Mic Newsadded this to NewsJon Stewart Jon Stewart's response to Mitch McConnell about the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund is incredibly powerfulMic News - Opheli Garcia Lawler Over the past few days, Jon Stewart and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have sent barbs back and forth over the senator's lack of urgency in …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationSuper Mario Run The ‘Dr. Mario World’ mobile game is Nintendo’s next on-the-go releaseMic News - Brittany Vincent Nintendo's adding another mobile game to its portfolio next month with Dr. Mario World, and it's going to deliver satisfying puzzle action with …
Mic Newsadded this to Innovation Robocalls are flooding hospitals, too — and FCC measures aren’t doing enough to stop themMic News - AJ Dellinger Robocalls are an absolute scourge, lighting up our phones multiple times a day. It's bad enough when that is happening to your cell phone — but …
Mic Newsadded this to Innovation Apple iOS 13 update will allow German citizens to use their iPhones as ID cardsMic News - Brittany Vincent When it comes to utilizing smartphones for more than just apps and banking, it looks like Germany is the next country in line to streamline how its …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationSamsung Can Smart TVs get viruses? Here’s what you need to know to protect your deviceMic News - AJ Dellinger On Monday, Samsung's Support account on Twitter sent out a message that made people do a double take. The company told users that they should be …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationOcean Exploration Boaty McBoatface makes climate change discovery that sheds light on rising oceansMic News - Tebany Yune Boaty McBoatface is more than just a silly name for a boat — it's a research submarine that is playing a big part in mapping the effects of climate …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationAnimal Crossing 5 ways 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' will be different from the originalMic News - Brittany Vincent Nintendo's animal-laden life simulator Animal Crossing is back in a big way. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the first core game in the series since …
Mic Newsadded this to WellbeingAirlines The fastest U.S. airlines were ranked by Forbes for a look at flight efficiencyMic News - Brittany Vincent When you're choosing the best airline for your next flight, there are plenty of things going through your mind. How comfortable will this airline be? …
Mic Newsadded this to NewsJoe Biden Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thinks Joe Biden's interactions with women are still "a struggle" despite his vow to changeMic News - Opheli Garcia Lawler In the days prior to Joe Biden announcing his presidential candidacy in April, multiple women came forward and accused Biden of inappropriate conduct …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationVenmo 7 million Venmo transactions were collected by a college student to prove a point about privacyMic News - AJ Dellinger You might not think much of the descriptions you put in Venmo transactions, but you just might be snitching on yourself. Dan Salmon, a computer …
Mic Newsadded this to NewsFreedom of Religion The Supreme Court declined to rule on a case pitting religious freedom against LGBTQ rightsMic News - Opheli Garcia Lawler On Monday, June 17, CNN reported that the Supreme Court declined to rule on a highly consequential religious freedom case, sending the case back to …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationComputer Systems Out-of-date computer systems cost the U.S. government over $300 million per year to maintainMic News - AJ Dellinger Everyone has an opinion on things the government should spend less money on. Here's one that people anywhere on the political spectrum can probably …
Mic Newsadded this to CultureLena Headey Cersei's 'Game of Thrones' death was disappointing for actor Lena Headey, tooMic News - Opheli Garcia Lawler Spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8 ahead. After eight seasons of creating chaos throughout Westeros and committing unspeakably cruel acts, Cersei …
Mic Newsadded this to WellbeingInvesting How to invest in weed if you want to reap the benefits of the growing industryMic News - Mike Bruno As more states legalize marijuana and products containing CBD (a compound in cannabis that doesn't get you high) come onto the market, the financial …
