August 2017 Impact Articles
- Trump will drastically cut funding for Obamacare outreach, officials say
- Trump administration agrees to settle first travel ban lawsuit
- White House: Trump will give $1 million of his own money to the Harvey relief effort
- Nobody’s using Facebook Stories — but holy moly, the filters are incredible
- State Department forces closure of Russian diplomatic hubs in US in retaliatory move
- Here’s what’s going on with that dangerously flooded chemical plant near Houston
- Report: Kremlin-linked lobbyist at Trump Tower meeting appeared before Mueller’s grand jury
- Stranded by Hurricane Harvey, these Houstonians hope relief efforts are equal across race and class
- How Republicans’ tort reform laws leave sexual assault victims behind
- Donald Trump wants a tax cut. But big companies already pay far less than the corporate tax rate.
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Defense Secretary clarifies transgender ban, Tomi Lahren joins Fox News
- There’s a growing movement to boycott the NFL until Colin Kaepernick gets a job. But will it work?
- This Muslim community group sprang into action to help Harvey victims in Houston
- GOP wanted to cut $1 billion from disaster relief for Trump’s border wall. Harvey complicates that.
- Harvey by the numbers: Here are the statistics behind the “500-year flood” ravaging the Gulf Coast
- Here are the 3 major narratives popping up in the far-right media’s Harvey coverage
- The future of underwater travel could be these manta ray-shaped submarines
- Pro-Trump commentator Tomi Lahren joins Fox News
- In Pittsburgh focus group, Trump voters sour on the president, call him an “abject disappointment”
- How once-“fringe” anti-immigrant ideas have gone mainstream under Donald Trump
- Hurricane Harvey is another reason why we can’t be complacent about climate change any longer
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: North Korea missile launch, Trump’s DACA decision
- Defense Secretary Mattis says transgender military members will continue to serve, for now
- Here’s how New Orleans is preparing for Harvey on the 12th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
- Trump might end DACA soon. This is what Dreamers and allies should do to prepare
- Uber says it won’t track user locations — but Apple may be forcing the issue
- Judge tosses Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against ‘New York Times’
- Why shared credit cards can trap victims of domestic abuse
- Houston debunks rumor that immigrants seeking shelter will be asked to show their papers
- Texas Muslims are turning mosques into shelters to help Harvey victims
- Fox News pulls its programming in the UK due to low ratings
- Tropical Storm Harvey: How to spot hoaxes and false information on social media
- Study: If Trump suspends DACA, more than 1,400 people a day could lose the ability to work
- Who invited alt-right transphobe Milo Yiannopoulos to the VMAs?
- Former FEMA Spokesman: Trump has his head buried in the sand on climate change, storm readiness
- This engineer 3-D printed a Nintendo Switch adapter so his friend could play ‘Zelda’ after a stroke
- How Texas universities are helping Hurricane Harvey victims
- Trump has pushed for cuts to climate change science — research that could explain storms like Harvey
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Trump loses more advisers, ACLU sues Trump over transgender ban
- North Korea launches missile over Japan
- At news conference, Trump says he pardoned Joe Arpaio during the hurricane for “ratings”
- How one DA candidate in a crowded race is trying to shape the future of criminal justice reform
- Trump is offering military weapons and armored vehicles to police. That’s what was used in Ferguson.
- 3 key takeaways from the newly released Trump-Russia emails
- As Harvey pummels residents, Texas to restrict weather-related insurance claims
- An expert explains why a mandatory evacuation of Houston ahead of Harvey could have been a disaster
- During an antifa brawl, one reporter put his body on the line to stop a beat down
- While Trump was tweeting about building a border wall, Mexico was offering aid to Harvey victims
- Nearly 3 dozen have abandoned White House roles over Trump’s Charlottesville response
- ACLU sues Trump over transgender military ban
- Here is everyone who would be impacted if Trump stops protecting immigrant children, refugees
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Trump pardons Arpaio, another right-wing rally shut down
- Sec. of State Rex Tillerson says Trump “speaks for himself” with Charlottesville response
- Thousands in San Francisco shut down yet another far-right rally
- Trans woman Kiwi Herring killed by police after allegedly stabbing neighbor, officer
- Trump allies praise Sheriff Arpaio’s “long history of service.” Here’s what that actually entailed.
