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healthcare

Insurance Will Soon Cover HIV Prevention, But Many People Who Need it Still Won't Have Access
When Corey Walsh began using the drug Truvada, the pills were free but the quarterly lab tests and doctors' visits cost almost $400.
Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News
7.10.19
conspiracy theories

The Epstein Scandal Is Giving QAnon Everything Pizzagate Couldn't
The accusations are fueling the community's baseless theory that liberal elites are running a child sex trafficking ring.
Tess Owen
7.10.19
A$AP Rocky

A$AP's Mob Is Coming for Sweden
The rapper's team says his "inhumane" prison conditions include solitary confinement and a neighboring inmate who throws his own feces
Trone Dowd
7.10.19
2020

Tom Steyer Is Pumping $100 Million Into His Campaign. This Is Why He Still Needs Your Money.
"Can you please donate $1?"
Cameron Joseph
David Uberti
7.10.19
tech-science

Scientists Reveal Hidden Genetic Processes that Cause Sex Changes in Fish
The bluehead wrasse uses a "best of both worlds" mating strategy that involves morphing from female to male.
Becky Ferreira
7.10.19
climate change

Trump Downplayed His Love of Coal. It's Because He Needs Florida.
"Trump’s re-election campaign is really a Florida-first strategy."
Alex Lubben
7.10.19
Film

A24 Is Holding Free Screenings of Its Movies Where They're Set, and It's Going to Rule
From 'Lady Bird' in a Sacramento parking lot to 'Good Time' under a set of elevated subway tracks in Queens.
Drew Schwartz
7.10.19
Film

Early 'Lion King' Reviews Say the Horrifying New Timon and Pumbaa 'Steal the Show'
They may be hyperreal CG monstrosities, but they're also... really funny?
River Donaghey
7.10.19
food news

Woman Orders 'Moana' Cake, Gets 'Marijuana' Cake Instead
She asked for the Disney princess, but got a red-eyed My Little Pony smoking a joint.
Bettina Makalintal
7.10.19
Jeffrey Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein's Victims Allegedly Recruited More Girls for Him. That's Not Uncommon — or Their Fault.
“They see themselves as being in love, as making the best decisions with the limited circumstances that they have.”
Emma Ockerman
7.10.19
Race

YouTube Exec Apologizes for Calling the Cops on Black Man: "My Father Was Murdered"
In a Medium post published Tuesday night, Christopher Cukor explained that his actions stem from that trauma in his past.
Trone Dowd
7.10.19
Hacking

The Most Clever 'Zip Bomb' Ever Made Explodes a 46MB File to 4.5 Petabytes
Files so deeply compressed that they’re effectively malware have been around for decades—and a researcher just unveiled a brand-new Zip bomb that explodes a 46-megabyte file to 4.5 petabytes of data.
Ernie Smith
7.10.19
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