Vox: All Posts by Jennie Neufeldhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52517/voxv.png2018-09-28T20:00:02-04:00https://www.vox.com/authors/jennie-neufeld/rss2018-09-28T20:00:02-04:002018-09-28T20:00:02-04:00Vox Sentences: A(nother) hack at Facebook
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<p id="6gAGGQ">50 million Facebook users may have been hacked; Indonesia is hit by back-to-back earthquakes and a tsunami.</p>
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<h3 id="jffJm0"><strong>The largest hack in Facebook’s history</strong></h3>
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<li id="LduuZk">Facebook announced on Friday that hackers had breached the company’s network and stolen the data of 50 million users. Facebook discovered the breach earlier this week and notified authorities, but it’s unclear when the breach happened. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/technology/facebook-hack-data-breach.html">NYT / Mike Isaac and Sheera Frenkel</a>]</li>
<li id="FkJyjV">Hackers gained access to Facebook’s system through a new “view as” feature on the website that allows people to view their profile as another user. Facebook said in a blog post that it has shut down the feature until the issue is fixed and a security review is conducted. [<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-flaw-allowed-hackers-to-take-over-user-accounts-1538153947">WSJ / Deepa Seetharaman and Robert McMillan</a>]</li>
<li id="abMUTK">Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, “This is a very serious security issue, and we’re taking it very seriously.” [<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-security-breach-50-million-accounts/">Wired / Louise Matsakis and Issie Lapowsky</a>]</li>
<li id="szxFp7">It’s unclear who has been affected, what kind of data has been stolen, or who carried out the attack. [<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45686890">BBC</a>]</li>
<li id="BysYxP">Taiwanese “white hat” hacker Chang Chi-yuan said he was planning to hack into Facebook on Sunday and delete Zuckerberg’s Facebook profile on a live stream. Chang has since canceled the event, and Facebook has not shown any sign that he is to blame for the data theft. [<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/28/17913178/facebook-live-mark-zuckerberg-taiwanese-hack-chang-chi-yuan">The Verge / Jon Porter</a>]</li>
<li id="dchNJL">The value of Facebook’s shares has dropped by 3.5 percent in the wake of the announcement. [<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/28/facebook-says-it-has-discovered-security-issue-affecting-nearly-50-million-accounts-investigation-in-early-stages.html">CNBC / Michelle Castillo</a>]</li>
<li id="74kPzO">Sen. Mark Warner asked that the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus launch a “full investigation” into the breach. [<a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/09/28/652631686/facebook-says-security-breach-affected-almost-50-million-accounts">NPR / Camila Domonoske</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="ZDH5xO">Indonesia hit by earthquakes and a tsunami</h3>
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<li id="pOO7jT">On Friday, Indonesia’s Sulawesi island was hit by a tsunami, which landed in Sulawesi’s capital, Palu. [<a href="https://apnews.com/fe0d0be481614ef08f0c6053bd42f7c1/Tsunami-sweeps-away-homes-on-Indonesian-island-of-Sulawesi">AP / Stephen Wright and Ali Kotarumalos</a>]</li>
<li id="V7zAAa">The tsunami was triggered by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, which was followed by multiple aftershocks reaching magnitudes as high as 6.7. As of now, one person has been reported dead and 10 others injured. [<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/28/asia/indonesia-earthquake-palu-intl/index.html">CNN / Pauline Lockwood, Angus Watson, and Angela Dewan</a>]</li>
<li id="YJaU10">A video from the moment the tsunami hit depicted houses being swept away and people screaming and running from the water. [<a href="https://mashable.com/article/video-indonesia-tsunami/#868qf2VFOgq3">Mashable / Amanda Luz Henning Santiago</a>]</li>
<li id="BkKXQ9">Indonesia was devastated by the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in 2004, which killed more than 226,000 people across 13 countries — including more than 120,000 people died in Indonesia alone. [<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-28/tsunami-hits-indonesia-after-earthquakes/10319282">ABC AU</a>]</li>
<li id="N61BIL">A spokesperson for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said they “expect more damage and more victims” in the coming hours. [<a href="https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-indonesia-quake-sulawesi/major-quake-strikes-off-indonesia-extent-of-damage-unknown-idUKKCN1M819A">Reuters / Gayatri Suroyo</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="vwWv7j">Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li id="xZDS6l">The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday for misleading investors and making “false ... statements.” The lawsuit stems from an August tweet Musk sent that he was “considering taking Tesla private.” [<a href="https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/27/technology/elon-musk-sec/index.html">CNN Money / Julia Horowitz</a>]</li>
<li id="8c746y">A <em>Jeopardy </em>contestant took over Alex Trebek’s job and asked his girlfriend, who was sitting in the audience, a question himself: to marry him. Maria quickly answered, “What is yes?” [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEBvi3rztAM">YouTube / <em>Jeopardy</em></a>]</li>
<li id="YOGQK4">Actress Alyssa Milano sat in the audience behind Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Christine Blasey Ford on Thursday. Milano, who is a survivor of sexual assault, said the temperament in the room quickly went from one of “hope” to one of “rage” as the committee finished questioning Ford and moved on to Kavanaugh. [<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alyssa-milano-interview-ford-kavanaugh-hearing-1147734">Hollywood Reporter / Jackie Strause</a>]</li>
<li id="QNbHV6">The Clothing company Urban Outfitters is selling an Instagram “Influencer” Halloween costume that looks suspiciously similar to ensembles worn by reality star Kim Kardashian and her siblings. You too could get a pair of leggings and a sports bra for the low, low price of $59! [<a href="https://nylon.com/articles/urban-outfitters-influencer-halloween-costume">Nylon / Allison Stubblebine</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="5mIMOj">Verbatim</h3>
<p id="A6Frql">“You’re telling all women that they don’t matter, that they should just stay quiet, that if they tell you what happened to them you’re going to ignore them. That’s what happened to me, that’s what you’re telling all women in America: They don’t matter.”<strong> </strong>[<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/09/protester-jeff-flake-elevator-yes-vote-brett-kavanaugh.html"><strong>A sexual assault survivor who confronted Sen. Jeff Flake in an elevator after he said he would vote to advance Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Senate floor / Slate</strong></a>]</p>
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<h3 id="onJEoH">Watch this: Why Kavanaugh’s accusers can’t remember everything</h3>
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<p id="mWsGip">We expect Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh’s other accusers to perfectly remember the details of what happened to them. But that’s not how memory works, and fixating on the gaps in victims’ memories makes it harder for us to take credible allegations seriously. [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyLvAxs0MXU">YouTube / Carlos Maza and Hunter Boone</a>]</p>
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https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/9/28/17916144/vox-sentences-facebook-hack-50-millionJennie Neufeld2018-09-27T20:00:02-04:002018-09-27T20:00:02-04:00Vox Sentences: Ford testifies, Kavanaugh denies
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<p id="6gAGGQ">A teary Ford and Kavanaugh testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee; a new study has dire predictions for killer whales.</p>
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<h3 id="jffJm0">The Judiciary Committee questions Ford and Kavanaugh</h3>
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<li id="1tAOav">Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary Court about an alleged incident of sexual assault on Thursday. Ford and Kavanaugh recounted their own memories of the incident through opening statements and questioning from Democrats and prosecutor Rachel Mitchell, who asked questions for Republicans. [<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kavanaugh-hearing-live-updates-terrified-emotional-christine-blasey/story?id=58107237">ABC / Kendall Karson and Cheyenne Haslett</a>]</li>
<li id="o4Emsx">In a soft and wavering voice, Ford delivered a teary opening statement, which lasted just under 25 minutes, about how she was “terrified” to appear before the committee. Her description of the night that of the alleged assault echoed what she said in interviews and in her initial letter to her Congress member. [<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-27/-i-am-terrified-kavanaugh-accuser-ford-begins-her-story">Bloomberg / Alex Wayne</a>]</li>
<li id="Bx8dA4">Ford also asserted during questioning that she was “100 percent” certain it was Kavanaugh who assaulted her by using her expertise in psychology and explaining “basic memory functions” in scientific terms. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/27/17910214/christine-blasey-ford-senate-testimony-brett-kavanaugh-hearing">Vox / Dylan Scott</a>]</li>
<li id="oIx1MX">During his opening statement and testimony, Kavanaugh spoke about how excellence in school as a young person was uncharacteristic of someone who would commit sexual assault, and implied it was the Clinton family who had set up the allegations. He appeared very emotional during the hearing, as he both teared up and lost his temper on numerous occasions. He also said that he had unfairly been put “through hell and then some” and that his reputation is “totally and permanently destroyed.” [<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/sep/27/brett-kavanaugh-christine-blasey-ford-testimony-latest-live-news-updates-hearing-sexual-assault-claims">Guardian / Oliver Laughland</a>]</li>
<li id="6ec2O7">Republicans on the committee portrayed the hearing as “a sham” that was used to smear someone who has “nothing to apologize for.” [<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/card/livid-graham-slams-democrats-defends-kavanaugh-n914416">NBC</a>]</li>
<li id="119EWF">It’s unclear what Mitchell’s strategy in the hearing was. She questioned Ford about small details, including the minutiae of her travel, which seemed like a waste of time. But her questions for Kavanaugh could be of interest to Maryland prosecutors, who are likely deciding whether to pursue an investigation at this moment in time. [<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/09/kavanaugh-ford-rachel-mitchell-prosecutor-investigation/571492/">Atlantic / Emma Green</a>]</li>
<li id="TiwcVp">To many observers, it seemed Kavanaugh’s testimony was often taken at face value; he simply had to deny the allegations. Meanwhile, Ford was forced to go to “great lengths to validate the allegations themselves.” [<a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/27/17880490/supreme-court-nominee-christine-blasey-ford-kavanaugh">Vox / Li Zhou</a>]</li>
<li id="OJ1q70">With the support of Republicans and President Trump, Kavanaugh has enjoyed a fair share of “himpathy”: the “sympathy powerful men often enjoy in cases of sexual assault.” [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-hearing-himpathy.html">NYT / Kate Manne</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="ZDH5xO"> Half of killer whale groups may go extinct in 50 years</h3>
