North Korea slams U.S. for allowing Seoul to build up missile capability

The United States and South Korea recently agreed to end guidelines that had restricted Seoul’s development of missiles.

ampproject.org

Europe Markets: European stocks headed for fourth-straight monthly win, but softer Asian data,...

European stocks traded flat on Monday, with markets in London and the U.S. closed for holidays, investors looked to a mixed Asian session.

marketwatch.com

Benks Launches The Ideal Stand For Apple’s AirPod Max Headphones

If you own a pair of Apple AirPod Max headphones and haven't found a stand that matches their beauty, this Benks headphone stand might fit the bill.

forbes.com

Why China Is Ending 2-Child Policy to Allow Parents to Have 3 Babies

The country's decision comes after a once-in-a-decade census that showed a slowly growing population.

newsweek.com

Turkish agents capture nephew of US-based cleric overseas

Turkey's state-run media says Turkish agents have captured a nephew of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen in an overseas operation and have returned him to Turkey where he faces prosecution

go.com

These Canadian Cannabis Producers May Benefit From an Israeli Medical Innovation

A first-of-its-kind medical device from a top-10 biotech could change medical cannabis consumption.

fool.com

Biden wants to make moving to the US from abroad easier and cheaper by revamping the immigration...

Summary List PlacementPresident Joe Biden wants to make moving to the US easier and cheaper, The New York Times reported on Monday. The Biden administration plans to rebuild and expand the...

businessinsider.com

France Relaunches Night Train From Paris To Nice Starting At €19

Almost three years after it was cancelled, night train service from Paris to Nice has been restarted amid a broader push by the French government to favor more environmentally friendly transportation.

forbes.com

Kate Hudson Reacts to Matthew McConaughey's Possible Texas Governor Bid: 'It's a Big Job'

Hudson, who co-starred with McConaughey in the romantic comedies "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and "Fool's Gold," learned of his potential future in politics during an appearance on Rob Lowe's...

newsweek.com

The last Bush gets ready for Texas-sized political showdown

George P. Bush is launching a campaign kickoff this week. But the last member of the Bush political dynasty – which over four generations has produced two presidents, a vice president, a senator,...

foxnews.com

Graduates From China’s Top Colleges Are Working as Housekeepers for the Rich

Chinese internet users debate if it’s a “waste of talent” for elite graduates to work as housekeepers.

vice.com

After 100 years remembering, last survivors mark race massacre in Tulsa

Lessie Benningfield Randle, 106, can still remember a house engulfed in flames and the bodies stacked in truckbeds, one hundred years later. "I was quite a little kid but I remember running and...

yahoo.com

AMC vs. Dogecoin: Which Is the Bigger Pump-and-Dump Scheme?

It's only a matter of time before these hype-fueled bubbles burst.

fool.com

A senior crypto trader at a $500 million digital asset manager shares his favorite trading...

Summary List PlacementThe massive volatility of cryptocurrencies means that trading the nascent asset class is truly not for the faint of heart. The crypto market is also wildly inefficient, which...

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Question for Denmark: Why could the US allegedly eavesdrop?

Sweden's defense minister wants Denmark to explain how come the United States could eavesdrop on leading politicians and senior officials in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel

go.com

Is is legal to mummify your cult leader?

In this Ask a Mortician, Caitlin tells the incredibly bizarre story of the Love Has Won cult, and the death of their belligerent, alcoholic, Trump-loving, Colloidal Silver-swillin' guru, "Mother...

boingboing.net

Meituan's Record Revenue Burns Up in Groceries

The road to profitability still looks long for Meituan as it invests heavily to elbow out rivals in new ventures like group buying for lower-income regions.

wsj.com

Jobless benefits become a scapegoat in US back-to-work debate

Federal payments blamed for labour shortages but economists say reasons are more complex

ft.com

Carbon credits/Singapore: great ape escape plan takes shape

More and more companies are targeting net-zero emissions but financial and technological constraints hamper them

ft.com

Sen. Tom Cotton: Memorial Day honors courage, sacrifice of greatest champions of liberty in history

