Canada has a noise problem.
The town of Windsor, Ontario, has lately been plagued by a mysterious, obnoxious humming sound, and it's getting worse.
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From a White House "listening session" to Marjory Stoneman Douglas students speaking at the Florida State House to a televised town hall with the students confronting Marco Rubio and the NRA's Dana Loesch, yesterday was a dramatic day in the pursuit of American gun reform. 1/
Lueur d’espoir
A brief, musically and visually percussive video by Damien Tran with music by Alix Lhoumeau.
Keep smiling!
Syrian government airstrikes have killed at least 200 civilians over the past four days on the outskirts of Damascus. 1/25 Sixty-two percent of Americans fault Trump for not doing more to prevent mass shootings; sixty-six percent now support stronger gun laws. 2/25 Trump’s talk about
Differences in diabetes reveals a sea change in epidemiology
Diabetes isn't just because of sedentary lifestyles. The evidence suggests that adult diseases are largely related to conditions found very early in life, a body of thought known as epigenetics. For example, when mothers work into their third trimester, their children are liable to be born underweight, putting
A daily test of faith for one Ethiopian priest.
In remote northern Ethiopia, a lone priest makes an 800-foot climb, barefoot and without ropes, to reach a small church carved out from the side of a mountain. "Your mind travels to whatever you choose to focus on. If you read a spiritual book, and understand the secret,
There's always someone savvier.
Hostilities escalate outside Damascus; yesterday was the deadliest day in the area in three years. 1/15 A sentiment analysis of every one of Trump's 2,551 tweets during his first year in office—a third are negative. 2/15 Facebook plans to send physical postcards with verification
Believe in unicorns.
The Justice Department charged 13 Russians and three companies with a vast campaign to subvert the 2016 election and support Trump. 1/21 Here’s a breakdown of what the indictment says, and an example of what that subversion looks like. 2/21 The Boston Globe dedicates its front page
Every ultramarathon starts somewhere.
In case you were wondering: how to run 100 miles (in a row).
Door-opening dog robots seem quaint now.
Yesterday the Senate voted down four different bills that would have saved DACA. The only option that stood much of a chance—but still couldn't pass—came up short on the White House's additional requirements for a Dreamer bill, which include border security, limiting family reunification