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Are forgotten crops the future of food?

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Are forgotten crops the future of food? Just four crops — wheat, maize, rice and soybean — provide two-thirds of the world’s food supply. But scientists in Malaysia are trying to change that by reviving crops that have been relegated to the sidelines. August 22, 2018 at 04:15PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2BAKOWf

How the Trump Administration Is Remaking The Courts

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How the Trump Administration Is Remaking The Courts Thanks to ruthless discipline — and a plan long in the making — the GOP is carrying out a sweeping transformation of the federal judiciary. August 22, 2018 at 04:15PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2nZqB2E

The Strange Life and Mysterious Death of a Panther-Trapping, Gator-Wrestling Wild Man

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The Strange Life and Mysterious Death of a Panther-Trapping, Gator-Wrestling Wild Man Trapper Nelson was a Florida legend from the day he hopped off a boxcar to the day he died. But did he really kill himself, or was he murdered? August 22, 2018 at 04:11PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2w6IuRv

Beto O'Rourke vs. Ted Cruz and the Fight for America

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Beto O'Rourke vs. Ted Cruz and the Fight for America Down in deep-red Texas, a fresh-faced liberal named Beto O'Rourke has a shot at beating Ted Cruz. But huge as that would be, the race has grander implications: It helps explain all the giddy hopes and secret fears of Democrats everywhere. August 22, 2018 at 04:05PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2wi5v39

How a Makeup Mogul Built a $1 Billion Business on Instagram

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How a Makeup Mogul Built a $1 Billion Business on Instagram Ranked 37th on Forbes' America's Richest Self-Made Women list, Huda Kattan has a net worth of more than $500 million, a fan base of 26 million Instagram followers, and 2.4 million YouTube subscribers. August 22, 2018 at 04:00PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2P0765D

North America Hasn’t Had A Megadrought In Recorded History. It Could Be Overdue

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North America Hasn’t Had A Megadrought In Recorded History. It Could Be Overdue "If something like this happens again next winter, then we’ll be in big trouble." August 22, 2018 at 03:55PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2PsZrxD

How an international hacker network turned stolen press releases into $100 million

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How an international hacker network turned stolen press releases into $100 million At a Kiev nightclub in the spring of 2012, 24-year-old Ivan Turchynov made a fateful drunken boast to some fellow hackers. August 22, 2018 at 03:50PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2N9pFDS

Here's Scientific Proof Your Brain Was Designed To Be Distracted

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Here's Scientific Proof Your Brain Was Designed To Be Distracted Research shows that our attention can never be consistently focused. So you might as well stop trying. August 22, 2018 at 03:45PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2BAFNgn

Papa John Is Convinced Only Papa John Can Save Papa John's

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Papa John Is Convinced Only Papa John Can Save Papa John's Disgraced pizza chain founder John Schnatter launched a personal website to rehabilitate his image. August 22, 2018 at 03:40PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2nZ7WE7

I Ran Away From My Life, and I Don’t Regret a Thing

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I Ran Away From My Life, and I Don’t Regret a Thing I had always ignored the looming specter of cataclysmic burnout. Without work, what would I have? But it suddenly and violently materialized. I spent my commute fantasizing that the train would derail. I stopped seeing friends. I woke up every morning filled with dread. August 22, 2018 at 03:35PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2BDWeZi

The Services We Canceled This Year, From Moviepass To Netflix

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The Services We Canceled This Year, From Moviepass To Netflix Here are some of the reasons The Verge staff have been canceling their subscriptions, from Amazon Prime and cable TV, to MoviePass and MealPal. August 22, 2018 at 03:20PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2w6ud7p

The Vanishing Idealism Of Burning Man

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The Vanishing Idealism Of Burning Man Artists head to the desert to build a utopia. But does their work hold up in the real world? August 22, 2018 at 01:55PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2MpsjsO

Beware Of Bosses Handing Out 'Crap Sandwiches'

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Beware Of Bosses Handing Out 'Crap Sandwiches' How to spot a sneaky, ill-conceived managerial technique for giving negative feedback. August 22, 2018 at 01:45PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2OXeVsz

Posting Instagram Sponsored Content Is The New Summer Job

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Posting Instagram Sponsored Content Is The New Summer Job As long as you’re a teen with a following August 22, 2018 at 01:40PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2o1xBw0

The Only People More Obsessed With Sparkling Water Than Millennials Are Venture Capitalists

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The Only People More Obsessed With Sparkling Water Than Millennials Are Venture Capitalists The question is why investors, who look to get a 10x return on every investment they make, would turn to a product as commoditized as soda water? August 22, 2018 at 01:35PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2PvmgAF

The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History

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The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History Crippled ports. Paralyzed corporations. Frozen government agencies. How a single piece of code crashed the world. August 22, 2018 at 12:35PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Pz46ye