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Time to Choose Your Health Insurance: Don't Make A $9,000 Mistake
Forbes - Brett Whysel
Is there any financial decision that we dread more than the annual chore of choosing a health insurance plan? It’s got everything we hate: choice and information overload, time pressure, ambiguity and
Money Laundering
“Trump, Inc.” Podcast Honored With Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award
propublica.org - by ProPublica
Exploring the Mysteries of the President’s Businesses Columbia Journalism School honored the ProPublica and WNYC podcast “Trump, Inc.” with an Alfred …
Environment
Earth’s cold storage is melting. Here’s what’s oozing out.
Popular Science - By Amelia Urry
Viruses, bacteria, methane, and more. Permafrost isn’t just chilled dirt: It’s cold storage for everything from mammoths to the microbes inside them. Though any soil that stays frozen for at least two
Cancer
Promising Results From A Groundbreaking Clinical Cancer Trial Sees One Woman’s Cancer Disappear
The Inquisitr - Rachel Tsoumbakos
A new cancer treatment called CAR T-cell Therapy is showing some promising results. A groundbreaking new clinical trial of a cancer treatment has …
Trump Administration
Trump administration proposing major rollback of water rules
pbs.org - Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is poised to withdraw federal protections for countless waterways and wetlands across the country, making good …
U.S. Politics
The foundation of Trump's coalition is cracking
CNN - Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN
(CNN) — Cracks have emerged in Donald Trump's hold on his core constituency of white working class voters, new data from the 2018 election reveal. Though Republican candidates almost everywhere registered
Lifestyle
Is cracking your back and neck actually bad for you or did my parents lie?
Well+Good - by Gabrielle Kassel
One of my biggest guilty pleasures in life is cracking my neck and back. Pleasure because, well, there’s nothing quite as satisfying as feeling (and …
Sea Ice
Unparalleled warmth is changing the Arctic
CNN - By Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist
(CNN) — The Arctic is experiencing a multi-year stretch of unparalleled warmth "that is unlike any period on record," according to the 2018 Arctic Report Card, a peer-reviewed report released Tuesday from
Hillary Clinton
Investigation-loving House leader urges Dems to leave Trump alone
MSNBC - Steve Benen
As Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) prepares to make the transition from House majority leader to House minority leader, he has some advice for the …
Donald Trump
Trump reportedly hoped someone else would fire Kelly for him
MSNBC - Steve Benen
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen reports in recent months about John Kelly’s imminent ouster as White House chief of staff, but in each …
Campaign Finance
Kevin McCarthy Is Inventing Reasons Not to Investigate Trump
thenation.com - Joan Walsh
Joan WalshAfter ceaselessly probing Clinton and Obama non-scandals, the House majority leader has changed his tune.The post Kevin McCarthy Is …
Economics
Paul Ryan Leaves Behind Big Budget Deficits and Ballooning Debt
Bloomberg - Anna Edgerton
When Paul Ryan became speaker of the House in 2015, the federal budget deficit was $438 billion. He blamed the “failed policies of President Obama” …
Long-form Journalism
Showering Has a Dark, Violent History
The Atlantic - Sarah Zhang
In the 19th century, cold rinses and days-long baths became a way to treat—and control—psychiatric patients. The 19th century was a time of great innovation in plumbing. Cities got the first modern sewers,
World Economic Forum
These are the alarming effects screen time has on a child's brain
weforum.org - Stephen Johnson
How does screen time affect the developing brains of young kids? That's the big question behind a $300-million study conducted by the National …
Mike Pence
Two Questions About a Surreal Oval Office Exchange
The Atlantic - James Fallows
Please read my colleagues Russell Berman, Elaina Plott, and Amanda Mull on the spectacle that took place this afternoon in the Oval Office. Like all but a handful of people, I saw this exchange first then
Opinion
Pelosi puts an ignorant, irrational president in his place
The Washington Post - By Jennifer Rubin
For all those Americans who have pined for moments when someone would say to President Trump, “That’s just false, Mr. President” or “Excuse me, but you’ve been fact-checked on that repeatedly,” Tuesday
Opinion
For Trump, it’s all downhill from here
The Washington Post - By Jennifer Rubin
The latest CNN poll underscores a grim political reality for the Republican Party, which has removed any separation between itself and President Trump. He is unpopular and on the Russia investigation credible:
Donald Trump
Republicans Privately Preparing To Dump Trump, ‘The Bottom Is Going To Fall Out,’ White House Reporter Claims
The Inquisitr - Jonathan Vankin
While continuing to support him in public, behind the scenes Republicans on Capitol Hill now believe that Donald Trump may be a lost cause, according …
U.S. Politics
Fact-checking Trump’s rowdy powwow with Pelosi and Schumer - The Washington Post
The Washington Post - By Salvador Rizzo, Meg Kelly
President Trump hosted House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) in the Oval Office on Dec. 11. Fireworks ensued. Trump called on the Democrats
Donald Trump
NY Times Columnist Has An Absolutely Bananas Prediction For Trump In 2020
HuffPost - Ed Mazza
Michelle Goldberg said there could be more on the line for Trump than just the presidency. President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign could be even crazier than his 2016 effort. New York Times Michelle
News
Absentee-ballot fraud scandal speaks to wider issue of racism in North Carolina
Guardian US - Khushbu Shahin Bladenboro, North Carolina
One night last October, Jerry Ward, 49, was gathered with about a dozen other people at a relative’s house in downtown Bladenboro, a small city of just 1,700 souls in rural North Carolina. Then a young,
Donald Trump
Incoming New York attorney general plans wide-ranging investigations of Trump and family
NBC News - By Allan Smith
Just-elected Letitia James, who takes office next month, tells NBC she will probe real estate deals, Trump Tower meeting, emoluments, Trump Foundation and more. New York Attorney Gen.-elect Letitia James
Cleveland
Choc-a-block: Liquid chocolate leak envelops German street
CNN - Tara John, CNN
(CNN) — In a scene that could be straight out of a children's book, around a ton of liquid chocolate flowed out of a factory and caked a street in a west German town on Monday. Firefighters said a storage
Opinion (UK)
It's time to take back your data from Google and Facebook's server farms
The Guardian - Giri Sreenivas
Project Dragonfly is revealing the depths to which tech giants will sink for financial gain In April 2004, the Chinese journalist Shi Tao revealed an order from the Communist party to censor coverage the
Donald Trump
Donald Trump may cheat and pay off women, but that won't get him impeached
USA TODAY - Scott Jennings
Democrats are aflutter over the allegation that Michael Cohen and President Trump ran afoul of campaign finance laws, but this is basically flimflam. The sentencing memo filed last week by federal prosecutors
Liberal View
Who Is Most Affected By Student Debt? Women.
thenation.com - Eneko Las Heras
Never before have we seen so many representatives talking about what it means to have a generation graduating with crippling student debt. Women, …
The Arts
Ellen DeGeneres Is Not as Nice as You Think
The New York Times - By JASON ZINOMAN
Ellen DeGeneres got sick of dancing, and really, can you blame her? She has to be the only 60-year-old woman in America who is expected to dance with total strangers wherever she goes. “There’s been times
National Prayer Breakfast
Maria Butina’s boyfriend claimed he set up Trump-Russia NRA “conduit” as campaign funds flowed |
Salon - Igor Derysh
According to her agreement, Butina admitted that with Erickson’s help she drafted a proposal called “Description of the Diplomacy Project” in March of 2015 in which she wrote that she had “laid the groundwork
Affordable Care Act
The Trump administration unveils a stealth attack on people with preexisting conditions - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - By Michael Hiltzik
Trump administration officials apparently are prepared to go to their graves insisting that they did everything possible to protect Americans with preexisting medical conditions, even as they pull out
News
Customs And Border Protection Paid A Firm $13.6 Million To Hire Recruits. It Hired 2
NPR - Vanessa Romo
A scathing report by the Office of the Inspector General revealed that a consulting company hired by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to fill thousands of new jobs to satisfy President Trump's mandate

