has arrived as the college basketball player to watch in 2024.

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Friday Notes for March 15th, 2024

Bernie Sanders introduces a bill to cut the American workweek to 32 hours. Also: new music industry data on women, The Ringer's NFL Draft Guide, and the Nike Zoom Vomero 5 'Since 72.'