“Waiter, there’s some soup in my bong.”

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A federal district court judge blocks another Trump administration effort to undermine Obamacare. 1/12

The FDA calls for the release of what could be millions of unpublished reports of injuries caused by medical devices. 2/12

“The immigration system is at breaking point.” The number of new arrivals at the US southern border is expected to reach 100,000 in March. 3/12

As part of its installation of sharia law, Brunei will impose death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, and amputations for theft. 4/12

After backlash over the Christchurch mosque attack, Facebook will ban white supremacist content, yet still allow Holocaust deniers. 5/12

HUD files charges against Facebook for violating the Fair Housing Act with ad targeting that discriminates based on residence. 6/12

Responding to a critic's likening of their mushroom bullion to bongwater, the French Laundry served soup in a bong. 7/12

Having sold most of its entertainment assets, Fox's future depends on Fox News, the biggest, most profitable cable news channel. 8/12

Nearly a third of working Americans have dipped into their retirement funds. None are more guilty than Gen X. 9/12

Garfield phones have washed up on a Brittany beach for decades. Now we know why: a shipping container stuck in an undersea cave. 10/12

Inside the r/childfree subreddit, people who don't want children find respite from a pro-reproduction world. 11/12

It’s finals day in this year’s Tournament of Books! Which means your newsletter authors will take a long nap this weekend, and this newsletter will be back up to snuff soon. 12/12


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