Pictures of kids in Mea Shearim, an ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem, by Ofir Berman.
Pictures of kids in Mea Shearim, an ultra-Orthodox community in Jerusalem, by Ofir Berman.
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The American West’s megadrought intensified so much last year that it is now the driest in 1,200 years.
The American West’s megadrought intensified so much last year that it is now the driest in 1,200 years.
↩︎ The Associated Press
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One of the baristas behind the union drive at a Buffalo Starbucks is a former Rhode’s Scholar.
When she thought about her own future, Brisack’s thoughts turned to her childhood hero Eugene Debs, who set her on her journey to Buffalo. Debs famously had said: “When I rise, it will be with the ranks [of th…
A new alternative milk, this time made of potatoes, promises to require less water than almonds or cows.
A new alternative milk, this time made of potatoes, promises to require less water than almonds or cows.
↩︎ The Dieline
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“Using powerful magnets, the Hypelev allows your favorite sneaker to float in midair.” Okay.
“Using powerful magnets, the Hypelev allows your favorite sneaker to float in midair.” Okay.
↩︎ Moss and Fog
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From 2016, an explainer why NASA only uses pi to the 15th decimal for its highest accuracy calculations.
From 2016, an explainer why NASA only uses pi to the 15th decimal for its highest accuracy calculations.
↩︎ Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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The path to prosperity in the US runs through housing. Yet the tax code continues to reward homeowners and ignore renters.
The moral argument for a right to housing, cynics might say, remains naïve; it has always been too idealistic to catch on widely. But the grounds for a legal argument may have just taken shape.
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People in Los Angeles don’t have confidence in their region’s ability to solve homelessness over the long term.
People in Los Angeles don’t have confidence in their region’s ability to solve homelessness over the long term.
↩︎ The Los Angeles Times
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