- How does Trump’s pardoning of Joe Arpaio compare to other presidential pardons? It doesn’t.
- This week in Trump-Russia news: Investigations eclipsed by White House scandal, domestic strife
- Hurricane Harvey now a tropical storm as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warns of “dramatic” flooding
- Trump praises FEMA head over Hurricane Harvey response as Texas braces for “catastrophic” flooding
- Hurricane Harvey slows as it batters Texas, but FEMA chief says “this is just the beginning”
- 7 female designers who have changed the world
- Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio is an endorsement of racism, civil rights leaders say
- Sebastian Gorka, adviser to Donald Trump, resigns
- Trump pardons former sheriff Joe Arpaio
- Donald Trump signs memorandum banning transgender people from joining the military
- Man arrested for allegedly driving car through demonstration for slain trans woman Kiwi Herring
- Report: Donald Trump “likely” to end DACA
- The evolution of Afropunk: How a documentary evolved into a global festival
- While You Weren’t Looking: 5 political stories that aren’t feuding with Mitch McConnell
- GOP passes a resolution condemning the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville
- Hurricane Harvey presents Trump with both a crucial test and a chance to reset his presidency
- 3 easy ways to protect yourself from getting hacked in public spaces
- The ACLU defends the free speech of white supremacists — but now wants Confederate monuments removed
- Hurricane Harvey could strengthen to a Category 4 storm before making landfall in Texas
- For some incarcerated people, art helps lessen emotional and financial burdens
- Our Revolution president: “Democrats have lost their souls”
- The conspiracy-peddling “Blacks for Trump” guy has links to other Republicans, too
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Trump will likely pardon Sheriff Arpaio, the campaign to ban Trump from Twitter
- Life after Thinx: Chelsea Leibow on her new business, sex positivity and healing trauma
- The “Fellas, Is It Gay” meme brilliantly skewers our “no homo” culture
- Gwynevere River Song is at least 17th transgender person killed this year
- Trump sees massive drop in voters who view him as intelligent, new poll finds
- Afghan war by the numbers: Here are the statistics behind the longest war in US history
- UN denounces Trump’s Charlottesville response
- Trump thinks “clean coal” is just coal that’s been cleaned off. Here’s what it actually is.
- Not that popular in high school? Research shows that might be good news for your mental health.
- Trump’s attacks on his own party threaten to derail his entire agenda and put GOP at risk
- After Charlottesville, some Black Lives Matter activists prep for armed defense vs. the alt-right
- In an Arizona border town, locals question Donald Trump’s rhetoric up the road
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Trump’s Afghanistan strategy, poll asks Americans about neo-Nazi views
- At Phoenix rally, Trump hints at his intentions to pardon Joe Arpaio, goes after media
- New York police union claims officers are the victims of “blue racism”
- Valerie Plame Wilson is attempting to buy Twitter so she can ban Trump
- 3 things to watch for during Donald Trump’s Phoenix campaign rally on Tuesday
- Peggy Noonan is the latest conservative pundit to head to MSNBC
- The ‘Village Voice,’ the nation’s first alt-weekly, ends print publication
- Colin Kaepernick still has no job — but the NFL can’t escape his influence
- Putin replaces Sergey Kislyak — envoy at the center of Trump scandal — as Russian ambassador to US
- 9% of Americans say it’s acceptable to hold “neo-Nazi or white supremacist views,” according to poll
- Trump’s performance after Charlottesville makes him the apologist in chief for racists
- Two activists explain the personal nature of fighting to remove Confederate monuments
- Make a group photo stream on iCloud to share pics privately with your friends
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Columbus monument vandalized, edible coffee creamer capsules
- Trump won’t withdraw troops from Afghanistan, but offers no details on time frame, additional troops
- This lawyer is running for Congress and suing the president for inciting violence at the same time
- Trump administration stops study on health risks of coal mines
- Oldest Christopher Columbus monument in the US vandalized in Baltimore
- UT Austin removed Confederate statues from campus overnight
- Scientists invented edible coffee creamer capsules to stop plastic waste pollution around the world
- Report: Spanish police shoot man possibly wearing belt of explosives
- A Trump-backed plan to increase troops in Afghanistan would betray his campaign promises
- No, you can’t watch the eclipse through your phone’s selfie camera
- Not sure if you’ll see the eclipse? Check the weather using this interactive map.
