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Livable Planet

Climate Change-Fueled Natural Disasters Made 2017 the Costliest Weather Year Ever

The U.S. suffered 16 weather and climate disasters that each caused losses in excess of $1 billion, but recovery programs are trying to combat this new normal.
Meg Charlton
1.23.18
tractor beams

Doctors Could Someday Use Tractor Beams to Get Those Tiny Floaters Out of Your Eyes

Scientists think tractor beams could be used in medicine in the near future.
Samantha Cole
1.23.18
climate change

Scientists Urge Justin Trudeau to Step Up and Fund Climate Research

250 scientists from around the world signed an open letter about a “crisis looming” in Canadian climate research.
Stephen Leahy
1.23.18
The Business of Weed

Canada’s glass bong industry is set to explode with legal weed

Glass artists who can make thousands on a single bong say they have a hopeful future under Canada's legal weed regime
Rachel Browne
1.23.18
VICE on HBO

Inside the underground network helping refugees across Europe

We met some of the people helping migrants travel across Europe.
VICE News
1.23.18
RACISM

Alt-right town manager who called Islam "barbaric" was just fired

Defiant on his way out, he told a crowd of townspeople and media he was fired “without cause.”
Josh Marcus
1.23.18
NFL

NFL blocked veterans' #PleaseStand Super Bowl ad as a "political statement"

The NFL wanted AMVETS to rephrase it to say, "Please stand for our veterans"
Alexa Liautaud
1.23.18
Desus & Mero

Megyn Kelly and Jane Fonda Are Feuding About Plastic Surgery Again

Desus and Mero try to figure out how a fight about botox turned into an all-out war about patriotism.
Sarah Bellman
1.23.18
Eat This

Is Eating Breakfast Good for Losing Weight?

An age-old question, answered.
Joanne Spataro
1.23.18
The Business of Weed

Weed companies still struggling to get loans from Canada's big banks

Many cannabis firms have little choice but to turn to alternative financing
Simon Coutu
1.23.18
New music

Hop Along Announce a Third Album, and Share Honest New Single "How Simple"

It's the first new track from the upcoming 'Bark Your Head Off, Dog,' due April 6 via Saddle Creek.
Lauren O'Neill
1.23.18
Essays

Do People Who Hate Kanye Have Dreams?

We're all constantly yelling at each other about Radiohead or Lana Del Rey or Whatever Else. Is it even possible to like anything anymore? What the hell is happening to us?
Zachary Lipez
1.23.18
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