On this sacred day of remembrance, we pay tribute to the fallen warriors who gave their dying breath in service to this exceptional nation.

foxnews.com

How Inflation Became the Gasbags’ Favorite Moral Panic

Well into the 19th century, the word “inflation” referred mostly to bodily phenomena. It meant an enlargement of hot air in your stomach, a cancerous growth, a swollen organ, an imminent fart....

motherjones.com

When Women Were Invited to an 1869 Medical Lecture, the Men Just Lost It

This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.  As she handed the clerk her entry ticket, Ann Preston was excited, if a little...

motherjones.com

Google says it won't build Privacy Sandbox backdoors

Google has said it will not bypass the Privacy Sandbox rules it plans to impose next year in order to end third-party cookie tracking.

engadget.com

How a Payday Lender Partnered With a Native Tribe to Bypass Lending Laws and Get Rich Quick

American Web Loan was set up as a tribal lender, but a class-action lawsuit reveals who controlled the company — and made massive profits — behind the scenes. The post How a Payday Lender...

theintercept.com

Sorry, Republicans: Joe Biden isn’t Jimmy Carter

Never mind the gas lines: Superficial similarities aside, we live in a vastly different world now

salon.com

The Crosses

This poem is dedicated to all the men and women, regardless of faith, who made the ultimate sacrifice for this nation.       I have stood before the crosses as we laid a soldier down. They cast a...

theatlantic.com

Market Extra: Is the stock market open Memorial Day? Here’s what investors need to know

Memorial Day honors the women and men who died serving their country, and the holiday has become an unofficial start to summer, synonymous with backyard barbecues and festive parades.

marketwatch.com

HBO Max outage in US mars Mare of Easttown finale

Kate Winslet's drama reaches its "masterpiece" last episode, but many US viewers are made to wait.

bbc.co.uk

37 Products To Help Solve All The Gross Problems In Your Life

Don't let mildewy showers, stinky dishwashers, and pet stains on the carpet keep ruining your day.

buzzfeed.com

Dear Care and Feeding: My MIL Wastes Her Money on the Most Ridiculous Gifts

Parenting advice on MILs, crybabies, and having kids.

slate.com

There’s a $60 Lunchbox for Kids. Here’s a Dad Who Bought Two

“I’d like to be able to offer a defense, but I don’t have a good one.”

slate.com

Israel opposition presses ahead as Netanyahu scrambles to block ousting

Negotiations between far-right politician Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid continue before Wednesday deadlineBenjamin Netanyahu’s political rivals are rushing to cement a deal to oust him before a...

theguardian.com

From One Child to Three: How China’s Family Planning Policies Have Evolved

For decades, couples were generally limited to one child to slow population growth. With a potential demographic crisis looming, the government now wants them to have more.

nytimes.com

New Zealand Floods

Aerial video showed the extent of the flooding in New Zealand's Canterbury region on Monday, as forecasters warned of possible heavy rain into the evening before conditions improved.

euronews.com

Bank of Italy forecasts 4% GDP growth in 2021

The head of Italy’s central bank said Monday the eurozone’s third-largest economy could grow 4% this year, after shedding 9% during the pandemic year of 2020. In the Bank of Italy governor's...

yahoo.com

Battle Brews Over Banning Natural Gas to Homes

Major cities including San Francisco and New York have proposed measures to ban or discourage the use of the fossil fuel in new homes amid climate concerns, spurring some states to outlaw such...

wsj.com

Shaun Donovan Has the Résumé and the Money. He Just Needs the Votes

In running for mayor of New York, Mr. Donovan is arguing that his leadership experience offers what the city needs in a time of crisis.

nytimes.com

Denmark helped US spy on Angela Merkel and European allies

Media reports claim US National Security Agency used Danish cables to spy on senior officialsDenmark’s military intelligence agency helped the US to spy on leading European politicians including...

theguardian.com

4 more Oath Keepers charged in Capitol insurrection. 5 other Oath Keepers face additional...

cnn.com

24 Celebrities We Had No Idea Were Related to Each Other

Even though popularity always comes with a lack of privacy, famous people do want to keep some things in a narrower circle. And they prefer not to advertise family occasions, so certain...

