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Part of the Catholic church in Sicily has imposed a three-year prohibition on naming godparents, arguing that the tradition has become merely a way to fortify family ties — and mob ties, too.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/world/europe/italy-godfather-catholic-church.html

Internal Instagram documents obtained by The New York Times, reveal the company’s angst and dread as it has wrestled behind the scenes with retaining, engaging and attracting 13- to 15-year-olds.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/technology/instagram-teens.html

NASA launched the Lucy mission early on Saturday, sending the spacecraft on a 12-year journey to uncover the secrets contained in Jupiter's Trojan asteroid swarms.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/science/nasa-lucy-launch.html

Low-dose aspirin should no longer be initially prescribed to try to prevent a first heart attack, stroke or colon cancer, a U.S. panel of experts suggested.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/health/aspirin-heart-attack-stroke.html

The radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was once an implacable enemy of Washington in Iraq, sending his militia into battle with U.S. forces. Today, he is emerging as something of an ally, acting as a bulwark against Iranian influence
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/world/middleeast/iraq-sadr-election.html