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Time to Choose Your Health Insurance: Don't Make A $9,000 Mistake

“Trump, Inc.” Podcast Honored With Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award

Earth’s cold storage is melting. Here’s what’s oozing out.

Promising Results From A Groundbreaking Clinical Cancer Trial Sees One Woman’s Cancer Disappear

Trump administration proposing major rollback of water rules

The foundation of Trump's coalition is cracking

Is cracking your back and neck actually bad for you or did my parents lie?

Unparalleled warmth is changing the Arctic

Investigation-loving House leader urges Dems to leave Trump alone

Trump reportedly hoped someone else would fire Kelly for him

Kevin McCarthy Is Inventing Reasons Not to Investigate Trump

Paul Ryan Leaves Behind Big Budget Deficits and Ballooning Debt

Showering Has a Dark, Violent History

These are the alarming effects screen time has on a child's brain

Two Questions About a Surreal Oval Office Exchange

Pelosi puts an ignorant, irrational president in his place

For Trump, it’s all downhill from here

Republicans Privately Preparing To Dump Trump, ‘The Bottom Is Going To Fall Out,’ White House Reporter Claims

Fact-checking Trump’s rowdy powwow with Pelosi and Schumer - The Washington Post

NY Times Columnist Has An Absolutely Bananas Prediction For Trump In 2020

Absentee-ballot fraud scandal speaks to wider issue of racism in North Carolina

Incoming New York attorney general plans wide-ranging investigations of Trump and family

Choc-a-block: Liquid chocolate leak envelops German street

It's time to take back your data from Google and Facebook's server farms

Donald Trump may cheat and pay off women, but that won't get him impeached

Who Is Most Affected By Student Debt? Women.

Ellen DeGeneres Is Not as Nice as You Think

Maria Butina’s boyfriend claimed he set up Trump-Russia NRA “conduit” as campaign funds flowed |

The Trump administration unveils a stealth attack on people with preexisting conditions - Los Angeles Times

Customs And Border Protection Paid A Firm $13.6 Million To Hire Recruits. It Hired 2