Sri Lanka Attacks: What to Know About National Thowheeth Jamath
Sri Lankan officials have said the Islamist militant group National Thowheeth Jama'ath is responsible for Easter Sunday bombing attacks in the island nation that killed at least 290 people and injured 500 more. Rajitha Senaratne, the country's health minister, said the seven suicide bombers who carried out the attacks were Sri Lankan citizens affiliated with the domesti...
5m Apr 23, 2019
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This Chilling Game of Thrones Theory May Foreshadow a Major Flaw in Winterfell’s Battle Strategy
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8. During a strategy meeting for the impending showdown with the army of the dead in the second episode of Game of Thrones season 8, Bran suggested that he be used as bait to lure the Night King to the Winterfell godswood. The thinking behind this approach was that if the group can figure out a way to ki...
3m Apr 23, 2019
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How Common Is Incest in the Targaryen Family on Game of Thrones?
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones. Jon revealed his true parentage to Daenerys on episode 2 of season 8 of Game of Thrones: He is the son of Dany's brother, Rhaegar Targaryen, which means that Daenerys is his aunt. Daenerys seemed more angry that Jon might be the true heir to the Iron Throne than worried about the fact that she had slept with her ...
4m Apr 23, 2019
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The Mueller Report Shows Why the Trump Campaign Was Such an Easy Target for Russia
In his highly-anticipated, 448-page report released on Thursday, special counsel Robert Mueller laid out in painstaking detail the Trump campaign’s willingness to engage with Russian officials on a wide range of politically sensitive matters. Dozens of Russians, directed by the highest levels of the Kremlin, repeatedly contacted at least 17 Trump campaign officials, adv...
12m Apr 23, 2019
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President Trump Bragged About the Border Wall to a Group of Children at the Easter Egg Roll
President Donald Trump used the opportunity of the White House Easter Egg Roll to address some of his youngest supporters about one of his signature policy initiatives: building a wall on the southern U.S. border. “Oh it’s happening, it’s being built now,” Trump told a group of children as he colored pictures with them on Monday in celebration of Easter on the White Hou...
1m Apr 23, 2019
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At What Point Should You Start Really Freaking Out About Climate Change? Right Now
Last week, Andrew Wheeler, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said climate change is not his top priority. “Yes, [the] climate is an issue and we are working to address it," he told Reuters, while nonetheless downplaying recent findings by EPA scientists that detailed the size and time-sensitivity of the problem. But Bill McKibben, author of the new book [...
1m Apr 23, 2019
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The 2020 Presidential Campaigns Are Still Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks. Here’s Why
Most Americans aren't yet paying a lot of attention to the 2020 presidential campaign. The same can't be said for Russian spies. Aides and advisers to the vast field of Democratic hopefuls are ringing alarm bells, telling their bosses they should assume that Moscow is laying the groundwork to disrupt, if not derail, their campaigns, just as Russian intelligence did to H...
7m Apr 22, 2019
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It’s Not All About Trump. The Mueller Report Has a Message for You, Too
While much of the Mueller Report discusses the President and his campaign, it is essential that readers who skipped ahead to the section detailing whether President Trump obstructed justice return to the very beginning of the Mueller Report. The public should not only focus on questions surrounding the Commander in Chief and roadmaps for Congress, but indeed the roadmap Mu...
3m Apr 22, 2019
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Most Young Voters Think the Country Is On the Wrong Track, Poll Finds
Young voters report feeling an increasing generational divide with older voters and elected officials, and significant majorities of young people in both parties are concerned about the country's moral direction, according to new data from Harvard's Institute of Politics provided exclusively to TIME. Among young Democrats, 66% said they were concerned about the moral di...
6m Apr 22, 2019
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The Surprising Link Between U.S. Marijuana Law and the History of Immigration
Whenever April 20 rolls around, as enthusiasts mark the 420 date by celebrating "Weed Day," there are always calls for the U.S. federal government to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. But the debate over marijuana's legality in the United States has never been about just one plant. As scrutiny of the U.S.
