Instagram is launching a "Close Friends" list on iOS and Android to let users share Stories with a limited group of friends (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

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Instagram is launching a “Close Friends” list on iOS and Android to let users share Stories with a limited group of friends  —  They're Finstagram Stories  —  No one wants to post silly, racy, or vulnerable Stories if they're worried their boss, parents, and distant acquaintances are watching.

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Afghanistan war: US strike in Helmand killed 23 civilians, UN says

The air strike in Afghanistan's Helmand province mostly killed women and children, investigators say.

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Lasting Rancor Over Voting Issues Puts a Spotlight on a Georgia Runoff

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At Stake When Xi and Trump Meet: The Possibility of a New Cold War

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How Michael Bloomberg Used His Money to Aid Democratic Victories in the House

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‘It’s Premature’: Incoming Judiciary Chairman Warns Against Rush to Impeach

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6 Takeaways From the Times’s Investigation Into T.M. Landry

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Climate Change Insurance: Buy Land Somewhere Else

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Finally, New York Has a Cocktail Library

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Why New York Lags So Far Behind on Natural Childbirth

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How Gregg Bishop, Small Business Expert, Spends His Sundays

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Drawn to Tesla’s Bright Prospects, Many Black Workers Say They Found Racism

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This Store Lets Holiday Shoppers Buy Gifts for Refugees

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Big, Beautiful Books to Catch the Eye of Every Child

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Of Demogorgons and Purple Worms — a Visual History of Dungeons & Dragons

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Nigeria ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on 'Obama interference' in 2015 election bid

Goodluck Jonathan accuses the Obama administration of undermining his failed 2015 re-election bid.

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Abuse, Fear and Intimidation: How Viral Videos Masked a Prep School’s Problems

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Louisiana School Made Headlines for Sending Black Kids to Elite Colleges. Here’s the Reality.

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Sending Lewd Nudes to Strangers Could Mean a Year in Jail

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Learning With: ‘Are Civics Lessons a Constitutional Right? These Students Are Suing for Them’

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Jimmy Fallon Says Trump Seems to Be ‘Running Out of Friends’

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George R.R. Martin on How ‘Nightflyers’ Made ‘Game of Thrones’ Possible

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Prison Romances, Standing the Test of (Hard) Time and Cameras

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France MPs vote to ban child smacking

Campaigners say that about 85% of French parents still resort to corporal punishment.

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Over 200 car manufactures operating in China, including Tesla, BMW, and Ford, are sending position info and other data to government-backed monitoring centers (Erika Kinetz/Associated Press)

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Over 200 car manufactures operating in China, including Tesla, BMW, and Ford, are sending position info and other data to government-backed monitoring centers  —  SHANGHAI (AP) — When Shan Junhua bought his white Tesla Model X, he knew it was a fast, beautiful car.

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Ukraine bars Russian men from entering country

The measure is part of martial law imposed in 10 regions, amid fears of a Russian land invasion.

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Australian Students Stage School Strikes Over Climate Change Inaction

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Oklahoma Quarterback Kyler Murray Nears the End of a Two-Sport Career

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A European Goes to Trump’s Washington

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The Beauty of Brazil’s Rain Forest, in Jewelry

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The Luckenbooth: Scotland’s Love Brooch

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Sparkle Comes Pretty Cheap

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