Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:

1) The New York Times with an on-the-ground report from the Beirut explosion ($0.19) - https://blendle.link/3gKAD1i

2) TIME on why some people need less sleep ($0.25) - https://blendle.link/3fPYjQC

3) The New York Times on extremists infiltrating German state institutions ($0.19) - https://blendle.link/2XPH23Y

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