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Canada

Firefighters' Fire Content Too Horny for Canadian City

St. Catharines won’t support topless firefighters using city equipment, even if it is for charity.
Anne Gaviola
2.18.20
Food

Flight Attendant Blames Keto Diet, Not Booze, for Failed Breathalyzer

Beefy breath confused for booze? It wouldn’t be the first time.
Ashwin Rodrigues
2.18.20
Tech news

This Device Generates Electricity from the Air Using a Strange Microbe

“We are literally making electricity out of thin air.”
Matthew Gault
2.18.20
amazon

Jeff Bezos’ $10B Earth Fund Can’t Undo Amazon’s Damage

It’s still too little too late from one of the world’s biggest polluters.
Edward Ongweso Jr
2.18.20
Fitness

Runners Hate Running as Much as the Rest of Us

There are a lot of flowery, feel-good narratives around running as exercise—but the reality is, even people who are committed to it hate it.
Harron Walker
2.18.20
Hong Kong

Arson, Pepper Spray, and Arrests: Hong Kong Protesters Want to Close the Border With China Over Coronavirus

On Sunday riot police used pepper spray during a protest of a new coronavirus quarantine facility in Kowloon Bay.
Tim Hume
2.18.20
inequality

This Is How We'll Live When the Government Gives Us All a Basic Income

Capitalism’s single-minded emphasis on profit has warped our ideas about purpose and usefulness in work. Universal basic income could change that.
Brianna Provenzano
2.18.20
Trump pardons

Trump Is on a Pardoning Spree

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, junk-bond financier Michael Milken, former 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr., and former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik are getting off easier.
David Uberti
2.18.20
Food Op-Ed

A Deep Dive Into the Intense World of the r/MealPrepSunday Subreddit

At first, I was horrified to see people making 30 burritos in one day—but then I realized just how wholesome this community is.
Jelisa Castrodale
2.18.20
election 2020

‘Occupy Wall Street’ Hater Michael Bloomberg Now Says He Wants to Reform Wall Street

For some reason—pause—the presidential candidate has come a long way from when he insisted the "Occupy Wall Street" movement was silly.
Clio Chang
2.18.20
Games Opinion

Five Months Later, Apple Arcade Hasn't Transcended its Splashy Launch

Apple's services had a bunch of incredible games to kick things off, but since then? Not much.
Patrick Klepek
2.18.20
mind

Can't Believe Jake Paul Finally Cured Anxiety by Suggesting 'Chilling Out'

The YouTube star isn't "spreading awareness" for anything besides the pitfalls of taking celebrities' advice about your life.
Katie Way
2.18.20
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