- Donald Trump is back in Washington. Here’s what we think he’ll say about Afghanistan.
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Bannon resigns, Boston protesters shut down conservative rally
- Trump administration disbands climate change advisory committee
- Treasury Sec. Steven Mnuchin defends Trump’s Charlottesville response amid calls to resign
- In wake of Bannon’s removal, Rep. Adam Schiff recommends Steve Miller and Sebastian Gorka for ouster
- Gov. John Kasich criticizes Trump’s staff changes and Charlottesville response
- The far right is being rapidly pushed back to the fringes
- Trump slams protesters as “anti-police agitators” in conflicting tweets about massive Boston protest
- Trump praises Bannon as the fired adviser returns to ‘Breitbart’ “jacked up” and ready for “war”
- Colin Kaepernick receives support from both inside and outside the NFL
- Thousands of protesters shut down controversial “Free Speech Rally” in Boston
- Live Updates: Thousands protest ‘Free Speech Rally’ in Boston a week after Charlottesville violence
- Duke University has removed its Confederate statue of Robert E. Lee
- Trumps to skip Kennedy Center Honors to free the event of “political distraction”
- What will happen to those Confederate statues they’re taking down? Here are some options.
- Megachurch pastor resigns from Trump’s evangelical council citing “conflict in values”
- After leaving White House, Steve Bannon returns to ‘Breitbart News’ as executive chairman
- Billionaire Carl Icahn quits role as President Trump’s adviser
- Trump’s arts committee just resigned — and hid a secret message in their letter to him
- Why Trump’s most tumultuous week yet was a big win in the eyes of his core supporters
- US Commission on Civil Rights vehemently condemns Trump’s looming trans military ban
- While You Weren’t Looking: 5 stories from the week that don’t make moral equivalencies
- What does Bannon firing mean for the Trump administration going forward?
- After being shamed for wearing a tight dress, this pregnant meteorologist is speaking out
- Kal Penn explains why every member of White House’s Arts and Humanities Committee resigned
- Here’s how the far right is reacting to news of Bannon’s departure
- 7 charities pull out of Mar-a-Lago events in wake of Charlottesville, continuing downward trend
- Mitt Romney slams Trump for Charlottesville response in latest Republican rebuke
- Reports: Steve Bannon to be removed from White House adviser position
- Speculation grows about Gary Cohn’s future in administration after Trump’s Charlottesville remarks
- After Charlottesville, BLM groups are set to stage mass protests against white supremacy
- Maryland quietly removes statue of judge who defended slavery from State House grounds
- Scientists made a promising step toward eliminating peanut allergies in kids
- Death toll rises to 14 in Spain terror attacks
- It’s not just nukes. Here’s what North Korean cyberwarfare might do.
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Barcelona terror attack, Bannon’s interview
- The numbers behind America’s deep divide over Donald Trump and white supremacy
- Trump tweets fake story about US general killing terrorists with bullets dipped in pigs’ blood
- How grassroots groups plan to make Republicans pay for Trump’s defense of white supremacists
- Confederate symbols were never about “history,” as Trump says. They’re about white supremacy.
- Calls grow among Democrats to remove Confederate monuments from the U.S. Capitol
- The internet empowered Charlottesville white supremacists. It still has the power to destroy them.
- 4 key takeaways from Steve Bannon’s surprising ‘American Prospect’ interview
- Beauty standards mean nonwhite women are exposed to more toxic compounds
- Van plows through Barcelona city center in apparent terror attack, at least one fatality confirmed
- Exercising while studying can help you learn a language
- Trump Twitter rant doubles down on his defense of “beautiful” Confederate monuments
- Mic cuts more than 20 people companywide in move to become a “leader in visual journalism”
- Donald Trump in isolation: The people and groups the president’s comments have alienated
- In early morning tweets, Trump attacks Lindsey Graham and the “fake news”
- Mark Zuckerberg on Charlottesville: Facebook will remove violent threats
- Trump ditches CEO councils — after they ditch him
- Steve Bannon was on Trump’s staff for a year. It was a bumpy ride.
- The federal government had a plan to combat right-wing violence. Trump axed it in June.
- Mike Pence’s solidarity with Donald Trump on Charlottesville doesn’t extend to blaming “both sides”
- These tech companies are finally standing up to hate — will it work?
