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climate change

Global Carbon Emissions Are Predicted to Hit Record High in 2018
A new report from the Global Carbon Project anticipates an unprecedented rise in carbon dioxide emissions around the world.
Sarah Emerson
12.5.18
News of Zealand

Kiwi Teens Want to Cut Down on Porn Consumption, But Can't
A new report reveals 72 percent of teens feel uncomfortable about the graphic content they have watched.
Zoe Madden-Smith
12.5.18
Tumblr

A Quarter of Tumblr's Users Are There to Consume Porn, Data Scientists Estimate
In cracking down on porn, Tumblr is harming a group of porn consumers that is largely made up of young women.
Matthew Gault
12.5.18
Social Media

Horny Twitter Is Here and It’s Ready to Fuck
The Beto sex tweet was just the beginning.
Anna Iovine
12.5.18
Democrats

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is taking on a conservative Democrat for a huge committee seat
A seat on the powerful Ways and Means Committee would be a big prize for the Progressive Caucus.
Rex Santus
12.5.18
rideshare

Uber Is Sweating NYC’s New Rideshare Minimum Wage
The new rules for app-based rideshare companies could mean $10,000 more for drivers every year.
Ankita Rao
12.5.18
food prices

Eating Organic is Affordable at Canada’s First Pay-What-You-Can Grocery Store
It's part of a movement to fight hunger, food waste and spare the environment.
Anne Gaviola
12.5.18
Drugs

Snack Foods Are Not Crack, and It's Not Cute to Compare Them
Branding that compares gourmet foods to hard drugs makes light of the real impact of addiction and the War on Drugs.
Hilary Pollack
12.5.18
Canada

Living On a Canadian Commune Has Made Me Hate the UK
“It’s just work, pub, drugs, work, pub, drugs, and football.”
Manisha Krishnan
12.5.18
cybersecurity

Trump’s Cybersecurity Advisor Rudy Giuliani Thinks His Twitter Was Hacked Because Someone Took Advantage of His Typo
A missed space created a hyperlink in Giuliani’s tweet about the G-20 summit, which someone quickly took advantage of.
Kaleigh Rogers
12.5.18
Trans Legends

LA's 'Mother' Karina Samala on Years of Transgender Advocacy
For years, Karina Samala worked for the military by day and secretly performed as a woman in bars at night. Now, she's one of LA's hardest fighting transgender activists.
Zackary Drucker
12.5.18
data

Internal Documents Show Facebook Has Never Deserved Our Trust or Our Data
Internal emails between Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg lay bare the fact that Facebook has long sought to leverage user data to turn a profit.
Jason Koebler
Joseph Cox
12.5.18
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