771 million people worldwide still lack access to safe water & an estimated 282 million of them must travel far distances daily to fetch water.
Read about the crisis in my latest interview w/ actor Matt Damon & engineer Gary White, founders of
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So tired of the narrative that motherhood is misery. It's actually really great and also -- fun, interesting and expansive. So I wrote this. Happy Mother's Day!
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A reporter tried to debunk the horror stories about San Francisco, but couldn’t because they’re true. “Some of the street addicts were rotting, literally: their decomposing flesh attracting flies.”
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I’m hiring a Senior Staff Writer at ! I’m looking for an experienced tech/service journalist to help readers understand the software and apps they rely on every day. Can be based in NYC or fully remote. My DMs are open for questions! nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Wirecutter/job
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Zinc is a nutrient that plays a key role in over 100 actions in our body. Get it through food, not supplements.
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Looking to chat with someone who can comment on biotech companies' (Moderna, Pfizer,etc) progress on cancer vaccines! Very tight turnaround for this story, so DMs open.
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Apple cider vinegar has myriad health benefits, including being rich in essential minerals that help lower cholesterol and inflammation.
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Our #Jellyfish-inspired #robot made the headlines today in @Forbes:
forbes.com/sites/darylaus
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Dr. Fauci Looks Back: ‘Something Clearly Went Wrong’ nytimes.com/interactive/20 by
"....we are the richest country in the world, and on a per-capita basis we’ve done worse than virtually all other countries. And there’s no reason that a rich country like ours has to… Show more
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Jellyfish Robots Could One Day Clean Up The World’s Oceans
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Twitter’s blue check was once seen by some as a coveted status symbol. Now that it's available to be purchased for a monthly fee, some say it's no longer fashionable.
The icon makes its owner look “desperate for validation,” said the rapper Doja Cat.
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A modern nightmare: they found their 12 yo son sharing locations and nude photos with an adult man. Terrified, they pulled him out of school and took away his electronics. He was still able to communicate with the man via a VR headset and was abducted.
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i'm working on a project about the lgbtq community and body dysmorphia. if you'd like to share your story – happy to talk through maintaining your privacy – i'm looking for a cross section of identities and welcome all. dms open, or you can email: doliver@usatoday.com. thank you.
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Great explanation of the benefits of mindfulness from ; assistant professor & director of Yoga Studies at , Maren Nyer; and more: usatoday.com/story/life/hea via
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The privately-held Twitter corporation is claiming that and , who died in 2020 and 2021 respectively, have paid for the subscription check mark service and supplied their phone numbers.
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There should be a rule that if you pay for Twitter Blue, you also have to subscribe to your local newspaper.
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I dreamt of working at the way a lot of you dreamt of a career at . The time I spent there rarely ever felt like working because it was always fun, even when it was hard. I am devastated for the people losing their jobs and for our industry
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Just lost my job I think! Please hire me. Reporting on internet culture has been my dream. kelseyweekman@gmail.com
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Surreal and maddening to see our friend in a glass cage in a Moscow courtroom. An innocent man—decent, kind, and honest—arrested for doing his job. Every day he spends in jail is an outrage.
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Here's a little secret…
If a journalist hasn't replied to your first 5 pitch follow-ups, chances are they won't respond to the sixth either.
Also… you shouldn't be sending 5 pitch follow-ups in the first place.
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There's a mythology that milennials are the first generation to make less than their parents. But ... that's no longer true. They're making much more, per household, then Gen X or Boomers at the same age.
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High blood pressure rings medical alarms but low blood pressure also comes with health risks.
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Hellen Obiri of Kenya, a two-time Olympic silver medalist, won the women's race in the Boston Marathon in 2 hours 21 minutes and 38 seconds. The 33-year-old has only raced in one other marathon — New York City last year, where she finished sixth. nyti.ms/3UHjIkZ
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Evans Chebet of Kenya, the defending Boston and New York champion, won the Boston Marathon's men’s race in an unofficial time of 2 hours 5 minutes 54 seconds after breaking away in the last mile. nyti.ms/3ULCI22
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This review of my book leaves me speechless. Chatwin, Thoreau, Patrick Leigh Fermor: these are my heroes. , the reviewer, summons their spirit in her praise of #AmericanRamble. That right there knocks me over. I am deeply grateful
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Correction: Practically every mainstream legacy news outlet not only tweeted about the 33% decline in cancer mortality but actually *published entire articles* articulating the drivers of the decline. But folks committed to hollowing out trust in news won't tell you that.
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Since 1991, cancer deaths have decreased by 33%—amounting to nearly 4 million cancer deaths averted. But the news won't tell you that ;)
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Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The news does indeed tell you that.
A selection of the reporting on this particular statistic from many major news outlets in the last few months:
- cnn.com/2023/01/12/hea…
- pbs.org/newshour/show/…
- abcnews.go.com/Health/cancer-…
- washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/…
- cbsnews.com/newyork/news/c…
- wsj.com/articles/u-s-c…
- usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
- theguardian.com/us-news/2023/j…
- usnews.com/news/health-ne…
- thehill.com/policy/healthc…
- fortune.com/well/2023/01/3…
- newsnationnow.com/health/cancer-…
finance.yahoo.com/news/cancer-de…
- nypost.com/2023/01/12/1-9…
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Hi. I'm filling in as features editor at and am hungry for print magazine (5000+ word) pitches. Politics, power, policy, social issues, weird regional controversies, unlikely villains, ideological trends, etc. Pitch me! MTaylor@TNR.com
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New: The New York Times says it is not planning to pay for Twitter verification:
"We aren't planning to pay the monthly fee for verification of our institutional Twitter accounts," a spokesperson tells me.
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Does magnesium help you sleep? Glad to chat with about all things magnesium.
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A 13-year-old actor tries to buy beer, cigarettes, porn, and lottery tickets, and is turned down every time. Then he walks into a gun show and legally buys a rifle.
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Hey editors: I'd love to write a column about alcohol-free dating, relationships, and intimacy. I receive countless DMs on this subject and need a place to answer these important questions.
Please RT or tag any editors who may be interested in this! Thanks, y'all!
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Are you getting enough vitamin K? Center Director Sarah Booth weighs in on vitamin K research
🔗: bit.ly/3lU6uV1
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Airport right now! It was 79°F on this day last year.
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Good morning! Did you get enough REM sleep? If you remember dreaming, you might've.
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The sneering tone. The gratuitous meanness of insulting a man in front of his family after he has invited you into his home. The bullying cheap shots at people you consider nerds. The pointlessness of it all.
You didn’t have to print this. You didn’t have to print any of it.
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Is walking actually good exercise? Experts weigh in on the benefits. - USA Today - goo.gl/alerts/aJqfLA
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Do you sleep better in a hotel room? For many people the answer is "yes". Thanks for letting me weigh in on this article.
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At least we now have proof that paradise is achievable.
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