Welcome to Monowi, Nebraska: population 1

Welcome to Monowi, Nebraska: population 1
Eighty-four-year-old Elsie Eiler pays taxes to herself, grants her own alcohol licence and is the only remaining resident in Monowi, Nebraska.

January 31, 2018 at 04:02AM
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Hipster Culture and Instagram Are Responsible for a Good Thing

Hipster Culture and Instagram Are Responsible for a Good Thing
Paul Lindahl spent decades honing his craft. Now, Colossal Media's hand-painted murals are the only ads people want to engage with.

January 31, 2018 at 06:06AM
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What To Read About Trump's State Of The Union

What To Read About Trump's State Of The Union
Much of what can be drawn from the speech is from what Trump left out.

January 31, 2018 at 11:08PM
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Train carrying Congress members hits truck: Live updates

Train carrying Congress members hits truck: Live updates
A train carrying GOP Congress members to a retreat hit a truck.

January 31, 2018 at 10:32PM
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CDC director who traded tobacco stock resigns

CDC director who traded tobacco stock resigns
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald's resignation comes one day after POLITICO reported that one month into her tenure as CDC director, she bought shares in a tobacco company — the leading cause of preventable death and an issue she had long championed.

January 31, 2018 at 10:32PM
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What to Do When Your Brain Insists You’re Always on a Boat

What to Do When Your Brain Insists You’re Always on a Boat
For most people, the "sea legs" feeling vanishes within minutes or hours. But in rare cases, and for mysterious reasons, the illusion persists for months or even years.

January 31, 2018 at 09:39PM
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What A Year This Month Has Been

What A Year This Month Has Been
All of these things happened in January 2018. No, seriously, they really did.

January 31, 2018 at 07:31PM
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Scott Pruitt once said Trump ‘would be more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama — and that’s saying a lot’

Scott Pruitt once said Trump ‘would be more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama — and that’s saying a lot’
The radio interview with”The Pat Campbell Show” in Tulsa took place on Feb. 4, 2016, at a time when Pruitt — then Oklahoma’s attorney general — was serving as a policy adviser to GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush.

January 31, 2018 at 07:05PM
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North Korea to parade dozens of long-range missiles before Winter Olympics

North Korea to parade dozens of long-range missiles before Winter Olympics
North Korea is planning to show off dozens of long-range missiles at a February 8 parade, the day before the Winter Olympics is set to begin in South Korea, two diplomatic sources with deep knowledge of North Korea's intentions told CNN Wednesday.

January 31, 2018 at 06:33PM
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Here's Donald Trump's Full State Of The Union Address

Here's Donald Trump's Full State Of The Union Address
In what was one of the longest addresses of recent memory, Trump did what you would expect: pat himself on the back and blame partisan politics for his failures.

January 31, 2018 at 05:36PM
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Transcript: Trump’s First State of the Union Speech, Annotated

Transcript: Trump’s First State of the Union Speech, Annotated
New York Times reporters analyze the 45th president’s prepared remarks, as released by the White House.

January 31, 2018 at 05:33PM
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Here's A Perfect 6-Second Internet Video

Here's A Perfect 6-Second Internet Video
Vine may return, but for now it's still gone. So we have to turn elsewhere for our 6-second favorites, like this dog standoff from Twitter.

January 30, 2018 at 11:43PM
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The world’s most nutritious foods

The world’s most nutritious foods
After analysing more than 1,000 raw foods, researchers ranked the ingredients that provide the best balance of your daily nutritional requirements – and they found a few surprises.

January 31, 2018 at 01:49AM
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'Black Panther' Just Had Its Premiere — Here's How People Responded

'Black Panther' Just Had Its Premiere — Here's How People Responded
There's a little over two weeks left to wait until "Black Panther" hits theaters, but a lucky group got to see it in Hollywood last night. Here's how they reacted to the film.

January 31, 2018 at 12:49AM
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Internal Justice Department probe eyes McCabe’s role in final weeks of 2016 election

Internal Justice Department probe eyes McCabe’s role in final weeks of 2016 election
The Justice Department’s inspector general has been focused for months on why Andrew McCabe appeared not to act for about three weeks on a request to examine a batch of Hillary Clinton-related emails found in the latter stages of the 2016 election campaign, according to people familiar with the matter.

January 31, 2018 at 04:59AM
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Revealing The Mystery Of The Drinking Bird Toy

Revealing The Mystery Of The Drinking Bird Toy
As it turns out, the glass of water is essential to keep the bird going, but it's not what you think.

