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Can Biology Class Reduce Racism?
When it comes to race, “It’s always like ‘O.K., but now we’re going to start the lesson on peas,’’’ a biology teacher said. A study will test a new approach.
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Virginia Hughes
Can Biology Class Reduce Racism?
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While Everyone In DC Talks About Ukraine, There’s An Actual War Going On
“While they were playing with our aid, I wonder, did they know we were dying out here?”
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Virginia Hughes
“Watching political satire on American TV —when he’s able to get a strong enough signal on the battlefield —is how Stas learned that Trump had frozen $391 million in US security aid meant for the Ukrainian armed forces over the summer.” buzzfeednews.com/article/christ… via @ChristopherJM
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48 Boomers Who Will Make You Say "OK"
These (technical) baby boomers are OK with us.
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Virginia Hughes
48 Boomers Who Will Make You Say "OK" buzzfeednews.com/article/katien… via @katienotopoulos
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Al Sharpton's Organization Has Cancelled A "Both Sides" Vaccine Event
"We said both sides must be heard—we haven’t taken a position yet," the Reverend Al Sharpton said. The event was slated to occur this weekend in Harlem.
Millions Of People Have Watched YouTube Videos On How To Make Potentially Dangerous Vape Oil
After being contacted by BuzzFeed News, the platform took down some of the videos. Vaping-related injuries continue to climb by the day.
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Virginia Hughes
Millions Are Watching YouTube Videos On How To Make Potentially Dangerous Vape Oil buzzfeednews.com/article/stepha… via @stephaniemlee
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The Last Word On Nothing | It’s Ok to Opt Out of Mammograms
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Virginia Hughes
“Breast cancer screening has failed to reduce the incidence of metastatic disease, and it’s unnecessarily turned healthy women into cancer patients” by @cragcrest
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A Major Climate Group On The Left Is Starting To Build An Army In The Early 2020 States
“Our top priority is to build an army of young people to elect a candidate in the caucuses who will be a champion of the Green New Deal,” said one organizer.
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Virginia Hughes
The Major Climate Group On The Left Is Starting To Build An Army In The Early 2020 States buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrah… via @Zhirji28
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How The Impeachment Process Works, Simplified
The impeachment process visualized.
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Virginia Hughes
How The Impeachment Process Works, Simplified buzzfeednews.com/article/benkin… via @brknyc
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The Mysterious “Sonic Attacks” In Cuba Might Have Actually Been Caused By Zika Pesticides
The US State Department is coordinating with Canada on investigating the finding.
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Virginia Hughes
The Mysterious “Sonic Attacks” In Cuba Might Have Actually Been Caused By Zika Pesticides buzzfeednews.com/article/danver… via @dvergano
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Elon Musk Says He Thought A British Cave Rescuer He Called A “Pedo Guy” Could Have Been Like Jeffrey Epstein
“When I said ‘pedo guy,’ I didn’t mean that he was literally a pedophile; it was just an insult.”
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Virginia Hughes
Elon Musk Says He Thought A British Cave Rescuer He Called A “Pedo Guy” Could Have Been Like Jeffrey Epstein buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanma… via @RMac18
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Period Tracking Apps Used By Millions Of Women Are Sharing Incredibly Sensitive Data With Facebook
Data including when women last had sex was sent to Facebook and other third party services, according to new research shared exclusively with BuzzFeed News.
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Virginia Hughes
Period Tracking Apps Used By Millions Of Women Are Sharing Incredibly Sensitive Data With Facebook buzzfeednews.com/article/meghar… via @BuzzFeedNews
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What Caused The Mass Panic At Newark Airport? Racism.
"Everybody started running. It was the most insane scene I've ever been in or ever seen."
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Virginia Hughes
What Caused The Mass Panic At Newark Airport? Racism. buzzfeednews.com/article/amberj… via @ambiej
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MIT Media Lab founder: I would still take Jeffrey Epstein’s money today
At an internal meeting, Nicholas Negroponte shocked some people with his comments on funding from the alleged sex trafficker.
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Virginia Hughes
MIT Media Lab founder: I would still take Jeffrey Epstein’s money today - MIT Technology Review
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Trump Showed Off A Fake Hurricane Dorian Forecast Map To Support His False Claim It Would Hit Alabama
Asked why the map appeared to be altered with a Sharpie, Trump told reporters, "I don't know."
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Virginia Hughes
Trump Showed Off A Fake Hurricane Dorian Forecast Map To Support His False Claim It Would Hit Alabama buzzfeednews.com/article/juliar… via @juliareinstein
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This Is What You Should Watch For In The First Ever Climate Crisis Presidential Town Hall
Each of the top ten candidates will have 40 minutes to talk exclusively about the climate crisis.
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Virginia Hughes
This Is What You Should Watch For In The First Ever Climate Crisis Presidential Town Hall buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrah… via @Zhirji28
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Newsletters
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Virginia Hughes
We are launching an *excellent* newsletter tomorrow all about the performative life of influencers, written by the great @Tanya_Chen! I’ve read the previews and it’s been an ~education~. Sign up here
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Links To Scientists Are Even More Extensive Than We Thought
Scientists took Epstein’s money or associated with the financier after he was jailed for soliciting an underage girl for prostitution. Some say they are sorry. Others didn’t comment.
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Virginia Hughes
Jeffrey Epstein’s Links To Scientists Are Even More Extensive Than We Thought buzzfeednews.com/article/petera… via @paldhous
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Membership Growth Manager
New York
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Virginia Hughes
Help @BuzzFeedNews build our membership program! Super important job — and an opportunity to be creative and work with a ton of people across the company
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This "Teen Girl" Went Viral For Tweeting From Her Fridge, But It's Almost Definitely A Fake
Did you know it's surprisingly easy to pretend to tweet from basically any source?
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Virginia Hughes
“It's all too messy to get into in a post about a fridge, but the claims against Dorothy include catfishing and using different accounts of ‘teen girls’ to spread hateful rhetoric.
It's unclear who Dorothy actually is and if she is a teen.”
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When Their Book Deal Blew Up After Sexual Misconduct Allegations, Glenn Thrush Kept His Advance. Maggie Haberman Had To Pay Hers Back.
Maggie Haberman paid the price after a series of events that began with sexual misconduct allegations against her male co-author.
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Virginia Hughes
“the outcome was that perhaps the most prominent female journalist in America paid a literal price for a male colleague’s alleged transgressions.”
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