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  • December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

The Dangerous Legacy Of White Male America

By the Cut Why do white men get so many chances to succeed, while marginalized groups get so few? Is cancel culture really a thing? On this episode of the Cut podcast, host Avery Trufelman spe

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NY Times

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NPR

  • Humans' pull toward alcohol may have ancient origins (according to chimp pee)
  • President Trump aimed to cut science funding. Congress has quietly restored much of it
  • Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons
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  • Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes

The Progressive

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  • Trump, Coca, and Drones in Tumaco, Colombia
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FactCheck.org

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  • Legality of Latest Iran Attack in Question
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  • Trump Misleads on Drug Pricing Deals

Snopes.com

  • Unpacking claims Polymarket bets on Iran strikes point to insider knowledge
  • Who bombed girls' school in Iran? Examining unproven claims of military misfire
  • Email saying Hillary Clinton was 'much prettier in person' is real. Epstein didn't send it
  • Investigating claim US troops were told Iran war is for 'Armageddon,' return of Jesus
  • Does this photo show Ghislaine Maxwell at Chelsea Clinton's wedding?

Tradeoffs

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