brightside.me

Gravel Institute on how Uber is a scam

Gravel Institute, the lefty answer to PragerU, takes a sobering look at Uber business model, why it has never turned a profit, and how its workers… er independent contractors are set up for...

boingboing.net

In ugly incident, fan tosses water bottle at Nets' Kyrie Irving

The incident was the fourth in the brief NBA post-season. The Brooklyn star blames "underlying racism."

cbsnews.com

OECD: Much of Europe to take three years to recover from pandemic

Many of Europe’s economies are expected to take nearly three years to recover to pre-pandemic levels, despite global prospects improving as countries open up and roll out vaccination programmes.

euronews.com

China Is Easing Birth Limits Further to Cope With Its Aging Society

Authorities fear that the number of working-age people is falling too fast while the proportion over age 65 is rising

time.com

13 Side-By-Sides Showing The Cast Of "Panic" In The Show Vs. Real Life

There's a Dear Evan Hansen reunion happening over here!

buzzfeed.com

Pilot distracted by passenger wanting to fly, report says

A pilot may have been distracted by a passenger "constantly asking to try to fly the aircraft", a report says.

bbc.co.uk

Accused Of Assaults He Denies, Justin Fairfax's Run For Va. Governor Tests #MeToo

Two years after Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax was accused of sexual assault, he remains in office and is campaigning to be the state's next governor, raising big questions about race and #MeToo.

npr.org

The Effort To Reform The U.S. Military's Justice System Faces A New Fight

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has enough bipartisan support to approve legislation to transform how major criminal cases are handled for servicemembers. But hurdles remain.

npr.org

As Tulsa digs for victims of the 1921 race massacre, victims say the road to justice is a long one

One hundred years and a day after one of the country's bloodiest massacres of the 20th Century, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Tuesday will begin exhuming bodies possibly linked to the crimes.

cnn.com

Will there be resource wars in our renewable energy future?

The post-petroleum resource race and what to make of it

salon.com

When I’m Not Running, My Treadmill Goes Under My Sofa

Scouting Report: This treadmill is designed not to take up much space, and can even be rolled out of the way when not in use.Exercise is important, and the pandemic showed us the importance of...

thedailybeast.com

Get Outdoors With Backcountry’s Big Memorial Day Sale

Memorial Day signals the beginning of summer, which for me, means hitting the trails as much as possible. One of our favorite outdoor retailers, Backcountry, always has a huge sale right around...

thedailybeast.com

Mitigation orders lifted in Pennsylvania

Mitigation orders lifted in Pennsylvania – WPXI  WPXI PittsburghPennsylvania Lifting Nearly All COVID-19 Restrictions On Memorial Day  CBS PhillyPennsylvania COVID-19: Nearly all restrictions to...

wpxi.com

Mitigation orders lifted in Pennsylvania

Mitigation orders lifted in Pennsylvania – WPXI  WPXI PittsburghPennsylvania Lifting Nearly All COVID-19 Restrictions On Memorial Day  CBS PhillyPennsylvania COVID-19: Nearly all restrictions to...

wpxi.com

AP PHOTOS: Tiananmen crackdown exhibit opens in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — The organizer of Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square candlelight vigil has opened its yearly exhibit of photographs and paraphernalia from the bloody 1989 crackdown in Beijing on...

apnews.com

So, about those quarantine travel bubbles [Fail]

ibtimes.com

China easing birth limits further to cope with aging society

BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party will ease birth limits to allow all couples to have three children instead of two in response to the population's rising age, a state news agency said...

apnews.com

Android 12 will force apps through the official share menu

With Android 12, Google will stop third-party apps from replacing the stock share dialog.

engadget.com

In major shift, China raises per-couple children limit to 3 from 2

The move is a major bid to reverse China's falling birth rate and aging population, both of which are raising concerns about the country's economic future.

cbsnews.com

Tokyo Government Gives OK to Theater Reopening

The Tokyo city government has announced the relaxation of shutdown measures at cinemas and museums.  This is despite the Japanese national government’s recent extension of the current state of...

variety.com

China to allow couples to have up to three children in attempt to reverse falling birth rates

The Chinese government will allow couples to have three children, according to state-run news agency Xinhua, the latest easing of strict family planning policies as the country tries to avert a...

cnn.com

Euroconsumers, a group of EU consumer agencies, partners with Facebook after settling a lawsuit...

