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Patagonia
Patagonia's HR leader has been moved to tears in exit interviews
Quartz - Lila MacLellan
In a perfect world, the exit interview is an opportunity for employees to be brutally honest about why they’re leaving a company, whether the motivation is connected to the employer’s shortcomings, and
Kellyanne Conway
George Conway epically responds with just 3 words after Trump calls him ‘jealous’ and a ‘husband from hell’
rawstory.com - David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement
President Donald Trump ratcheted up the emotionally unstable hate in his escalating feud with George Conway, a prominent conservative attorney who is …
Opinion
The bread crumb papers: Why Cohen document dump should worry Donald Trump and others
USA TODAY - Barbara McQuade
Redactions can be used to avoid alerting a defendant before he's charged or tipping off suspects in a pending investigation. Who might that apply to? While the case against former Donald Trump lawyer Cohen
U.S. Politics
“I just want to lay it on the line": GOP senator will use Senate floor to slam Trump on McCain
Axios - Rashaan Ayesh
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) has plans to speak on Wednesday about President Trump's comments regarding the late Sen. John McCain, reports The Bulwark. …
Medicare
Costly Confusion: Medicare’s Wellness Visit Isn’t The Same As An Annual Physical
khn.org - By Michelle Andrews
When Beverly Dunn called her new primary care doctor’s office last November to schedule an annual checkup, she assumed her Medicare coverage would …
Hong Kong
Olympic Hopeful Hong Kong Swimmer Kenneth To Dies at 26
theepochtimes.com - Reuters
Kenneth To, a record-breaking Hong Kong-Australian swimmer who had his sights on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, died suddenly after a training session in …
Donald Trump
New Book Looks at the Real Relationship Between Ivanka Trump and Her Dad: Is She His 'Greatest Weakness'?
People - Sam Gillette
Vicky Ward's Kushner, Inc. — dismissed by the White House before it was published — is a spray of acid on Ivanka Trump's public persona Ivanka Trump‘s detractors and supporters at least agree on this:
Innovation
We Found a VPN That's Actually Easy to Use
Inverse - By Michael Cahill
We're talking zero speed throttling, a super-intuitive interface, and yes, lifetime access Filed Under Data & Encryption Why You Want It: Many know how …
AirPods
Only One AirPod Working? Here's How to Fix the Problem
MacRumors - by Tim Hardwick
AirPods are designed to work seamlessly with all of Apple's Bluetooth-supporting devices, and nine times out of ten the wireless earbuds live up their billing, but that doesn't mean they work perfectly
Business
Pesticides in food: Strawberries, spinach, kale have the most residue, a new report finds
USA TODAY Money - Zlati Meyer
If you're looking for another reason not to eat spinach or kale, you now have one. The leafy greens are ranked second and third, respectively, on Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen, a list of the
U.S. Politics
White House officials say there's more to Trump's embrace of Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro
Axios - Mike Allen
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro won with a pro-American campaign that emulated President Trump, and the bromance was consummated yesterday with a …
Middle East
Why did Bush go to war in Iraq?
AlJazeera - Ahsan I Butt
No, it wasn't because of WMDs, democracy or Iraqi oil. The real reason is much more sinister than that. Sixteen years after the United States invaded Iraq and left a trail of destruction and chaos in country
Health
Horrifying Case Study Shows Why You Need to Lay Off Cotton Buds For Ear Cleaning
ScienceAlert - PETER DOCKRILL
Just in case you needed yet another reason to stop cleaning your ears with cotton buds (aka Q-Tips), one man's run-in with a severe and potentially …
Politics
Trump picks Gorsuch, Kavanaugh take opposite sides on 2 of 3 Supreme Court rulings Tuesday
Fox News - Bradford Betz
President Trump’s two appointees to the U.S. Supreme Court -- Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh -- were expected to help bring about a "conservative revolution” on the nation’s highest court. But in two
Politics
New Mueller probe revelations explain Trump's rage
CNN - Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump looks -- and is acting -- rattled and encircled by the Russia investigation. And a series of fresh disclosures on Tuesday show there is every reason for him to
Chocolate
What are the health benefits of dark chocolate?