- VA’s lieutenant governor blasts Trump’s “deplorable” rebuke of Charottesville counterprotesters
- What Tuesday’s Congressional primaries mean for Trump and the GOP
- As Oregon expands insurance coverage for abortion, Texas cuts it
- Weather experts say to expect a busier-than-usual Atlantic hurricane season
- Heather Heyer’s mom gives stirring funeral speech: “This is just the beginning of Heather’s legacy”
- Trump tweets that he is disbanding two CEO councils after spate of high-profile departures
- The artist behind the mural of Heather Heyer: “It just seemed like the right thing to do”
- Sisters injured in Charlottesville attack are suing Unite the Right’s organizer. Can they win?
- Counterprotesters arrive to defend Heather Heyer’s funeral from threatened “alt-right” presence
- 3 incredible eclipse expeditions throughout history that shaped modern science
- So you forgot to make eclipse plans. Here’s how to watch it without glasses or from your office.
- Hope Hicks named White House interim director of communications
- “Great press conference by Trump.” How the far right praised Trump’s Charlottesville comments
- How to stop autoplaying videos on Facebook and save your phone’s data
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Trump goes back to blaming “both sides” at Charlottesville
- PayPal unveils new plans for keeping racist hate groups from using its services
- White women helped build the Confederate statues sparking conflict across the South
- 5 takeaways from Trump’s off-the-rails presser on Charlottesville violence
- Government, demonstrators consider the future of “the resistance” after Charlottesville
- A timeline of major 2017 pro-Trump, anti-Trump clashes before Charlottesville
- Former KKK grand wizard David Duke thanks Donald Trump on Twitter following Trump Tower speech
- In stunning turn, President Donald Trump admonishes “alt-left” for violence at Charlottesville
- President Donald Trump announces executive order streamlining permitting process on infrastructure
- CBO Analysis: Health insurance premiums will spike by 20% if Trump makes good on threat
- A Holocaust survivor on seeing the violent rally in Charlottesville: “It really hurts”
- Treating your cancer with all-natural “alternative medicine” may double your risk of dying
- A running list of all the CEOs who resigned from Trump’s business council — and the reason they gave
- North Korea backs off its threat to attack Guam, will instead watch more “foolish” US behavior
- Are expats in South Korea worried about Kim Jong Un and Trump? We asked them.
- The solar eclipse glasses you bought might be fake — here’s how to tell
- The latest on Charlottesville and Donald Trump’s response to the violence
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: ‘Daily Stormer’ can’t find a host, Trump condemns hate groups
- Protests continue across the country in the wake of Charlottesville
- North Korea says Kim Jong Un has been briefed on plans to fire a test missile near Guam
- New Trump tweet scolds “fake news media” for reaction to his latest statement on Charlottesville
- Hundreds rally outside Trump Tower in New York to protest white supremacy
- At least 26 Confederate monuments have been removed from public land since Charlottesville
- White supremacy vs. white nationalism: Here are the differences between the far-right factions
- Why ‘Teen Vogue’ tweeted about white supremacy instead of the Teen Choice Awards
- At least 1 dead, 5 injured after vehicle rams into pizza restaurant near Paris
- Boston mayor to alt-right free speech conference: The city “does not want you here”
- Experts explain how white people should talk to other white people about Charlottesville
- Here are the hate groups that took part in the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
- Google says it will not host domain name for neo-Nazi site ‘Daily Stormer’
- Trump job approval hits new low in Gallup poll
- Here’s why the solar eclipse doesn’t move in the direction you think it should
- The barriers against women running successfully for office start with money and end with mindset
- After weekend of violence, Donald Trump rebukes racism as evil; names specific hate groups
- AG Jeff Sessions: Trump “absolutely” needs to specifically condemn white supremacy
- Charlottesville suspect James Alex Fields Jr. denied bail in first court appearance
- The strange but true history of eclipse science — from 2137 BC into the future
- GoDaddy tells the ‘Daily Stormer’ it will no longer host the white supremacist site
- Donald Trump’s response to the Charlottesville tragedy did him no favors
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: The Charlottesville protests
- Did the neo-Nazi blog ‘Daily Stormer’ fake a hack after Charlottesville? Here’s what’s going on.
