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food safety

Woman Dies, 29 Diners Sickened After Eating at Michelin-Starred Restaurant
Although Barceló has not yet confirmed that morel mushrooms were the cause of the food poisoning, it is being investigated as a possibility.
Jelisa Castrodale
2.21.19
Comics!

'Milk Skin,' Today's Comic by Margot Ferrick
Pig-Noodle details his love of eating a weird, delectable snack.
Margot Ferrick
2.21.19
Cannabis

New York's Bodega Owners Want to Sell You (Legal) Weed
Recreational marijuana isn't yet legal in New York State, but corner stores are already angling for a piece of the action.
Alex Norcia
2.21.19
Right to Repair

Right to Repair Legislation Is Officially Being Considered In Canada
A newly-proposed bill could become the first legislation to ensure individuals and independent shops can repair brand-name devices in North America.
Jordan Pearson
2.21.19
VICE News Tonight on HBO

Denmark's teens have a drinking problem. VR could be the cure.
Denmark topped the ranking for Europe’s booziest teens in a recent World Health Organization survey
Agnes Walton
2.21.19
Op-Ed

Stop Calling Food 'Plantation'
In the most generous light, the word can be a clumsy stand-in for “Southern.” But the term can't be separated from enslavement.
Eric Ginsburg
2.21.19
hate crimes

Jussie Smollett allegedly faked his attack. But hate crimes are almost never hoaxes, data shows.
In both 2016 and 2017, only about .3 percent of reported hate crimes turned out to be fake.
Tess Owen
2.21.19
News

Drug Policy Experts Call for Legal Heroin Sales to Combat Overdose Crisis
A new report cites medication buyers clubs that emerged during the HIV/AIDS crisis as a model for its proposed heroin buyers clubs.
Rachel Browne
2.21.19
Oscars

Lena Waithe Says Halle Berry Made Her Feel Like She Could Do Anything
Ahead of the Oscars, the Emmy-winning screenwriter talks to Broadly about working with Halle Berry on BET's "Boomerang" remake and the "string connecting" their trajectories as groundbreaking Black artists.
Danielle Kwateng-Clark
2.21.19
Review

'Sunless Skies' Tells Its Stories Slowly, But They're Worth the Trip
The horror of an empire on which a Clockwork Sun never sets.
Rob Zacny
2.21.19
journalism

The Death Of Local News Is Making Us Dumber And More Divided
There’s a steep price to pay for mindless media consolidation and the elimination of quality, local reporting, according to a new study.
Karl Bode
2.21.19
Broadband Land

FCC Says Gutting ISP Oversight Was Great For Broadband
Ajit Pai's FCC insists that ignoring consumers and gutting oversight of major ISPs dramatically boosted network investment. Reality suggests something else entirely.
Karl Bode
2.21.19
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