January 31, 2018 at 04:02AM
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Piece of Yukon from ancient supercontinent found in Australia

Piece of Yukon from ancient supercontinent found in Australia
1.7 billion years ago, the continents were drifting together to form a supercontinent called Nuna or Columbia. The data suggests that the Georgetown rocks broke off from Canada and collided with northern Australia around 1.6 billion years ago. It remained there even after Nuna broke apart 300 million years later.

January 31, 2018 at 04:02AM
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What To Expect From Trump's State Of The Union

What To Expect From Trump's State Of The Union
In a campaign livestream, donors' names will appear on-screen.

January 31, 2018 at 01:11AM
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Thousands of people in Kenya are getting basic income for 12 years in an experiment that could redefine social welfare around the world

Thousands of people in Kenya are getting basic income for 12 years in an experiment that could redefine social welfare around the world
A 12-year study across dozens of Kenyan villages is gathering unprecedented data on the effects of "universal basic income."

January 30, 2018 at 05:51PM
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Hawaii’s false missile alert sent by worker who thought attack on U.S. was imminent, FCC says

Hawaii’s false missile alert sent by worker who thought attack on U.S. was imminent, FCC says
This directly contradicts the explanations previously offered by Hawaii officials, who have said the Jan. 13 alert was sent because the employee hit the wrong button on a drop-down menu.

January 31, 2018 at 12:40AM
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How Goodyear Hid Evidence Of 'The Worst Tire Made In History' Linked To At Least 9 Deaths

How Goodyear Hid Evidence Of 'The Worst Tire Made In History' Linked To At Least 9 Deaths
"There’s nothing to discuss. It is the worst-performing tire ever made."

January 30, 2018 at 04:17AM
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Scientists Saved a Bear With Fish Skin—And Stumbled on a Game-Changing Idea

Scientists Saved a Bear With Fish Skin—And Stumbled on a Game-Changing Idea
The story of California's rescued bears isn't just heartwarming. It's the beginning of a new way to think about burn treatment.

January 30, 2018 at 10:09PM
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Pushing the Limits of Extreme Breath-Holding

Pushing the Limits of Extreme Breath-Holding
The brain can make the body do remarkable things, but at what cost?

January 30, 2018 at 10:09PM
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If You've Ever Wanted To Watch Eggs Get Crushed Between Two Powerful Magnets, Enjoy

If You've Ever Wanted To Watch Eggs Get Crushed Between Two Powerful Magnets, Enjoy
You may also want to watch this video if you've ever wanted to watch an orange, a tube of toothpaste or a bottle of soda get crushed between two powerful magnets.

January 30, 2018 at 09:39PM
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How Do Kids and Artists See While Drawing? | Eye Tracking

How Do Kids and Artists See While Drawing? | Eye Tracking
Apart from better fine motor control and the benefit of years of practice, there's something else that sets professional artists apart from kids — how they actually look at the thing they're drawing.

January 30, 2018 at 09:39PM
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How A Blacksmith Makes A Huge Steel Blade As Hard And Strong As Possible

How A Blacksmith Makes A Huge Steel Blade As Hard And Strong As Possible
If you're not comfortable heating steel to unthinkably hot temperatures, forging a Bowie knife is probably not for you.

January 30, 2018 at 09:39PM
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How the MacBook Air Changed Laptops Forever

How the MacBook Air Changed Laptops Forever
It changed they way industrial designers thought about manufacturing; it emboldened companies to invest in good design; and in the process, it elevated what consumers demanded of a laptop.

January 30, 2018 at 05:23AM
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What Is Anti-Natalism - Anti-Natalists Believe People Shouldn't Have Children

What Is Anti-Natalism - Anti-Natalists Believe People Shouldn't Have Children
Meet the anti-natalists, people who believe reproduction is wrong.

January 30, 2018 at 03:13AM
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Omarosa Goes From White House to Cast of 'Celebrity Big Brother'

Omarosa Goes From White House to Cast of 'Celebrity Big Brother'
The former 'Apprentice' star and adviser to President Trump is the shock addition to the new season of CBS' reality show.

January 30, 2018 at 08:54PM
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Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire Creating New Health Care Company

Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire Creating New Health Care Company
Amazon is diving into health care, teaming up with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the New York bank JPMorgan Chase, to create a company that helps their US employees find quality care "at a reasonable cost."

January 30, 2018 at 06:56PM
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Astronauts lose weight in space, and it might be because their food is literally floating around inside them

Astronauts lose weight in space, and it might be because their food is literally floating around inside them
Stomachs weren't built for space.

January 30, 2018 at 06:56PM
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What Does It Mean to Die?

What Does It Mean to Die?
When Jahi McMath was declared brain-dead by the hospital, her family disagreed. Her case challenges the very nature of existence.