10m Apr 22, 2019
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Meet ‘Mr. Earth Day,’ the Man Who Helped Organize the Annual Observance
Nearly 50 years after 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, more than 190 countries mark the annual day for raising awareness of environmental causes. And the stakes only grow as the years go by. Though Earth Day has been dogged by rumors that it was founded by a murderer and as communist propaganda, the truth is much more straightf...
12m Apr 22, 2019
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Suicide Deaths Are Often ‘Contagious.’ This May Help Explain Why
In the wake of any high-profile suicide, public health experts steel themselves for the aftershock. Suicide contagion, the phenomenon by which exposure to one suicide death can trigger suicidal behavior in others, is well-documented but poorly understood. A recent study published in the journal Society and Mental Health adds to the knowledge about why suicide contagion ...
6m Apr 22, 2019
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Here’s What to Know About the Easter Sunday Blasts in Sri Lanka
Hundreds of people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in a series of blasts that rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Explosions have occurred in the capital Colombo, as well as in Negombo, a town north of the capital, and in Batticaloa, a town on the east coast. Churches, hotels, and a housing development were targeted. Nobody has claimed responsibility so far. ...
11m Apr 22, 2019
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TIME 100: Jacinda Ardern, by Sadiq Khan
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
1m Apr 22, 2019
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How a DJ’s Experiences With Immigration and Family Separation Inspired a Song for Change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrN6jZ_1528 As the refugee crisis widens across multiple continents, prominent musicians like Coldplay, the RZA and Amanda Palmer have released songs and music videos that grapple with issues of displacement and immigration. On Thursday, Carnage, a DJ and producer, added one more to the growing canon: “Letting People Go,” a music video th...
5m Apr 22, 2019
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130 Years After Hitler’s Birth, He Continues to Live as a Symbol of Evil
The following is adapted from the TIME special edition The Science of Good and Evil, available at retailers and on Amazon It's hard to think of Adolf Hitler as a thing of flesh and viscera and bone and blood — a functioning organism like the rest of us, someone who breathed and ate and slept and sweated. He wasn’t a functioning organism for long — just 56 years from his...
4m Apr 22, 2019
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Amid Rising Gentrification, London’s African Churches Find a Way to Thrive
For Londoners who have been in the city for years, the change is obvious. Not long ago, the southeast neighborhood of Peckham was the heart of London’s Nigerian population. But over the last few years, you’re more likely to see white middle-class hipsters in their twenties and thirties posing in the pink stairwell of Frank’s, the local rooftop bar. Like Brooklyn in New Yor...
7m Apr 21, 2019
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Want to Live Longer? Science Says to Do These 5 Things
When it comes to staying healthy, most people have the same motivation: living as long and fulfilling a life as possible. And while science has yet to find a true fountain of youth, researchers have identified certain behaviors that can increase longevity. One study, published in the journal Circulation last year, even argued that adhering to just five healthy habits co...
5m Apr 21, 2019
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5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Weekend
It's a good week for self-love: Lizzo's new album is one anthem of independence after another, including the joyous "Soulmate." Soulful singer Camille Trust's new ballad "Lavender" is like a warm hug from a good friend. Lolo Zouaï's "Out the Bottle" is a confident trap-pop track perfect for those nights when you're starting to feel yourself. Beyoncé's "Before I Let Go" off...
4m Apr 21, 2019
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What a Watergate Expert Thinks of the Mueller Report
The release on Thursday of a redacted version of Robert Mueller's full report on the Russia probe represents a major moment in the history of special counsels in the United States — but no use of that office looms as large in the American imagination as the investigation into Watergate. That outsize influence makes sense: President Richard Nixon's resignation amid that ...
