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healthcare

Doctors Should Stop Looking at Their Little Computers and Listen to You

Researchers say active listening and paying attention to emotional cues could be the key to bridging the divide between healthcare providers and the people they treat.
Katie Way
1.7.20
Right to Repair

Farmers Are Buying 40-Year-Old Tractors Because They're Actually Repairable

John Deere makes it difficult to repair its new tractors without specialized software, so an increasing number of farmers are buying older models.
Matthew Gault
1.7.20
impeachment

Here's Why John Bolton Probably Won't Testify in Trump's Impeachment Trial After All

Two Republican moderates and swing votes just caved to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Cameron Joseph
1.7.20
deepfakes

Facebook Takes a Stand on Political Deepfakes, a Problem That Doesn't Exist

A newly-released policy states that Facebook will remove algorithmically-generated media that intends to mislead viewers.
Samantha Cole
1.7.20
climate change

Australia's Wildfires Could Wipe Entire Endangered Species Off the Planet

Some species were barely surviving in the wild before the fires burned their habitats to the ground.
Tim Marcin
1.7.20
VICE Does 'Love Island'

We Predicted the ‘Love Island’ 2020 Winners Based on Their Photos

Yeah, we are doing this again thanks.
Lauren O'Neill
1.7.20
food news

Meal Delivery Service Accused of Repackaging Other Companies' Frozen Foods

VICE also found that 29 of the 30 photos that currently illustrate FlexPro's menu options are either stock photos or were pulled from other websites.
Jelisa Castrodale
1.7.20
India

Indian Police Let a Nationalist Mob Beat These Students. Now They're Charging the Victims.

Students and teachers were protesting a fee hike on their campus when a masked mob of Hindu nationalists attacked them with metal rods.
Tim Hume
1.7.20
war powers

Why Congress Won't Strip Trump of His War Powers

“Congress is really afraid of owning these wars, of taking a stand on these military actions.”
Cameron Joseph
Daniel Newhauser
1.7.20
Enciclopedia de la comida latinoamericana
9:26

The Iconic Empanadas of Bogotá 

The Empanada is a dish in which the fillings change from country to country and from city to city.
climate change

The Coal Industry Is Dying in Spite of Trump

A huge reduction in coal use in 2019 brings some not-horrible climate change news, for once.
Alex Lubben
1.7.20
Hacking

Iranian Hackers Claim Defacement of Texas Government and Alabama Veterans Websites

Defacements are typically the work of low-level hackers, but the messages come at a time of intense tension between the U.S. and Iran.
Joseph Cox
1.7.20
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