Euroconsumer had promised up to €200 in compensation for people who signed up to its lawsuit against Facebook.

politico.eu

Squarl: Take control of what matters to you

Discussion | Link

squarl.com

China's government announces new three-child policy for couples

China's government announced Monday it is relaxing strict family planning restrictions and allowing couples to have three children each, per an official Xinhua news agency post translated by...

axios.com

Space Debris Has Hit And Damaged The International Space Station

The inevitable has occurred. A piece of space debris too small to be tracked has hit and damaged part of the International Space Station - namely, the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

sciencealert.com

Cakes With Threatening Auras (Occasionally NSFW)

@ThreatingCake is a Twitter account for pictures of cakes with threatening auras. (Not to be confused with the classic Cake Wrecks, though those sometimes have threatening auras too.)

metafilter.com

UAE announces relaxing of Islamic laws for personal freedoms

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday a major overhaul of the country’s Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate, loosening...

apnews.com

Researchers Share 6 Reasons Why Polyamory Could Be Right for You

Polyamory is a lifestyle where one person can love more partners at one time with commitment, honesty, passion, and romance. One of the main pillars in these relationships is talking and setting...

brightside.me

In big tech’s dystopia, cat videos earn millions while real artists beg for tips

theguardian.com

Fugitive Hires Helicopter to Turn Himself In After 8 Days in Hiding

The runaway spent his time in the wilderness doing yoga, and treated himself to oysters and champagne before heading to the police station.

vice.com

China Announces a Three-Child Policy

China Announces a Three-Child Policy  The New York TimesChina to Allow Couples to Have Three Children to Boost Birthrate  BloombergChina announces three-child policy in a major policy...

nytimes.com

Show HN: Notion API Go SDK

github.com

South Africa races to halt third Covid wave as its economic outlook improves

South African economic activity has rebounded quicker than expected, but the country is racing to roll out Covid-19 vaccines as a third wave looms.

cnbc.com

Chadwick Boseman Pitched Masterclass Idea to Howard U. Before Death

Chadwick Boseman wanted to get Howard University students up to speed on the entertainment biz early and often, which is why he came up with a great idea for his alma mater ... one it's now...

tmz.com

Business Planner v1.0 for Notion: An extensive template to manage your business

Discussion | Link

gumroad.com

'Botched' Star Terry Dubrow Warns Brazilian Butt Lift Could Kill You

Dr. Terry Dubrow says folks who want a bigger butt need to work their ass off in the gym instead of opting for a popular surgical procedure ... that actually has a good chance of killing you!!!...

tmz.com

Lackluster hiring in China as economy struggles to reach full recovery, data shows

Lackluster hiring in China as economy struggles to reach full recovery, data shows  CNBCChina's factory activity grows at slightly slower pace as raw materials costs surge  Reuters‘Rosy picture’...

cnbc.com

These Are the Best Memorial Day Sales Worth Shopping Today

We spotted steep discounts on everything from mattresses and tech toys, to outdoor gear and apparel

rollingstone.com

Pluto TV Signs Content Deal With Mediawan to Launch New Channels in France, Latin America (EXCLUSIVE)

Pluto TV has signed a long-term strategic content partnership with Mediawan to bring more than 1,000 hours of French content from Mediawan’s library to Pluto TV in France and across 18 countries...

variety.com

China completes another part of its own space station paving the way for astronauts to live there

China's own space station will rival the International Space Station, a co-operation between the U.S, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

cnbc.com

Anger in Tokyo over the Summer Olympics shows how unpopular hosting the games has become

Fears of COVID-19 spread may be driving this moment of local anti-Olympics feeling, but the idea of hosting the games is becoming more and more unpopular to locals every two years. The Summer...

fastcompany.com

How to turn creativity into a rigorous business strategy

‘Creativity is not doing whatever you feel like—it requires wonder and rigor.’ Natalie Nixon is president of Figure 8 Thinking, a global speaker, and a creativity strategist who advises and...

fastcompany.com

Anarchists and an increase in crime hijack Portland’s social justice movement

The rocket rise in the killings of young Black men has undermined activists’ goals.

ampproject.org

Where Do Baby Carrots Come From?