8m Apr 20, 2019
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Robert Mueller Was Wrong. President Trump Can Be Indicted
In Volume II, pages two and three, of the Mueller Report, the Special Counsel deals with the subject of whether the President obstructed justice and makes the wrong decision. Robert Mueller says three especially important things: 1) If Mueller's team would have concluded the evidence exonerated the President, they would have said so, but they specifically said the op...
6m Apr 20, 2019
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Here’s What’s Open and Closed on Easter 2019
Easter Sunday can be a wonderful time to have fun with friends and family, but if you want to enjoy a nice brunch or dinner out or need to get some last-minute supplies, you may be wondering what's open on Easter in 2019. Here's a comprehensive list of where you can shop and eat on Easter Sunday 2019. Here is a comprehensive list of stores and restaurants open on Easter...
4m Apr 20, 2019
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The Mueller Probe Made Them Famous. They Plan to Keep Cashing In
During Robert Mueller's investigation, consultant Eric Garland charged hundreds of fans $10 per month for access to his locked Twitter feed promising “troll-free, disinformation-free” insight into Russia's 2016 election meddling. John Schindler, a former U.S. counterintelligence analyst, raked in tens of thousands of dollars in subscriptions to his exclusive feed, @thes...
5m Apr 20, 2019
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Mueller Report Showed Donald Trump Was Fixated on Finding Hillary Clinton's Emails
Of all Donald Trump’s favorite talking points on the 2016 campaign trail, there were few he revisited as frequently as his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s emails. It turns out his fixation on the messages persisted behind the scenes.
8m Apr 20, 2019
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He Was a New Teacher at Columbine During the Shooting 20 Years Ago. Here's Why He Never Left
Columbine High School teacher Kiki Leyba remembers April 20, 1999 as a day of two life-altering extremes. He was a first-year Columbine teacher meeting with then-Principal Frank DeAngelis, who had just offered him a contract to continue teaching at the school — his dream job — when gunshots rang out in another part of the building.
8m Apr 20, 2019
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How the Black Colleges Beyoncé Honors in Homecoming Have Played a Vital Role in American History
The well-received release on Wednesday of Beyoncé’s documentary Homecoming has sparked interest in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to which she pays tribute throughout the film. “I always dreamed of going to an HBCU,” she says, and the Coachella performance at the center of Homecoming was a musical and visual homage to those institutions. Even the ...
6m Apr 20, 2019
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Did the 10 Plagues of Egypt Really Happen? Here Are 3 Theories
When the Passover holiday begins on Friday at sundown, Jewish people around the world will celebrate by retelling the biblical story of the Exodus from Egypt — including the 10 plagues that God inflicted on the Ancient Egyptians. As the Passover story tells it, after Pharaoh refuses Moses' entreaties to let the enslaved Israelites go free, God sends a series of ten plag...
6m Apr 20, 2019
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Columbine Students Are Asking: Will Sharing Photos of the Dead Change Our History of Violence?
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
8m Apr 19, 2019
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Robert Mueller Told Congress They Can Prosecute the President. Now It Gets Ugly
More than two years after Robert Mueller began investigating whether President Donald Trump attempted to obstruct justice, the special counsel offered the American people a sobering conclusion in his final report, released Thursday: The most powerful law enforcement officials in the country are not in a position to prosecute their boss, the President. But Congress, Muel...
8m Apr 19, 2019
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Here’s Why Lil Dicky Recruited Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and More A-Listers for a Climate Change Anthem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvuN_WvF1to&feature=youtu.be If you were to pick one musician to be the face of the fight against climate change, it probably wouldn't be Lil Dicky. The 31-year-old comedian-rapper has been a lightning rod for criticism; he’s frequently accused of appropriation and tastelessness, including following the release of last year's “Freaky Frid...
9m Apr 19, 2019
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A Gene Therapy Breakthrough Could Offer a Treatment for the Rare and Deadly ‘Bubble Boy’ Disease
Researchers used an experimental gene therapy to develop a possible treatment for a rare and deadly immune disorder known as "bubble boy" disease, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Wednesday. Because of a gene mutation, babies who are born with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (X-SCID) do not develop immune cells properly, leaving them highly su...
