South Africa's corruption-riddled African National Congress (ANC) returns to office after winning parliamentary election once again. 1/16 Alabama postpones a vote on what would be the country's most restrictive abortion ban. 2/16 “It’s work porn. It’s exhilarating work porn.” A study
As the trade negotiation deadline passes, Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods jump from 10% to 25%, and economists think it's likely China will miss its growth targets as a result of the tariffs, and will enact stimulus measures. In an op-ed, Facebook co-founder Chris
As the trade negotiation deadline passes, Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods jump from 10% to 25%, and economists think it's likely China will miss its growth targets as a result of the tariffs, and will enact stimulus measures. 1/21 In an op-ed, Facebook co-
The White House on Wednesday asserted executive privilege over special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report, further escalating its conflict with Democrats. Reactions: "We are now in a constitutional crisis" (Jerrold Nadler). “I think it’s a constitutional confrontation. I don’t think it’s yet a crisis”
The White House on Wednesday asserted executive privilege over special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report, further escalating its conflict with Democrats. 1/20 A few reactions: "We are now in a constitutional crisis" (Jerrold Nadler). 2/20 “I think it’s a constitutional confrontation. I don’t
One student is dead and eight are injured in a shooting at a Colorado school. "I heard a gunshot," said Makai Dixon, 8, a second grader who had been training for this moment, with active shooter drills and lockdowns, since he was in kindergarten. "I’d never
One student is dead and eight are injured in a shooting at a Colorado school. 1/24 "'I heard a gunshot,' said Makai Dixon, 8, a second grader who had been training for this moment, with active shooter drills and lockdowns, since he was in kindergarten. '
A massive new UN report finds that nature is collapsing around us, "with devastating implications for human survival." A 25-foot fiberglass shark crashing through a roof in Oxford, England, has oddly become a source of civic pride. Queen Elizabeth I of England drank from "a unicorn
A massive new UN report finds that nature is collapsing around us, "with devastating implications for human survival." 1/22 A 25-foot fiberglass shark crashing through a roof in Oxford, England, has oddly become a source of civic pride. 2/22 Queen Elizabeth I of England drank
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