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Money

America's bars and restaurants are hiring like crazy
Matt Phillips
9.2.16


milk

Dairy Companies Want Fizzy Milk to Be the Next Big Thing
Arla, which is owned by 12,500 farmers, will begin rolling out its new fizzy milk offerings in test markets in the UK, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.
Nick Rose
9.2.16
Crime

Chris Brown's Lawyer Tries to Convince the Public that His Client Is a Victim
At a press conference catered by his restaurant, the musician's attorney, Mark Geragos, claimed that his client "doesn't get the rights of other people."
Mitchell Sunderland
9.2.16
London

Is Shamstep a Made-Up Genre For Hipsters—or a Defining Movement of Arab Youth Culture?
47Soul is a band whose politically-conscious style of Arabic dance music is catching on everywhere from Lebanon to London.
Peter Holslin
9.2.16
2016 US election

Donald Trump is hitting historic lows among Latino voters, according to new poll
A poll conducted by an immigration reform advocacy group shows Trump with abysmal favorability ratings among Latino voters — and the GOP as a whole isn't doing much better.
Brendan James
9.2.16
Health

California Passes Bill to Give Low-Income Families Money for Diapers
California could soon become the first state to provide diaper expense subsidies to poor families. A policy expert explains why more subsidies like this are needed.
Candace Bryan
9.2.16
Politics

‘Latinos for Trump’ Founder Thinks ‘Taco Trucks on Every Corner’ Would Be a Bad Thing
The statement that America would somehow transform into a homogenized sea of tacos de lengua and birria reflects not only a misunderstanding of the restaurant and service industries, but also of the inherent benefits and values of a multicultural...
Alex Swerdloff
9.2.16
thump news

Get On the Courts with Ratking Producer Sporting Life's EP 'Slam Dunk Vol. 1'
Listen to the New Yorker's surprise release for R&S Records featuring a Galcher Lustwerk remix.
Max Mertens
9.2.16
weak in review

Colin Kaepernick's Protest, And What Values Are Worth: David Roth's Weak In Review
Colin Kaepernick, in his protest, offers a challenge to a self-satisfied NFL: action instead of gesture, and a conversation instead of the usual noise.
David Roth
9.2.16
Music

Rihanna Superfans Got Together and Made a Musical About Her Life
We spoke to the director and cast of "Good Girl Gone Bad," an unauthorized play about Rihanna's life that tells her life story through a mix of her songs and interview quotes.
Gabby Bess
9.2.16
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