How an All-Star Crew of Jewelry Theives Got Caught, and more from Apple News

Good morning from Apple News. Here are some great reads for the weekend.

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It’s December 21, 2019.

Great reads for the weekend.

The Week’s Most Intriguing Stories

He Was One of Mexico’s Deadliest Assassins. Then He Turned on His Cartel.

“They took away everything left in me that was human and made me a monster,” says the hit man. Here’s how he went from sicario to state witness.

Read Now in The New York Times

This Is What Democracy Tastes Like
What politicians are really saying when they take those big, performative bites of America’s favorite foods. Eater

Lizzo Changed the Way We See Ourselves
After nearly a decade on the road, performing shows for next to nothing, the artist racked up more Grammy nominations than anyone else. Why now? Time

How an All-Star Crew of Jewelry Thieves Finally Got Caught
A highly sophisticated group evaded the authorities for years. Then a retired septuagenarian detective stepped in. The Atlantic

It’s Not Just You: Clothing Sizes Are Broken
It’s a decades-old problem that keeps getting worse. But a new crop of startups wants to solve it. The Wall Street Journal

Featured Issue

20 Must-Visit Places for 2020

Plus: how to turn your kids into global citizens, the best credit cards for travel, and tips for staying fit on the road.

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Weekend Pursuits

One thing to watch: Cats is good. Cats is bad. Cats is absolutely absurd. But there is something magical about the fact that it even exists. Vulture

One thing to listen to: “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is one of the biggest holiday songs on the planet, but it wasn’t until this week that Mariah Carey’s 25-year-old anthem hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Billboard

One thing to read: Everyone’s talking about the movie. But it’s time for Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women to get the respect it deserves as a big, important masterpiece of a book. ELLE

One thing to eat: Buckwheat latkes? They’re not as heretical as they sound. Before the 19th century, Jews were making potato pancakes with completely different ingredients. The Forward

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