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An Alabama Police Chief Is Very Sorry His Officers Made a 'Homeless Quilt' Out of Panhandling Signs
A viral Facebook photo posted last week shows two uniformed officers with cardboard signs taped together in what they called a “homeless quilt.”
Emma Ockerman
1.2.20
copyright

Public Domain Day 2020: These 95-Year-Old Works Are Now Free to Use
In the US, everything copyrighted by artists and authors in 1924 is entered into the public domain as of January 1, 2020.
Samantha Cole
1.2.20
Games Opinion

'Sayonara Wild Hearts' and the Masks We Wear to Protect Ourselves
In a year of personal change, a video game pop album helped me understand how to move forward.
Nicole Clark
1.2.20
iraq

These Photos Show the Charred Remains of the U.S. Embassy Compound in Baghdad
The Iran-aligned Kataib Hezbollah militia finally relented on Wednesday.
Tim Marcin
1.2.20
Hannukah stabbing

Police Are Investigating if the Hanukkah Machete Attacker Stabbed Another Orthodox Jew Just 3 Miles Away
Surveillance footage of the scene was poor quality, there were no witnesses, and the victim, who survived, couldn’t describe his assailant.
Tess Owen
1.2.20
Word of Mouth

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Word of Mouth - Greenanne Farms
Greenane Farms is a small family farm in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York and it’s the type of place that you would never know existed unless someone gave you a heads up.
2020

Bernie Is Destroying the Democratic Field in Fundraising. But Not Trump.
Sanders now has 5 million individual donors, more than any other campaign.
Daniel Newhauser
1.2.20
Food

A Vegan and a Meat-Eater Review McDonald's’ New Veggie Dippers
The fast food giant released its first fully vegan meal in time for ‘Veganuary,’ so obviously we tried it out.
Daisy Jones
Ryan Bassil
1.2.20
hong kong protests

Hong Kong Cops Aren’t Sorry For Pepper Spraying A Politician Right In the Face
A police officer tore off a politician's goggles and sprayed him at close range — twice.
Tim Hume
1.2.20
cities

'Sentenced to Death': What It's Like Living in a Cancer-Plagued Oil Town
Port Arthur, Texas, is surrounded by refineries that residents say are poisoning them.
Trevor Bach
1.2.20
Sex

These Vaginas Evolved to Fight the Penis, Not Accommodate It
The study of genitals has historically ignored female parts. Now that that's changing, it's revealing an evolutionary competition between penis and vagina.
Shayla Love
1.2.20
climate change

Australians Trying to Flee Wildfires Are Getting Stuck in Massive Traffic Jams
People were stranded on highways for hours after evacuation orders prompted a mass relocation of people from Australia's south coast.
David Gilbert
1.2.20
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