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Stand Your Ground Law
'Zack' Chronister, son of Hillsborough's sheriff, gets prison time for knife attack
tampabay.com - Dan Sullivan
TAMPA - A Hillsborough circuit judge sentenced George Zachary Chronister to nearly two years in prison Wednesday after finding him guilty of stabbing …
The Future
You thought fake news was bad? Deep fakes are where truth goes to die
The Guardian - Oscar Schwartz
What would’ve happened if a deep fake emerged of the police chief saying something racist? The place would’ve exploded Danielle Citron In May, a video appeared on the internet of Donald Trump offering
Freelancing
We studied freelancing for five years: Here’s how work is changing
Fast Company - By Stephane Kasriel
Working for one’s self used to be the definition of the American dream–and, apparently, it still is. Thomas Jefferson imagined a nation of independent, self-reliant Americans who plowed their own fields
American Cities
Amazon’s HQ2 Spectacle Isn’t Just Shameful—It Should Be Illegal
The Atlantic - Derek Thompson
Each year, local governments spend nearly $100 billion to move headquarters and factories between states. It’s a wasteful exercise that requires a national solution. This article was updated at 10:10 ET
The Brain
There's new hope of not only delaying, but reversing symptoms of dementia
Los Angeles Times - By Lou Ponsi
New research suggests that if identified early, the molecule in the brain that leads to the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease can possibly be removed, which could then result in the reversal of symptoms
News
Parents accuse CDC of not reporting children's deaths from polio-like AFM
CNN - By Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent
Moseley, Virginia (CNN) — Parents of children who had a horrifying polio-like illness are accusing the Centers for Disease Control of hiding the deaths of two children who suffered from the condition.
News
Cases Of Mysterious Paralyzing Condition Continue To Increase, CDC Says
NPR - Rob Stein
The number of children being stricken by a mysterious paralyzing condition continues to increase, federal officials say. At least 252 cases of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, have been reported to the
Recipes
Buttery Coconut Bars
tasteofhome.com
My coconut bars are an American version of a Filipino coconut cake called bibingka. These are a crispier, sweeter take on the Christmas tradition I …
Success
Vacation is a poor substitute for leisure
Quartz - Paul Millerd
More than two thousand years ago, the Roman stoic philosopher Seneca wrote a letter to his friend Paulinus, urging against a certain type of rest: I do not summon you to slothful or idle inaction, or drown
Denver
Tariffs making it tough sledding for outdoor recreation industry
denverpost.com - Judith Kohler
Tariffs isn’t a conversation topic you’d expect at the Outdoor Retail show, but it’s one that’s having a significant impact on the outdoor recreation …
Cows
How we fell out of love with milk
The Guardian - Tim Lewis
Milk is an extraordinary, incredibly complex substance, but we’ve reduced it to red, blue or green Decades of industrialisation mean that it’s hard to imagine supermarkets telling us that a pint of milk
Outdoors Gear
THE 15 BEST PLACES TO CAMP IN THE U.S.
coistivist.com - By coistivist
Camping is one of the most American activities you can do. While it might not have been invented in the colonies, the wide prairie ranges, open …
Motherhood
8 surprising ways a child’s anxiety shows up as something else
Motherly - GoZen!
Keeping track of immunizations can be difficult so here is an approximate schedule of recommended vaccines per age group. However, parents should ask …
LinkedIn
5 Mistakes You Must Remove From Your LinkedIn Profile Immediately
Forbes - Zack Friedman
It’s no secret that if you want to get a job, hire great talent or network with the best, then LinkedIn is a solid place to start. However, it’s surprising to see how many people still make mistakes on
Self-improvement
Skill Stacking: A Practical Strategy To Achieve Career Success
dariusforoux.com
One of the most popular ideas in personal development is that all successful people have achieved mastery. Many of us believe in this false notion …
Business Strategy
How to Raise Your Game to Get the Job You Want
Entrepreneur - David Meltzer
Alan Stein Jr., top basketball trainer turned performance coach, provides insights into how to transition from one role to another. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Most us
Immune System
Fever and the Nature of Acute Disease
kellybroganmd.com
The following excerpt is from Dr. Cowan’s book Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness, and is reprinted with permission …
IKEA
6 Things You Didn't Realize About IKEA Kitchen Cabinets
apartmenttherapy.com
You probably have already realized that IKEA cabinets are affordable—they're consistently lauded as some of the best out there for the price—but …
The Brain
People who ‘microdose’ LSD and magic mushrooms score higher on measures of wisdom, open-mindedness and creativity
psypost.org - The Conversation
We just ran the first ever pre-registered scientific study on the microdosing of psychedelics and found some very promising results. We compared …
Freddie Mac
I Took ‘Adulting Classes’ for Millennials
CityLab - Andrew Zaleski
Inside the curious cottage industry devoted to teaching young adults how to act like grown-ups. On the eve of my wife’s 30th birthday—a milestone I, too, will soon hit—she posed a troubling question: we
Celine Dion
Elementary school teachers in Idaho dressed up as a MAGA border wall for Halloween
CNN
By Christina Maxouris and Melissa Gray, CNN Updated at 12:06 AM ET, Sat November 3, 2018 00:55 These glasses help man see 'a different world' 01:03 Actress Kim Porter dies at 47 01:47 David Hockney painting
Long-form Journalism
The Time Bandits of Southern California
GQ - Amy Wallace
The true story of a ring of thieves who stole millions of dollars' worth of luxury watches—and the special agent who brought them down. On a quiet Monday around noon, two men dressed in black stepped an
Synthetic Biology
How to Overcome Depression Using Proven Biohacking Strategies
Entrepreneur - Ben Angel
Ben Angel speaks to Everlywell's founder and medical director about the link between diet and depression and fatigue. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Are you struggling depression,
U.S. Politics
Racist-In-Chief
Rolling Stone - Ryan Bort
President Trump has provided America with yet another reminder to never underestimate how deep into the gutter he will crawl to win an election. On …
Alzheimer's Disease
Why Herpes May Be Key to Treating Alzheimer's, Neurobiologist Reveals
Inverse
Alzheimer's affects over 30 million worldwide. More than 30 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease — the most common form of …
Columbia University
The Five Decisions that People Regret the Most
Heleo - Written by Travis Bradberry
Terminally ill patients report the same five regrets again and again. Here’s what we can learn from their wisdom. Our days are filled with a constant …
Long-form Journalism
Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later, it just might
CNN - By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Video by John General, CNN Business
Bedford, New Hampshire — Roger Brown still remembers the shocked looks people gave him the first time he rode a Segway through the halls of the company's New Hampshire headquarters. It was early 2013,
News
Parkinson's disease 'may' start in gut
BBC News - By James Gallagher
The brain disease Parkinson's may actually start in the depths of the digestive system, US scientists say. In their study, people whose appendix had been removed were less likely to develop the neurodegenerative
Lifestyle (Canada)
How Do You Move A Bookstore? With A Human Chain, Book By Book
NPR - Laurel Wamsley
When October Books, a small radical bookshop in Southampton, England, was moving to a new location down the street, it faced a problem. How could it move its entire stock to the new spot, without spending
Travel
Jamaica resorts facing a 'historic' sexual assault problem
USA TODAY - Tresa Baldas
In a dark laundry room at a Jamaican Sandals resort, pinned to the floor by a hotel lifeguard, a Michigan teenage girl lay paralyzed with fear as the man bit her lip and raped her, violently robbing her

