Australia Has Passed a Sweeping Social Media Law. Here's What to Know
Lawmakers in Australia passed new legislation on Thursday to hold social media companies accountable for the spread of hate content on their platforms. With its implementation, companies such as Facebook and YouTube could be subject to huge fines, and their executives threatened with jail time, if they do not ensure the "expeditious" removal of inappropriate material. ...
5m Apr 06, 2019
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President Trump's Attorney Says the IRS Cannot Legally Release His Tax Returns
(WASHINGTON) — An attorney representing President Donald Trump argued Friday that a request for the president's tax returns "would set a dangerous precedent" if granted and that the IRS cannot legally divulge the information. Rep. Richard Neal, the Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has formally asked the Internal Revenue Service to provide six y...
3m Apr 06, 2019
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He Married His Kidney Donor. But Now, He Needs Another Kidney
Kyle Froelich's first search for a donor kidney ended in a fairy tale romance. In 2010, Chelsea Clair decided to give her kidney to Froelich—a man she'd never met—after hearing through a mutual friend that both of his were failing. The pair began seeing each other every day as Clair went through the donor testing process and eventually started dating after the transplan...
4m Apr 06, 2019
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Pet Sematary Tries to Scare But Mostly Fails — Until the Very End
Pet Sematary is creepy for a time, before it becomes stupid. Then it’s creepy again: The final image will make you want your mommy. That might be enough to make a decent horror movie, but Pet Sematary, adapted from Stephen King’s 1979 novel and directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, doesn’t leave you feeling chilled so much as raked-over.
5m Apr 05, 2019
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How Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner Forged the Game of Thrones Alliance to Outlast Them All
For the past eight years, Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner have played on-screen sisters Arya and Sansa Stark on HBO's Game of Thrones and while the show may be coming to an end this season, it doesn't mean that their special bond will.
3m Apr 05, 2019
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The Definitive Guide to the Game of Thrones Family Tree
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones. Thanks to the deaths of hundreds of characters, the Game of Thrones' family tree has been significantly whittled down over the course of the show's seven seasons.
2m Apr 05, 2019
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Harvard Investigating Report That Student Was Admitted After Father Bought Fencing Coach's Home
Harvard is investigating allegations that a student was admitted after his father bought the university fencing coach's home for almost double market value, the latest accusation of college admissions bias to roil an elite U.S. institution. According to the Boston Globe, Harvard's legendary fencing coach, Peter Brand, sold his Needham, Massachusetts property in May 2016...
2m Apr 05, 2019
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Turkey’s Local Elections Show Erdogan’s Weakening Support After Losing Istanbul
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the strongman of Turkish politics and a former mayor of Istanbul, has lost Istanbul. In the March 31 municipal elections, he and his party also lost Ankara, the country's capital, and several other sizable cities. Erdogan was rebuked thanks to a sharp economic slowdown brought on by mismanagement.
4m Apr 05, 2019
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DNA Testing Confirms Kentucky Teen Is Not Illinois Boy Who Disappeared in 2011 at Age 6
(CINCINNATI) — DNA tests disproved a teenager's claim that he was an Illinois boy who disappeared eight years ago, the FBI said Thursday, dashing hopes that the baffling case had finally been solved.
4m Apr 05, 2019
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The Latest Democratic Presidential Candidate Is Betting Big on the Rust Belt
Democratic strategists see two paths to victory in 2020: winning back Midwestern states like Wisconsin and Michigan that narrowly went for Trump in 2016 or southern states with changing demographics such as Georgia and Texas. You can put Tim Ryan firmly in the former camp.
8m Apr 05, 2019
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Saudi Arabia Arrests Eight More Activists, Including Two U.S. Citizens
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia detained eight people, including two dual U.S.-Saudi citizens, in a new round of arrests in the kingdom targeting individuals supportive of women's rights and those with ties to jailed activists, a person with knowledge of the apprehensions said Friday.
5m Apr 05, 2019
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Why Do So Many Couples Look Alike? Here’s the Psychology Behind the Weird Phenomenon
In 2016, Olivia Brunner, like millions of Americans, decided to take an at-home DNA test. But Brunner wasn't motivated by pure curiosity. She bore a striking resemblance to her then-boyfriend, Greg — from their hair colors and complexions down to their facial expressions — and for years, people had commented that they looked related. She needed to confirm, for her own peac...
7m Apr 05, 2019
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This Is What It's Like to Be Gay in Brunei, Where Homosexuality Is Now Punishable by Being Stoned to Death
S.'s sexuality was a closely guarded secret even before Brunei this week enacted the final phase of its draconian new penal code, which includes death by stoning for people found guilty of gay sex or adultery. Homosexuality has long been outlawed in the tiny, Muslim-majority Southeast Asian nation. But with the enhanced penalties, the question for S. is no longer whethe...