- Demonstrators gather in NYC’s Union Square in response to Charlottesville rally and deadly attack
- Jason Kessler: What to know about the organizer of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville
- Hundreds rally in New York in solidarity with Charlottesville anti-racism protesters
- White House spokesman: “Of course” Trump’s Charlottesville response “includes white supremacists”
- James Alex Fields Jr.: What we know so far about the Charlottesville car attack suspect
- Heather Heyer, 32, named as slain victim in Charlottesville car attack
- Scaramucci on Trump Charlottesville statement: The president “needed to be much harsher”
- National security adviser HR McMaster suggests Charlottesville car attack is terrorism
- Black Lives Matter, civil rights leaders place blame on Donald Trump for Charlottesville violence
- James Alex Fields Jr. identified as suspect in deadly Charlottesville car crash, police announce
- These Republicans are blaming the Charlottesville violence on white supremacy groups
- Report: Helicopter was responding to Charlottesville violence before crash, police say
- Trump gets slammed “on many sides” as David Duke rips Charlottesville response
- Trump condemns hatred displayed “on many sides” at violent rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
- One dead after a day of violence at white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, mayor says
- Trump condemns Charlottesville clashes: “There is no place for this kind of violence in America.”
- Steve Bannon’s job in the White House could be in trouble. Again.
- Live updates: State of emergency in Charlottesville as white nationalists ordered to vacate park
- ACLU sues Trump immigration officials for arresting undocumented teens with unproven gang ties
- In Charlottesville, white nationalists cite Donald Trump as inspiration for “Unite the Right” rally
- Can Trump launch a strike on North Korea without congressional approval? It’s complicated.
- What do flat-Earth truthers think is really happening during the 2017 solar eclipse?
- Judge tosses DJ’s lawsuit against Taylor Swift
- President Trump says he’s not ruling out a military option in Venezuela
- NYPD — and protesters — are gearing up for President Donald Trump’s return to New York City
- While You Weren’t Looking: 5 stories from the week that aren’t about North Korea
- A silent 10-minute song is skyrocketing up the iTunes charts
- Are Trump’s North Korea tweets in violation of Twitter’s terms of service? Experts say no.
- Nursing textbook claims direct eye contact with African-Americans is “aggressive behavior”
- How much do private prisons stand to gain from Trump’s immigration enforcement policies?
- Guam issues fact sheets preparing residents for a nuclear attack
- Trump’s longtime personal secretary sought for questioning in Russia probe
- Taylor Swift’s testimony is “badass,” but it also explains why sexual abuse survivors stay silent
- Jiftip wants you to seal your penis during sex. For some reason, men don’t seem eager.
- High-risk alcohol use has increased significantly since 2002, study finds
- Mic names Sarah Iooss Executive Vice President of Revenue
- For black America, it’s already too late for an NFL team to sign Colin Kaepernick
- Astrologists tell us how to get high and make the most of the total solar eclipse
- Goldfish brew booze to stay alive in freezing winter water
- Dana Loesch says the NRA didn’t defend Philando Castile because he smoked weed
- The five things Donald Trump said in the past day you need to read
- In a tweet, President Trump warns North Korea that the US military is “locked and loaded”
- Gmail inbox full? Here’s how to delete old messages and clear up space in under a minute.
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: The opioid crisis, Ivanka Trump’s new store
- As tensions with North Korea escalate, here’s what 6 people in Guam are thinking
- Alabama AG wants minors who can’t get parental consent for abortion to face a prosecutor
- President Donald Trump says he’s doing the US military “a great favor” by banning trans people
- CNN fires pro-Trump commentator Jeffrey Lord for tweeting a Nazi salute
- Democratic PACs are taking a page out of Jeremy Corbyn’s playbook
- Donald Trump on opioids: “We’re going to make it a national emergency”
- Only 13% of Republicans will hold August town halls, and grassroots groups aren’t standing for it
- Trump suggests Mitch McConnell should step aside if he doesn’t get agenda through
- President Donald Trump doubles down on tough rhetoric against North Korea
- Oregon just became the country’s first state to make fair work scheduling the law
- Trump wants to prosecute more drug offenders to solve the opioid crisis. Here’s why that won’t work.