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'Zack' Chronister, son of Hillsborough's sheriff, gets prison time for knife attack

You thought fake news was bad? Deep fakes are where truth goes to die

We studied freelancing for five years: Here’s how work is changing

Amazon’s HQ2 Spectacle Isn’t Just Shameful—It Should Be Illegal

There's new hope of not only delaying, but reversing symptoms of dementia

Parents accuse CDC of not reporting children's deaths from polio-like AFM

Cases Of Mysterious Paralyzing Condition Continue To Increase, CDC Says

Buttery Coconut Bars

Vacation is a poor substitute for leisure

Tariffs making it tough sledding for outdoor recreation industry

How we fell out of love with milk

THE 15 BEST PLACES TO CAMP IN THE U.S.

8 surprising ways a child’s anxiety shows up as something else

5 Mistakes You Must Remove From Your LinkedIn Profile Immediately

Skill Stacking: A Practical Strategy To Achieve Career Success

How to Raise Your Game to Get the Job You Want

Fever and the Nature of Acute Disease

6 Things You Didn't Realize About IKEA Kitchen Cabinets

People who ‘microdose’ LSD and magic mushrooms score higher on measures of wisdom, open-mindedness and creativity

I Took ‘Adulting Classes’ for Millennials

Elementary school teachers in Idaho dressed up as a MAGA border wall for Halloween

The Time Bandits of Southern California

How to Overcome Depression Using Proven Biohacking Strategies

Racist-In-Chief

Why Herpes May Be Key to Treating Alzheimer's, Neurobiologist Reveals

The Five Decisions that People Regret the Most

Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later, it just might

Parkinson's disease 'may' start in gut

How Do You Move A Bookstore? With A Human Chain, Book By Book

Jamaica resorts facing a 'historic' sexual assault problem