Humanity
Social sciences, psychology, and biology.
Bank of America is raising its minimum wage for employees to $20 an hour
Bank of America is raising the minimum wage for employees this year and plans to hike it to $20 an hour in two years.“If you get a job at Bank of America, you’ll make $41,000” a year, Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan told MSNBC on Tuesday. “With the success our company has ... we have to share th…
Trump 2020 budget: Which department budgets would be cut
The Trump administration released its 2020 budget request on Monday, proposing major cuts to federal government spending. While the cuts are unlikely to become reality — Congress has rejected many of Trump’s previous requests — the budget is an important signal of the administration’s priorities…
Exquisitely Designed 2,000-Year-Old Roman Shoe Discovered in a Well
We all know the ancient Romans were skilled engineers, constructing vast highways to cover the enormous lands they conquered. But did you know they were also fashionable? In the Empire, footwear was used as a status symbol in addition to providing warmth and protection. And with Italy’s reputati…
Feeling poorer? That's because "real" wages fell last year
Although the U.S. economy remains solid, many Americans aren't benefiting as pay struggles to keep up with inflation
The pay people take home after accounting for inflation fell 1.3 percent last year, a new analysis shows. The findings come a year after President Donald Trump signed the …
NASA's Opportunity Rover Feared Dead: "An Honorable Death"
On the week of the 15th anniversary of NASA's Opportunity rover's touchdown, officials are acknowledging that it could be permanently out of commission.
“This could be the end,” principal investigator Steven Squyres told the New York Times on Friday. “Under the assumption that this is th…
More than 1 million Floridians with felony convictions get back their right to vote today
A new state law takes effect in Florida Tuesday that is expected to restore voting rights to more than a million people with felony convictions -- despite questions from state officials about its implementation.
Supporters of the law say there's nothing ambiguous about Amendment 4, which w…
'Yellow vests' storm French ministry as protests turn violent
"Yellow vest" protesters returned in force to the streets of France this weekend, clashing with police in several cities and smashing their way into a government ministry in Paris with the help of a forklift truck.
The interior ministry put the number of protesters who took to the street…
Indonesia tsunami: Hundreds killed after apparent eruption at Anak Krakatau volcano
CARITA BEACH, Indonesia -- A tsunami believed to be triggered by a volcanic eruption killed at least 222 people in Indonesia during a busy holiday weekend, sweeping away hotels, hundreds of houses and a group of people attending a beach concert. More than 800 were reported injured and 28 missing…
Marco Rubio: America Needs to Restore Dignity of Work
The American dream is about the opportunity to earn happiness—and the government has a responsibility to facilitate that.
There was once a path to a stable and prosperous life in America that has since closed off. It was a well-traveled path for many Americans: Graduate from high school …
David Attenborough: collapse of civilisation is on the horizon
Naturalist tells leaders at UN climate summit that fate of world is in their hands.
The collapse of civilisation and the natural world is on the horizon, Sir David Attenborough has told the UN climate change summit in Poland.
The naturalist was chosen to represent the world’s peo…
CDC says US life expectancy declining due largely to drug overdose and suicides
NEW YORK -- Suicides and drug overdoses pushed up U.S. deaths last year, and drove a continuing decline in how long Americans are expected to live.
Overall, there were more than 2.8 million U.S. deaths in 2017, or nearly 70,000 more than the previous year, the Centers for Disease Control…
The Three Most Chilling Conclusions From the Climate Report
Thirteen federal agencies agree: Climate change has already wreaked havoc on the United States, and the worst is likely yet to come.
Extreme hot weather is getting more common, and cold weather more rare.
Climate change has doubled the devastation from wildfires …
In a first, FBI to begin collecting national data on police use of force
The FBI is set to begin collecting data that will track use-of-force incidents reported by law enforcement, but experts say the collection could prove problematic and the data could provide an incomplete picture of the scale of the incidents across the country.
The National Use-of-Force …
Ex-Detainee Describes Torture In China's Xinjiang Re-Education Camp
"They made me wear what they called 'iron clothes,'" the man tells NPR, describing a 50-pound metal suit he was forced to wear for 12 hours. When he returned home, people were afraid to speak to him.
By the time Chinese guards began torturing Kayrat Samarkand inside a re-education camp l…
A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley
“I am convinced the devil lives in our phones.”
The people who are closest to a thing are often the most wary of it. Technologists know how phones really work, and many have decided they don’t want their own children anywhere near them.
A wariness that has been slowly brewing is …
Meet Jim Allison, the Carousing Texan Who Just Won a Nobel Prize For His Cancer Immunotherapy Breakthrough
Jim Allison is an iconoclastic scientist who toiled in obscurity for years. Then he helped crack a mystery that may save millions of lives: Why doesn’t the immune system attack cancer?Allison’s breakthrough was the discovery of a sort of secret handshake that cancer uses to evade the immune syst…
How the Finnish survive without small talk
Their desire for avoidance is a predisposition so common that it’s become hard-baked into Finnish culture.
I met my now best friend Hanna a few years ago during my first visit to Helsinki, on a coffee date set up out of desperation. Without any acquaintances in the city, I just wanted so…
The Open Office Concept Just 'Jumped the Shark'
The open office should die, but companies keep building them, and co-working spaces are hotter than ever. Panasonic's new 'solution,' the Wear Space, is e worst take on open offices yet.
Want To Keep Your Brain Sharp? Take Care Of Your Eyes And Ears
Two large studies show that age-related memory loss can be slowed significantly when older people promptly address hearing and vision loss.By age 40, about 1 in 10 adults will experience some hearing loss. It happens so slowly and gradually, says audiologist Dina Rollins. "You don't realize what…
Yemen on brink of 'world's worst famine in 100 years' if war continues
Yemen could be facing the worst famine in 100 years if airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition are not halted, the UN has warned.If war continues, famine could engulf the country in the next three months, with 12 to 13 million civilians at risk of starvation, according to Lise Grande, the agency’s…
UN Says Climate Genocide Is Coming. It’s Actually Worse Than That.
The real meaning of the IPCC report isn’t “climate change is worse than you think.” We knew that. It’s “you now have permission to freak out.”
The alarming new report you may have read about this week from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — which examines just how much …
Democrat/Republican divide is worst it’s ever been
Party polarization is even worse than most people think, according to a new MSU study.
“What I’ve found is that polarization has been steadily getting worse since the early 1970s,” he said. “Today, we’ve hit the ceiling on polarization. At these levels, it will be difficult to make any …
Ibogaine: One Man's Journey To Mexico For Psychedelic Addiction Treatment
The controversial drug, illegal in the U.S., has been shown to reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings for people addicted to opioids. But some caution it poses safety risks and dispute its effectiveness.
What Makes A Human Brain Unique? A Newly Discovered Neuron May Be A Clue
The human brain isn't just bigger than a mouse brain. It contains at least one kind of brain cell that isn't found in rodents.
Macrolide use in pregnancy tied to higher risk of birth defects
The study, published this week in the BMJ, looked at data on more than 100,000 children born in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 2016 to mothers who w…
In a Huge First, Physicists Have Captured Individual Atoms And Watched Them Merge
To understand how atoms unite to turn into molecules, we need to catch them in action. But to do that, physicists must force atoms to pause long enou…
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