- Hot Water Challenge: Kids are burning each other with boiling water in a deadly YouTube trend
- Here’s why North Korea has made Guam ground zero for its threats against the US
- Madame Gandhi: The free-bleeding feminist musician with a Harvard MBA
- A quarter of Americans believe Trump acted illegally with Russia, poll shows
- The solar eclipse might do some strange things to animals — here’s everything we know
- Despite the growing Trump resistance, the GOP is doing better than Dems with small-dollar donors
- Conservatives mad over the Google memo censorship should end their century-long war on unions
- SPLC releases alt-right guide for college students worried about hate speech
- Trump pivots from “fire and fury” to bashing Mitch McConnell on Twitter over Obamacare
- Donald Trump issued the strongest threat yet against North Korea. They called his bluff.
- Condoms are still in the “family planning” aisle at the drugstore. Experts say that’s a problem.
- These black creators have gone viral — so why don’t people know their names?
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: The North Korean threat, educational mobile games for Syrian children
- North Korea says “only absolute force” can work against Trump
- A member of Trump’s “voter fraud panel” is all for Ohio’s push to purge its voter rolls
- 5 active-duty transgender service members have filed a federal lawsuit against Trump
- US-North Korea tensions are nothing new. Trump’s “dangerous” rhetoric is.
- Elected progressives and reproductive rights advocates silent when asked if Dems must be pro-choice
- Experts say apocalyptic Twitter memes may help your anxiety. But only to a point.
- The moon may have spent 2 billion years creating a giant magnetic field
- Black activists’ words echo from the past as Trump threatens nuclear war with North Korea
- How the White House is politicizing the Minnesota mosque bombing
- Photo-editing app FaceApp updates with Asian, Black, Caucasian and Indian filters
- Scientists say there could be tens of millions of black holes in our own galaxy
- A 16-year-old invented an app to help diagnose her grandfather’s eye condition
- Former NSC official says Trump’s behavior more concerning than North Korean aggression
- When Donald Trump threatens “fire and fury,” he ratchets up the tension that could cause nuclear war
- These 2 teens cold-called Sam Altman and became the youngest founders ever accepted to Y Combinator
- Rex Tillerson defends Trump’s North Korea rhetoric, says no imminent threat to Guam
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Most US House internships don’t pay, Trump TV presents the “real news”
- North Korea says it’s “carefully examining” strike against US territory
- Twitter suspends account retweeted by Trump, once again raising concerns about his social media use
- We still put children in jail for being late to class
- Lawsuit accuses Louisiana judge and house arrest company of scheming to exploit criminal defendants
- Donald Trump on opioid epidemic: “Prevent people from abusing drugs in the first place”
- “And that is the real news”: Trump TV is realized as part of re-election campaign
- The latest round of UN sanctions against North Korea explained
- Trump election integrity panel won’t seek data on some of the nation’s most vulnerable voters
- A Minnesota mosque was bombed — and America’s failed anti-extremism policies are to blame
- Self-flying planes could save us money — but people aren’t ready for them yet
- Thousands get deadly infections during hospital care in the US. This robot could be the solution.
- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says “broken windows policing” had the right idea
- A computer may be able to determine if you’re depressed based on your Instagram use
- The ‘New York Times’ leaked a climate report that directly contradicts the Trump administration
- Understanding plandids — the under-the-radar pose that’s taking over Instagram
- Donald Trump’s attacks on veterans tend to come back to haunt him
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Chicago sues Trump administration, gamers roast Scarborough, swastika t-shirts
- Judge greenlights lawsuit against two psychologists responsible for CIA’s use of waterboarding
- Airbnb responds to “fear-mongering” ad suggesting short-term rentals aid terrorism
- CA Secretary of State Alex Padilla: 52 years after its passage, Voting Rights Act is “under assault”
- 4chan tried to lure immigrants into deportation traps. It didn’t work.
- “We can promise an army”: The Democratic Socialist plan to help progressives win America back
- Press freedom groups concerned over Israel’s plan to ban Al-Jazeera
- After Grenfell, fires in Dubai’s high-rises raise more concerns about building materials
- Chicago is suing the Trump administration over its policies on sanctuary cities
- Meet Nikki V., the “Right in Front of My Salad?” meme’s breakout star
- Report: The USDA won’t let its staff use the phrase “climate change” in any of its work
- Daenerys doesn’t need your advice, Jon Snow, but thanks for the input
- Next year, these cameras will hitch a ride to space to hunt thousands of distant planets
- Loneliness may be more deadly than obesity — here’s how to fight it
- The ‘Breakfast Club’ asked Maxine Waters if she was running for president. Her response: “I’m good.”