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<li id="3WALlG">Half of the killer whale groups in the world are essentially “doomed” to go extinct within the next 30 to 50 years due to persistent chemical pollution, more specifically polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), according to a new study. [<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/27/orca-apocalypse-half-of-killer-whales-doomed-to-die-from-pollution">Guardian / Damian Carrington</a>]</li>
<li id="GLak3A">The PCBs are specifically dangerous because, aside from the general harm they cause, they also damage female whales’ ovaries and hinder their ability to give birth. [<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45652149">BBC / Jonathan Amos and Victoria Gill</a>]</li>
<li id="Jaho4I">The PCBs enter a whale’s system by way of the food chain. Plankton, which are at the bottom of the chain, ingest the PCBs, and then the chemicals quickly work their way upward. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/27/science/killer-whales-pcbs.html">NYT / Karen Weintraub</a>]</li>
<li id="hrcr1L">Companies were banned from producing PCBs worldwide in 2004. But they’re still present in the ocean because the compounds are so hard to break down. [<a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/long-banned-toxin-may-wipe-out-many-killer-whales">Science / Elizabeth Pennisi</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="vwWv7j">Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li id="ukcCJu">An asteroid shaped like a skull, known as the “Death Comet,” will zip by Earth right around Halloween. [<a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/skull-asteroid-death-comet-halloween_us_5bac637be4b082030e782564">HuffPost / Ed Mazza</a>]</li>
<li id="CtJoLd">The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Tequesta Police Department had to use drones this week after a kangaroo named Storm went missing in the South Florida neighborhood. Storm is now safe and sound with her owner after she was found on Thursday afternoon. [<a href="https://apnews.com/d03a0df7f7754c37b57bd744e3c1fa18?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP_Oddities&utm_campaign=SocialFlow">AP</a>]</li>
<li id="TeM0xU">Robert Mueller left the cave where he’s been investigating the Russia probe to get some tech support from Apple’s Genius Bar, according to a picture by a curious onlooker. [<a href="https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2018/9/26/17907408/robert-mueller-apple-store-tech-support-genius-bar">The Verge / Jacob Kastrenakes</a>]</li>
<li id="sLijOE">Coming in at 1,700 pounds, the now-extinct elephant bird has made a Pluto-esque comeback and officially been declared the largest bird that ever lived. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/science/largest-elephant-bird.html">NYT / Douglas Quenqua</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="5mIMOj">Verbatim</h3>
<p id="wBwiaD">“This interrogation of the trauma experienced by a single person feels, as it so often does, like a referendum for all.” [<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/current/christine-blasey-ford-and-the-curse-of-a-womans-poise"><strong>Alexandra Schwartz on the intensity felt by all women watching Christine Blasey Ford testify for the Senate Judiciary Committee / New Yorker</strong></a>]</p>
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<h3 id="onJEoH">Watch this: Kavanaugh’s sexual assault denial follows a familiar pattern</h3>
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<p id="C5wTD0">Brett Kavanaugh is using a familiar playbook. [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDVFq0NZgDg">YouTube / Madeline Marshall and Liz Scheltens</a>]</p>
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https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/9/27/17912178/vox-sentences-ford-kavanaugh-testimony-senateJennie Neufeld2018-09-26T20:00:02-04:002018-09-26T20:00:02-04:00Vox Sentences: China plays a game of I Spy
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<p id="6gAGGQ">A Chinese spy is caught in Chicago; Ebola hits the Democratic Republic of Congo.</p>
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<h3 id="jffJm0"><strong>Authorities arrest a foreign resident for spying on behalf of the Chinese government</strong></h3>
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<li id="PgzIA8">Chinese citizen and former US Army Reservist Ji Chaoqun was arrested in Chicago on Tuesday for acting as an illegal foreign agent on behalf of the Chinese government. [<a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/09/26/651689220/u-s-army-reservist-arrested-in-chicago-on-charges-of-spying-for-china">NPR / Scott Neuman</a>]</li>
<li id="NIkC29">Authorities allege Ji tried to recruit eight scientists and engineers working for cleared US defense contractors between August 2013 and September 2018. [<a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1096411/download?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery">United States District Court</a>]</li>
<li id="iPfs86">After earning a master’s degree at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2016, Ji began working for the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI), a specialty program designed to allow foreign residents to serve for the US Army Reserves. Authorities say Ji failed to disclose that he was in contact with a foreign government or its representatives when he applied for the program. [<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/26/us-army-reservist-accused-spying-china-arrested-chicago/1429633002/">USA Today / Ashley May</a>]</li>
<li id="Hzy5et">There, the contractors report he began trying to recruit them to become informants for the Chinese government. [<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45647560">BBC</a>]</li>
<li id="guvPYq">The FBI also arrested Ji’s handler from China’s Ministry of State Security. Some say that arresting the unnamed intelligence officer is intended to send a message to China that the US is “keenly focused on its activities” in the country. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/us/politics/ji-chaoqun-china-spy.html">AP</a>]</li>
<li id="sOvGu8">MAVNI was shut down in 2017, and the US began expelling its officers ”unfairly on specious security grounds,” but there’s no indication that this is currently the case for Ji. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/us/army-mavni-immigrant.html">NYT / Dave Phillips</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="ZDH5xO"><strong>An Ebola outbreak paralyzes the DRC</strong></h3>
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<li id="yPU4Ij">The Democratic Republic of Congo is currently battling an aggressive Ebola outbreak that the World Health Organization reports has so far killed over 100 people and infected 150 more in the North Kivu region. The WHO fears that efforts to contain the outbreak have been hindered by the country’s political unrest. [<a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ebola-drc-congo-perfect-storm-who_us_5baa6616e4b0f143d10ddff9">HuffPost / Lauren Weber</a>]</li>
<li id="1aMlxp">Containment efforts halted on Monday after a rebel group called the Allied Democratic Forces attacked various villages in North Kivu and killed 21 people. Experts note that containing the virus has been particularly difficult because it has broken out in the DRC’s most violent region. [<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/26/drc-resumes-battle-against-ebola-after-militia-attack">Guardian / Jason Burke and Ignatius Ssuuna</a>]</li>
<li id="jbH6JM">The Congo health ministry allowed health workers to continue containment efforts and treatment on Wednesday after they properly explained “the gravity of the epidemic” to civil society. [<a href="https://apnews.com/90db5d0b731c4115824302cad8f560e8/Congo-says-Ebola-efforts-can-resume-after-deadly-attack">AP</a>]</li>
<li id="2FZtqG">The “seventh-largest outbreak in Ebola history” was declared on August 1. The WHO warns that the environment in which the outbreak has come to fruition is a “perfect storm” for disaster. They fear the virus could potentially spread to “no go” zones and across the DRC’s borders to other countries. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/25/17903092/drc-ebola-outbreak-war-kivu">Vox / Julia Belluz</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="vwWv7j">Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li id="9dCoUR">Led Zeppelin may soon launch a music streaming service in the honor of the band’s 50th anniversary, according to new trademark documents. [<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/25/17901016/led-zeppelin-streaming-service-trademark-50th-anniversary">The Verge / Jon Porter</a>]</li>
<li id="dY7CvS">A SoundCloud rapper known as Lil Xan was hospitalized on Monday because he says he ate “too many Hot Cheetos” and began throwing up “a little blood.” [<a href="http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/09/rapper-lil-xan-hospitalized-for-eating-too-many-hot-cheetos.html">Grub Street / Nikita Richardson</a>]</li>
<li id="Y515TZ">New details have emerged in a bizarre case last year in which a group of fervently religious Jehovah’s Witnesses kidnapped a neighboring family because they were trying to save them from the fast-approaching apocalypse, which is supposed to go down on November 6. The group of five were quickly caught by police, who said they “displayed extreme strength” and were “unaffected” by pepper spray and Tasers. [<a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-court-document-reveals-more-details-in-bizarre-naked-kidnapping-case/">Canadian Press / Chris Purdy</a>]</li>
<li id="2pH2tr">Dunkin’ Donuts is dropping the “Donuts” to put “the company on a first-name basis with customers.” The fast-food chain touted on Twitter that it will now have “#BFFStatus with you all.” [<a href="https://www.delish.com/food-news/a23460162/dunkin-donuts-new-name-change/">Delish / Tess Koman</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="5mIMOj">Verbatim</h3>
<p id="wEYrM9">“I feel that I understand a little bit — this is a man who was traumatized as a child by his father, who had a mother that didn’t protect him. And the behavior is the language of the wounded.”<strong> </strong>[<a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/26/why-jane-fonda-doesnt-hate-donald-trump-840207"><strong>Actress and activist Jane Fonda on why she feels a “radical kinship” to President Donald Trump / Politico</strong></a>]</p>
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<h3 id="onJEoH">Watch this: How marketers target your nose</h3>
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<p id="pl8yDr">The quiet but powerful industry of scent branding. [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P81i66_tLlU"><strong>YouTube / Kimberly Mas</strong></a>]</p>
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<p id="ls7vCx"><a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/26/17905796/nuclear-war-1983-stanislav-petrov-soviet-union">35 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war</a></p>
<p id="j2TmUz"><a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/6/13/17426350/bts-history-members-explained">BTS, the band that changed K-pop, explained</a></p>
<p id="NLDuaR"><a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/26/17903126/manafort-guilty-plea-deal-trump-russia-election-interference-putin-spy">A former spy explains why Manafort is crucial to Mueller’s Russia investigation</a></p>
<p id="MICO95"><a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/26/17900890/twitter-instagram-scam-viral">Viral Twitter threads are the latest scam designed to sell you garbage</a></p>
<p id="ChRsx7"><a href="https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/9/26/17903176/katherine-hoover-opioid-epidemic-painkillers">This doctor wrote 130 opioid prescriptions a day. She says she did nothing wrong.</a></p>
https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/9/26/17907614/vox-sentences-china-spy-chicagoJennie Neufeld2018-09-25T20:00:02-04:002018-09-25T20:00:02-04:00Vox Sentences: Could Brazil’s Trump be elected president?
