Hurricane Center reclassifies Michael to category 5, the first such storm to make landfall since 1992 ~enviro Article 552 words 7 votes
Comedian Ian Cognito dies onstage – and the audience think it’s part of his act ~news united kingdom Article 116 words, published Apr 12 2019 18 votes
A rare trio of bald eagles — two dads, one mom — are raising eaglets together in one nest ~science biology Article 707 words 8 votes
Mark Zuckerberg: The internet needs new rules. Let’s start in these four areas ~tech social media facebook internet Article 1068 words 13 votes
It’s not enough for JK Rowling to say her characters are queer. Show it to us ~lgbt Article 1382 words 17 votes
Inside YouTube’s struggles to shut down video of the New Zealand shooting ~tech social media Article 2162 words 11 votes
Colorado signs on to popular vote bill that could one day change presidential elections ~news usa.co politics Article 552 words 8 votes
A shadowy group trying to overthrow Kim Jong Un allegedly raided a North Korean embassy in broad daylight ~news north korea spain politics Article 1018 words 11 votes
The imitation game: Some of the most beloved objects in Washington museums are not as authentic as visitors might assume ~humanities.history Article 3313 words, published Feb 27 2019 3 votes
Israeli electoral committee bans Arab candidates, allows extreme right to run ~news politics israel Article 496 words 12 votes
Cook Islands to choose new indigenous name and remove any association with British explorer ~news new zealand united kingdom Article 198 words 8 votes
Profiles of a divided country - hostility to the prime minister’s Brexit deal is one thing that unites Britain ~news united kingdom politics Article 311 words 10 votes
Venezuelan soldiers set fire to aid convoys at Colombia border as two protesters killed in clashes ~news venezuela colombia politics Article 2340 words 6 votes
‘I am dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on earth’: A self-proclaimed white nationalist planned a mass terrorist attack, the government says ~news usa politics Article 1012 words 34 votes
The US government and Facebook are negotiating a record, multibillion-dollar fine for the company’s privacy lapses ~tech facebook privacy social media Article 623 words 24 votes
A $300 billion business tax break meant to raise wages is instead helping companies replace workers with machines, study says ~finance economics business Article 18 votes
Farmworker vs Robot: Agricultural workers of the future may soon be made of tech and steel. Can a robot pick a strawberry better, faster, and cheaper than a seasonal farmworker? ~tech Article 1698 words 5 votes
The happiness curve: Why life starts looking up again at the age of 51 ~life Article 135 words, published Feb 14 2019 5 votes
Unvaccinated teens are fact-checking their parents — and trying to get shots on their own ~health Article 1041 words 19 votes
In the era of spellcheck and auto-correct, does it matter that my son can’t spell? ~life parenting Article 1305 words 10 votes
“Most startups,” [Dan Lyons] writes, “are terribly managed, half-assed outfits run by buffoons and bozos and frat boys.” ~tech Article 603 words, published Jan 17 2019 9 votes
Netflix, YouTube, Amazon and Apple accused of GDPR breach ~tech privacy amazon apple Article 787 words 27 votes
The world's oldest person: Guinness, 122-year-old Jeanne Calment and a Russian conspiracy theory ~science Article 3183 words 9 votes
Tories on brink: Historic split looms as Brexiteers and Remainers threaten to torpedo government ~news united kingdom politics Article 119 words 6 votes
Build the US wall? It could take at least ten years, even with 10,000 workers. ~finance Article 1158 words 11 votes
As a grocery chain is dismantled, investors recover their money. Worker pensions are short millions. ~finance business Article 3482 words 12 votes
New Mueller filing says Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen was in touch with a Russian seeking ‘political synergy’ with campaign ~news usa politics Article 605 words 11 votes
The Confederacy was built on slavery. How can so many southern whites still believe otherwise? ~humanities.history Article 7325 words, published Nov 28 2018 20 votes
Shell yields to investors by setting target on carbon footprint ~enviro climate change Article 737 words 9 votes
George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States, dies at 94 ~news usa politics Article 6117 words 36 votes
Facebook investors call on Mark Zuckerberg to resign as chairman following damaging report ~tech facebook social media Article 195 words 18 votes
Students protest Zuckerberg-backed digital learning program and ask him: ‘What gives you this right?’ ~life education Article 10 votes
Julian Assange has been charged under seal, prosecutors reveal inadvertently in court filing ~news usa crime Article 896 words 27 votes
Irish protests after teenager's thong used to suggest consent in rape trial ~news ireland Article 160 words 19 votes
Losing Laura - Laura Levis died from an asthma attack just outside a Boston-area ER, after calling 911 from outside its locked doors. Her husband has been piecing together how it happened. ~health healthcare Article 11 881 words 9 votes
‘I’m Dr. Cohen’: The powerful humanity of the Jewish hospital staff that treated Robert Bowers ~health healthcare Article 985 words 9 votes
At Netflix, radical transparency and blunt firings unsettle the ranks ~finance business Article 4 votes
Jony Ive on the Apple Watch and Big Tech’s responsibilities ~tech apple.watch Article 2567 words 5 votes
US charges Russian with trying to influence 2018 Midterms ~news usa crime politics china russia iran Article 7 votes
Study of Puerto Rico rainforest shows massive, climate-driven decline in population of insects and insect-eating animals ~enviro climate change Article 1521 words 9 votes
‘The trauma for a man’: American male fury and fear rises in GOP in defense of Brett Kavanaugh ~life.men Article 1614 words 23 votes