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Get unlimited access to The Post for $1 a week  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Compelling, ambitious stories you don't want to miss.     Here are some must-read stories from the past week. We'll be back with the regular newsletter next week. (Lauren Petracca for The Post) Opinion  | He has flown 23 million miles. Here are his travel secrets. In 1990, Tom Stuker paid a fortune for a lifetime pass on United Airlines. "Best investment of my life," he says, 23 million miles later. By Rick Reilly ●  Read more »       (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post) In a major discovery, scientists say space-time churns like a choppy sea The mind-bending finding suggests that everything around us is constantly being roiled by low-frequency gravitational waves. By Joel Achenbach and Victoria Jaggard ●  Read more »       (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) It's not just Mar-a-Lago: Trump charges highlight his New Jersey life Two of the most vivid scenes in the former president's indictment take place at his Bedminster golf club, which has not been searched by the FBI. By Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey and Spencer S. Hsu ●  Read more »       ADVERTISEMENT   (Peggy Cormary for The Post/food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Post) REVIEW What's the best vanilla ice cream? We tried 13 popular brands. There's nothing boring about vanilla ice cream when it hits all the right notes. Here are the store-bought brands we liked best. By Emily Heil ●  Read more »       (James Roh for The Post) Its promised land drying, Mormon Church works to save the Great Salt Lake Its leaders have permanently donated a small reservoir's worth of church-owned water to the lake, which some scientists warn could disappear before the decade ends. By Karin Brulliard ●  Read more »       (Illustration by Elena Lacey/The Washington Post; 20th Century-Fox/Getty) ANALYSIS I moved my Gmail to a less creepy email. It was surprisingly easy. I transferred 15 years of Gmail messages to a smaller email provider. My email switch was almost as easy as ordering a pizza. By Shira Ovide ●  Read more »       ADVERTISEMENT   (Shuran Huang for The Post) Covid isn't over, but even the most cautious Americans are moving on Americans who have tried to be rule-following pandemic citizens are at last abandoning precautions as the coronavirus fades into a background threat. By Fenit Nirappil, Aara'L Yarber and Sheila Regan ●  Read more »       (The Washington Post) State affirmative action bans helped White, Asian students, hurt others A review of 30 years of data from eight states that ban race-based admission policies shows how a Supreme Court affirmative action ruling may harm minorities. By Janice Kai Chen and Daniel Wolfe ●  Read more »       (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) Singing is good for you. Singing with others may be even better. Studies have linked singing in a choir to reducing stress hormones, increasing immune-boosting cytokines and stimulating memory for people with dementia. By Alexandra Moe ●  Read more »       (Illustration by Cece Pascual/The Washington Post; iStock) PERSPECTIVE Whose fault is obesity? Most of the blame rests with one culprit. When it comes to the obesity epidemic, there's enough blame to go around, but the food industry deserves the lion's share. By Tamar Haspel ●  Read more »         News whiz? Play our daily news quiz. Test your knowledge of current events with our new quotable game, On the Record. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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