Cirque du Soleil has stopped all shows and laid off 95% of all employees, but remains optimistic that it can recover once the pandemic ends ~arts theatre art.performance Article 1907 words 9 votes
Accidentally released data from clinical trial of Gilead’s remdesivir in China showed no significant benefit for coronavirus patients ~health medicine Article 970 words 5 votes
The stockbrokers of Magic: The Gathering play for keeps ~games.tabletop card games Article 7186 words 7 votes
The anti-quarantine US protests seem spontaneous. But behind the scenes, a powerful network is helping. ~health Article 1840 words 11 votes
The infection that’s silently killing coronavirus patients ~health healthcare Article 476 words 12 votes
Magic Leap cuts half of jobs (about 1000) in major restructuring, plans to focus on enterprise business instead of consumer ~tech Article 7 votes
Interview with Daniel Waters, writer of Demolition Man, on his movie's predictive power ~movies science fiction comedy Article 2296 words, published Apr 16 2020 13 votes
Australian, US vessels in South China Sea as China flexes muscles ~news australia usa china Article 1160 words 5 votes
Quantum steampunk: 19th-century science meets technology of today ~science physics.quantum Article 2788 words 5 votes
A disaster waiting to happen or a bold, evidence-based response? In Sweden, it depends who you ask ~health Article 1057 words 6 votes
Calling me a hero only makes you feel better ~life work Article 507 words, published Apr 18 2020 17 votes
Amazon-owned Whole Foods is quietly tracking its employees with a heat map tool that ranks which stores are most at risk of unionizing ~finance business Article 1217 words 20 votes
What life indoors looks like in Tokyo’s cramped homes ~design architecture Article 1087 words, published Apr 9 2020 8 votes
The second phase of unemployment will be harsher: For American workers displaced by recession, widespread public sympathy soon gives way to moralizing anger ~life work Article 634 words 11 votes
Coronavirus outbreaks at Mexico’s hospitals raise alarm, protests ~health healthcare Article 1365 words 5 votes
The outgoing chief executive of Norway's sovereign wealth fund faces probe after luxury jet use ~finance Article 4 votes
A well-known attorney helped land a $2 billion settlement for Gulf Coast seafood-industry workers. But who was he really representing? ~finance Article 7271 words 5 votes
Russia filed a protest to Oslo after Norwegian coastguards detained a Russian trawler near a remote chain of islands in the Arctic ~news norway.svalbard politics Article 302 words 4 votes
Australia has chanced upon an exciting new possibility – the prospect of eliminating the new coronavirus. Completely. Not just flattening the curve but crushing it. ~health Article 1371 words 12 votes
NASA sets May 27 launch date for SpaceX commercial crew test flight ~space spaceflight.crewed spaceflight.commercial Article 490 words 6 votes
Sweeping testing of the entire crew of the coronavirus-stricken US aircraft carrier finds that about 60% of positive cases have not shown symptoms ~health Article 584 words 14 votes
A handful of US cities have passed soda taxes, but are they working? ~health Article 665 words, published Feb 26 2020 5 votes
Missing baseball? Taiwanese games are now broadcasting in English. Here's how to watch live. ~sports.baseball Article 6 votes
The devastating decline of Lee Holloway, one of the co-founders of Cloudflare ~tech Article 7186 words 24 votes
Border wall work in Arizona speeds up, igniting contagion fears ~health Article 1475 words, published Mar 31 2020 5 votes
Virtual sex parties offer escape from isolation — if organizers can find a home ~life Article 1910 words 6 votes
Food expiration dates you should actually follow, and ones you can ignore ~food Article 1409 words 14 votes
Tax change in US coronavirus package overwhelmingly benefits millionaires, congressional body finds ~finance Article 881 words 14 votes
Denmark may issue securities in foreign currencies for the first time in years to finance programs to support the economy through the coronavirus crisis ~finance economics Article 4 votes