Trail Running TRAININGtrailrunnermag.com That is where hard workouts involving lactate threshold and VO2 Max come in. Lactate threshold is the effort that you can sustain for an hour—think …
Seattle Mariners What an Olympic medalist, homeless in Seattle, wants you to knowseattletimes.com - Scott Greenstone Rebecca Twigg was a famous Olympian cyclist. Today, she's homeless in Seattle.
Asia Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Burned to death for reporting sexual harassmentBBC News - By Mir SabbirNusrat Jahan Rafi was doused with kerosene and set on fire at her school in Bangladesh. Less than two weeks earlier, she had filed a sexual harassment complaint against her headmaster. Her courage in out
Long-form Journalism Secrecy, Self-Dealing, and Greed at the N.R.A.The New Yorker - Mike SpiesThe organization’s leadership is focussed on external threats, but the real crisis may be internal. This winter, members of the National Rifle Association—elk hunters in Montana, skeet shooters in upstate
Opinion Oliver Sacks: The Healing Power of GardensThe New York Times - By OLIVER SACKSThis is an excerpt from “Everything in Its Place,” a posthumous collection of writings by Dr. Sacks. As a writer, I find gardens essential to the creative process; as a physician, I take my patients to
Plastic Pollution Study: Tiny plastic pieces are now being detected in the airAxios - Andrew Freedman In the past decade, plastics have been found in the ocean's deepest and most remote points, collecting in massive, dense clumps, and clogging the …
William Barr Did We Just Get Gaslighted By The Attorney General?Forbes - Prudy GourguechonJust prior to this morning’s release of the redacted Mueller report by Attorney General William Barr, a psychiatrist colleague of mine texted me and said, “I’m thinking about the psychological impact AG
Sarah Sanders Mueller report reveals Sarah Sanders lied for Trump. It's time for her to resign.NBC News - Kurt BardellaSanders isn’t Trump's White House press secretary as much as she is America’s main minister of propaganda. The job of White House press secretary is more than just a spokesperson advocating for the president
Exercise Researchers just figured out the best time of day to exerciseslashgear.com - Brittany A. Roston While exercising is known to be an important part of an overall healthy lifestyle, questions have remained over whether exercising during a certain …
Science Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Breakthrough in Polio-Like Illness Paralyzing KidsThe Daily Beast - Tanya Basu Federal researchers have confirmed for the first time a frightening polio-like condition that strikes children can be caused by a respiratory …
Asia Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Burned to death for reporting sexual harassmentbbc.co.uk - By Mir Sabbir Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused with kerosene and set on fire at her school in Bangladesh. Less than two weeks earlier, she had filed a sexual harassment complaint against her headmaster.
Opinion Mueller report: A corrupt, unpatriotic president, a stark impeachment choice for DemocratsUSA TODAY - Jason SattlerWe have to decide if we're willing to go on with a president who was elected with Russian help and tried 10 times to obstruct a probe into that help. Even before special counsel Robert Mueller's report
U.S. Politics Mueller report documents Sean Spicer and Sarah Sanders lying to pressVox - Dara LindFrom Comey to Trump Tower, the report documents — without even trying — how easily Trump’s press secretaries lie for him. Donald Trump lies all the time, and his administration officials often end up on
Robert Mueller Robert Mueller Told Congress They Can Prosecute the President. Now It Gets UglyTIME - Alana AbramsonMore than two years after Robert Mueller began investigating whether President Donald Trump attempted to obstruct justice, the special counsel offered the American people a sobering conclusion in his report,
Science We Asked the 2020 Democrats About Climate Change (Yes, All of Them). Here Are Their Ideas.The New York Times - By MAGGIE ASTOR and LISA FRIEDMANFor Democrats vying to unseat President Trump, acknowledging climate change is easy. Deciding what to do about it is the hard part. Among the 18 declared candidates, there is no broad consensus on taxing
Climate Change More than 400 people arrested in climate change protest turning London's bridges into gardensMashable - Maria DermentziExtinction Rebellion is a London climate change protest, causing traffic disruptions by occupying various public spaces – like Oxford Circus and Waterloo Bridge. The goal is to see British government an
University of Chicago People Underestimate How Fun It Is to Do the Same Thing TwiceThe Atlantic - Joe PinskerIt’s common to prize novelty in leisure activities, but research suggests that revisiting the familiar can offer unexpected pleasures. A common, low-stakes living-room scenario: A couple is trying to on
Skin Woman gets pleasure from being suspended by her skin from metal hooksmetro.co.uk - Faima Bakar Breanna Cornell, an engineer, says she enjoys pushing her body to the limit to see what it’s capable of. When the 26-year-old from Arizona, U.S, was …
Ann Coulter Ann Coulter says she’d consider vote for Bernie SandersFox News - Joseph WulfsohnConservative commentator Ann Coulter said she could support Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, in 2020 and even floated the idea of working in his administration if he returned to his earlier stance on immigration.
