Sen. Tammy Duckworth Says Trump Values TV Ratings Over Health Of West Point Cadets

One thousand graduating cadets must return to New York state so the president can “stroke his own ego,” she said.

8 Netflix Movies From Earlier This Year You’ve Already Forgotten About

January, February and early March feel like a year ago thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

LA County Nursing Students Forced To Choose Between Graduating On Time And Risking COVID-19

For students without health insurance or living with medically vulnerable family members, the decision is agonizing.

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Because We're All Driving Less Due To The Pandemic It's Affecting Beer And Soda Production, Somehow

Just in case you don’t believe that everything is somehow deeply and profoundly connected, listen to this: because we’re all stuck indoors and driving less, there’s been less refinement of oil into gasoline, which means there’s less production of ethanol, which is an additive in 98 percent gasoline in America, which…

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FDA to Allow Emergency Use of Experimental Drug as Studies Show Mixed Results for Treating Covid-19

A wave of results from studies involving remdesivir, an experimental antiviral being used to treat covid-19, has arrived today. The data so far doesn’t provide a concrete answer as to how effective or life-saving the drug truly is for coronavirus patients. Nonetheless, the New York Times reports that the Food & Drug…

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Amazon’s Thermal-Detecting Tech Is Built On Human Rights Abuses

As part of the bare minimum that Amazon is doing for its warehouse workers right now, the mandatory temperature checks for roughly 100,000 of them might be one of the more ethically icky for its workers’ bodies and budgets. If that didn’t turn you off, there’s a good chance that its sourcing for the thermal-tracking…

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Mass Grave of Elephant-Sized Sloths Poses Murky Mystery

Death might have taken weeks; it might have been days. But when it struck, it struck ruthlessly.

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Unlocking an iPhone while wearing a face mask will get a little easier

When Apple transitioned from Touch ID to Face ID, it likely did so without considering one big future issue in mind: a once-in-a-century global pandemic that would result in most of the world’s population wearing face masks while in public. With half of one’s face shielded behind a mask, the iPhone refuses to unlock, making access less convenient overall. Apple … Continue reading

Three weeks in, Quibi has its first privacy scandal

There are certain online activities — like clicking on an ad — that obviously lead to companies tracking your behavior. But it might be surprising to hear that entering your email address while signing up for a new service — or even just clicking…