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health wellness

Rounds 4 & 5: What Was the Worst Wellness Trend of the 2010s?

It's anyone's game at this point.
Rachel Miller
Katie Way
12.20.19
tech-science

Boeing’s Starliner Launched Into the Wrong Orbit Thanks to a Clock Error

The botched mission means that ISS astronauts will get fewer Christmas presents this year.
Becky Ferreira
12.20.19
Rag Time

What's Up With Drake Texting Teens?

Both 17-year-old Billie Eilish and 15-year-old Millie Bobby Brown have said they text with the 33-year-old rapper. What are we to make of this?
Allie Jones
12.20.19
inequality

NBC Couldn't Change Its Toxic Workplace Culture. But a Union Might

After Matt Lauer's ouster, my coworkers and I tested the company's attempts at reshaping our environment. But the only thing that gave me hope was our own.
Rebecca Davis
12.20.19
Commons Confessions

Westminster Insiders on the 'Mixed' Post-Election Mood in Parliament

"There are still a lot of big questions about what comes next."
Marie Le Conte
12.20.19
impeachment

Here's What Happens After Trump Survives Impeachment

Things could get crazy.
Cameron Joseph
12.20.19
Hacking

The Cybersecurity Stories We Were Jealous of in 2019

These are the best stories on hacking and information security from this year that we wish we had reported and written ourselves.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Joseph Cox
12.20.19
Donald Trump

A Christian Magazine Said 'Profoundly Immoral' Trump Should Be Removed. He's Not Taking It Very Well.

"To the many evangelicals who continue to support Mr. Trump in spite of his blackened moral record, we might say this: Remember who you are and whom you serve."
Tim Marcin
12.20.19
Crime

How the Mysterious 'Ghost' Behind Hundreds of Brothels Was Finally Caught

Police knew one man was operating almost 500 criminal enterprises. All they had to catch him was a photograph and 100 fake IDs.
Andy Jones
12.20.19
Palantir

I’m a Mother of Four. Palantir’s Tech Helped Put Me in an ICE Detention Center

An immigrant mother writes about the role the Silicon Valley company has played in separating her family—and countless others.
Maria Domingo Garcia
12.20.19
climate change

It Took Hundreds of Fires, 3 Broken Heat Records, and 2 Dead Firefighters to Get Australia's Prime Minister Home From Vacation

Scott Morrison apologized for his absence, but said that he's not the one holding a hose.
David Gilbert
12.20.19
democratic primary

‘Wine Cave’ Was the Big Winner of the Debate. And It Says Something Important About the Democratic Party.

Who should the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee work for, and does fraternizing with the wealthy compromise his or her position?
Daniel Newhauser
12.20.19
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