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juul

Juul Bought an Issue of a Science Journal. Here's What the uhh... Studies Say
A brief overview of Juul's $51,000, 219-page journal issue.
Radhamely De Leon
7.9.21
Belgium

Wow, Belgium Is Returning 2,000 Artefacts Looted From Congo – Just 118,000 Left
The government still claims the majority of its collection was obtained legitimately.
Dipo Faloyin
7.9.21
Internet

White House Executive Order Poised to Restore Net Neutrality
Order takes several steps to restore telecom oversight, ban sneaky fees, and kill harmful, exclusive landlord broadband deals.
Karl Bode
7.9.21
Games News

'Titanfall' Players Are Worried About a Game They Love But Can't Control
"I really just want to be able to play the only game I’ve actually gotten good at."
Gita Jackson
7.9.21
vaccines

McConnell Is Shocked, Shocked, to Find His Vax-Hesitant Party Isn’t Vaxxed
It might help if his colleagues stopped comparing vaccination efforts to Nazism.
Paul Blest
7.9.21
transportation

Biden's Executive Order Acknowledges Passenger Rail's Biggest Problem
Outside the northeast, Amtrak uses privately-owned freight tracks, and getting stuck behind freight trains is the biggest cause of delays.
Aaron Gordon
7.9.21
shopping-travel

3 Rad Trips You Can Take Right Now for Under $1,000
Flying out of NYC, LA, or Houston? Take these grand vacations in Reykjavík, Austin, and Anchorage (respectively) to lean into your main character energy this summer.
Rec Room Staff
7.9.21
Donald Trump

CPAC 2021: Trump’s Republican Cult Is Throwing Its Biggest Rager Yet
At CPAC, Trump will be among friends, and all those friends believe the 2020 election was stolen from him.
David Gilbert
7.9.21
shopping-wellness

Fulton Wants to Make Ergonomic Insoles Cool
Can joint-friendly foot gear appeal to the born-in-the-90s crowd? I gave the modern arch support brand’s insoles a shot.
Ian Burke
7.9.21
Tech

Biden’s Right to Repair Order Covers Electronics, Not Just Tractors
The administration will issue "rules against anti-competitive restrictions on using independent repair shops or doing DIY repairs of your own devices and equipment."
Matthew Gault
Jason Koebler
7.9.21
Tech news

Did Bitcoin Mining REALLY Turn a Glacial Lake Into a Giant ‘Hot Tub’?
Headlines claimed that a power plant that mines Bitcoin turned Seneca Lake into a giant hot tub. The truth is different, but still worrying for locals.
Robert Stevens
7.9.21
tech-science

What Scientists Have Learned from Hidden Ripples in Spacetime
MIT astrophysicist Nergis Mavalvala talks about the discovery of gravitational waves—and everything that has followed—on Motherboard’s “Space Show.”
Becky Ferreira
7.9.21
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