- Is Chrome making your computer too slow? Save memory by suspending idle tabs.
- Smoking doesn’t just kill humans. Cigarette butts are destroying the planet, too.
- A 17-year-old coding superstar just launched the ultimate meme app
- Lunar Eclipse 2017: Here’s how you can watch the solar eclipse’s warm-up act
- In August, watch Republican town halls for signs of trouble in the GOP agenda
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Senate protects Mueller, Pence’s 2020 plans, Miss Universe Pageant
- Former CNN conservative commentator Kayleigh McEnany joins Trump’s “real news” initiative
- VP Mike Pence shuts down suggestion he’s eyeing 2020 run following ‘New York Times’ report
- Leading Republicans skeptical of speculation that Trump will fire Mueller from Russia probe
- Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown says abortion shouldn’t be his party’s “litmus test”
- Rep. Adam Schiff says he “wasn’t aware” of House GOP staffers’ trip to find dossier author Steele
- Trump is not alone. For presidents, golf has always been political.
- Trump has motivated immigrants to apply for US citizenship in record numbers
- This week in the Trump-Russia investigation: Mueller follows the money as FBI probe hits 1-year mark
- What is a pro forma session? Here’s how the Senate is resisting Trump during their recess.
- New Border Patrol report shows “no action taken” in more than 95% of misconduct cases
- Report: Fox News host Eric Bolling allegedly sent lewd texts to female colleagues
- The State Department submits formal withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
- DOJ’s possible media subpoena rule change dismays press freedom groups
- Would you wear this terry cloth boob sling?
- Patrisse Cullors talks BLM, police reform and why we need to support black trans women
- Infamous “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli found guilty of securities fraud
- Here’s what to know about the fraud investigation into Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
- More than 50 House Democrats sign letter urging Mattis to reject Trump’s trans military ban
- Trump is trying to fast-track part of his border wall. Here’s what that could mean for wildlife.
- How two worshippers at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin turned tragedy into personal triumphs
- While You Weren’t Looking: 5 big stories that aren’t about “dumps” or “drug-infested dens”
- There’s about to be a version of Windows that you can control with your eyes
- IOS 11 Beta 4: Check out all the new features on the latest iPhone OS
- This wristband uses sonar tech to help legally blind people walk around
- Sessions, threatening leakers, says DOJ is reviewing policy on media subpoenas
- Elementary school teachers can now get their students eclipse glasses for free
- Enough about the Great Red Spot, this giant storm on Neptune is almost as big as Earth
- Solar Eclipse 2017: For these career eclipse chasers, Aug. 21 will truly be the event of a lifetime
- ‘BuzzFeed’ hires 2 to build out cybersecurity, AI coverage
- Congress just recessed for the entire month of August. Here’s 3 things to watch as they head home.
- 8 students of color speak out about having their qualifications questioned at elite colleges
- 4 ways Donald Trump has convinced his base “the Russia story is a total fabrication”
- After Trump’s proposed military ban, 17.5% of people who called this LGBT hotline were trans youth
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Low support for transgender ban, Trump’s call transcripts & World Overshoot Day
- For the first time ever the majority of students admitted to Harvard are nonwhite
- Sen. Mark Warner is keeping his head down — but still digging into Donald Trump
- Trump called New Hampshire a “drug-infested den.” What do Republicans in the state think about that?
- A bipartisan group of senators is already planning how to thwart attempts to fire Mueller
- Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s defiance, White House election panel will get some New York voter data
- Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in the Russia probe. Here’s why that’s important.
- Tesla Model 3 Release: When will the new cars actually ship?
