Facing unbearable heat, Qatar has begun to air-condition the outdoors ~enviro climate change Article 4118 words 21 votes
Student tracking, secret scores: How college admissions offices rank prospects before they apply ~life education.higher Article 3116 words 15 votes
The key to a good life is avoiding pain (Epicurus) ~life Article 725 words, published Sep 26 2019 6 votes
Facebook to exempt opinion and satire from fact-checking ~tech social media facebook Article 90 words 7 votes
The skills that helped Adam Neumann fuel WeWork's breakneck growth are piling up as potential liabilities as the company prepares to go public ~finance business Article 7 votes
A second chance - Twelve years ago, forty-seven dogs were rescued from Michael Vick’s dogfighting operation and allowed to live ~life.pets Article 3502 words 7 votes
Why rigged capitalism is damaging liberal democracy ~finance economics business Article 2166 words 5 votes
Sweden receives indications Iran is ready to release British tanker Stena Impero ~transport Article 4 votes
‘I have $1500 that I’m giving away’: Man becomes legend for extreme acts of kindness toward strangers ~life Article 1463 words 10 votes
Anxiety looks different in men and often appears as anger, muscle aches or alcohol use ~life.men Article published Jul 30 2019 7 votes
A young Black football player was arrested after claiming ‘cocaine’ on his car was bird poop. It was bird poop. ~sports.american_football Article 842 words 9 votes
Justice Department to open broad, new antitrust review of Big Tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple ~tech google facebook amazon apple Article 67 words 10 votes
Behind the scenes of Netflix’s decision to remove the controversial suicide scene in "13 Reasons Why" ~tv Article 972 words 14 votes
Sandra Boynton is tweaking some of her beloved children’s books. But why mess with perfection? ~books Article 1176 words 7 votes
Google Maps is filled with millions of false business addresses created by firms pretending to be nearby ~tech google.maps Article 13 votes
Masks, cash and apps: How Hong Kong’s protesters find ways to outwit the surveillance state ~news hong kong china Article 1494 words 10 votes
Facebook acknowledges Pelosi video is faked but declines to delete it ~tech facebook social media Article 1164 words 22 votes
I oversaw the US nuclear power industry. Now I think it should be banned. ~enviro energy Article 1838 words 12 votes
The University of Maryland waited eighteen days to inform students of a virus on campus. That decision left vulnerable students like Olivia Paregol in the dark ~health Article 7024 words 14 votes
Who stole Dorothy’s ruby slippers from Judy Garland’s hometown? The inside story of the epic, thirteen-year quest to find them. ~movies Article 13 789 words 5 votes
World health officials take a hard line on screen time for kids. Will busy parents comply? ~life parenting Article 1397 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.usa Article 552 words 8 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
‘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.usa Article 1012 words 34 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
As a US grocery chain is dismantled, investors recover their money. Worker pensions are short millions. ~finance business Article 3482 words 12 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