The bite-sized vegetable snack makes for a crunchy appetizer. But how do baby carrots get on your plate?

mentalfloss.com

When great powers continually destabilize each other and foment unrest

The future of war is bizarre and terrifying [thread(reader)] - "Drones, eternal cyberwar, info ops, and the specter of biological warfare."[1,2] The world may yet explode into another WW2-style...

metafilter.com

Some residents worry the warehouse boom in PA's Lehigh Valley, driven by its proximity to NY and...

Huge facilities have sprouted up in and around the Lehigh Valley, fueled by the astonishing growth of e-commerce. Some residents say the area’s landscape and long-term economic health could be threatened.

nytimes.com

How Much Do You Know About the American Civil War?

Do you know when America’s bloodiest conflict began and ended, or who led the Union troops to victory over the Confederates?

mentalfloss.com

Texas Democrats Block Harsh Voting Bill By Walking Out En Masse

The bill would crack down on absentee voting, drive-through voting and more — and Texas Republicans could still pass it.

huffpost.com

8 Early Takeaways from the 2021 NBA Playoffs

Now a week into the 2021 NBA postseason, it's fair to start drawing some conclusions from each of the first round's eight series (especially the one that's already concluded)...

bleacherreport.com

Xiaomi says it can now fully charge a phone in eight minutes at 200W

Xiaomi has shown off its latest fast charging tech demo, and consequently is claiming the new world records for both wired and wireless charging speeds. Using a modified Mi 11 Pro with a 4,000mAh...

theverge.com

4 more charged in Oath Keepers conspiracy case over Capitol riots

The Department of Justice has added a further four defendants to its conspiracy case against the Oath Keepers over the far-right group's alleged role in the U.S. Capitol riots, a new indictment...

axios.com

Israel and Egypt Are in Talks Over a Truce With Hamas and Rebuilding the Gaza Strip

The two countries held high-level talks Sunday after a punishing 11-day war that left parts of Gaza in ruins

time.com

Mavericks' Luka Doncic Discusses Neck Injury, Says He's Dealing with Nerve Issue

If there was any silver lining for the Dallas Mavericks coming out of Sunday's 106-81 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, it was the fact Luka Doncic <a...

bleacherreport.com

“Mare Of Easttown” Ruined All Other TV For Us

The HBO whodunit replaced the Sunday scaries with prime appointment TV. Here’s why it worked so well.

buzzfeednews.com

‘Mare of Easttown’ Finale: Much More Than Just the Facts

Mare solves the series' murder mystery — but the emotional catharsis of this concluding episode is the real payoff

rollingstone.com

The Real Twist of Mare of Easttown

This article contains spoilers through the entirety of Mare of Easttown.Mare of Easttown is a strange name for a prestige television show: clunky, nondescriptive, homonymic. (“So she’s the mayor?”...

theatlantic.com

All the Clues Pointing to the Mare of Easttown Killer

Grab a hoagie and your vape and let’s review.

gq.com

Major Donor Lobbied Against UNC Hiring Nikole Hannah-Jones Over ‘1619 Project’: Report

Walter Hussman, whose $25 million donation resulted in his name on the school, said the journalist didn't meet his standards of objectivity, The Assembly reported.

huffpost.com

Suspect in 91 Freeway shootings denies charge: 'They are trying to get me to confess to things I...