Mic Newsadded this to NewsKim Kardashian Kim Kardashian and Lyft are partnering to help formerly incarcerated people get to and from job interviewsMic News - Opheli Garcia Lawler Over the last few years, Kim Kardashian has begun using her platform as a reality star to advocate for criminal justice reform, working to free …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationNASA NASA’s lunar program requires $20 to $30 billion just to put astronauts on the moonMic News - Morgan Forde These days, leaving earth behind and setting up camp on the moon doesn’t seem like such a bad idea. In recent years, Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationLinkedIn Spies are using LinkedIn to connect with targets, according to new reportMic News - AJ Dellinger LinkedIn is a bit of an odd social network that is far more focused on the networking than the social aspect — unless you're very into sharing …
Mic Newsadded this to CultureLinda Fairstein The Central Park Five prosecutors, Elizabeth Lederer and Linda Fairstein, are finally facing consequencesMic News - Opheli Garcia Lawler Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us follows the Black and Latino men now known as the Central Park Five, who, as teenagers in 1989, …
Mic Newsadded this to NewsDebt Management Why does lunch debt exist? 3rd graders paying their friends’ bills shouldn’t make us feel good.Mic News - Tebany Yune The U.S.'s public school system has a lunch debt problem. Lunch debt, the money owed when a student can't pay for school lunches, is a fast-growing …
Mic Newsadded this to WellbeingCBD Can CBD treat anxiety, addiction, and more? Breaking down each claim about the substance's effectsMic News - Mike Bruno As CBD has risen in popularity over the last few years, more and more people have touted the substance — more formally known as cannabidiol, a …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationNOAA The government’s weather forecast software just got its first major update in 40 yearsMic News - Morgan Forde If you've ever been dying for a snow day, only to be disappointed by a dusting, or alternatively, stepped out into what was supposed to be a fabulous …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationStranger Things A new ‘Stranger Things’ mobile game is coming in 2020 from Netflix and Next GamesMic News - Tebany Yune Netflix is taking small steps into the video game market by partnering up with game developers to turn their hit shows into games. And during an E3 …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationGDPR Privacy policies are too complicated to understand, new analysis confirmsMic News - AJ Dellinger No one reads the privacy policies when signing for a new service. It's okay, you can admit it. When that pop up of endless text shows up on your …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationFacebook Facebook's blood donation tool helps you find where and when to giveMic News - AJ Dellinger June 14 is World Blood Donor Day, and Facebook is getting in on the action a little early. This week, the social networking giant announced the …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationNintendo ‘Animal Crossing’s release delay will help preserve work-life balance for developers, Nintendo president saysMic News - Tebany Yune It's undoubtedly disappointing to hear when the release date of a game you've been looking forward to has been delayed. Fans of Animal Crossing got a …
Mic Newsadded this to NewsPreston How LGBTQ+ activists Patrisse Cullors and Ashlee Marie Preston paid tribute to murdered black women during LA PrideMic News - Rachel Simon On Sunday, June 9, two LGBTQ+ and Black Lives Matter activists, Patrisse Cullors and Ashlee Marie Preston, paid tribute to the many black cisgender …
Mic Newsadded this to NewsPreston How LGBTQ+ activists Patrisse Cullors and Ashlee Marie Preston paid tribute to murdered black women during LA Pride — PHOTOSMic News - Rachel Simon On Monday, June 10, two LGBTQ+ and Black Lives Matter activists, Patrisse Cullors and Ashlee Marie Preston, paid tribute to the many black cisgender …
Mic Newsadded this to WellbeingApps A dating app for queer women exists — so why is no one using it?Mic News - Lux Alptraum When the gay hookup app Grindr launched in 2009, it sparked something of a revolution. Although dating sites had been around since the mid-'90s, …
Mic Newsadded this to NewsPrison Reform Common joins Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs to rally for prison reform in CaliforniaMic News - Jake Horowitz Grammy-award winning rapper, actor, and activist Common visited two juvenile detention facilities in California on Sunday with his nonprofit …
Mic Newsadded this to InnovationNintendo Switch ‘Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ sequel previewed at E3 along with ‘Link’s Awakening’ Switch gameMic News - Tebany Yune E3 has been a blast for video game fans all round the world who either attended the event in Los Angeles or watched the press conferences through …