5m Apr 05, 2019
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MacKenzie Bezos Is Getting $36 Billion in Amazon Stock in Divorce From CEO Jeff Bezos
(Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos will retain 75 percent of his stock in the company following his divorce from MacKenzie Bezos, to whom he has been married for 25 years, the couple announced Thursday on Twitter. https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/1113851402965487616 Bezos will remain the largest shareholder of the e-commerce gian...
3m Apr 05, 2019
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Who Is Anna Sorokin? What to Know About the Fake Heiress Dubbed the ‘Soho Grifter’
The trial for a former New York City socialite who allegedly faked being a German heiress and swindled a number of people and businesses out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has kicked off. Anna Sorokin, 28, who was known among New York's art and party crowd as Anna Delvey from 2013 to 2017, traveled all over the world and lived in expensive hotel rooms before she wa...
12m Apr 04, 2019
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Joe Biden and the Hard Choices for Democrats in 2020
We all learned back on the playground that whoever makes the rules of the game stands a better chance of winning it. It's an uncomfortable lesson, one that requires us to accept that norms are fluid, that expectations shift, that people's actions are not only judged as right or wrong, but are also measured against the depravity or valor of their peers.
10m Apr 04, 2019
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Bummed Out That Apple Canceled AirPower? Here Are 5 Other Wireless Chargers to Consider
After Apple unexpectedly canceled its AirPower wireless charging mat, some iPhone and AirPod owners were left to wonder: Well, where can I get my wireless charging fix now? Thankfully, Apple didn't bet the farm on its own wireless charging standard — its latest crop of mobile devices, along with some phones and gadgets from other companies, are compatible with a wide ar...
5m Apr 04, 2019
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Patagonia Is Cracking Down on Making Logo Vests for Wall Street Banks and Tech Startups
(Bloomberg) — Patagonia Inc. is cracking down on the corporate logo vests that have become wardrobe staples on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley. The outdoor gear maker won’t create the products for just anyone through its corporate sales program. Recently, Patagonia has shifted its focus to “mission-driven companies that prioritize the planet,” the company said in a ...
2m Apr 04, 2019
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Here's What Would Happen to the Produce Aisle if Trump Closes the Mexico Border
Most fresh fruit and vegetables imported during the winter months could disappear from grocery store shelves across the U.S. within a matter of days. The produce left behind would skyrocket in price by at least 20% to 40%. Cucumbers, eggplants, bell peppers, squash, cherry tomatoes, watermelons and other warm-weather fruits and vegetables Americans enjoy during cold months...
5m Apr 04, 2019
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How a Viral YouTube Star Evolved to Become a Hit R&B Star
In 2013, George Miller — called Joji — wasn't known for his music. He was known as a hugely popular comic YouTube personality called Filthy Frank, in the tradition of Jackass. But there are no traces of that earlier, cruder identity on the night he descends on Manhattan's Bowery Ballroom for a packed show. He's there to perform his brand of hypnotic R&B for a crowd that...
6m Apr 04, 2019
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Boeing 737 MAX Crashed After System Forced Its Nose Down ‘Uncommanded,’ Ethiopia Says
The pilots of a 737 Max jetliner that crashed in Ethiopia last month struggled as the plane’s automated commands pushed the nose down, investigators said Thursday in the first official word on the disaster that killed 157 people and sparked a crisis for plane maker Boeing Co. and aviation regulators.
5m Apr 04, 2019
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We Asked These Top Apex Legends Players How to Win Games. Here Are Their Tips
Apex Legends is the most fun I’ve had playing a battle royale game. But the simple truth is that I’m never going to be as good as the pros. Between work and other commitments, I just don’t have the time. That doesn't mean I don't have fun playing, of course. But we could all use some pointers.
6m Apr 04, 2019
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Growing Old Is Better With a Pet. Here’s Why
People who are looking to stay well as they age may want to adopt a pet, according to new data from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging. For the survey, researchers polled about 2,000 U.S. adults from ages 50 to 80. Fifty-five percent said they owned at least one pet. Dogs were the most common pet, followed by cats and small animals, such as birds ...
2m Apr 04, 2019
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The Suspect in the New Zealand Mosque Massacre Will Face 89 Charges of Murder and Attempted Murder
(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — The man accused of carrying out the Christchurch mosque attacks will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges when he makes his second court appearance, New Zealand police said Thursday. Police had earlier filed a single, representative murder charge against 28-year-old Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant. He is due to appear vi...
3m Apr 04, 2019
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In India’s Upcoming Elections, Bollywood Wages a Battle for Hearts and Minds
In a recently released trailer for PM Narendra Modi, a biopic of the Indian prime minister, actor Vivek Oberoi, playing the Indian leader, stares angrily into the camera and declares: “I am a warning Pakistan: if you dare raise your hand against us again, we will chop it off.
