Falconflipped into Personal Care, Health & GrowthMexico VICE News Shares a Pulitzer For Reporting on Kidnapping and Extortion of Asylum Seekers In Mexico VICE - Michael LearmonthA VICE News story by Emily Green about a Honduran migrant kidnapped in Mexico was turned into a radio piece by This American Life. And it won the first-ever Pulitzer for audio reporting. On a sweltering
Falconflipped into Personal Care, Health & GrowthHuman Interest I Tried Hypnosis to Deal with My Pandemic Anxiety, and Got Something Much Weirder VICE - Anna MerlanThe experience was far more vivid, more surreal, and more puzzling than I could have ever imagined, and the process of trying to figure it out took me deep into science, myth, and meaning. I have nothing
Falconflipped into Personal Care, Health & GrowthDrug Addiction Brain Implants to Treat Addiction Are Dangerous and Promising VICE - Maia SzalavitzThe U.S. is conducting clinical trials of deep brain stimulation for opioid addiction, but ethical questions abound. High Wire is Maia Szalavitz's reported opinion column on drugs and drug policy. When
Falconflipped into COVID-19 NEWSMedical Conditions Kids Are Being Hospitalized in New York with Strange Heart Symptoms That Might Be Related to Coronavirus VICE - Alex LubbenMost tested positive for either the coronavirus or for the antibodies. But some tested negative for both. Fifteen kids in New York City have been hospitalized since mid-April with strange symptoms, including
Falconflipped into COVID-19 NEWSFamily DollarA Family Dollar Security Guard Wouldn't Let a Woman In Without a Coronavirus Mask. Her Family’s Now Charged With Murdering VICE - Emma OckermanThree people were charged Monday with fatally shooting a security guard at a downtown Flint Family Dollar after he turned their relative away when she wasn’t wearing a face mask, which are currently mandatory
Falconflipped into RELEVANTVenezuela Mercenaries Behind Failed Venezuela Coup Claim to Have Done Trump Security VICE - Ben MakuchAn Instagram post and promotional video by Jordan Goudreau's Silvercorp claims that the company did security for a Trump rally in November 2018. Silvercorp, the mercenary company caught Sunday in a bizarre
Falconflipped into Personal Care, Health & GrowthWorking From Home Why You Should Take a Vacation Day Under Quarantine VICE - Marie SolisIf you're lucky enough to have paid time off, there are still plenty of ways to put it to good use. A couple of Mondays ago, on a whim, I decided to take a vacation day. I had to bring my cat to the vet
Falconflipped into COVID-19 NEWSplay Inside the Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak at Oakdale Federal Prison VICE - Keegan Hamilton“I just feel like we were all let down,” said one prisoner. At least 39 staff and 113 inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a staff source. Alfred Reece says the outbreak began
Falconflipped into RELEVANTInvesting Obama Trade Policy Goes Back to the Future The Wall Street Journal. - Nathaniel TaplinEyeing a rising power across the Pacific with radically different values, a U.S. administration aims to boost economic integration with friendly nations in the region as a counterweight. Key participants
Falconflipped into Personal Care, Health & GrowthPregnancy They Were Planning To Get Pregnant. The Coronavirus Makes That Complicated. The Wall Street Journal. - Christina RexrodeHolly Smith had been planning for a third baby. The coronavirus changed that. Ms. Smith says she and her husband, already parents of a 4-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son, had decided to start trying
Falconflipped into Personal Care, Health & GrowthHepatitis Recommendations on Screening Pregnant Women for Hepatitis C Draw Pushback The Wall Street Journal. - Joseph WalkerNew guidelines say pregnant women should get tested for the hepatitis C virus, recommendations that some doctors say are unnecessary. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force—a congressionally funded panel
Falconflipped into RELEVANTBusiness U.S. March Trade Deficit Widened as Coronavirus Disruptions Spread The Wall Street Journal. - David HarrisonThe U.S. trade deficit widened in March as the economic shock related to the global coronavirus pandemic held down both imports and exports. The deficit rose 11.6% to a seasonally adjusted $44.4 billion
Falconflipped into RELEVANTBusiness Fiat Chrysler Hit With Loss From Coronavirus Lockdowns The Wall Street Journal. - Nora NaughtonFiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Tuesday reported a €1.7 billion net loss for the first quarter, as lockdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on car sales and factory output globally.