A man accused of firing a BB gun at a car on the 91 Freeway vehemently disputed that charge in a jailhouse interview, saying authorities were "trying to get me to confess to things I didn't do."

latimes.com

Intel’s latest 11th Gen processor brings 5.0GHz speeds to thin and light laptops

Intel made a splash earlier in May with the launch of its first 11th Gen Tiger Lake H-series processors for more powerful laptops, but at Computex 2021, the company is also announcing a pair of...

theverge.com

Emma Stone Recreated A Classic Rant From ‘Planes, Trains, And Automobiles’ And Steve Martin Was ‘Honored’

Stone did the "four f*cking wheels and a seat" rant on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' and got a great response from the man who did it first.

uproxx.com

Dalí’s Unorthodox Methods For Idea Generation

The role of the unconscious mind in creativityContinue reading on Curious »

medium.com

Los Angeles County reports four deaths, 175 new cases of COVID-19

Public health officials stressed the importance of remaining vigilant over the Memorial Day weekend.

latimes.com

Firearm sales soared during the pandemic; new gun owners surged, especially among minorities and women

The coronavirus pandemic, along with the regular protests and riots in American cities, fueled a buying binge of guns across the nation. The uncertainty of 2020 spurred unprecedented gun sales in...

theblaze.com

We Torture Tested Four Camp Mugs

In partnership with Stillhouse, we designed a series of *super serious* tests to find the unbreakable camp mug.

outsideonline.com

In Search of the Unbreakable Camp Chair

It’s hard to overstate the importance of a good camp chair. It’s where epic adventures are recapped, drinks sipped, and sunsets enjoyed.

outsideonline.com

Founder of Black Lives Matter chapter reveals he left org after learning 'the ugly truth' about BLM

The founder of a Black Lives Matter chapter has revealed in a newly published video that he quit the organization after he "learned the ugly truth" about the organization.What are the...

theblaze.com

What Can Video Games Teach Us About Violent Conflict?

Some of the most important lessons for our times might come from video gamesContinue reading on SUPERJUMP »

superjumpmagazine.com

The Luckiest Workers in America? Teenagers

Teens are picking up jobs — and higher wages — as companies scramble to hire. But that trend could have a downside.

nytimes.com

Irish Twitter Has Made Matt LeBlanc A Meme And It's Delightful

"How *you* gettin' on?"

buzzfeednews.com

Denmark reportedly helped NSA spy on Merkel, EU officials

Media investigation claims Denmark cooperated with U.S. spying on European politicians.

politico.eu

Biden’s $6 trillion budget proposal would rebuild America’s social safety net

Biden’s first budget aims to herald a new era of big government President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget, released on Friday, lays out an ambitious plan for the country. It calls for just...

vox.com

Gun Buying Spiked During The Pandemic. It's Still Up

Preliminary research data show that about a fifth of all Americans who bought guns last year were first-time gun owners. Sales usually spike around elections, but the sheer volume is notable.

nytimes.com

Vets return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases

About 10 miles away, scores of other vets and volunteers do the same, placing more than 37,000 small flags on the downtown Boston Common -- a sea of red, white and blue meant to symbolize all the...

pbs.org

Inside Sesame Street's racism initiative for kids

The death of George Floyd and spate of hate crimes against Asian Americans have elevated conversations around race, racial identity and police brutality. To talk about these complex and sensitive...

pbs.org

Biden’s Budget Has Racial Equity Efforts Baked In

The budget, which was released on Friday, includes tens of billions of dollars worth of programs intended to bolster the fortunes of people of color and other historically underserved groups.

nytimes.com

Tulsa churches honor 'holy ground' 100 years after massacre

Speakers emphasized a call for financial reparations.

politico.com

Why it took 100 years for America to learn about the Tulsa massacre

The long-hidden racist attack on “Black Wall Street” and its residents is finally in the open — and raising questions about all that Americans don’t know and have tried to hide. The sky above...

vox.com

The Weekend Box Office ‘Quiet(ly)’ Roars Back To Normal With ‘A Quiet Place 2’

'A Quiet Place Part II' breaks box-office records since the pandemic, while 'Cruella' earned huge grosses despite being available on Disney+

uproxx.com

Learn Winemaking While Living in Sonoma & Earning $10K per Month

The events of the past year or so has made a lot of people rethink how they want to spend the rest of their lives. For a variety of reasons, not everyone has the option of starting over or...

lifehacker.com

Maybe Dark Matter Is More Than One Thing

The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300.

scientificamerican.com

Keep a Garden Journal for Reference Throughout the Current and Future Growing Seasons

