People Are Trying to Use Clickbait to Lure You to Vote
With the 2018 midterm elections fast approaching, people are finding alternative new ways to get as many Americans as possible registered to vote. One such method that has recently gone viral involves pairing an attention-grabbing tweet—otherwise known as clickbait—with a link to the U.S. government's official voter registration website.
1m Oct 19, 2018
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Brexit Is a Threat to Ireland — and the U.S. Too, Says Senator Who Brokered Peace Deal
In the seventy-five years before 1945, Europe was devastated by three major land wars. The last and most destructive, the Second World War, resulted in the deaths of 63 million people, in a world with a population of about a third of today’s. The American and British leaders who mapped out the reconstruction of the continent realized that in the past trade wars had become real wars, so high on...
6m Oct 18, 2018
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Jamal Khashoggi Warned of Threats to Free Media in His Last Washington Post Column
(WASHINGTON) — The Washington Post has published a new column by missing Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi in which he warns that governments in the Middle East "have been given free rein to continue silencing the media at an increasing rate.
4m Oct 18, 2018
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Treasury Employee Charged With Leaking Manafort Records
(WASHINGTON) — A Treasury Department employee was accused Wednesday of leaking confidential banking reports of suspects charged in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, and an unidentified high-ranking colleague was cited in court papers as a co-conspirator, but was not charged.
3m Oct 18, 2018
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Melania Trump Visits Newborn Victims of Opioid Crisis Following Plane Malfunction
(PHILADELPHIA) — First lady Melania Trump is touring an intensive care unit at a Philadelphia hospital to learn about the care being given to newborns suffering from opiate withdrawal. She was late for the visit Wednesday morning after her first flight was forced to return to a Washington area military base because of smoke in the cabin. She took a different plane to make the trip. Mrs.
1m Oct 18, 2018
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Family Border Crossings Spiked in September
The number of families crossing the southwestern border into the U.S. illegally spiked last month, according to a report in the Washington Post. Citing an unpublished report from the Department of Homeland Security, which has not released statistics on southwest border apprehensions for the month of September, the Post reports that 16,658 family units were apprehended by agents during that tim...
2m Oct 18, 2018
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'It's Very Sad.' Ariana Grande Explains Why She's Taking a Social Media Break
Ariana Grande is taking a break from the Internet following a year that included the untimely death of ex-boyfriend Mac Miller and most recently, the end of her engagement to Saturday Night Live star fiancé Pete Davidson. Following the taping of NBC's A Very Wicked Halloween, Grande wrote in a now-deleted Instagram story on Tuesday about why she is choosing to take a hiatus from being online. ...
1m Oct 18, 2018
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Canada Has Legalized Marijuana. Here’s What That Means For American Travelers
Recreational marijuana is now legal across Canada, giving millions of people the right to buy, carry and grow cannabis. The country's new federal cannabis act went into effect Wednesday, legalizing use for adults 18 or 19 and up, depending on the province. The change raises questions for U.S. travelers eager to hightail it across the border and light one up. But take note: people returning to ...
3m Oct 18, 2018
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Are Sunflower Seeds Healthy? Here’s What Experts Say
Certain seeds, like chia and flax, tend to hog the nutritional spotlight. But the less-trendy sunflower seed has plenty of qualities worth highlighting. Here are the health benefits of sunflowers seeds, according to dietitians. Are sunflower seeds healthy? Sunflower seeds are rich in nutrients. One serving of shelled sunflower seeds is usually an ounce, which is about 1/4 cup or 4 tablespoons (...
4m Oct 18, 2018
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The Mega Millions Jackpot Has Been Raised Again. Now It’s a Whopping $900 Million
(DES MOINES, Iowa) — The Mega Millions jackpot is now up to $900 million. Lottery officials raised the estimated prize Wednesday, less than a day after another drawing without a winner increased the prize to $868 million. Officials say no tickets matched all six numbers to claim the Mega Millions prize Tuesday night. The numbers were 3, 45, 49, 61, 69 and Mega Ball 9. The next drawing will b...
1m Oct 18, 2018
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Against All Odds, The Conners Justifies Its Existence
It’s hard to believe anyone was clamoring for The Conners. Even before a tweet from its star resulted in the show’s speedy cancellation, ABC’s Roseanne was on thin ice with viewers who’d cherished the show’s progressivism in the ’90s. Ratings fell, maybe as those who could initially stomach Roseanne Barr’s, and then Roseanne Conner’s, MAGA makeover grew weary of her act.
