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climate change

Trump’s Comments on Climate Change Report Debunked by Scientist Who Wrote It

Atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe took to Twitter to fact-check claims by Trump and the White House about the major climate change report.
Sarah Emerson
11.27.18
zepeto

Zepeto Is the Avatar-Based Social Network for Teens That’s Dominating the App Store

In 2018, the equivalent of an AIM away message is using a 3D avatar to floss and dab.
Caroline Haskins
11.27.18
VICE News Tonight on HBO

This 11-year-old Yemeni boy survived an airstrike that killed 45 kids

A group of 65 Yemeni school kids went on a field trip this summer. Most of them never came home.
Amel Guettatfi
11.27.18
Advice

How to Deal with Imposter Syndrome, According to Experts

It's "a collective fiction we all believe."
Anna Goldfarb
11.27.18
News

A West Vancouver Police Officer Sexted Domestic Abuse Victims

The Disciplinary Authority handling the case wrote that anything short of firing the officer would “significantly harm the reputation of the police department and policing in general.”
Mack Lamoureux
11.27.18
Make this

16 Recipes for Kale, the Vegetable Everyone Loves to Hate

Even if you’re not gonna put kale chips on top of your kale salad and wash it down with a kale smoothie, you should still get some greens.
Munchies Staff
11.27.18
climate change

CO2 Emissions Rose for the First Time in 4 Years

Meeting the goals set in the 2015 Paris Accord is arguably impossible, according to data from a new UN report.
Caroline Haskins
11.27.18
immigration

Migrants tell us why they charged the U.S.-Mexico border fence

“The idea was to have a peaceful protest … to get the Americans to listen to us.”
Emily Green
Encarni Pindado
11.27.18
Trans Legends

R&B Legend Jackie Shane On Growing Up Trans in the South

"You have no idea what you could become or who you could become until you stop playing follow the leader." Trans legend Jackie Shane reflects on her time touring as an R&B singer in the 60s, and offers advice on being unapologetically yourself.
Zackary Drucker
11.27.18
Opioid Crisis

The Justice Department said it will shut down "safe injection sites." Denver wants to open one anyway.

Denver just became one of several major U.S. cities to take the first steps in setting up a place for people to use illegal drugs under medical supervision.
Emma Ockerman
11.27.18
How-To
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Make Homemade Mozzarella Sticks

These double-breaded mozz sticks yield the perfect, cheesy pull. Served with quick homemade marinara, you'll think you're at a sports bar when in reality you're actually on your couch in sweatpants.
it's complicated

Complex Systems Theorists Explain Why Democracy Is Dying

A team of mathematicians, physicists, philosophers and psychologists argue that the decline of democracies is poorly understood, but concepts from complex systems theory may offer a solution.
Daniel Oberhaus
11.27.18
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