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<p id="6gAGGQ">Bill Cosby is sentenced to jail time; a populist wave begins to swell in Brazil.</p>
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<h3 id="jffJm0">Bill Cosby faces 3 to 10 years in jail</h3>
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<li id="Yu39Fs">Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby has been sentenced to serve three to 10 years in jail after a court deemed him a “sexually violent predator” on Tuesday. Cosby, who was once known as “America’s Dad,” was convicted in April on charges of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/arts/television/bill-cosby-sentencing.html">NYT / Graham Bowley and Jon Hurdle</a>]</li>
<li id="UhJGJM">Cosby’s defense team argued that the 81-year-old, who is legally blind, is too old and dependent to be sent to jail. The prosecutors, however, felt that he didn’t “deserve a free pass because of his advanced age.” [<a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-bill-cosby-prison-judge-20180924-story.html">AP / Maryclaire Dale and Michael R. Sisak</a>]</li>
<li id="KnKjo3">Cosby is one of the first celebrities in the #MeToo era to go to trial, receive a guilty verdict, and succumb to the consequences. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bill-cosby-sentenced-to-3-to-10-years-in-state-prison/2018/09/25/9aa620aa-c00d-11e8-90c9-23f963eea204_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.47e65ec0b85e">Washington Post / Manuel Roig-Franzia</a>]</li>
<li id="3Wjx4R">The sentencing comes after some 60 women came forward in 2014 and 2015 to accuse Cosby of sexual assault. There was a consistent trend among the accusations against Cosby, which span from the 1960s to the 2000s: He invited them to interact one-on-one, under the guise of mentorship, and then drugged and forced himself on them while they were incapacitated. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/2015/2/14/8036201/cosby-sexual-assault-allegations-timeline">Vox / Jenée Desmond-Harris</a>]</li>
<li id="i8V4Tn">His victims began speaking out after Hannibal Burress highlighted older accusations against Cosby in a standup performance that quickly went viral in 2014. [<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/26/hannibal-buress-how-a-comedian-reignited-the-bill-cosby-allegations">Guardian / Lucia Graves</a>]</li>
<li id="AGUDvE">Because Constand’s assault was the only one to fall within the statute of limitations, her trial has been informally treated as a representation of the many other accusers. In a victim impact statement she read before the sentencing, Constand said, “Bill Cosby took my beautiful, healthy young spirit and he crushed it.” [<a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/25/17901614/andrea-constand-bill-cosby-victim-impact-statement-sentencing">Vox / P.R. Lockhart</a>]</li>
<li id="7rMzHU">The guilty verdict came in Cosby’s second trial, after his first resulted in a mistrial (and after many women in Hollywood came forward to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and assault), and is a testament to the growing power of the #MeToo movement. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/4/26/17272470/bill-cosby-trial-verdict-guilty-sexual-assault-andrea-constand">Vox / Jen Kirby</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="aXjMoC"><strong>A Trumpish presidential candidate rises to popularity in Brazil</strong></h3>
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<li id="zr4rts">Far-right, populist presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is growing in popularity in Brazil as the country’s first round of elections quickly approaches. Bolsonaro is a brash, pro-torture former army captain who many say is racist, homophobic, misogynistic — and quite akin to US President Donald Trump. [<a href="https://thewire.in/world/hate-or-hope-bitter-election-brazil-fights-for-its-soul">The Wire / Shobhan Saxena</a>]</li>
<li id="ESeg9N">In April, Bolsonaro was charged with inciting hatred against black people, indigenous communities, LGBTQ people, and women. He’s said women are ignorant and undeserving of equal pay, and once called a female politician “too ugly to rape.” Women across the country have launched a campaign on Twitter called ##EleNão (#NotHim) to protest his candidacy. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/world/americas/brazil-president-candidate-hate.html">NYT / Shasta Darlington</a>]</li>
<li id="bXB7rD">Bolsonaro is also disliked within creative and academic communities; 150 prominent artists and scholars signed a manifesto declaring that he was “a clear threat to our fundamental civilisational heritage.” [<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/25/brazil-could-be-dragged-back-into-dictatorship-cultural-figures-warn">Guardian / Tom Phillips</a>]</li>
<li id="3ZVPhn">Polls are reporting that Bolsonaro and moderate candidate Fernando Haddad are almost neck and neck. They will likely not win a majority of the vote (which is necessary to win the election in the first round). As a result, Haddad and Bolsonaro may solely go head to head in a runoff. [<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-election/brazils-bolsonaro-leads-presidential-race-but-haddad-closing-gap-poll-idUSKCN1M42LX">Reuters / Brad Brooks</a>]</li>
<li id="EEtEVs">Bolsonaro stopped campaigning in early September after surviving an assassination attempt while in a small town north of Rio de Janeiro. He will not return to the public eye until after the October 7 vote. [<a href="http://time.com/5389310/brazil-presidential-candidate-bolsonaro-stabbed/">AP / Mauricio Savarese and Peter Prengaman</a>]</li>
<li id="IunkLB">Brazil is just three decades into its democracy and coming off years of political corruption scandals that saw the downfall and jailing of its beloved former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. [<a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2018/04/08/lula-goes-to-jail">Economist</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="vwWv7j">Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li id="OWE7ny">During his second speech at the UN General Assembly, President Trump was surprised to face a laughing crowd after he declared that “my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country.” [<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-25/trump-faces-laughter-at-un-then-unleashes-global-grievance-list?srnd=premium">Bloomberg / Jennifer Epstein</a>]</li>
<li id="OUhK2U">A new study finds that Glyphosate, a common herbicide, is bad for bees. One scientist from the study says that “people should worry about” the weed killer, which is a predominant cause of declining bee populations. [<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/25/weed-killer-ingredient-linked-honey-bee-deaths-glyphosate-study/1419248002/">USA Today / Ashley May</a>]</li>
<li id="Ogvy3G">Amazon begins broadcasting Thursday Night Football this week, and for the first time, the streams will include the option for commentary from an all-female panel (composed of two veteran sports journalists). [<a href="https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/25/amazon-thursday-night-football-women-commentary/">Engadget / Jon Fingas</a>]</li>
<li id="iehqGu">Google is going back on a ban from March and, once again, allowing cryptocurrency companies to advertise on its American and Japanese platforms. It’s unclear what inspired the change. [<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/25/17901326/google-cryptocurrency-ads-ban-lift">The Verge / Nick Statt</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="5mIMOj">Verbatim</h3>
<p id="yRT5KV">“When our criminal justice system also fails to understand this threat [of toxic masculinity], we are in crisis. It is time to talk less about whether we should believe women and more about why we are so desperate, from the outset, to believe men.”<strong> </strong>[<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/24/rape-conviction-figures-uk">Chitra Ramaswamy questions why we defer to men’s accounts in rape cases / Guardian</a>]</p>
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<h3 id="onJEoH">Watch this: Why America needs automatic voter registration</h3>
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<p id="3RR4cb">A simple fix to get more Americans to vote. [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd5Qs0fc_I0">YouTube / Madeline Marshall</a>]</p>
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<p id="REUbwk"><a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/24/17883506/trump-korea-trade-deal-korus">Trump’s new trade deal with South Korea, explained</a></p>
<p id="NDdy7R"><a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/25/17900812/brett-kavanaugh-yearbook-georgetown-prep-trump">Why Brett Kavanaugh’s yearbook page matters</a></p>
<p id="S0mNCB"><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/25/17898492/nordstrom-golden-goose-sneakers-balenciaga-ikea-bag">Why we get so angry over $500 faux-distressed clothes</a></p>
<p id="v6ROhW"><a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/5/24/17368308/income-inequality-poverty-in-america">Income inequality is changing how we think, live, and die</a></p>
<p id="ChRsx7"><a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/9/24/17885202/fall-tv-shows-best-new-preview">There is no fall TV season anymore</a></p>
https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/9/25/17903454/vox-sentences-jair-bolsonaro-brazilJennie Neufeld2018-09-24T20:00:01-04:002018-09-24T20:00:01-04:00Vox Sentences: Christine Blasey Ford is not alone
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<p id="6gAGGQ">A second woman accuses Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct; Russia’s alliance with Israel weakens as one with Syria grows.</p>
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<h3 id="jffJm0">A second accuser</h3>
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<li id="OIIC81">A second woman, Deborah Ramirez, has come forward with accusations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, according to a new report by the New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer. Ramirez claims Kavanaugh exposed himself to her and put his penis near her face at a party during their freshman year at Yale University. [<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/senate-democrats-investigate-a-new-allegation-of-sexual-misconduct-from-the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaughs-college-years-deborah-ramirez">New Yorker / Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer</a>] </li>
