May 5, 2016

• Justice Department warns North Carolina that its transphobic bathroom law violates civil rights laws.
• The US wasted over a billion dollars trying to fight AIDS in Africa by promoting abstinence.
• Europe to cease issuing the €500 bill; $1 million worth weighs five pounds and fits in a small bag.
• Quick primer on Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith, candidates in today's election for London's new mayor.
• Uncertainty in Turkey as Ahmet Davutoğlu, President Erdogan’s handpicked successor, prepares to step down.
• Hillary Clinton is now easily the most fiscally conservative candidate in the presidential race.
• About Trump's blue-collar following: supporters make $20,000 a year more than the median household income.
• Predictions of President Trump's first 100 days in office, based on recent interviews with the NYTimes.
• One-third of America's anti-Muslim attacks in 2015—up 13% over 2014—came in December, after Trump called for mosques to be closed.
• Google feeds romance novels into its artificial intelligence engine to make its products more conversational.
• On the history and racial politics of the Great Lakes Vowel Shift accent.
• Harriet Tubman was not a glamorous person. She was a tough old woman who looked like she’d lived a hard life, and was disabled from a young age by her beatings.
• Former inmate shows how to make fine art with crushed Skittles and makeshift brushes.
• Photojournalist hitchhikes across America to see how many serial killers he'll meet.
• Johns Hopkins researchers say medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the US.
• Study finds that one-third of prescribed antibiotics are unnecessary—which makes them weaker against diseases.
• Inside a DIY fecal matter transplant.
• Illustrated guide to eating sushi.
• There’s a fine line between innocence and inexperience: Why Sofia Coppola was actually very good in the third Godfather.
• On mute, this Run the Jewels video is merely a suggestive nature film—but that's no fun.