5m Apr 04, 2019
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Millions of Facebook Users’ Personal Info Was Posted Publicly On Amazon Servers
Facebook user data is still showing up in places it shouldn’t. Researchers at UpGuard, a cybersecurity firm, found troves of user information hiding in plain sight, inadvertently posted publicly on Amazon's cloud computing servers.
6m Apr 04, 2019
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Wives of Vietnam POWs Were Told to Keep Quiet. Here's What Convinced Them to Go Public
When she saw an official-looking blue car pull up in her driveway on April 24, 1967, Helene Knapp knew the news could not be good. Her doorbell rang and an Air Force Colonel and an enlisted woman entered her home. Helene listened with her stomach in knots. Her husband, Air Force pilot Major Herman “Herm” Knapp, had been shot down over Vietnam where he was fighting in the A...
6m Apr 03, 2019
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The Inextricable Role of Gender in the History of Fact-Checking
In 1965, as he neared completion on the first part of a corporate history of Time Inc., the writer Robert Elson showed a draft of his work to Patty Divver, who had started as a researcher at TIME in the early 1930s. She had a fairly major complaint: “I have one thing to say about that — and this as been my war with Time Incorporated — or was my war at Time Incorporated for...
9m Apr 03, 2019
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Women Don’t Just Face a Pay Gap at Work. They’re Also Punished Far More Than Men
On Equal Pay Day, we rightly focus on how a woman would have to work over three months more in order to make what her male counterpart did last year for the same full time work — a gender pay gap that amounts to about $900 billion in annual lost earnings for women holding full-time jobs. But inequities in the workplace go far beyond wage disparity.
8m Apr 03, 2019
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What to Know About Brunei's New Anti-Gay Laws
Despite international condemnation, Brunei enacted new Islamic criminal laws Wednesday, including harsh anti-LGBT measures that make gay sex punishable by stoning to death. The implementation of the draconian penal code is part of the predominantly Muslim country's rollout of Sharia law. The country's sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, first announced that the Southeast Asian na...
5m Apr 03, 2019
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Chinese Woman Charged With Illegally Entering Mar-a-Lago Club During Trump's Florida Visit
(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — A woman carrying two Chinese passports and a device containing computer malware lied to Secret Service agents and briefly gained admission to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club over the weekend during his Florida visit, federal prosecutors allege in court documents.
3m Apr 03, 2019
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Chicago Elects Lori Lightfoot as the City's First Black Female Mayor
(CHICAGO) — Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday, becoming the first black woman and first openly gay person to lead the nation's third-largest city. Lightfoot defeated Toni Preckwinkle, who served in the City Council for 19 years before becoming Cook County Board president.
6m Apr 03, 2019
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This Presidential Candidate Wants to Debate Congress Four Times A Year
Amid the crowded Democratic presidential primary field, John Delaney is a long shot. But the former three-term member of Congress believes he can make up for that with hard work and unconventional but moderate ideas. Like other candidates, Delaney is focused on issues like climate change, the cost of education and affordable healthcare. But rather than bold progressive ...
7m Apr 03, 2019
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. on How Reconstruction Still Shapes American Racism
During an interview with Chris Rock for my PBS series ­African American Lives 2, we traced the ancestry of several well-known African Americans. When I told Rock that his great-great-­grandfather Julius Caesar Tingman had served in the U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War — enrolling on March 7, 1865, a little more than a month after the Confederates evacuated from Cha...
15m Apr 03, 2019
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The Enduring Mystery of Walt Whitman’s Meditation on Love and Sexuality
In the following selection from the afterword to a new edition of Live Oak, with Moss, a set of Walt Whitman poems rediscovered in the 1950s and now presented with illustrations by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Brian Selznick — two of which are seen here, with two of the poems from the cycle — scholar Karen Karbiener explains the enduring puzzle of this forgotten wor...
12m Apr 03, 2019
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Man Suspected of Fatally Shooting Rapper Nipsey Hussle Arrested, Police Say
Authorities say the man suspected of fatally shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle has been arrested. Los Angeles police officer Jeffrey Lee says 29-year-old Eric Holder was captured Tuesday in Bellflower, a Los Angeles-area city about 20 miles southeast of where Hussle was gunned down two days earlier.
1m Apr 03, 2019
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A Horrific True Story of Rape in a Religious Colony Becomes Thought-Provoking Fiction
It was a historic — and horrifying — case of gaslighting. One hundred thirty Mennonite women and children were drugged and raped in their Bolivian colony over a period of four years, starting in 2005. Their abusers, men in their own community, told the victims, 3 to 60 years old, that their attacks had been perpetrated by ghosts. Miriam Toews fictionalizes this ugly cha...
