Politics

What would Rumi do in a pandemic?

A bull pays homage to Rumi in a 16th-century Ottoman miniature. | DeAgostini/Getty Images Muslim mystics believed suffering and solitude…

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Virtual dating is booming, but daters say it’s not enough

Graphic by Alex Castro / The Verge Daters are still trying https://www.theverge.com/21324221/tinder-bumble-video-virtual-dating-calls-feature-whyd-you-push-that-button-podcast Author: Verge Staff Read More

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The soothing beauty of Shipwreck YouTube

Titanic Animations Watching the Titanic sink in real time is the only thing to soothe my frazzled nerves. One Good…

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Congress is running out of time to extend expanded unemployment insurance

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a press conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon in the…

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Students are using Instagram to discuss racism on campus

Students participated in a “March for Change” protest at Clemson University on June 13, in the wake of nationwide protests…

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Air Force veteran MJ Hegar wins the Texas Democratic Senate primary

MJ Hegar heads to an early polling site in July, in Austin, Texas. | Eric Gay/AP Hegar will face Sen.…

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Tommy Tuberville wins the Alabama GOP Senate primary, defeating Jeff Sessions

A Tommy Tuberville campaign sign on Three Notch Road during Election Day on July 14, 2020, in Mobile, Alabama. |…

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The Trump administration just backed down on its attempt to kick out foreign students

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and international students rally at the statehouse against ICE visa rules that would potentially remove…

4 years ago

How Cakes in Disguise Got Out of Hand

Shutterstock The newest meme shows how trust in cakes has been eroded over the years https://www.eater.com/2020/7/14/21324081/cake-that-doesnt-look-like-cake-meme-explained Author: Eater Read More

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The other infectious diseases spreading in the shadow of the pandemic

A young boy receives a mosquito net on April 28, 2020 in Benin during a distribution aiming at fighting malaria…

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