6m Oct 17, 2018
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Anna Burns Wins Man Booker Prize for ‘Very Powerful’ Milkman
(LONDON) — Anna Burns won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday with "Milkman," a vibrant, violent story about men, women, conflict and power set during Northern Ireland's years of Catholic-Protestant violence. Burns is the first writer from Northern Ireland to win the 50,000-pound ($66,000) prize, which is open to English-language authors from around the world.
4m Oct 17, 2018
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Why Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Are Being Criticized for Meeting With Uganda's President
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West met with the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, on Monday. The pair have been in Uganda since Friday, while West reportedly films a music video. West grabbed lighthearted headlines by gifting Museveni a pair of his Yeezy sneakers and referencing Jurassic Park while talking about tourism in Uganda. “We’re not here to take a photograph and look like we’re do...
4m Oct 17, 2018
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Mary Bono Resigns as Interim CEO of USA Gymnastics After Just 4 Days on the Job
Mary Bono has resigned as interim USA Gymnastics President less than week into her job, and following scrutiny from Olympic gymnasts over her appointment. "It is with profound regret, coupled with a deep love for the sport of gymnastics and respect for those who aspire to be great gymnast that I today tendered my resignation as the interim CEO of USA Gymnastics," Bono, a former Congresswoman a...
4m Oct 17, 2018
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China Defends Internment of Uighurs as an Effort to ‘Modernize’ the Persecuted Muslim Minority
(BEIJING) — China on Tuesday characterized its mass internment of Muslims as a push to bring into the "modern, civilized" world a destitute people who are easily led astray — a depiction that analysts said bore troubling colonial overtones. The report is the ruling Communist Party's latest effort to defend its extrajudicial detention of Central Asian Muslim minorities against mounting criticism.
7m Oct 17, 2018
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HBO’s The Sentence Shines a Light on the Devastating Effects of Mandatory Minimum Sentences
Rudy Valdez at first thought the 15-year prison sentence given to his sister Cindy Shank was a clerical error. The judge had probably meant to give her 15 months, he reasoned. Shank, whose sentence was later commuted, had been found guilty of conspiracy on drug charges, related to the crimes of an ex-boyfriend who had died years ago. Valdez says he thought he'd be able to fix it. But, Valdez s...
10m Oct 17, 2018
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Why Harry and Meghan's Daughter Wouldn't Have the Same Noble Rights as Their Son
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's forthcoming royal baby may well never be a prince or princess because of century-old protocol. But if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a baby girl, she will never be a duchess either – even though the first-born son of the royal couple have could become a duke. Markle – who describes herself as a feminist on her official royal biography page – hasn't reveale...
6m Oct 17, 2018
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The Number of People Killed By Hurricane Michael in Florida Has Doubled
(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael killed at least 16 people in Florida, most of them in the coastal county that took a direct hit from the storm, state emergency authorities said Tuesday. That's in addition to at least 10 deaths elsewhere across the South. The scope of the storm's fury became clearer after nearly a week of missing-persons reports and desperate searches of the Florida Pan...
3m Oct 17, 2018
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A Lawsuit by Asian-American Students Against Harvard Could End Affirmative Action as We Know It
The trial over the use of race in admissions at Harvard University — brought on behalf of Asian-American students — only started on Monday, but experts already anticipate it will become a landmark case, affecting diversity in higher education and affirmative action policies across the country.
7m Oct 17, 2018
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Is Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper the ‘Antidote to Trump’?
If Democrats decide the best way to defeat Donald Trump in 2020 is to find his opposite, John Hickenlooper thinks he might be their man. The two-term governor of Colorado is a political moderate known for building bridges with Republicans to handle thorny issues like gun control and marijuana legalization. A former geologist and brewpub owner, he has an understated demeanor and dresses in West...
7m Oct 17, 2018
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How to Tell If Someone Is Manipulating You—And What to Do About It
If you’ve ever felt like something is off in a close relationship or casual encounter—you’re being pressured, controlled or even feel like you’re questioning yourself more than usual—it could be manipulation.
7m Oct 17, 2018
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President Trump Says Saudi Arabia Is Not ‘Guilty Until Proven Innocent’ in Khashoggi Case
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized rapidly mounting global condemnation of Saudi Arabia over the mystery of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, warning of a rush to judgment and echoing the Saudis' request for patience.
5m Oct 17, 2018
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Going Down Under. Here’s What to Know About Britain’s Tangled Role in the Region
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived in Sydney on Monday to begin their first major foreign tour as a married couple. The trip is timed around their attendance at the Invictus Games, which begin in Sydney next weekend, but its implications are sure to reach far beyond the sporting world.
