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supreme court

Roe v. Wade Is About to Face Its Biggest Challenge Yet

If Supreme Court justices don't halt a Louisiana law threatening to shutter the state's remaining abortion clinics, they'll send a signal to anti-choice lawmakers that Roe v. Wade is no longer enforceable.
Marie Solis
1.29.19
climate change

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Writes a Letter Roasting Silicon Valley Giants

Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chellie Pingree penned a letter to the CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Microsoft schooling them on climate change.
Samantha Cole
1.29.19
measles

There's a measles outbreak near Portland — and 8 percent of kids aren't vaccinated there

Measles infections are increasing amid the rise of anti-vaxxing.
Emma Ockerman
1.29.19
Noisey News

Director Stands By Film Detailing Michael Jackson Sexual Abuse Allegations

‘Leaving Neverland’ premiered at Sundance this week detailing new allegations against Michael Jackson. The singer’s estate is calling it “tabloid character assassination.”
Kristin Corry
1.29.19
LGBTQ

The Ins and Outs of Topping as a Trans Girl

I'm not into topping—but plenty of other trans women are. I asked some (and a few straight guys who bottom) what it's like for them.
Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard
1.29.19
WOLVES

Watch Wolves Claim Their Territories in GPS Map of Their Movements

The cryptic lives of gray wolves in Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park are revealed through stunning GPS location maps.
Sarah Emerson
1.29.19
When the Drugs Hit

Scientists Identify Key Neural Mechanisms Behind an LSD Trip

LSD appears to cause information to disintegrate as it is passed through a neural circuit that determines how we process internal and external stimuli.
Daniel Oberhaus
1.29.19
News

A Student Union’s Booze Spending Scandal Is Perfect Fodder For Doug Ford

Ryerson Student Union president Ram Ganesh and vice-president operations Savreen Gosal were called out after booze, club and Airbnb purchases were flagged.
Emma Sandri
1.29.19
VICE News Tonight on HBO

Here's what it was like for FCC workers back from their forced 35-day vacation

Staffers are expecting their back pay, but cafeteria employees say they were financially wrecked by the shutdown.
William Turton
1.29.19
hate crimes

Chicago police are treating brutal attack on “Empire” star Jussie Smollett as possible hate crime

Smollett's attackers yelled homophobic slurs and poured a chemical substance over him.
Tess Owen
1.29.19
Fashionating

Stop Dressing Like Trash at Home

If you don’t think you need to look like you’re on the runway while watching "The Silence of the Lambs" for the thirty-second time, you’re in for a rude awakening.
Diana Tourjée
1.29.19
money brain

Tackling Your Taxes Early Isn't Just a Good Idea—It Saves Money Too

So taxes aren’t your idea of fun. That’s still no reason to put off filing—which will save you money and minimize tax-time terror.
Amanda Bert
1.29.19
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