<li id="s0AlX7">Ramirez’s accusation comes just 10 days after Christine Blasey Ford came forward with accusations that Kavanaugh assaulted her under similar circumstances — while intoxicated at a party more than 35 years ago. [<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-sexual-misconduct-allegation-against-the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-stirs-tension-among-democrats-in-congress">New Yorker / Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer</a>]</li>
<li id="QXjb0C">Senate Republicans were reportedly aware of Ramirez’s claim in the days leading up to the New Yorker’s report. They told Mayer and Farrow that they were concerned “about [the accusation’s] potential impact on Kavanaugh’s nomination” and then relaunched a campaign to expedite the confirmation process. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/24/17895622/brett-kavanaugh-deborah-ramirez-grassley-new-yorker">Vox / Emily Stewart</a>] </li>
<li id="jnh8MN">Kavanaugh said both women’s accusations are “smears” and a “grotesque and obvious character assassination” in a statement to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley. Kavanaugh emphasized that he “will not be intimidated into withdrawing from this process.” [<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/i-will-not-be-intimidated-read-brett-kavanaughs-full-letter-defending-against-latest-allegations">PBS / AP</a>]</li>
<li id="fEF2S3">Ford then sent a letter to Grassley in the wake of Kavanaugh’s statement asking for “fair and respectful treatment” and promising that “fear will not hold me back from testifying.” Grassley, for his part, said that he is “committed to fair and respectful treatment of you, as you’ve requested.” [<a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/24/ford-grassley-letter-will-testify-837730">Politico / Elana Schor</a>]</li>
<li id="NmUvAy">Much of the criticism of Ramirez’s accusations has been about how the story is, for the most part, uncorroborated. Only one anonymous man said he heard about stories of the assault when it happened, but he does not want to make his identity known to the public. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/24/breaking-down-new-brett-kavanaugh-sexual-misconduct-allegation/?utm_term=.ee04dcb9f38d">Washington Post / Aaron Blake</a>] </li>
<li id="1ORRtJ">Mayer, however, said she and Farrow saw an email chain from Yale alumni discussing the assault back in July — before Ford went public with her accusations. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/24/17895740/new-yorker-jane-mayer-yale-university-emails-brett-kavanaugh-deborah-ramirez">Vox / Ella Nilsen</a>]</li>
<li id="yBLH7c">Many are also criticizing Ford and Ramirez for waiting more than 30 years after the fact to bring such accusations forward. A campaign quickly launched on Twitter where women spoke about their own experiences under the hashtag “#WhyIDidntReport.”[<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/09/whyididntreport-brett-kavanaugh-allegations-and-other-hashtags-metoo-notokay.html">Vox / Christina Cauterucci</a>]</li>
<li id="rK4m6a">In many cases of sexual assault accusations against powerful men, women are empowered to come forward after others do. Some say this is because “a lone woman’s voice often isn’t given the same weight as a man’s.” [<a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/24/17894618/brett-kavanaugh-deborah-ramirez-me-too">Vox / Anna North</a>]</li>
<li id="mQAA7I">More accusations may come — sooner rather than later. Lawyer Michael Avenatti claims he is representing a client who will go public with a new accusation on Wednesday and is looking to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/408151-avenatti-new-client-will-go-public-with-kavanaugh-accusations-in-next-48">The Hill / Emily Birnbaum</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="ZDH5xO"><strong>Russia to supply Syria with advanced missile defense system</strong></h3>
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<li id="jJ8l7Q">Russia is moving forward with plans to provide Syria with an advanced S-300 missile defense system. This deal is expected to harm Russia’s relationship with Israel. [<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45626251">BBC</a>]</li>
<li id="tJHrF7">The decision comes after Syrian missiles downed a Russian military aircraft, killing 15 crew members. Russia faults Israel for the crash because Israeli air forces were, at the time, attacking a Syrian military warehouse with missiles that Iran was planning to give to the terrorist group Hezbollah. [<a href="https://www.axios.com/israel-russia-netanyahu-putin-relationship-syria-b42da889-1765-4be9-a4f2-f64074f2e3ab.html">Axios / Barak Ravid</a>]</li>
<li id="GbuRtN">Russian officials said that the decision, which is a departure from a 2013 agreement with Israel to not supply Syria with the missiles, was due to a “situation [that’s] changed” and is “no fault of ours.” [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-blow-to-israel-russia-says-it-will-send-syria-powerful-antiaircraft-missiles/2018/09/24/674745b8-bffe-11e8-be77-516336a26305_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4a9eebc30d39">Washington Post / Anton Troianovski, Loveday Morris, and Liz Sly</a>]</li>
<li id="IN0B1G">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Russia is putting the missile system in “irresponsible hands” and “will increase the dangers in the region.” [<a href="https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Netanyahu-Iran-and-Syria-are-responsible-for-downed-Russian-plane-567854">Jerusalem Post / Tovah Lazaroff</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="vwWv7j">Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li id="kGEEFd">Scientists have created a new gene-editing technology that may be able to wipe out the mosquito population once and for all. [<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/09/mosquito-target-malaria/570937/">Atlantic / Sarah Zhang</a>]</li>
<li id="gNBwGB">
<em>The Bachelor Vietnam</em> is making headlines after a contestant declared her love for another female contestant during the rose ceremony and asked her to “come home” with her. Perhaps the American <em>Bachelor</em> should take a cue. [<a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/the-bachelor-vietnam">BuzzFeed / Rachael Krishna</a>]</li>
<li id="emjo3X">Comedian Bill Cosby’s sentencing hearing began on Monday after he was convicted of sexual assault in April. Cosby faces up to 30 years in prison if prosecutors successfully persuade the court to deem him a “sexually violent predator.” [<a href="https://apnews.com/c42aa22bb2f04de79d192b7cbd0c3fe9">AP / Maryclaire Dale and Michael R. Sisak</a>]</li>
<li id="DEbl1X">
<em>Serial </em>is back with a new season; for its third installment, the podcast is dissecting life and systematic norms at the Cleveland Justice Center. [<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/23/17887612/serial-season-3-review-sarah-koenig-cleveland-criminal-justice-system">The Verge / Andrew Liptak</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="5mIMOj">Verbatim</h3>
<p id="yRT5KV">“I would think an FBI investigation would be warranted.”<strong> </strong>[<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/senate-democrats-investigate-a-new-allegation-of-sexual-misconduct-from-the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaughs-college-years-deborah-ramirez">Deborah Ramirez, the second woman to come forward and accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, in conversation with Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer / New Yorker</a>]</p>
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<h3 id="onJEoH">Watch this: Why colleges tolerate fraternities</h3>
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<p id="A07osu">Frats are... fratty. Why do colleges keep them around? [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVh7HP_wisw"><strong>YouTube / Phil Edwards</strong></a>]</p>
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<h3 id="OzTdJg">Read more</h3>
<p id="pKB8s0"><a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/24/17896140/rod-rosenstein-resigns-fired-mueller-trump-russia">Is Rod Rosenstein fired, resigning, or staying? The drama, explained.</a></p>
<p id="bkUTLr"><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/24/17869864/sticker-sheets-glossier-outdoor-voices-milk-makeup-ouai-dripkit">Why do so many millennial brands think adults want stickers?</a></p>
<p id="x0pra9"><a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/11/15782544/puerto-rico-pushes-for-statehood-explained">Puerto Rico’s push for statehood, explained</a></p>
<p id="KZpmVG"><a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/24/17896034/murder-crime-clearance-fbi-report">There’s a nearly 40 percent chance you’ll get away with murder in America</a></p>
<p id="ChRsx7"><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/24/17851190/makeup-chanel-queer-eye-maybelline-men">What the rise of men’s makeup means for masculinity</a></p>
https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/9/24/17898534/vox-sentences-christine-blasey-ford-deborah-ramirez-brett-kavanaughJennie Neufeld2018-09-21T20:00:02-04:002018-09-21T20:00:02-04:00Vox Sentences: Rod Rosenstein’s high-wire act
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<p id="6gAGGQ">A bombshell report on Rod Rosenstein fuels Trump’s suspicions; the Kremlin apparently wanted to smuggle WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to Russia.</p>
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<h3 id="jffJm0">A New York Times report fuels Trump’s paranoia</h3>
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<li id="hCGI31">The New York Times reported today that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein proposed secretly recording President Donald Trump, according to numerous anonymous sources. Rosenstein, according to the Times, wanted to use the recordings to convince Trump’s Cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment, which would declare the president unfit to serve and remove him from office. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/us/politics/rod-rosenstein-wear-wire-25th-amendment.html">NYT / Adam Goldman and Michael S. Schmidt</a>]</li>