January 30, 2018 at 05:27PM
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Faraday Future claims former CFO stole trade secrets and employees in explosive new lawsuit

Faraday Future claims former CFO stole trade secrets and employees in explosive new lawsuit
The company makes serious claims about a number of former employees

January 30, 2018 at 03:54PM
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Trump Tower Russian Lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, Exposed in Swiss Corruption Case

Trump Tower Russian Lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, Exposed in Swiss Corruption Case
Natalia Veselnitskaya, who organized the notorious Trump Tower meeting, has been named in an explosive Swiss court case about bribery, corruption, and double-agents.

January 30, 2018 at 07:57AM
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In D.C., 34 Percent Of Graduates Received A Diploma Against District Policy

In D.C., 34 Percent Of Graduates Received A Diploma Against District Policy
Investigators analyzed citywide attendance and graduation records. Policy violations were found in 937 of 2,758 graduating students' records.

January 30, 2018 at 05:53AM
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House Intelligence Committee votes to release documents alleging missteps by the FBI while surveilling a Trump campaign operative

House Intelligence Committee votes to release documents alleging missteps by the FBI while surveilling a Trump campaign operative
The memo has become a flashpoint in the political battle surrounding efforts to understand the scope of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and whether any of Trump’s associates coordinated with the Kremlin.

January 30, 2018 at 05:23AM
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Cleveland Indians Will Abandon Chief Wahoo Logo Next Year

Cleveland Indians Will Abandon Chief Wahoo Logo Next Year
The team was under pressure from baseball's commissioner to stop using the logo, which is deemed racist by many.

January 30, 2018 at 05:23AM
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The Startling Link Between Sugar And Alzheimer's

The Startling Link Between Sugar And Alzheimer's
A high-carb diet, and the attendant high blood sugar, are now associated with cognitive decline.

January 29, 2018 at 07:34PM
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An ER visit, a $12,000 bill — and a health insurer that wouldn’t pay

An ER visit, a $12,000 bill — and a health insurer that wouldn’t pay
A new insurance policy expects patients to diagnose themselves.

January 29, 2018 at 11:29PM
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Scientist Tests Out A Neodymium Magnet So Strong It Can Move A Mouse

Scientist Tests Out A Neodymium Magnet So Strong It Can Move A Mouse
If you put a big magnet next to a mouse, the mouse will exhibit an effect known as diamagnetism, which will push the magnet away. It's pretty cool.

January 30, 2018 at 03:13AM
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Trump’s gripes against McCabe included wife’s politics, Comey’s ride home

Trump’s gripes against McCabe included wife’s politics, Comey’s ride home
The president lashed out at acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, who announced his resignation  Monday, for allowing James Comey to return home on a government jet after his abrupt firing.

January 30, 2018 at 02:32AM
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10 Days of Eating Fat, for My Mental Health

10 Days of Eating Fat, for My Mental Health
The ketogenic diet is showing scientific promise as a treatment for some psychiatric disorders.

January 29, 2018 at 09:06AM
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The Astronaut Who Might Actually Get Us to Mars

The Astronaut Who Might Actually Get Us to Mars
The improbable journey of Franklin Chang Díaz, who immigrated to the U.S. at eighteen, became an astronaut, tied the record for most spaceflights, and now might hold the key to deep space travel.

January 28, 2018 at 10:47PM
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This 67-Year Old Woman Is Far, Far Better Than You At Soccer

This 67-Year Old Woman Is Far, Far Better Than You At Soccer
At the very least, you'll be hard pressed to juggle the ball better than she can.

January 29, 2018 at 02:17AM
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FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is stepping down

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is stepping down
Last week, The Washington Post reported that President Trump asked McCabe who he voted for and criticized his wife's political career in an Oval Office meeting.

January 29, 2018 at 10:43PM
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Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure while my father slips away

Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure while my father slips away
At the beginning, we searched frantically for any medical breakthrough that might hint at a cure. Then hope gave way to the unbearable truth.

January 29, 2018 at 07:03AM
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The Startling Link Between Sugar And Alzheimer's

The Startling Link Between Sugar And Alzheimer's
A high-carb diet, and the attendant high blood sugar, are now associated with cognitive decline.

January 29, 2018 at 07:34PM
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Why We Forget Most Of The Books We Read

Why We Forget Most Of The Books We Read
... and the movies and TV shows we watch.

January 28, 2018 at 07:30PM
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Yes, There Is Gravity in Space

Yes, There Is Gravity in Space
Movies and TV shows often assume that no air = no gravity. Here's the way it actually works.

January 29, 2018 at 05:36PM
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Grammy winners 2018: the complete list

Grammy winners 2018: the complete list
Jay-Z and Bruno Mars lead the field with eight nominations.

January 29, 2018 at 09:14AM
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