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vaping

Why Do Teens Love Mint JUUL Pods?

Previous studies showed teens love fun, fruity flavors, but a new study suggests they actually prefer... mint.
Hannah Smothers
11.5.19
health wellness

Lots of Screen Time Is the Least of My Worries, Thanks!

A new study explores the impact TVs, computers, smartphones, and tablets have on kids' developing brains.
Harron Walker
11.5.19
Trump impeachment inquiry

A Key Impeachment Witness Just Changed His Story on the Ukraine Quid Pro Quo

That's more bad news for Trump.
Cameron Joseph
Greg Walters
11.5.19
G/O Media

Turns Out Blogging Is Hard

Media executives sometimes operate under the impression that writers are interchangeable, or that they could even do the job themselves. Now we get to watch how that turns out.
Anna Merlan
11.5.19
σπριντ

Against All Common Sense, FCC Approves T-Mobile-Sprint Merger

40 years of US telecom history shows that mindless telecom mergers kill jobs, worsen service, and raise prices. So why are we still doing this?
Karl Bode
11.5.19
mind

What Is the Most Thrown Away Food?

Time for your weekly edition of the, uh, No Longer Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're talking about asparagus pee, bar crawls, football, shitty roommates, and more.
Drew Magary
11.5.19
Oil Spill

The Keystone Oil Spill No One's Talking About Will Be Nearly Impossible to Clean Up

The pipeline spilled half an Olympic-sized swimming pool's worth of particularly dirty oil into North Dakota's wetlands.
Alex Lubben
11.5.19
Dating

Horny People Lie More

A new study found that people who are sexually aroused are more likely to tell lies about themselves in order to impress a potential partner.
Katie Way
11.5.19
WHITE SUPREMACY

The Black Civil Rights Activist Who Took Down a KKK Chapter Has Died

He was also in the process of trying to dismantle the largest neo-Nazi group in America.
Tess Owen
11.5.19
Cannabis

Weed-Curious Politicians Should Look to Uruguay, Where There's No Fuss Over Legal Pot

People freak out about weed legalization, then realize it’s better and stop caring.
Deborah Bonello
11.5.19
Hacking

Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant Can Be Hacked Remotely With Lasers

The attack highlights a vulnerability in “smart” assistant microphones that can be targeted from up to 350 feet away using lasers.
Karl Bode
11.5.19
Rat Park

Saving Lives Is Dangerous in the Philippines' Bloody Drug War

As thousands have been killed in President Duterte's drug war, some government officials are learning to treat people who use drugs with empathy.
Rachel Browne
11.5.19
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