Microplastics Ocean-Clogging Microplastics Also Pollute the Air, Study FindsThe New York Times - By LIAM STACKResearchers in France said this week that they found thousands and thousands of microplastic particles raining down on a secluded spot in the Pyrenees, 75 miles from the nearest city. Their study, published
Cholesterol Nutritionist Explains Links Between Eggs, Cholesterol, and Heart DiseaseInverse - By Brent Fountain, The Conversation Don't pass on the eggs just yet. Filed Under Data & Health The recent news that eating three to four eggs a week is linked to a slight increase in risk …
Alzheimer's Disease What We Know About Eating to Prevent Alzheimer’s, According To A Neuroscientistmindbodygreen.com - By Nicole Avena Not only do we need to eat to live, but many of us also love eating, whether for a special occasion or just because it makes us feel good. It’s no …
Asteroids Giant Asteroid Will Pass By The Earth, Closer Than The Moon: ScientistsMashable - Aakash JhaveriAsteroids and comets come in the vicinity of Earth quite frequently, but are usually too small to cause any harm. Acting as an exception, the Asteroid 2019 GC6 will pass by the Earth on April 18, at a
Bible What and where is heaven? The answers are at the heart of the Easter storytheconversation.com - Robyn J. Whitaker This is the second in a two-part series on heaven and hell by Bible scholar Robyn Whitaker. You can read her piece on hell here. My pious Baptist …
News Poll: Church membership in US plummets over past 20 yearsAssociated Press - By DAVID CRARY, AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The percentage of U.S. adults who belong to a church or other religious institution has plunged by 20 percentage points over the past two decades, hitting a low of 50% last year, according
What Would Really Happen if Thanos Erased Half of All Life on Earth?Gizmodo - Robin George Andrews Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past year, you’ll know that the end of Avengers: Infinity War was a rather bleak affair. To recap: …
Coffee You don’t need to DRINK that morning coffeeyahoo.com - Jessica Yun If really believe you need a cup of coffee to wake up in the morning, you might have to rethink that. New research by Monash University and the …
Alzheimer's DiseaseDrug used to treat high blood pressure could relieve Parkinson's, Huntington's and Alzheimer's by encouraging 'Pac-Man-likedailymail.co.uk - Alexandra Thompson Senior Health Reporter A drug that is used to treat high blood pressure may relieve Parkinson's, Huntington's and Alzheimer's, research suggests. A study found felodipine …
Mueller Report Barnes & Noble is offering free pre-order of the Mueller reportCNN - By Jaquetta White, CNN(CNN) — Robert Mueller's full report has yet to be released, but you can already order it online. Bookseller Barnes & Noble said Wednesday that it's offering "The Mueller Report" for pre-order to customers.
Culture 'A Woman Of No Importance' Finally Gets Her DueNPR - Greg MyreVirginia Hall is one of the most important American spies most people have never heard of. Her story is on display at the CIA Museum inside the spy agency headquarters in Langley, Va. — but this is off-limits