- Michelle Carter sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison in suicide death of boyfriend Conrad Roy III
- How bail destroys lives and makes innocent people plead guilty
- Louisiana assistant police chief resigns in disgrace after sharing racist meme on Facebook
- Aziz Ansari hated what the internet was doing to his brain — so he quit it
- In ‘The Incredible Jessica James,’ the protagonist breaks conventions of a rom-com leading lady
- Voters broadly support transgender people serving in the military, poll finds
- The subtle way your Facebook feed is about to change
- The 2017 solar eclipse could help scientists crack the biggest mysteries about Mercury
- World Overshoot Day: Humans have used up a year’s worth of natural resources in just 7 months
- 5 of the most damning quotes from Trump’s conversations with the leaders of Mexico, Australia
- “There was a pool of blood in my chair” and other cringe-worthy tales of getting your period at work
- Trump backing a conservative immigration bill shows he still won’t compromise — and get things done
- A day after reluctantly signing Russian sanctions, Trump blames Congress for bad US-Russia relations
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Immigration bill, Russia sanctions, “refugee dress” controversy
- Trump endorsed “merit-based” immigration. Then a man who’d been accepted to college was deported.
- The Justice Department refutes ‘NYT’ story, claims it’s investigating discrimination against Asians
- Trump said the Scouts called to say his speech was the “greatest.” They say the call never happened.
- Elections watchdog group seeks answers after Georgia drops 590,000 from voter rolls
- Everybody hates HBO’s ‘Confederate’ show idea — even “Southern heritage” advocates
- Trump has appointed 4 military generals to his administration. How do his predecessors compare?
- Affirmative action for white people has always existed — it’s called legacy preference
- The White House said you must speak English to become a naturalized citizen. That’s false.
- DA drops charges against Tatyana Hargrove, the black teen girl mistaken for a large, bald man
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- The Hyperloop One just completed an incredibly fast test run — watch it here
- At #SafetyIs rally, dozens of people in New York City imagine a community free of police violence
- 5 big myths about affirmative action in colleges
- 3 things to know as Republicans pivot to tax reform
- Sheryl Sandberg called out a problem with getting girls to lead. Here’s how we solve it.
- Obama, Clinton campaign veteran team pledges $1.5 million to progressive political tech companies
- Studies are showing that climate change could kill thousands — or even millions — by 2100
- Donald Trump’s approval hits new low as voters cite “profound embarrassment” that he’s president
- Here’s what YouTube is doing about videos endorsing terror groups
- Trump administration’s plan to take on affirmative action is its latest attack on people of color
- In the age of Trump, 24 journalism groups team up to track press freedom violations
- There’s a mystery disease turning animals into zombies
- Scientists caught rare “jet lightning” on camera
- Trump announces support for immigration system that favors high-skilled, English-speaking applicants
- Trump can’t solve the MS-13 issue through deportation alone, according to experts
- Apply to be NASA’s planetary protection officer and save us from an alien invasion
- Trump finally signs Russia sanctions bill — behind closed doors
- Vulnerable Republican’s town hall shows health care could be the GOP’s downfall in 2018
- How Donald Trump has focused his energy to target non-white Americans
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: FBI Director confirmed, Cory Booker’s weed bill, 13 Reasons Why study
- US calls on North Korea to abandon nuclear program just before test-launching its own ICBM
- Report: Justice Department will investigate affirmative action policies at colleges and universities
- New Franchise Project voting group offers state scorecards — and scorn for Trump fraud panel
- TeeTee Dangerfield is the 16th transgender person of color killed this year
- Idaho is pinning the blame for rising health care premiums on the Trump administration
- Who’s who in Fox News’ Seth Rich disaster
- Senate confirms Christopher Wray as next FBI director
- Trump’s Cabinet is reportedly holding White House Bible studies. Is that unconstitutional?
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- Meet the email prankster who duped Scaramucci and other Trump officials
- Conservative Senate candidate’s abortion-supporting history comes back to haunt him
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- Internet searches about suicide went up after ’13 Reasons Why’ premiered on Netflix
- Everything you need to know about the Perseid meteor shower this summer
- An asteroid is going to fly right by Earth in October, and scientists are pumped
- NYPD fatally shot Dwayne Jeune, again raising questions about training officers on mental illness
- Lawsuit alleges White House signed off on Fox News’ retracted Seth Rich article before publication
- Obamacare repeal failed, but Democrats are running ads to inflict pain on Republicans who voted yes
- Want to be a professional eclipse photographer? This is what it’s really like.
- Sen. Cory Booker wants to take marijuana off the federal controlled substance list
- John Kelly is Trump’s new chief of staff. Here are four major challenges he faces.
- Democrats don’t see opposition to abortion rights as a deal breaker for running candidates
- ‘Hot Mic’ podcast: Scaramucci resigns, women still underrepresented in Hollywood, iPhone 8 rumor
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