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ift.tt/2HEJDru After the annual mutual congratulation session known as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner concluded Saturday, NBC News White House reporter Kelly O’Donnell distanced herself from the program. O’Donnell thought Daily Show comedienne Michelle Wolf had been too rough on…

ift.tt/2rbwko3 It’s the waning moments of my fourth session with a new therapist. I’m holding back — and she knows it. My entire body feels tense, not ideal for the setting. I try to relax, but the plush leather couch…

ift.tt/2rbGNir Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2018 April 29 Wanderers Video Credit: Visuals: Erik…

ift.tt/2I6wcQe What you do in Starbucks may be linked to more than just your personal coffee preferences. As Science reports, a new study on coffee-shop behavior in different parts of China indicates that farming practices that date back generations still…

ift.tt/2HDoxW9 A street-legal Beetle with a jet engine This Beetle is hot as hell, literally This blazing-fast “School Bus Jet” A VW bus that goes from 0 to 270 mph in 7 seconds A jet-powered truck that can hit 375…

ift.tt/2jeoNAy Governor, senator, and potential presidential nominee, Huey Pierce Long Jr. would have been as fascinating a politician in the current era as he was in his own. By all accounts he was crass, commanding, and vengeful, with massive popularity…

ift.tt/2vJNBJQ The double-edged sword that is technology lies at the root of “Humans, Gods and Technology”, an absorbing and timely documentary from the vpro backlight series. In particular, the film explores the modern age of artificial intelligence. Will it bring…

JOBAR, SYRIA (Reuters) – Muhammad al-Masri spent the Syrian war in a house the 75-year-old described as being on the frontline with death. Muhammad al-Masri, 75, gestures at his house in Jobar, eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria April 17, 2018.…

ift.tt/2r78hqo Everyone who gardens knows that homegrown food is more delicious than what you can buy in the store. Strawberries are the prime example. Since a perfectly ripe strawberry is even more juicy and soft than a ripe peach, they…

ift.tt/2haVbXf On the face of it, shopping at Costco seems like it should be a very straightforward experience. With any luck, you avoid impulse-buying a handful of diamonds on the way in (yes, Costco sells diamonds), and then you check…

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ift.tt/2I1nErD On December 19th, 2013, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia spacecraft took to space with one of the most ambitious missions ever. Over the course of its planned 5-year mission (which was recently extended), this space observatory would map…

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Letters to Dead Authorscontains twenty-two letters written by Andrew Lang…

ift.tt/2JrpWj1 Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2018 April 24 Play Saturn’s Rings Like a…

ift.tt/2FeKclA President Donald Trump speaks during a joint presser with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 18, 2018. (Photo: Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images) Just how bad are things…

ift.tt/2qWHs7s On Feb. 22, 2018, when Said Barodi received the letter from the deputy director of the FBI, he expected bad news. A year earlier, Barodi had been fired as an analyst for the bureau, a job he’d treasured for…