Weekend Reads: 5 of Our Best

Unraveling the Russian election plot. Puerto Rico a year after Hurricane Maria. A deep dive into Ranch nation and more.

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5 of Our Best Weekend Reads Welcome to the weekend. It was another head-spinning week of news: Our journalists unraveled the Russian plot to subvert the 2016 election, took a look at conditions in Puerto Rico a year after Hurricane Maria, took a deep dive in to America's love of ranch dressing and more. So take a few minutes to read some fantastic journalism.  Kaly Soto

The Plot to Subvert an Election: Unraveling the Russia Story So Far By SCOTT SHANE AND MARK MAZZETTI For two years, Americans have tried to absorb the details of the 2016 attack: spies, leaked emails, social media fraud — and President Trump's claims that it's all a hoax. The Times explores what we know and what it means. On Hurricane Maria Anniversary, Puerto Rico Is Still in Ruins By FRANCES ROBLES AND JUGAL K. PATEL The New York Times visited more than 150 homes in Punta Santiago to document the damage that remains a year after Hurricane Maria. Ranch Nation By JULIA MOSKIN How one creamy, peppery salad dressing became America's favorite flavor. Inside Italy's Shadow Economy By ELIZABETH PATON AND MILENA LAZAZZERA Within a distressed labor market, thousands of low-paid home workers create luxury garments without contracts or insurance. For Christine Blasey Ford, a Drastic Turn From a Quiet Life in Academia By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON, REBECCA R. RUIZ, EMILY STEEL, GRACE ASHFORD AND STEVE EDER Dr. Blasey, a researcher and statistician, was reluctant to come forward with her allegation that Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, sexually assaulted her.

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