<li id="8Hj1Fy">Then-acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe also allegedly wrote memos that confirmed the anonymous sources’ claims at the time of the proposal (16 months ago, in the wake James Comey’s firing). The memos have been turned over to special counsel Robert Mueller, head of the FBI’s inquiry into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/mccabe-memos-say-rosenstein-considered-secretly-recording-trump/2018/09/21/f4aa9a62-bdca-11e8-8792-78719177250f_story.html?utm_term=.fd32793d1666">Washington Post / Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky</a>]</li>
<li id="xjnBHd">The report depicts Rosenstein, who has overseen the Russia investigation since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself, as “panic-stricken.” Rosenstein is already on thin ice with Trump, who has attacked him on Twitter a number of times. [<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/21/politics/rosenstein-mccabe-trump-wire/index.html">CNN / Laura Jarrett and Jeremy Herb</a>]</li>
<li id="MqEVQ4">Rosenstein says the report is “inaccurate and factually incorrect.” He also said that the anonymous sources are “biased against the Department” and “advancing their own personal agenda.” Another FBI source also said the idea was a joke. [<a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/09/rod-rosenstein-bombshell-he-talked-of-secretly-recording-trump-ousting-him-via-the-25th-amendment/">Mother Jones / Dan Friedman</a>]</li>
<li id="LhcwKY">Republican politicians have frequently threatened to impeach Rosenstein since his involvement in the investigation grew. Now this threat “grows by the minute.” [<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/will-rosenstein-be-impeached-727880/">Rolling Stone / Tim Dickinson</a>]</li>
<li id="HNsyfd">Because Sessions recused himself, Rosenstein is the only one with the power to fire Mueller. If Rosenstein is removed from the FBI, Trump could replace him with someone more willing to ax the special counsel. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/21/17888028/trump-rosenstein-mueller-nyt-25th-russia">Vox / Alex Ward</a>]</li>
<li id="eix9lg">Trump has frequently accused Rosenstein, Mueller, and the Russia investigation of being part of the “deep state” looking to take him down. Experts say this report could serve as a “vindication of his belief.” [<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45606746">BBC</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="ZDH5xO">Russia’s “bold plot” to smuggle Assange out of London</h3>
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<li id="LZv0dP">The Kremlin allegedly discussed plans to smuggle WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London at the end of 2017. The plan to bring Assange to Russia was abandoned after it was deemed “too risky.” [<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/21/julian-assange-russia-ecuador-embassy-london-secret-escape-plan">Guardian / Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Dan Collyns, and Luke Harding</a>]</li>
<li id="ewN5QS">Assange was intensely isolated in the embassy for almost seven years after he began publishing classified documents from governments around the world on WikiLeaks. He sought refuge at the embassy in 2012 when Interpol, the international criminal police organization, issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of sexual assault. [<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/11681502/Why-is-Julian-Assange-still-inside-the-embassy-of-Ecuador.html">Telegraph / Harriet Alexander</a>]</li>
<li id="g2sL5e">Assange was then involved in the 2016 US presidential election when he published emails from Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her team, which were allegedly acquired by hackers from a Russian intelligence agency. [<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/isolation-intensifies-wikileaks-julian-assange-faces-threat-eviction/story?id=57475632">ABC / James Gordon Meek and Ali Dukakis</a>]</li>
<li id="XqSdS8">The Kremlin’s plan brings into question Assange’s ties to Russia, concerns that US authorities have had since the 2016 election. If he managed to escape to Russia, he could not be extradited to the US. [<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/plan-smuggle-julian-assange-embassy-russia-leaked-2018-9">Business Insider / Sinéad Baker</a>]</li>
<li id="1jBKSg">The Russian Embassy has denied the report, tweeting that this was “Another example of disinformation and fake news by British media.” [<a href="https://sputniknews.com/world/201809211068235522-russian-embassy-uk-assange/">Sputnik News</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="vwWv7j">Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li id="blA4IL">A costume company is, predictably, facing backlash after it began selling a sexy <em>Handmaid’s Tale </em>Halloween costume — bonnet and all. [<a href="https://ew.com/tv/2018/09/21/sexy-handmaids-tale-halloween-costume/">Entertainment Weekly / James Hibberd</a>]</li>
<li id="o5Ggnq">A beach in Greece has been coated in a 1,000-foot blanket of spiderwebs. Scientists say the spiders have joined together on the beach to have “a party” (which we will not be attending). [<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/20/spiderweb-aetoliko-greece-blankets-beach-tetragnatha-spiders/1368944002/">USA Today / Josh Hafner</a>]</li>
<li id="91RnQV">Cody Wilson, the creator of blueprints for 3D-printable guns, has been arrested in Taiwan after Texan authorities issued a warrant for his arrest for alleged sexual assault of a minor. Taiwan says it plans to deport Wilson to the United States as soon as possible. [<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/21/17886534/3d-gun-maker-cody-wilson-arrest-taiwan-texas">The Verge / Colin Lecher</a>]</li>
<li id="iqsuAP">Get ready, folks: Alec Baldwin is returning to <em>Saturday Night Live</em> as President Donald Trump. The new season premieres September 29 on NBC. [<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/alec-baldwin-returning-as-trump-saturday-night-live-season-44-1145958">Hollywood Reporter / Katie Kilkenny</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="5mIMOj">Verbatim</h3>
<p id="yRT5KV">“When we think about engaging and defeating the bully, we must remember that it isn’t just about getting home — it’s about thriving — and that our goal is not to switch places with the bully but to end bullying.” [<a href="https://medium.com/s/story/white-supremacy-acts-like-a-bully-it-can-be-dealt-with-like-a-bully-98fd3a7efa60">DeRay Mckesson on dealing with white supremacy as one would a bully, from his new book <em>On the Other Side of Freedom </em>/ Medium</a>]</p>
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<h3 id="onJEoH">Watch this: Why every social media site is a dumpster fire</h3>
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<p id="LHfxw3">Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube exploit our tribalism to keep us watching ads. That makes them a perfect target for trolls, conspiracy theorists, and con artists. [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZSRxfHMr5s"><strong>YouTube / Carlos Maza and Hunter Boone</strong></a>]</p>
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<p id="BSg4s0"><a href="https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/9/21/17887670/whyididntreport-trump-rape-sexual-assault-kavanaugh-ford">#WhyIDidntReport is a sad, but necessary, rebuke to Trump</a></p>
<p id="p2de4v"><a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/21/17886892/star-wars-release-schedule-disney-bob-iger">Why Disney is pulling back on its Star Wars release schedule, according to CEO Bob Iger</a></p>
<p id="WXot46"><a href="https://slack-redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2F2018%2F9%2F21%2F17888022%2Frod-rosenstein-fired-trump-noel-francisco">Meet Noel Francisco, the man who will oversee the Mueller probe if Trump fires Rosenstein</a></p>
<p id="1nVG5U"><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/21/17886682/amazon-new-smart-home-microwave-speakers-internet-of-things">Amazon’s smart microwave is a Trojan horse</a></p>
<p id="ChRsx7"><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/21/17887130/jet-airways-airplane-cabin-pressure">This is what happens to your body when an airplane cabin isn’t pressurized</a></p>
https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/9/21/17888876/vox-sentences-rod-rosenstein-trump-nytJennie Neufeld2018-09-20T20:00:01-04:002018-09-20T20:00:01-04:00Vox Sentences: 24 hours, 3 mass shootings
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<p id="QQqYkQ">Back-to-back-to-back mass shootings take place within 24 hours; more than 200 presumed to be dead after a boat meant for 100 people capsizes in Tanzania.</p>
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<h3 id="t6pIUi">4 killed at a Rite Aid warehouse</h3>
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<li id="bP5jiS">Four people were killed and three others were wounded in a shooting at a Rite Aid warehouse in Aberdeen, Maryland, on Thursday morning. This marks the third mass shooting within the last 24 hours. [<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/us/maryland-shooting/index.html">CNN / Eliott C. McLaughlin</a>]</li>
<li id="douy5g">The shooter, who was a temporary worker at the drug store distribution center, killed herself after the rampage. The shooter has not been identified, and her motive and how she acquired a gun are unknown. [<a href="https://apnews.com/fc643526f8ac46349975ce45f2cdc9e4/Officials:-3-killed-in-shooting-at-Maryland-Rite-Aid-center">AP / David McFadden</a>]</li>
<li id="9Pryz1">This is the second workplace shooting in a 10-mile radius in the past year, and the third in three years in Maryland’s 34th District. Responses from Maryland politicians have ranged from offering “thoughts and prayers” to urging the country “to end the toll of gun violence in our communities.” [<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-what-people-are-saying-20180920-story.html#">Baltimore Sun / Catherine Rentz</a>]</li>
<li id="qlkqXY">Two separate mass shootings took place in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Wednesday. In Middleton, Wisconsin, a former employee attacked the WTS Paradigm software company office and injured four people. Another shooter who was facing domestic violence charges opened fire at a Masontown, Pennsylvania, courthouse and injured four others. Both gunmen were shot and killed by police. [<a href="https://splinternews.com/workplace-mass-shooting-in-maryland-is-the-third-in-jus-1829197600">Splinter / Rafi Schwartz</a>]</li>
