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March Madness betting: Gambling on expanding legal sports gambling was a bad idea

Vox

Rated 2023-03-16T19:20:17-0700 - sethherr

Why Congress — and Biden — killed DC’s crime bill

#DC Statehood

Vox

Rated 2023-03-26T07:40:16-0700 - Jaog

Rated 2023-03-29T17:25:01-0700 - jim

Rated 2023-03-28T16:38:57-0700 - sethherr

Why House Republicans’ investigations are flopping

Vox

Rated 2023-03-28T04:57:17-0700 - Jaog

Israel’s protests show that Netanyahu finally went too far

Vox

Rated 2023-03-28T05:35:27-0700 - Jaog

Rated 2023-03-29T15:11:09-0700 - sethherr

As climate change worsens, some people might decide to DIY a solution

#Ocean Geoengineering

Vox

Rated 2023-04-08T08:50:15-0700 - Jaog

Rated 2023-04-11T16:59:57-0700 - sethherr

Rated 2023-04-08T11:03:45-0700 - cindy

Is owning pets ethical? Here’s the truth about pet happiness.

Vox

Rated 2023-04-25T20:31:45-0700 - elll

The Supreme Court rediscovers humility — in a case about pigs

The justices just did something very unusual: They didn’t try to make themselves even more powerful. #Politics #Supreme Court

2023-05-11T10:55:00-0700 Vox Ian Millhiser 2,000 words

Rated 2023-05-11T19:07:08-0700 - Jaog

The hidden force that shapes everything around us: Parking

A Q&A with Henry Grabar, author of “Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World.” #Politics #Transportation #Urban Planning

2023-05-09T04:30:00-0700 Vox Marin Cogan 3,000 words

Rated 2023-07-17T14:20:48-0700 - sethherr

The $1 billion gamble to ensure AI doesn’t destroy humanity

The founders of Anthropic left OpenAI to make a safe AI company. It’s easier said than done. #Artificial Intelligence #Technology

2023-07-17T03:00:00-0700 Vox Dylan Matthews 7,000 words

Rated 2023-07-23T11:42:19-0700 - elll

How the Cheesecake Factory became the chain restaurant of millennial dreams

Too big to fail: How the Cheesecake Factory defied the restaurant industry’s rules of success. #Culture #Food & drink

2022-12-24T04:30:00-0800 Vox Alex Abad-Santos 4,000 words

Rated 2023-07-27T21:41:19-0700 - sethherr

Burning Man’s climate protesters have a point

Building a temporary city of 80,000 people in the desert is actually bad for the planet, the climate protesters said. #Burning Man #Culture #Environmentalism #Technology

2023-08-30T08:45:00-0700 Vox Adam Clark Estes 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-30T15:17:46-0700 - sethherr

America’s shoplifting problem, explained by retail workers and thieves

Retailers like Target, Walmart, and Home Depot have a real issue with retail crime. But there’s more they could be doing to address the problem — namely, spend more money — according to workers and even thieves. #Economy #Money

2023-11-02T04:50:00-0700 Vox Emily Stewart 3,000 words

Rated 2023-11-08T21:23:57-0800 - sethherr

Why we can’t build

America’s inability to build is killing people. #Politics

2020-04-22T05:50:00-0700 Vox Ezra Klein 2,000 words

Rated 2023-11-16T07:59:09-0800 - sethherr

Driving at ridiculous speeds should be physically impossible

Intelligent Speed Assistance, a type of speed-limiting tech, is being tested in New York, DC, and Europe. But will it take off?

2024-03-01T04:00:00-0800 Vox David Zipper 1,000 words

Rated 2024-03-18T23:20:59-0700 - sethherr

Is Justin Timberlake the pop star anyone wants?

Justin Timberlake’s resurfaced scandals involving Janet Jackson and Britney Spears have soured his image. Can he pull off a comeback with Everything I Thought It Was? #Culture #Music

2024-03-14T04:30:00-0700 Vox Kyndall Cunningham 2,000 words

Rated 2024-05-14T08:45:03-0700 - sethherr