11m Oct 16, 2018
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Coca-Cola’s Attempt to Use New Zealand’s Indigenous Māori Language Misfires
Coca-Cola's attempt to tap market potential of New Zealand's indigenous populations could have been smoother. In trying to incorporate the te reo Māori language into its marketing, the company accidentally emblazoned a message translating to "hello, death" on a vending machine, the Guardian reports. "Kia Ora, Mate," read the signage, combining the Māori phrase for "hello" and the word "mate,"...
2m Oct 16, 2018
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Charli XCX Is Turning Pop Into a Welcoming House Party
It's well past midnight on a Monday, but don't tell that to Charli XCX — or the hundreds of pop-obsessive twentysomethings who have packed out the basement nightclub space of the swanky Public Hotel in Manhattan. They started queuing up outside hours ago, dressed in their 2018 fashion finest, from oversized construction-stripe pants to mesh tank tops and choker collars.
5m Oct 16, 2018
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Police Search for Missing Wisconsin Girl, 13, After Her Parents Are Found Dead
(BARRON, Wis.) — Authorities searched Monday for a 13-year-old girl they believe is in danger after her parents were found dead in their western Wisconsin home. Deputies went to the home in Barron after dispatchers received a 911 call from an unknown person at around 1 a.m. Monday, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said. He said they found the bodies of Jayme Closs' parents, though he did...
2m Oct 16, 2018
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‘It’s the Legacy of Slavery’: Here’s the Troubling History Behind Tipping Practices in the U.S.
These days, the expectation at U.S. restaurants that diners will tip their servers is a key part of the culinary economy: tips subsidize a server or bartender's salary at the vast majority of the nearly 650,000 restaurants in the country. But tipping wasn't always part of the U.S. dining landscape — and scholars who have studied its origins point out that its oft-debated role in the modern eco...
9m Oct 16, 2018
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Arrives in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Writer’s Disappearance
(ISTANBUL) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Tuesday in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Salman over the disappearance and alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, who vanished two weeks ago during a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Pompeo landed in Riyadh on Tuesday morning and was to immediately meet the king over the crisis surrounding Khashoggi. He made no rema...
7m Oct 16, 2018
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How Some Environmentalists Hope to Make Climate Change an Issue in the Midterms
Environmentalists hoping to move voters on the issue of climate change have adopted a familiar-sounding strategy: Think globally, act locally. With little sign that concern over climate change will be a top issue for voters in the midterm elections, some groups are instead targeting a Republican who has questioned climate science despite his congressional district being hit by devastating wild...
6m Oct 16, 2018
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GOP Senate Candidate Defends 2009 Facebook Post Comparing Michelle Obama’s Posture to a Chimpanzee
(ST. PAUL, Minn.) — Republican Minnesota Senate hopeful Karin Housley's campaign said Monday that a 2009 Facebook post in which she compares Michelle Obama's posture to that of a chimpanzee was being taken out of context. Housley's comments about the former first lady were one of a handful of controversial social media posts first reported by The Huffington Post. She made the posts long before...
2m Oct 16, 2018
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Inside the Movement to Get Millions of Young First-Time Voters to Turn Out for Democrats
When Chyanne Duhart arrived for her freshman year at East Stroudsburg University in central Pennsylvania in September, she was overwhelmed with options: she considered singing a capella, joining the Latin Association Club, or signing up for the Black Student Union. Instead, she got a fellowship with NextGen, an organization funded by Democratic superdonor Tom Steyer to register and mobilize yo...
7m Oct 16, 2018
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President Trump Marvels at Hurricane Michael Damage in Florida
(LYNN HAVEN, Fla.) — President Donald Trump marveled at the roofless homes and uprooted trees he saw Monday while touring Florida Panhandle communities ravaged by the force of Hurricane Michael. Trump toured devastated coastal communities by air, land and foot before he and the first lady helped hand out bottled water at a Federal Emergency Management Agency aid distribution center, where the ...
4m Oct 16, 2018
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Here's What Title Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Child Will Inherit
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex announced Monday they are expecting their first child and many Brits have responded with the same enthusiasm that met news of Prince William and Kate Middleton's impending arrivals: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. But, unlike his or her older cousins, Meghan and Harry's new arrival will not be a "Prince" or "Princess.