<li id="xdl76h">The Gun Violence Archive reports that, with Thursday’s incident, there have been 262 mass shootings in America 263 days into 2018 — making the average about one mass shooting per day. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/20/17882888/mass-shootings-us-aberdeen-maryland">Vox / German Lopez</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="xzZgnH">Authorities fear more than 200 people have drowned in Tanzanian ferry accident</h3>
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<li id="BELMdZ">More than 200 people may have drowned after a ferry allegedly carrying almost 400 capsized in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria on Thursday afternoon. Officials report that about 100 people (32 of whom are in critical condition) were rescued. [<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45594513"><strong>BBC</strong></a>]</li>
<li id="hgaBMx">The ferry had a capacity of 100 people. But it was carrying loads of cargo on top of the many people on board. [<a href="http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/20-people-cheat-death-after-Nyerere-ferry-capsizes-/1840340-4769628-b7ohv4z/index.html"><strong>The Citizen / Jesse Mikofu and Jonathan Musa</strong></a>]</li>
<li id="RAuv99">There has been no official confirmation on the number of passengers aboard the ferry, however, because the person issuing tickets is presumed dead and the ticketing machine has not been recovered. But initial estimates are reportedly well over 300. [<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-accident/more-than-200-people-feared-drowned-after-ferry-sinks-in-tanzanias-lake-victoria-government-idUSKCN1M02BR"><strong>Reuters / Nuzulack Dausen</strong></a>]</li>
<li id="2WHU1J">The rescue mission halted in the evening and will resume again at dawn on Friday. [<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/tanzania-ferry-capsize-dozens-killed-rescue-effort-180920180816674.html"><strong>Al Jazeera</strong></a>]</li>
<li id="YoN3Qg">Accidents on Lake Victoria are reportedly common due to overcrowding on outdated and poorly maintained vessels. [<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/lake-victoria-ferry-boat-tanzania-crash-capsize-death-toll-latest-a8547861.html"><strong>The Independent / Harry Cockburn</strong></a>]</li>
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<li id="ZhhcWb">Iconic film Space Jam is coming back with a sequel. Basketball player LeBron James will join Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes gang instead of Michael Jordan, who starred in the original. [<a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/9/19/17879884/space-jam-2-lebron-james-is-actually-happening-hollywood-black-panther-director-ryan-coogler">SB Nation / Ricky O’Donnell</a>]</li>
<li id="T3QL00">Amazon is planning an “aggressive expansion” of its Amazon Go convenience stores. CEO Jeff Bezos plans on opening 3,000 cashier-less stores by 2021. [<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/19/17880530/amazon-go-cashier-less-stores-new-locations-2021"><strong>The Verge / Nick Statt</strong></a>]</li>
<li id="a2aniK">A scientist gave the drug ecstasy to a group of octopuses and found they were ... unsurprisingly social (and a little kooky). [<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/09/octopuses-on-ecstasy-prefer-each-other-to-chewbacca/570763/"><strong>The Atlantic / Ed Yong</strong></a>]</li>
<li id="nPxO4Y">A generational survey found that Americans of all ages (and, most predominantly, Generation Z) are an intensely lonely people. [<a href="https://www.cigna.com/newsroom/news-releases/2018/new-cigna-study-reveals-loneliness-at-epidemic-levels-in-america"><strong>Cigna</strong></a>]</li>
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<h3 id="5mIMOj">Verbatim</h3>
<p id="zcrviT">“Holton’s motto teaches students to ‘find a way or make one.’ We dream of making a world where women are free from harassment, assault, and sexual violence. We are deeply grateful to Dr. Blasey Ford for bravely stepping forward and bringing us closer to that world we all seek.” [<a href="https://www.standwithblaseyford.com/">Nearly 600 alumnae from Holton-Arms School, the high school Christine Blasey Ford attended, in support of Ford and her sexual assault accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh</a>]</p>
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<h3 id="onJEoH">Watch this: How “Instagram traps” are changing art museums</h3>
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<p id="OgYpQw">Instagram is reshaping museums. What does that mean for art? [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx_r-dP22Ps"><strong>YouTube / Christophe Haubursin</strong></a>]</p>
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<p id="AdZ84g"><a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/19/17847110/how-fascism-works-donald-trump-jason-stanley">How fascism works</a></p>
<p id="nrfEZo"><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/20/17870760/movie-theater-concessions-dinner-movie-alamo-regal-amc-metrograph">Why movie theaters are trading popcorn and soda for chimichangas and custom cocktails</a></p>
<p id="auqffj"><a href="https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/9/4/17800200/peak-fall-foliage-2018-map">When and where fall foliage colors will peak, in one map</a> </p>
<p id="ChRsx7"><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/19/17879582/influencer-marketing-kim-kanye-lorde-michael-jordan-stuff-we-buy">Lorde’s Adidas sneakers, Marilyn Manson’s absinthe, and other things celebrities compelled us to buy</a></p>
https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/9/20/17884568/mass-shooting-maryland-wisconsin-pennsylvaniaJennie Neufeld2018-09-19T20:00:02-04:002018-09-19T20:00:02-04:00Vox Sentences: Will Texans bet on Beto?
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<p id="6gAGGQ">It’s all about Beto and barbecue in the Texas Senate race; Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif is a free man ... for the time being.</p>
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<h3 id="Pz4nzb"><strong>Beto gives Cruz a run for his money in Texas</strong></h3>
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<li id="fCUmT4">The Senate race in Texas between Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke and incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has become one of the most watched and contentious in the United States. O’Rourke has given the highly disliked incumbent a run for his money in the typically red state. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/12/17841716/ted-cruz-beto-orourke-senate-midterm">Vox / Tara Golshan</a>]</li>
<li id="4bLLx0">Cruz is running a predictably conservative campaign. Meanwhile, O’Rourke is making very progressive promises, including raising the minimum wage, expunging marijuana offenses, and introducing stricter gun control — all of which are surprising “deep in the heart of Trump country.” [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/us/politics/beto-orourke-dreams-of-one-texas-ted-cruz-sees-another-clearly.html">NYT / Matt Flegenheimer</a>]</li>
<li id="C8roiB">It’s currently unclear which way the election will go. Some polls on the race report that O’Rourke is 2 points ahead of Cruz, while others say he is 9 points behind. [<a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/407369-poll-beto-orourke-leads-cruz-by-2-points-in-texas-senate-race">The Hill / Justin Wise</a>]</li>
<li id="JVdOiG">Still, Cruz “feel[s] very good about where we are” in the race. He is confident that “We’re going to win.” [<a href="https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/59agka/ted-cruz-isnt-scared-of-beto-orourke-but-he-isnt-taking-any-chances">Vice / Josh Hersh</a>]</li>
<li id="uKBFqF">O’Rourke’s likability (and Cruz’s lack thereof) has scared many Republicans, who are putting the pressure on big-time donors to contribute to the Republican campaign and give Cruz a boost in the race. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/9/17837546/ted-cruz-mick-mulvaney-beto-orourke-texas">Vox / Emily Stewart</a>]</li>
<li id="WW8yoE">Cruz has relied on arguments that O’Rourke is for crossing the border illegally, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and supporting NFL players’ right to kneel during the national anthem — all highly contentious topics that might galvanize Republicans to show up on Election Day. [<a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/08/28/commercial-appeal-look-ads-texas-ted-cruz-beto-orourke-senate-race">Dallas News / Matthew Adams and Todd J. Gillman</a>]</li>
<li id="jqBgSU">Cruz is also using absurdist arguments to try to discredit O’Rourke, relate more to his Texan constituents, and appear a bit more likable. He claimed today (partly as a joke) that “if Beto wins, BBQ will be illegal!” [<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/18/politics/cruz-beto-bbq-ban-texas/index.html">CNN / Devan Cole</a>]</li>
<li id="SCWJYY">Cruz and O’Rourke will participate in three debates on domestic and foreign policy leading up to the elections. [<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-beto-orourke-to-hold-3-debates-texas-senate-race/">CBS / AP</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="ZDH5xO">Pakistan’s ex-PM released from prison 2 months into a 10-year sentence</h3>
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<li id="4DT47g">Pakistani officials released ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from prison after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended his 10-year corruption sentence on Wednesday. Sharif, his daughter, and his son-in-law were released on bail in order to appeal their convictions after serving two months in prison. [<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-politics-nawaz/wild-celebrations-as-ousted-pakistan-pm-sharif-and-daughter-freed-from-jail-idUSKCN1LZ1A5">Reuters / Asif Shahzad and Saad Sayeed</a>]</li>
<li id="QTmOIS">Sharif and his family were convicted in July on charges of purchasing luxury properties in London. The IHC says the anti-corruption court was unable to substantially prove a financial link between Sharif and the property. [<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/pakistan-court-frees-pm-nawaz-sharif-daughter-180919102546688.html">Al Jazeera / Asad Hashim</a>]</li>