Falconflipped into RELEVANTU.S. Politics Senators Question Trump's Intelligence Nominee in Confirmation Hearing The Wall Street Journal. - Warren P. Strobel, Dustin VolzWASHINGTON—Senators from both parties questioned President Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence agencies about his commitment to keep politics out of spy work, but no fresh opposition from Republicans
Falconflipped into Work For Kim Novak, Acting Filled a Void. 'I Began to Get a Sense of Self Worth.' The Wall Street Journal. - Marc MyersKim Novak, 87, is a retired film and television actress, and a visual artist who starred in more than 30 movies, including “Vertigo,” “Picnic” and “Pal Joey.” She spoke with Marc Myers. My mother didn’t
Falconflipped into WorkTechnology Welcome Back to the Office. Your Every Move Will Be Watched. The Wall Street Journal. - Konrad Putzier, Chip CutterMany Americans heading back to the factory and the office as the coronavirus pandemic eases will soon begin to notice that their every move is being watched or recorded. In Midtown Manhattan, thermal will
Falconflipped into Personal Care, Health & GrowthJudi Dench Judi Dench becomes Vogue's oldest cover star bbc.co.uk - BBC News Dame Judi Dench has become the oldest star to appear on the cover of British Vogue in its 104-year history.
Falconflipped into RELEVANTLiberal Democrats (UK) Brexit trade talks progress 'not good' - Coveney bbc.co.uk - Jayne McCormack Progress "has not been good" in negotiations to reach a post-Brexit trade deal, the Tánaiste (Irish deputy PM) has said.
Falconflipped into RELEVANTNews Venezuela holds two US citizens over 'coup bid' bbc.co.uk - BBC News Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says two US citizens have been arrested following what he said was an attempt to overthrow him.
Falconflipped into Personal Care, Health & GrowthNews Do not use untested Covid-19 remedies, WHO warns bbc.co.uk - BBC News The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning against people using untested remedies for coronavirus.
Falconflipped into RELEVANTBusiness UK-US trade talks will not be an easy ride bbc.co.uk - Dharshini David Navigating relationships via video calls has become a defining feature of the lockdown - and policymakers are no exception.
Falconflipped into RELEVANTTechnology Hunt for missing drone restricts airspace for days bbc.co.uk - BBC News Latvian authorities are searching for a rogue drone that went missing mid-flight - causing air traffic problems.
Falconflipped into EclecticaUK News Captain Tom's message for fundraiser aged 101 bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsCaptain Tom Moore has recorded a video message for a fellow centenarian who is raising money for the NHS with a walking challenge. Former nurse Joan Rich, 101, has vowed to walk 102 laps of her local in
Falconflipped into COVID-19 NEWSUK News How an Iranian airline 'spread coronavirus' bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsAn investigation by BBC News Arabic has analysed flight tracking data and open source footage which shows how Iran's largest airline - Mahan Air - continued to fly while government flight bans were in
Falconflipped into COVID-19 NEWSHealth (UK) Mass testing earlier 'would have been beneficial' bbc.co.uk - BBC News It would have been "beneficial" to have ramped up Covid-19 testing quicker, the UK's chief scientific adviser has told MPs assessing the coronavirus response.
Falconflipped into RELEVANTNews IS steps up attacks on Iraqi security forces bbc.co.uk - BBC News Islamic State militants have stepped up their attacks on security forces in north-eastern Iraq, reportedly killing at least 18 people since the weekend.
Falconflipped into RELEVANTTechnology How will you commute to work after lockdown? bbc.co.uk - Zoe Kleinman The traditional commute may never be the same again once people return to work after lockdown in what is likely to be an era of social distancing.
Falconflipped into RELEVANTGatwick Airport Virgin Atlantic to cut 3,000 jobs and quit Gatwick bbc.co.uk - BBC News Virgin Atlantic has announced it is to cut more than 3,000 jobs in the UK and end its operation at Gatwick airport.
Falconflipped into COVID-19 NEWSHealth (UK) 'Segment and shield' way to lift UK lockdown bbc.co.uk - Michelle Roberts Strengthening protection for people shielding, while easing restrictions for everyone else, is the only immediate way to safely lift the UK's coronavirus lockdown, researchers say.
Falconflipped into COVID-19 NEWSUK News Nurse and parents with coronavirus die weeks apart bbc.co.uk - BBC News Three members of the same family have died within weeks of each other after contracting coronavirus.