4m Oct 16, 2018
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‘We Will Not Give Up.’ Aid Workers in Indonesia Try to Reunite Hundreds of Kids with Families
As Indonesian authorities halt their search for bodies and begin the long recovery from a devastating earthquake and tsunami, humanitarian workers warn that around 300 children who survived the catastrophe remain separated from their families while almost half a million more urgently need assistance. The 7.5-magnitude quake caused widespread destruction in the city of Palu, where the powerful ...
4m Oct 15, 2018
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Putin Critic: We Must Use the Magnitsky Act to Punish Those Behind Jamal Khashoggi's Disappearance
As details emerge of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, one can’t help but be truly terrified. Khashoggi, a Saudi citizen who was an outspoken critic of his government, went to his country's consulate in Istanbul on Oct.2 to pick up a document showing he was divorced so he could marry his fiancée. He did not emerge, and has not been seen since.
5m Oct 15, 2018
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It’s Time for Environmentalists and the Energy Industry to Work Together
The United Nations just gave the world a major wake-up call in the form of a report finding that business as usual will push us over the edge of climate change crisis in less than two decades. Given this stark warning, it is past time for the business community, our government and fellow citizens to stop arguing over whether we have a problem and to move forward with a pragmatic dialogue to sol...
7m Oct 15, 2018
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What Made Neil Armstrong the Right Man to Be First on the Moon, as Told in 1969
Neil Armstrong's stoic nature and personal challenges are at the center of Damien Chazelle's new film First Man, in which Ryan Gosling portrays the legendary moon walker. As Armstrong, Gosling brings out the astronaut's quiet side — one that his contemporaries couldn't help but notice. A 1969 profile of the Apollo 11 crew in TIME calls Armstrong "tight-lipped and phlegmatic" as well as "an insc...
6m Oct 15, 2018
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This Harvard-Educated Actress Is Helping Fellow Saudis Tell Their Own Stories
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
2m Oct 15, 2018
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How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Baby Will Change the Line Of Succession
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting a baby in spring 2019, Kensington Palace announced Monday morning. It will be the couple's first child. Harry and Meghan married in May, becoming the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Now, the question is where the new arrival will fit into the line of succession of the British royal family. The answer is seventh in line. The new baby will bump Prince An...
2m Oct 15, 2018
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How a Former Daily Show Correspondent Became America's Sharpest Voice
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
6m Oct 15, 2018
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These Palestinian Activists Are Connecting Young Gazans With the World
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
3m Oct 15, 2018
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Australia Seeks to Ban Schools From Expelling Gay Students After Public Outcry
Australia will ban schools from expelling gay students after a leaked report revealed the practice was enforced at some religious schools, according to Agence France-Presse. The report, commissioned to pacify the ruling coalition's conservative wing, focused on laws that allow private and faith-based schools in some states to discriminate against homosexual students. While the report favored w...
2m Oct 15, 2018
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How French Soccer Superstar Kylian Mbappé Stays Grounded
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
8m Oct 15, 2018
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That Painting of Trump Having a Diet Coke With Abraham Lincoln Is Now Hanging in the White House
President Donald Trump liked a painting of him having drinks with Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon and Teddy Roosevelt so much that he called the artist on the phone and then put a print of it in the White House. Called "The Republican Club," the print of 10 Republican presidents sitting around a table could be seen briefly in the background of Trump's interview with "60 Minutes" Sunday, and an ...
3m Oct 15, 2018
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Italy Puts Itself on a Collision Course With E.U. Leadership
Populist political parties have made big gains in a number of European countries in recent years, but Italy is the first large euro-zone economy where a government openly hostile to the E.U. has taken charge. The coalition in power there, the Five Star Movement (5SM) and the League, is in office at least in part because it's willing to blame Brussels for many of the country's current problems. ...
4m Oct 14, 2018
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How the Marine Biologist Behind a Viral Turtle Video Is Trying to End the Age of Plastic
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
2m Oct 14, 2018
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Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms Left Some People Out. These Artists Are Trying to Fill Those Gaps
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
5m Oct 14, 2018
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Meet the Argentine Lawyer Leading the Fight for Women's Rights in South America
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
5m Oct 14, 2018
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What Neil Armstrong Biopic First Man Gets Right and Wrong About the Moon Landing
There are two ways of talking about the historical accuracy of First Man, the Damien Chazelle biopic of Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong, starring Ryan Gosling: the easy way and the hard way. The hard way is to explore all of the things the movie got right — which is a very, very long list. The easy way is to discuss the things it got wrong, which you could count on one hand — literally.
7m Oct 14, 2018
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This is the First Black Musician Named the BBC's Young Musician of the Year
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
4m Oct 14, 2018
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