<li id="F2eOY6">The case at hand is linked to information from the Panama Papers, a controversial leak from 2016 that linked high-profile leaders and individuals across the world to money laundering and other forms of corruption. [<a href="https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/370779-what-happens-next-after-ihc-orders-nawaz-sharifs-release">The News</a>]</li>
<li id="yzwWWg">Sharif has come in and out of power three times now. In 1993 and 2013, he was ousted on suspicions of corruption. [<a href="https://nation.com.pk/19-Sep-2018/ihc-suspends-avenfield-verdict-orders-to-release-sharifs">The Nation</a>]</li>
<li id="FoIrPL">The IHC’s order could signify that his conviction will be overturned. Observers believe that the IHC sees the evidence as “too weak to stand,” though nothing will be clear until Sharif returns to court in the coming weeks. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/world/asia/pakistan-nawaz-sharif-released.html">NYT / Salman Masood and Maria Abi-Habib</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="vwWv7j">Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li id="HhW1nD">Longtime <em>Sesame Street </em>writer Mark Saltzman said in a recent interview that Bert and Ernie’s relationship was one of “a loving couple,” reigniting a long-running debate. <em>Sesame Street</em> then quickly came out with a statement that the two were “good friends” and “do not have a sexual orientation.”<strong> </strong>[<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/19/17879916/bert-ernie-gay-sesame-street-mark-saltzman-controversy">The Verge / Elizabeth Simins</a>]</li>
<li id="Zykpij">Some people took issue with Marvel Studios’ new trailer for its upcoming film, <em>Captain Marvel</em>, which showed the superhero in question (played by Brie Larson) punching an old lady. Fear not: Grandma is simply a Skrull. [<a href="https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/18/17873544/captain-marvel-trailer-skrulls-punch-old-lady">Polygon / Susana Polo</a>]</li>
<li id="r2961K">Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet 16 light-years away that orbits the star known as 40 Eridani, which on <em>Star Trek </em>was home to Spock’s planet Vulcan. Whether pointy-eared people inhabit the exoplanet has yet to be determined. [<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/astronomers-just-discovered-spock-s-home-planet-vulcan-ncna911136">NBC / David Freeman</a>]</li>
<li id="0g21ok">Roseanne Barr claims she knows how her <em>Roseanne</em> character will be written off in the planned spinoff <em>The Connors</em>: The character will die of an opioid overdose. ABC, which canceled <em>Roseanne </em>after Barr posted racist tweets, has declined to comment on the claim. [<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/roseanne-barr-claims-she-knows-her-characters-cause-of-death-on-the-conners/">CBS / Andrea Park</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="5mIMOj">Verbatim</h3>
<p id="yRT5KV">“We find ourselves today connected to vast repositories of knowledge and yet we have not learned to think. In fact, the opposite is true: that which was intended to enlighten the world in practice darkens it.”<strong> </strong>[<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-deliberate-awfulness-of-social-media">Jaron Lanier on the harmful side effects of an overexposure to social media in his new book, <em>Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now </em>/ New Yorker</a>]</p>
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<h3 id="onJEoH">Watch this: Music, explained</h3>
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<p id="s4EUTD">When does sound become music? Why are humans so uniquely able to master musicality? Researchers talk rhythm, octaves, and the magic of song and dance in this week’s episode of <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80216752"><em>Explained</em>, now streaming on Netflix</a>.</p>
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<p id="3CsDeC"><a href="http://vox.com/weeds-newsletter"><strong>Sign up for The Weeds pop-up newsletter</strong></a>! Matt Yglesias dissects what’s really at stake in the 2018 midterms between now and Election Day.</p>
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<h3 id="OzTdJg">Read more</h3>
<p id="13WVW0"><a href="https://www.vox.com/business-and-finance/2018/9/19/17879830/tilray-stock-cannabis-peter-thiel-short-squeeze">How the Canadian cannabis company Tilray became worth more than American Airlines</a></p>
<p id="b1PqYn"><a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/19/17878428/north-south-korea-kim-moon-declaration">North and South Korea just signed a major agreement. It may be bad news for Trump.</a></p>
<p id="ljTV7N"><a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/19/17877146/bert-and-ernie-gay-history-controversy-explained">The fight over Sesame Street’s Bert and Ernie as a gay couple, explained</a></p>
<p id="D141Fm"><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/19/17880080/lobster-farmer-getting-animals-high-ethical">Is there a humane way to boil lobsters alive? One woman thinks it’s by getting them high.</a></p>
<p id="ChRsx7"><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/19/17874782/cauliflower-trend-vegetarian-paleo-rice">How cauliflower took over your pizza, your kitchen, and the world</a></p>
https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/9/19/17880528/vox-sentences-texas-senate-beto-cruzJennie Neufeld2018-09-18T20:00:02-04:002018-09-18T20:00:02-04:00Vox Sentences: Florence’s flooding continues
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<p id="6gAGGQ">Hurricane Florence reaches the Northeast; Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in embrace in Pyongyang.</p>
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<h3 id="jffJm0"><strong>Hurricane Florence is far from over</strong></h3>
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<li id="GvpNeP">The worst of Hurricane Florence seems to have passed as the storm makes its way toward the Northeast. But in its wake, Florence has so far claimed 32 lives and dumped 18 trillion gallons of rain on the southeastern United States. [<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/18/us/florence-tuesday-wxc/index.html">CNN / Holly Yan and Kaylee Hartung</a>]</li>
<li id="MrT6IA">North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has warned residents not to try to return home yet because dangerous flooding is far from over and roads are still blocked. [<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/florence-dumped-804-trillion-gallons-rain-north-carolina/story?id=57903027">ABC / Emily Shapiro</a>]</li>
<li id="bLUzHi">More than 343,000 people are without power, and 10,000 are in shelters in North Carolina. [<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/hurricane-florence-aftermath-weather-flooding-power-outage-death-toll-fema-latest-forecast-live/">CBS</a>]</li>
<li id="YowJm0">The extent of the damage to industries such as farming in the Carolinas is still unclear. However, farmers report that flooding has destroyed their properties and their resources. [<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/09/18/649132289/florence-engulfs-hog-farms-and-chicken-houses-thrashing-north-carolina-agricultu">NPR / Dan Charles</a>]</li>
<li id="trVr6U">Another concern in the wake of Florence is how pollution will affect the region. Pollution from hazardous waste is rampant, from coal ash to hog lagoon refuse. [<a href="https://www.axios.com/hurricane-florence-floods-human-lives-pollution-9a5f8ac3-5bba-432d-980b-a19b408913a3.html">Axios / Andrew Freedman</a>]</li>
<li id="v21FT8">Florence has also threatened chemical plants in the region, which has been a concern as the Trump administration looks to weaken the Risk Management Plan Rule that requires chemical companies and wastewater treatment plants to prepare for disasters in advance. [<a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/407258-as-florence-threatens-chemical-plants-trump-administration-moves">The Hill / Brendan Doyle</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="ZDH5xO"><strong>The Koreas summit in Pyongyang</strong></h3>
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<li id="FlbTEA">South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a historic three-day summit in Pyongyang on Tuesday. It’s the third summit between the two nations but the first time they’ve met in the North Korean capital. [<a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/09/18/649095597/kim-hosts-south-koreas-moon-for-summit-talks-in-pyongyang">NPR / Bill Chappell</a>]</li>
<li id="OOeLUu">The most famous image to come from the summit thus far was one of Moon and Kim hugging. The embrace symbolizes a relationship between the North and South that has changed rapidly over the past year. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/world/2018/9/18/17873832/photos-kim-jong-un-moon-pyongyang-north-korea-south">Vox / Alex Ward</a>]</li>
<li id="5mB2wS">Moon was greeted by calls for the “reunification of the fatherland” from passionate North Koreans as strengthening ties between the North and South were on both leaders’ minds. But the summit focused more on whether Kim would agree to work with Moon on proving to the US that North Korea was willing to denuclearize. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/world/asia/moon-jae-in-pyongyang-kim-jong-un-summit.html">NYT / Choe Sang-Hun</a>]</li>
<li id="yHav7q">North Korea has promised to denuclearize and said it “destroyed its main nuclear and missile engine test site,” but US officials report that they have tangible proof of North Korea working on its nuclear program in secret. [<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-summit-south-pyongyang-kim-jong-un-moon-jae-in-us-trump-a8542521.html">Independent / Adam Withnall</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="vwWv7j">Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li id="CEcrhx">Artist Brian Whiteley claims he hung up a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin in DC’s Trump International Hotel ... where it remained for a full month. [<a href="https://hyperallergic.com/460067/artist-allegedly-hung-a-putin-portrait-in-trump-dc-hotel-suite-and-it-stayed-up-for-a-month/">Hyperallergic / Jasmine Weber</a>]</li>
