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Saturday, May 17
Transit Strike, Megabill Stalls, and Nuclear Space Travel
New Jersey Transit engineers go on strike, shutting down the country's third-largest commuter rail system. This and more in today's digest.
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Friday, May 16
CRISPR Breakthrough, Birthright Citizenship, and a Fog Tsunami
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Thursday, May 15
US-Syria Meeting, Earliest Claw Prints, and a Speeding Duck
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Wednesday, May 14
Russia-Ukraine Talks, Menendez Brothers, and Vending Machine Art
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Tuesday, May 13
Tariff Reprieve, Migraine Relief, and Happiness History
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Business & Finance
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The IRS could make tax day easy
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The difference between life insurance and annuities
The Balance via thebalancemoney.com
What is the 240 paychecks retirement rule?
Kiplinger via kiplinger.com
The annual income needed to buy a home in each US state
Visual Capitalist via visualcapitalist.com
How much money you need to retire in each state
Entrepreneur via entrepreneur.com
Why the US $1 bill hasn't been changed in decades
The Wall Street Journal via youtube.com
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Science & Technology
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The life of Stephen Hawking
Cosmos via cosmosmagazine.com
The science behind noise-cancelling headphones
Insider Tech via youtube.com
Turning nuclear waste into cancer medications
Kyle Hill via youtube.com
Butterfly populations have declined by 22% in 20 years
CBS News via cbsnews.com
Scientists identify hundreds of genes responsible for OCD
The Conversation via theconversation.com
Watch the hypersonic flight of a reusable aircraft
Space.com via space.com
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Health & Medicine
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How to build curiosity
Big Think via bigthink.com
Someone suffers from a stroke every 40 seconds
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Physician teaches course on being a cancer patient
Stanford Magazine via stanfordmag.org
A timeline of the science of taste discoveries
Nature via nature.com
When to see a doctor over memory lapses
SELF via self.com
Exploring 'inflammaging,' aging-induced inflammation
Good Housekeeping via goodhousekeeping.com
World History
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How the Kingdom of Italy was unified in the 1860s
HistoryExtra via historyextra.com
Why are ancient ruins underground?
Primal Space via youtube.com
How parking infrastructure reveals a region's values
Aeon via aeon.co
A history of Mother's Day in the US
Smithsonian via womenshistory.si.edu
A day in the life of a Roman soldier
TED-Ed via youtube.com
Why is there a taboo around eating pork?
Archaeology via archaeology.org
Society & Culture
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The United States of barbecue sauces
Eater via eater.com
What is a pellet grill?
Food Network via foodnetwork.com
Barbecue as a Black American tradition
Atlanta History Center via atlantahistorycenter.com
The delicious chemistry of barbecue
The Conversation via theconversation.com
What it takes to be a competitive barbecue judge
Eater via eater.com
Why do we grill on Independence Day?
Zócalo Public Square via zocalopublicsquare.org
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