The Morning News

Thanks to a 2010 Obama executive order, the Chesapeake Bay is the healthiest it's been in 33 years.

↩︎ Washington Post 2d

The history of computer passwords, which have never been and will likely never be secure.

↩︎ Today I Found Out 2d

US diplomats' illnesses in Cuba and China remain a mystery—and calling them "attacks" presupposes their cause.

↩︎ The Verge 2d

Interiors, exteriors, and landscapes bathed in technicolor light, illustrated by Liam Cobb.

↩︎ Booooooom 2d

What happens when an epidemic strikes under Trump, who has shunned experts and cut staff? Expect conspiracy tweets.

↩︎ The Atlantic 2d

As CD sales continue falling, vinyl's popularity has been climbing for 12 years now—and hit a 25-year high in 2017.

↩︎ Rolling Stone 2d

A compendium of known chemical munitions used by the Syrian government since 2012.

↩︎ Bellingcat 2d

At least four former Cambridge Analytica officials have been working with the Trump 2020 campaign.

↩︎ Associated Press 2d

Civil War slavery supporters quoted the same Bible passage Sessions just used to defend splitting migrant families.

↩︎ Vox 2d

I discovered that the world should be divided not into good and bad people but into cowards and non-cowards. Ninety-five percent of cowards are capable of the vilest things, lethal things, at the mildest threat.

A list of lessons from the Gulag by the Soviet dissident writer Varlam Shalamov.

↩︎ Paris Review

2d

Bowing to pressure, McDonald's is replacing plastic straws in Ireland and the UK—where it uses 1.8 million a day.

↩︎ BBC 2d

During the 1980s, a disgruntled Dept. of Defense worker illustrated key Cold War moments on his desk calendars.

↩︎ Boston Rare Maps 2d

Among the domains the bankrupted Toys “R” Us is selling off: burgers-r-us.com, cigars-r-us.com, and sextoysrus.com.

↩︎ Observer 2d

In early-stage research, gene therapy has been used to successfully give paralyzed rats control of their limbs.

↩︎ BBC 2d

Psychedelics may help depression and other psychiatric conditions by aiding neurons' ability to branch out.

↩︎ Los Angeles Times 2d

Since the Charleston massacre, 110 Confederate symbols have been removed. Approximately 1,728 still stand.

↩︎ Southern Poverty Law Center 3d

After 100 days, Atlanta’s still got a mayor named Keisha. A Q+A with the mayor who became a meme.

↩︎ The Root 3d

The home crowd's ear-splitting rant
grows seismic. Screams blur
to wind howl and cymbals.

There’s only one title to be won in the World Cup, but there are still thousands of opportunities for poems.

↩︎ Poetry Magazine

3d

Now that we're in the postseason, a Reddit user wonders: why can’t the Warriors just link arms around Steph Curry?

↩︎ Deadspin 3d

There've been more than 200 tries to reconfigure California's boundaries. A new attempt will be decided in November.

↩︎ The Los Angeles Times 3d