<li id="NRc99b">The word “diversity” dominated the 2018 Emmys — but so did the white people who won the awards. The ceremony has left many wondering if inclusivity was simply a ploy for some good publicity. [<a href="https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/kz5849/2018-emmys-win-lose-diversity">Broadly / Danielle Kwateng-Clark and Sara David</a>]</li>
<li id="CWEEZi">CEO Elon Musk revealed that SpaceX, his space exploration company, has chosen Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first private passenger it will send to the moon. It’s unclear how much money Maezawa paid for the mission. [<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-announces-first-moon-passenger-yusaku-maezawa-elon-musk/">CBS]</a>
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<li id="JXpFOa">Instagram is launching an ad campaign on its platform to encourage and help users register to vote in the midterm elections. [<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/18/17874508/instagram-ads-register-to-vote-election-day-story-sticker-turbovote">The Verge / Chaim Gartenberg</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="5mIMOj">Verbatim</h3>
<p id="yRT5KV">“In 1991, the phrase ‘they just don’t get it’ became a popular way of describing senators’ reaction to sexual violence. With years of hindsight, mounds of evidence of the prevalence and harm that sexual violence causes individuals ... ‘not getting it’ isn’t an option for our elected representatives.” [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/opinion/anita-hill-brett-kavanaugh-clarence-thomas.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion&action=click&contentCollection=opinion&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=10&pgtype=sectionfront">Anita Hill, the American attorney who accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual assault in the 1990s, on how the Senate Judiciary Committee can properly handle the accusations made against current nominee Brett Kavanaugh / NYT</a>]</p>
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<h3 id="onJEoH">Watch this: Don’t blame the scooters. Blame the streets.</h3>
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<p id="WR1LoN">The sidewalks were never meant for this. [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2YInNlzMDQ">YouTube / Carlos Waters, Jessica Wheelock, Zak Long, and Larissa Branin</a>]</p>
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<h3 id="OzTdJg">Read more</h3>
<p id="2JoS2F"><a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/18/17841892/race-class-economics-democrats-message-data">Race was the biggest factor in 2016 — but economics is still Democrats’ winning message</a></p>
<p id="5ppXPH"><a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/9/18/17872900/emmys-2018-winners-losers-mrs-maisel-game-of-thrones">8 winners and 5 losers from the 2018 Emmy Awards</a></p>
<p id="B30JQb"><a href="https://www.vox.com/world/2018/9/18/17790600/us-china-trade-war-trump-tariffs-taiwan">Trump’s China strategy is the most radical in decades — and it’s failing</a></p>
<p id="dz2rli"><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/9/18/17876024/mcdonalds-strikes-walkout-me-too">What’s next for #MeToo? The McDonald’s strikes have an answer.</a></p>
<p id="ChRsx7"><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/18/17866150/natural-clean-beauty-products-feinstein-cosmetics-bill-fda">The “natural” beauty industry is on the rise because we’re scared of chemicals</a></p>
https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/9/18/17876588/vox-sentences-hurricane-florence-floodingJennie Neufeld2018-09-17T20:00:02-04:002018-09-17T20:00:02-04:00Vox Sentences: Kavanaugh’s accuser comes forward
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<p id="6gAGGQ">Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser comes forward; the year’s most powerful storm lands in Southeast Asia.</p>
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<h3 id="jffJm0">Kavanaugh’s nomination is in jeopardy</h3>
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<li id="49Lgdz">The Washington Post’s interview over the weekend with Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were both in high school in the 1980s, has upended Kavanaugh’s confirmation process. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/california-professor-writer-of-confidential-brett-kavanaugh-letter-speaks-out-about-her-allegation-of-sexual-assault/2018/09/16/46982194-b846-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html">Washington Post / Emma Brown</a>]</li>
<li id="tIQZZA">Republican leaders in Congress had hoped to confirm Kavanaugh by the end of the month — well before the midterm elections. By the end of the day Monday, after Kavanaugh and Ford had both said they’d testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, that plan seemed to be in considerable peril. [<a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/17/christine-blasey-ford-testify-congress-826078">Politico / Elana Schor, Rebecca Morin, and Burgess Everett</a>]</li>
<li id="k98jMS">Much is being made of the Judiciary Committee’s vote on Kavanaugh. But Senate Republican leaders could bring Kavanaugh’s nomination to the floor even if the committee doesn’t recommend him, or even if the committee doesnn’t vote at all. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/17/17869368/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation-sexual-assault-what-we-know">Vox / Tara Golshan and Li Zhou</a>]</li>
<li id="yKvFJb">There are some striking parallels to Clarence Thomas’s confirmation in 1992, when another professor — Anita Hill — came forward reluctantly to accuse the Supreme Court nominee of inappropriate sexual behavior. [<a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/09/17/648783307/from-anita-hill-to-christine-blasey-ford-the-similarities-and-differences">V</a><a href="https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/9/14/17860422/supreme-court-brett-kavanaugh-hearing-me-too">ox / Anna North</a>] </li>
<li id="7TD8DO">Supporters of Kavanaugh’s are asking why Ford made an eleventh-hour accusation (which Kavanaugh has denied). But this allegation is not really new, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick writes — “it’s just new to us.” [<a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/09/christine-blasey-ford-brett-kavanaugh-accusation-timing.html">Slate / Dahlia Lithwick</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="ZDH5xO">Millions evacuated, hundreds dead in Southeast Asia</h3>
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<li id="QdF0Ms">Typhoon Mangkhut hit the Philippines, Hong Kong, and southern China with 170 mph winds over the weekend. The Category 5 storm is, thus far, the year’s most powerful storm. [<a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/9/17/17869462/typhoon-mangkhut-philippines-hong-kong-china">Vox / Jen Kirby</a>]</li>
<li id="G6wYXe">More than 3 million people were evacuated in China as the storm left all of Southeast Asia “in tatters.” [<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/17/asia/typhoon-mangkhut-china-hong-kong-intl/index.html">CNN / Euan McKirdy, Joshua Berlinger, and Ben Westcott</a>]</li>
<li id="X4lroG">A massive landslide was triggered in a small Philippine town on Monday. More than 100 people are presumed to be dead, and scores more are missing. [<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/17/mangkhut-leaves-death-destruction-and-chaos-from-philippines-to-china">Guardian / Carmela Fonbuena and Hannah Ellis-Petersen</a>]</li>
<li id="VuyAiA">The storm is expected to weaken to a tropical depression by Tuesday, but officials presume life will return to normal at a very slow pace. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/world/asia/typhoon-mangkhut-philippines-china.html">NYT</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="vwWv7j">Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li id="cpPpmB">FEMA announced it will issue a test for a new “Presidential Alert” system that allows President Trump to send personal text alerts to most cellphones across the US at the beginning of October. [<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/15/17863652/fema-emergency-test-ipaws-eas-esa">The Verge / Andrew Liptak</a>]</li>
<li id="tUMtI9">A new survey finds that girls ages 10 to 19 simultaneously feel more empowered and more objectified than ever. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/upshot/gender-stereotypes-survey-girls-boys.html">NYT / Claire Cain Miller</a>]</li>
<li id="40xaFZ">Rose McGowan, a Harvey Weinstein accuser and controversial leader of the #MeToo movement, alleged in late August that she had proof that actress and fellow Weinstein accuser Asia Argento sexually assaulted then-17-year-old Jimmy Bennett. Now, Argento is threatening to take legal action against McGowan if she doesn’t “retract and apologise for the horrendous lies” within the next 24 hours. [<a href="https://variety.com/2018/film/news/asia-argento-rose-mcgowan-sexual-assault-1202943981/">Variety / Brent Lang</a>]</li>
<li id="Fl8BP0">Researchers have discovered a new phenomenon called “the liking gap,” in which many incorrectly think they are disliked by most people they encounter. [<a href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/illusion-chasers/people-like-you-more-than-you-know/">Scientific American / Susana Martinez-Conde</a>]</li>
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<h3 id="5mIMOj">Verbatim</h3>
<p id="uPwBvl">“In recent decades, America has witnessed the rise of bad jobs offering low pay, no benefits and little certainty. When it comes to poverty, a willingness to work is not the problem, and work itself is no longer the solution.” [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/magazine/americans-jobs-poverty-homeless.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fmagazine&action=click&contentCollection=magazine&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=3&pgtype=sectionfront">Matthew Desmond on why jobs are not the solution to poverty / NYT Magazine</a>]</p>
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<h3 id="onJEoH">Watch this: Why the Ouija board became so famous</h3>
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<p id="RoBDB0">This is where Ouija boards came from. And it might surprise you. [<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eO92ABfq2I"><strong>YouTube / Phil Edwards</strong></a>]</p>
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