When you think of gardening tools, items like gloves, spades, and pruning sheers probably come to mind. But it turns out, there’s something else that can be extremely valuable for your garden: a...

lifehacker.com

Heat Listed

Chicago’s predictive policing program told a man he would be involved with a shooting, but it couldn’t determine which side of the gun he would be on. Instead, it made him the victim of a violent crime.

longform.org

Readers Respond to the February 2021 Issue

scientificamerican.com

Joe Jonas Knows The Power of A Little Hair Gel

And more from the week in celebrity grooming.

gq.com

The 9 Best Portable Grills You Can Buy

We barbecued for weeks to find the right charcoal and propane gas grills for your home or that you can lug to the beach, park, or campsite.

wired.com

Apple's M1 Chip Has a Fascinating Flaw

The covert channel bug demonstrates a fundamental fact of CPUs: even new ones have vulnerabilities.

wired.com

Vandal hurls concrete slab at la synagogue..

ktla.com

Indianapolis 500 returns with biggest sports crowd since pandemic..

yahoo.com

One Man's No-Fly List Nightmare

Ashraf Maniar was surveilled and harassed at home in the U.S., and detained by a foreign government, after being placed on the terrorism watchlist. The post One Man’s No-Fly List Nightmare...

theintercept.com

Suddenly Wealthy From Markets, Some Millennials Are Stressed

After Nasdaq and bitcoin rallies, young investors weigh options for what to do with their money

wsj.com

The Native Scholar Who Wasn’t

More than a decade ago, a prominent academic was exposed for having faked her Cherokee ancestry. Why has her career continued to thrive?

longform.org

The Historic Russian Recipe That Turns Apples Into Marshmallows

Dostoevsky loved it. Catherine the Great enjoyed it. Sofia Tolstaya, Tolstoy’s long-suffering wife and assistant, made it. It was once the quintessential Russian dessert: pastila. Sweet, fluffy...

atlasobscura.com

Why Congo’s Nyiragongo Volcano Has Scientists on Edge

On the evening of May 22, 2021, Nyiragongo, a mountainous volcano in Democratic Republic of the Congo, suddenly erupted, killing dozens and triggering a pandemonious exodus of swaths of Goma, the...

atlasobscura.com

Shohei Ohtani Plows Through Catcher After Forgetting To Let Go Of 100 MPH Fastball

theonion.com

The Most Jaw-Dropping Quotes From The ‘Friends’ Reunion

“I’m not saying another fucking word until I see that $5 million check.”Read more...

theonion.com

I’m 40, I Live In CA, And Have Spent More Than $12k On Fertility So Far

Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Have your own Fertility Diary to share? Contact us,...

refinery29.com

Get 50% Off Your Beauty Haul At Sephora’s Memorial Day Sale

Sephora's Memorial Day sale is officially on and there are deals aplenty — we would know, as we just scrolled through pages upon pages of such majorly marked-down beauty to hair and skincare...

refinery29.com

When Watchmen Were Klansmen

While 'Watchmen' is a work of fiction, only a century ago, some law enforcement organizations were aligned with, and even controlled by, the Klan

smithsonianmag.com

Gummy Candy-Like Models Can Help Students With Blindness Study Chemistry

Tiny shapes made from gelatin and resin may empower children to learn science

smithsonianmag.com

The Biggest Surprises (And Disappointments) From Round 1 Of The Stanley Cup Playoffs

neil (Neil Paine, senior sportswriter): When last we chatted, the Stanley Cup playoffs hadn’t yet begun. Now the first round is very nearly over, with six teams having already clinched and the...

fivethirtyeight.com

Can You Crack The Case Of The Crystal Key?

Welcome to The Riddler. Every week, I offer up problems related to the things we hold dear around here: math, logic and probability. Two puzzles are presented each week: the Riddler Express for...

fivethirtyeight.com

Vonovia and Deutsche Wohnen combine to create a giant landlord

It comes with political baggage

economist.com

Chinese e-commerce titans embark on a spending spree

Competition is spurring big internet companies to reinvest their plush profits

economist.com