Medical News Today - By Jamie Eske
Dark chocolate is rich in minerals, such as iron, magnesium, and zinc. The cocoa in dark chocolate also contains antioxidants called flavonoids, …
Civil Rights
The Trumps and Jared Kushner Cheated Their Way into Elite Colleges
opednews.com
- Advertisement - Like celebrities Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, the Trumps and Jared Kushner cheated their way into elite colleges. While their …
North Korea
President Trump Just Sidelined His Own Top Negotiator on North Korea
TIME - John Walcott
President Donald Trump has taken increased control of negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, sidelining his own top negotiator and dismissing the warnings of top intelligence and foreign
Donald Trump
Donald Trump Vows To Investigate Facebook, Twitter, TV News Outlets, “Different Shows” In Rose Garden Presser
Deadline - Lisa de Moraes
President Donald Trump and the so-called Trump of the Tropics stood side by side in the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday while POTUS …
Politics
Gorsuch Provides Decisive 5th Vote In Case Interpreting Treaty With Indian Tribe
NPR - Nina Totenberg
Every year, the Supreme Court hears dozens of cases, and while there will usually be a few blockbuster opinions, the majority garner little media attention. But these more obscure decisions can often something
Livestreaming
Mark Zuckerberg, four days on, your silence on Christchurch is deafening
The Guardian - Toby Manhire
More than four days have passed since the world’s weakest man launched an assault that took the lives of 50 people at prayer in Christchurch. He did it with a camera stuck to his head, live-streaming on
Donald Trump
'Your husband was a traitorous piece of warmongering s***.' John McCain's widow Cindy reveals horrific abuse sent to her
dailymail.co.uk - Emily Goodin
Cindy McCain revealed on Tuesday a horrific message sent to her about her late husband and daughter Meghan as President Donald Trump slammed John …
San Francisco, CA
California Jury Finds Roundup Caused Man's Cancer
NPR - Vanessa Romo
A San Francisco federal jury unanimously agreed on Tuesday that Roundup caused a man's cancer — a potentially massive blow to the company that produces the glyphosate-based herbicide currently facing of
Liberal View
Revealed: The Kremlin has been 'facilitating a cover up by' Trump
rawstory.com - Cody Fenwick, AlterNet
In a new, detailed examination of the counterintelligence aspect of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, NBC News reported Tuesday that …
North Korea
Threat of decomposing Kim corpses could force North Korea to 'feed its own people'
The Telegraph - By Julian Ryall
They may have been dead for years, but a Japanese human rights activist believes the embalmed bodies of former North Korean dictators Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il can be used as leverage to force the present
Jared Kushner
Kushners snubbed brother Josh’s wife for 6 years because she wasn’t Jewish
timesofisrael.com - By Eric Cortellessa
WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner’s family refused to meet the women who would become his brother Josh’s wife for six years because she wasn’t Jewish, …
Politics
“Everyone Thinks They’re Going to Sell”: Hellfire at Fox as Hannity Mulls Leaving and Lachlan Goes Full Donna Brazile on
Vanity Fair - By Gabriel Sherman
Inside Fox, staffers believe that C.E.O. Lachlan Murdoch is likely to nudge the network in a less pro-Trump direction. Is this the first step in a larger strategy to sell the newly spun-off company? Donald
Politics
What getting rid of the Electoral College would actually do
CNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
(CNN) — On Monday night, in a CNN town hall in Jackson, Mississippi, Sen. Elizabeth Warren made some news: She supports getting rid of the electoral college as the method by which we elect presidents.
News
Cindy McCain posts stranger's hateful message about John McCain and their daughter
CNN - By Kate Sullivan, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain, posted a hateful message she received from a stranger the same day President Donald Trump disparaged her late husband. McCain posted a photo
Technology
Harvard scientists uncover how poor sleep leads to cardiovascular disease
newatlas.com - Michael Irving
Responsible for a staggering 31 percent of all deaths worldwide, cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the world, according to the World …