4m Apr 19, 2019
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Trump Takes a Victory Lap on Mueller Report, Despite Damaging Details
President Donald Trump and his team celebrated the publication of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report Thursday despite a wealth of damaging new details. "I’m having a good day," Trump said at a Wounded Warrior event in the East Room of the White House less than an hour after the report was released. "It’s called no collusion, no obstruction.
5m Apr 19, 2019
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A Flight Attendant Is Reportedly in a 'Deep Coma' After Contracting Measles
A flight attendant has reportedly fallen into a "deep coma" after contracting measles, according to health authorities. The 43-year-old female El Al Airlines flight attendant was admitted to a hospital after coming down with a fever on March 31, CBS News reports. Her condition has worsened since then, and she now has encephalitis, or brain inflammation, and is breathing...
3m Apr 19, 2019
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Review: In Someone Great, Gina Rodriguez and Friends Find More than Sex in the City
Somehow Sex and the City, despite its popularity and longevity, didn’t spark a golden age of TV shows or movies about friendships between women navigating the wilds of a major metropolis. What made that show great wasn’t its fixation on materialism (even though, for many, that was the big takeaway); its wit and verve, and its frankness about the way women talk to one anoth...
6m Apr 19, 2019
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The Mueller Report Is Embarrassing for Trump. But It Doesn’t Call Into Question His 2016 Win
The message arrived after midnight on Election Day 2016. As news bulletins reported that Hillary Clinton had called Donald Trump to concede in the presidential race, Kirill Dmitriev, a Russian sovereign-wealth fund CEO and pal of Russian President Vladimir Putin, checked his device. “Putin has won,” came the message. The identity of that note’s sender is among the redac...
6m Apr 19, 2019
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William Barr Just Ensured He’ll Stay Front and Center in the Mueller Report Debate
Attorney General William Barr used his press conference in advance of the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report to issue an emphatic statement about the report's conclusions: Russia had indeed interfered with the 2016 presidential election, but neither Donald Trump nor his associates cooperated with them. Barr ventured beyond an explanation of Justice Depar...
4m Apr 19, 2019
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Facebook Quietly Admitted Millions More Instagram Users’ Passwords Were at Risk
(SAN FRANCISCO) — Millions more Instagram users were affected by a password security lapse than parent company Facebook acknowledged nearly four weeks ago. The social media giant said in late March that it had inadvertently stored passwords in plain text, making it possible for its thousands of employees to search them. It said the passwords were stored on internal comp...
1m Apr 19, 2019
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Bear Cub Who Made Fast Friends With Snowboarders on the Slopes Just Wants to Hang Out
Snowboarders in Truckee, California made friends with a bear on the slopes in a video that has captured the minds of the internet. A video posted earlier this week on YouTube and Instagram shows an adorable brown bear cub sniffing someone's legs. Brian Jordan, who shared the video, wrote on Instagram that it appeared the cub's "momma was on vacation," but it was "too co...
2m Apr 19, 2019
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The Story Behind the 2019 TIME 100 Covers
When Pari Dukovic entered the studio to photograph subjects for the covers of the 2019 TIME 100 issue, he had done his research. He knew that forging a connection with each of the six honorees gracing the April 29 cover was the way to capture each subject’s essence in a portrait. Dukovic learned that actor Sandra Oh loves ballet, so he made sure to bring up the discipl...
5m Apr 18, 2019
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Trump Administration Cracks Down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela in Obama Policy Roll Back
(CORAL GABLES, Fla.) — The Trump administration on Wednesday intensified its crackdown on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, rolling back Obama administration policy and announcing new restrictions and sanctions against the three countries whose leaders national security adviser John Bolton dubbed the "three stooges of socialism.