4m Apr 03, 2019
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13 New Books to Read This April
Making tough decisions can be agonizing. For many of the characters and authors of the best books out this April, the stakes are intensely high. In the novel Women Talking, based on a real case, a group of Mennonite women learn they have been drugged and raped by men in their community and must choose whether to stay silent, leave their homes or fight back.
10m Apr 02, 2019
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Flu Season Isn’t Over Yet — and More Serious Strains Are On the Rise, CDC Says
Flu season has been relatively mild in the U.S. this year. But even though it's late in the season — flu activity tends to wrap up by May — influenza viruses are still circulating, according to a recent health alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
2m Apr 02, 2019
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Parents Release Video After 9-Year-Old Daughter Hit by Runaway Car in Her Own Front Yard
(ATLANTA) — After a 9-year-old girl was seriously injured when a car careened across her front yard, hit her and then hit the house, her parents hope the public can help identify the driver.
3m Apr 02, 2019
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Master Your Inbox With These 6 Gmail Tips From Google’s Own Productivity Expert
With an April Fool’s birthday, Gmail has gone from practical joke to practically indispensable as far as email services go. For Gmail's 15th anniversary on Monday, Google announced some important updates to its email service, some of them long-desired features that can change how and when you decide to visit your inbox. Just because companies like Microsoft and Slack are c...
5m Apr 02, 2019
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fights Democratic Establishment Over Primaries
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her seat in Congress after defeating a Democratic incumbent, so it's not surprising that she's now embroiled in a fight with the party Establishment over similar primary challenges. In late March, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced that it would no longer work with consultants who are advising candidates who challenge ...
6m Apr 02, 2019
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Women Die From Heart Attacks More Often Than Men. Here’s Why — and What Doctors Are Doing About It
Lilly Rocha was 37 years old in 2008 when she began having strange symptoms. When people asked her questions, she knew the answers but couldn’t articulate them. A tingling sensation on her left breast became painful. She thought she might have breast cancer, but her doctor assured her she was just experiencing stress from her demanding job. Her symptoms continued to get wo...
13m Apr 02, 2019
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An Expert Weighs in On the Baby Sea Turtle Who Was Eaten On Live TV
There was an unfortunate series of events on Blue Planet Live over the weekend when a reporter was helping to save some baby sea turtles, only to have one eaten by a seagull on live television. BBC presenter Liz Bonnin was drawing needed attention to the plight of endangered sea turtles by taking part in sea turtle release on Heron Island, Australia, as part of Sunday n...
4m Apr 02, 2019
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An Equal Pay Day Poll Has Some Frustrating Insights on How Men View the Wage Gap
It can be hard to argue for remedies to a problem when there's still a debate about whether that problem exists. This dilemma has stymied advocates decrying issues that range from climate change to discrimination. And a new poll from SurveyMonkey, revealed first by TIME, shows that a significant belief gap exists when it comes to the issue of equal pay.
7m Apr 02, 2019
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Behind the Scenes of the Unpredictable Auditions for The View
After Barbara Walters had secured the daytime division’s stamp of approval for The View, she was missing just one key ingredient — her outspoken sidekicks. In the spring of 1997, she cast a wide net for the women who’d soon simply be known as “the ladies,” the coconspirators in her shenanigans. As Barbara came to announce every day in the show’s opening credits, she wanted...
16m Apr 02, 2019
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U.K. Lawmakers Just Rejected Every Available Option on Brexit
(LONDON) — British lawmakers have failed to find a majority for any proposal in votes on alternatives to the government's rejected Brexit deal. Lawmakers rejected four options in votes in the House of Commons. The votes were an attempt to forge an alternative to the government's rejected European Union divorce deal.
1m Apr 02, 2019
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Second Woman Accuses Joe Biden of Inappropriate Behavior
(WASHINGTON) — Aides to Joe Biden are striking a more aggressive tone as the former vice president faces scrutiny over his past behavior toward women. In a statement Monday, Biden spokesman Bill Russo blasted "right wing trolls" from "the dark recesses of the internet" for conflating images of Biden embracing acquaintances, colleagues and friends in his official capacit...
4m Apr 02, 2019
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Police Looking for Suspect After 4 People Found Dead Inside North Dakota Business
Four people were found dead inside a business in Mandan, N. D., on Monday morning, and police are now treating the case as a "multiple homicide investigation" with a suspect still at large. Police responded to a medical call around 7:30 a.m. Monday and found the bodies of three men and one woman inside the building for RJR Maintenance & Management, a property management...
2m Apr 02, 2019
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Meet Howard X, the Dictator Doppelgänger From Hong Kong
"If you like a man with power, I'm your guy," Howard X read aloud as he looked up from the Tinder profile open on the screen of his iPhone. The Kim Jung Un impersonator, who made international headlines last month when he was deported from Vietnam, laughed as he showed off the fake dating profile he created for his North Korean alter ego. Unfortunately for him, Kim’s pr...
6m Apr 01, 2019
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