9m Apr 18, 2019
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Samsung’s Ambitious Galaxy Fold Smartphone Is Already Breaking, Reviewers Say
The hotly anticipated and futuristic Samsung Galaxy Fold is set to hit shelves before April’s end. But a handful of journalists reviewing the foldable smartphone have highlighted some potentially major hardware issues after only days of use. The multitude of issues, as described by various reporters, are likely due to the titular folding mechanic, as well as the screen’...
2m Apr 18, 2019
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Judge Halts Deportation of 11-Year-Old Girl Who Was Ordered to Leave Without Her Family
An 11-year-old Salvadoran girl who faced deportation without her family has been granted a temporary reprieve after her case sparked a massive public outcry, officials said. A federal immigration judge has approved a motion to reopen Laura Maradiaga-Alvarado’s case, halting the deportation order as her family continues to fight for asylum in Houston, according to offici...
4m Apr 18, 2019
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North Korea Test-Fires a New Type of Tactical Guided Weapon
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired a new type of "tactical guided weapon," in what may be an attempt to register displeasure with a deadlock in nuclear talks with the United States without causing those coveted negotiations to collapse. Leader Kim Jong Un observed the unspecified weapon being fired Wednesday by the Academy of Defense S...
6m Apr 18, 2019
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Robert Mueller Showed How U.S. Elections Broke in 2016. Here’s How to Fix Them
Over a nearly two-year investigation, Special Counsel Robert Mueller has shown the sheer breadth of the Russian effort to meddle in the 2016 election. From hacking into campaign email systems to using social media to stir up voters, the Russian effort hit at a number of soft spots in the American electoral system. Experts say Russia didn’t stop there either, using si...
10m Apr 18, 2019
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The Mueller Report Is Coming Any Minute. Here's What We Already Know About Trump and Obstruction
Did Donald Trump obstruct justice? The president's critics say that he did. The attorney general and deputy attorney general say he did not. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team was reportedly split on the question. And legal experts say it's not an easy call either way.
6m Apr 18, 2019
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Two More Saudi Sisters Appeal for Help, Joining a Growing Number of Runaways from the Kingdom
(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — Two Saudi sisters appealed for help Wednesday from the former Soviet republic of Georgia after fleeing their country, in the latest case of runaways from the ultra-conservative kingdom using social media to seek asylum. Using a newly created Twitter account called "GeorgiaSisters," they identified themselves as Maha al-Subaie, 28, and Waf...
6m Apr 18, 2019
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It Looks Like the New Game of Thrones Photos Tease a Long-Awaited Confrontation
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8. Following Jaime Lannister's arrival at Winterfell and tense stare down with Bran Stark in the Game of Thrones season 8 premiere, HBO has released a new set of photos that seem to tease a continuation of their confrontation in episode 2. The collection of 14 images features a shot of Jaime standing bef...
1m Apr 18, 2019
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How an Experimental Injection Could Revolutionize HIV Treatment
HIV treatment has come a long way since the early days of the epidemic. Patients can now take various combinations of dozens of medications keep the virus under control and halt their disease from decimating their immune systems and leading to more serious, often fatal outcomes. But harnessing HIV requires daily vigilance. Missing doses of the pills can give the virus t...
5m Apr 18, 2019
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Pilots Say American Airlines Plane Rolled on Its Own and Hit a Sign During Takeoff
U.S. aviation accident investigators have opened a probe into how an American Airlines plane struck a runway sign while taking off from New York’s John F. Kennedy International airport on April 10, forcing the plane back to the airport where it landed safely.
1m Apr 18, 2019
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8 Things We Learned From Beyoncé’s New Netflix Documentary Homecoming
Homecoming isn't just a concert documentary of Beyoncé's now iconic 2018 Coachella headlining show: It's also a peek inside the world of Queen Bey. The film includes some snippets of raw, vulnerable narration from Beyoncé herself, explaining her thought process in putting together the incredible performance, her difficulties preparing for it as she recovered from a challen...
7m Apr 18, 2019
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