This Is One Way To Respond When A Scammer DMs You On Twitter

This Is One Way To Respond When A Scammer DMs You On Twitter
Many people, upon receiving an obviously scammy message, would ignore it, or block the account it came from, or click the "This is SPAM" button. Not Popehat's Ken White.

November 30, 2018 at 02:26PM
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Marijuana Is Now Teens' Most Popular First Drug

Marijuana Is Now Teens' Most Popular First Drug
More teens now try marijuana before alcohol or cigarettes. This complicates a long-held narrative about how people spiral into drug abuse.

November 29, 2018 at 01:00AM
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US farms are going bankrupt at an alarming rate. Trump’s trade war is partially to blame.

US farms are going bankrupt at an alarming rate. Trump’s trade war is partially to blame.
More than 80 farms in the upper Midwest have recently filed for bankruptcy. Trump's trade war is partially to blame.

November 27, 2018 at 07:20PM
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Meet Annie Easley, The Barrier-Breaking Mathematician Who Helped Us Explore The Solar System

Meet Annie Easley, The Barrier-Breaking Mathematician Who Helped Us Explore The Solar System
Although Easley never had a movie made of her life, she was a hidden figure in her own right as a barrier-breaking mathematician and rocket scientist who worked on countless NASA projects for over 30 years.

November 27, 2018 at 07:01AM
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Murder On A Mountain Bike

Murder On A Mountain Bike
When 60-year-old Tim Watkins disappeared on a stretch of singletrack outside Colorado Springs, no one suspected that the truth of how he died would rip the community apart.

November 26, 2018 at 09:46AM
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Cat Stares Down Bear Through Glass Door, Lets Everyone Know Who's Boss

Cat Stares Down Bear Through Glass Door, Lets Everyone Know Who's Boss
​Never underestimate small animals. Especially when it's a territorial feline that isn't afraid to pounce first.

November 25, 2018 at 01:38PM
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France Will Return Artworks To The West African State Of Benin

France Will Return Artworks To The West African State Of Benin
Other Western countries, such as Britain, are yet to take the same steps.

November 25, 2018 at 02:03AM
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I'm Cheap But I'm Still Fun And Have Friends

I'm Cheap But I'm Still Fun And Have Friends
In a city as expensive as New York, I take budgeting very seriously. If I can commute by foot in less than an hour, barring a blizzard or torrential downpour, I'll skip the $2.75 subway ride and hoof it.

November 23, 2018 at 10:43AM
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Man Killed On Remote Indian Island Tried To 'Declare Jesus' To Tribe

Man Killed On Remote Indian Island Tried To 'Declare Jesus' To Tribe
John Allen Chau's diary suggests he knew the risks of going to North Sentinel Island.

November 22, 2018 at 06:49AM
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“Nobody’s Marching on Washington Because They’re Upset About Facebook”

“Nobody’s Marching on Washington Because They’re Upset About Facebook”
There still is no natural constituency for regulating Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google, or any of the major tech companies.

November 19, 2018 at 08:23PM
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Road & Track's 2019 Performance Car Of The Year

Road & Track's 2019 Performance Car Of The Year
The most potent lineup in the history of PCOTY fights it out for the crown.

November 19, 2018 at 12:11PM
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Inside The Flat Earth Conference, Where The Worlds Oldest Conspiracy Theory Is Hot Again

Inside The Flat Earth Conference, Where The Worlds Oldest Conspiracy Theory Is Hot Again
Thanks to YouTube, an idea discredited thousands of years ago attracts die-hards, grifters, and trolls. They even have their own convention.

November 18, 2018 at 02:00PM
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This Man Will Eat Anything On Ice Cream Reddit Tells Him To

This Man Will Eat Anything On Ice Cream Reddit Tells Him To
Quick, go give him suggestions before he taps out.

November 17, 2018 at 02:58PM
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I Found the Best Burger Place in America. And Then I Killed It

I Found the Best Burger Place in America. And Then I Killed It
Steve Stanich called my burger award a curse, "the worst thing that's ever happened to us."

November 16, 2018 at 09:12AM
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The Tangled Web of Stan Lee's Legacy

The Tangled Web of Stan Lee's Legacy
He's credited with creating characters who represented the best of us, but his own story is much more complex.

November 15, 2018 at 11:31AM
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A Day In The Life Of A Mountain-Bike Trail Builder

A Day In The Life Of A Mountain-Bike Trail Builder
Building some of the country's best trails isn't just about crafting flowing ribbons of singletrack. It's also about navigating miles of red tape.

November 14, 2018 at 05:39PM
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Photo of Teen Boys Doing A Nazi Salute at Prom Goes Viral

Photo of Teen Boys Doing A Nazi Salute at Prom Goes Viral
60 boys from Wisconsin's Baraboo High School performed the racist gesture while wearing tuxedos before attending their junior prom. Months later, the photo blew up online when journalist  Jules Suzdaltsev tried to get to the bottom of the story.

November 12, 2018 at 08:48PM
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My Father's SOS — From The Middle Of The Sea

My Father's SOS — From The Middle Of The Sea
Richard Carr was in the middle of the Pacific when he started sending frantic messages that said pirates were boarding his boat. Two thousand miles away in Los Angeles, his family woke up to a nightmare: he might be dying alone, and there was almost nothing they could do about it.

November 12, 2018 at 02:50PM
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Remembering Anthony Bourdain's Life Behind The Camera

Remembering Anthony Bourdain's Life Behind The Camera
The "Parts Unknown" host's close friend Eric Ripert and longtime executive producer Sandra Zweig remember the legendary food personality.

November 11, 2018 at 03:33PM
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This Close-Up Shot Of Jupiter's Oval Clouds Is Simply Breathtaking

This Close-Up Shot Of Jupiter's Oval Clouds Is Simply Breathtaking
This stunning image of ginormous, swirling clouds was taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft during a close flyby.

November 9, 2018 at 12:14PM
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This Is Where Your Wool Comes From

This Is Where Your Wool Comes From
The eight Peruvian immigrants who work as shepherds on the S. Martinez ranch in Washington have a colossal job: keep about 4,000 animals safe from predators so their wool can be harvested in the spring for companies like Pendleton and Woolrich.

November 7, 2018 at 06:58PM
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Florida Votes To Restore Ex-Felon Voting Rights With Amendment 4

Florida Votes To Restore Ex-Felon Voting Rights With Amendment 4
The victory means more than 1 million people will regain the right to vote.

November 6, 2018 at 08:06PM
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The Stranger In The Shelter

The Stranger In The Shelter
Told here in full for the first time, this is the horrifying story of the first murder on the Appalachian Trail, the kidnapping that followed and how one woman learned to survive.

November 6, 2018 at 08:09AM
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People Are Getting Rich Selling T-Shirts Online — With No Overhead, No Inventory And No Investment

People Are Getting Rich Selling T-Shirts Online — With No Overhead, No Inventory And No Investment
Companies like Teespring, Redbubble and Merch by Amazon have sprung up this decade to fuel the passive income industry. Their sole function is to handle the logistics of printing and shipping while paying out design royalties to people like Glen Zubia, whose bestsellers have said things like "Awesome Since 1978" and "Born in Chicago."

November 5, 2018 at 10:21AM
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Fox News Is Poisoning America. Rupert Murdoch And His Heirs Should Be Shunned

Fox News Is Poisoning America. Rupert Murdoch And His Heirs Should Be Shunned
The Murdoch family is warmly received in the hallways of power and money. But they should be ostracized in the same way that Steve Bannon has.

November 4, 2018 at 05:30PM
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Kehinde Wiley On Self Doubt And How He Made It As A Painter

Kehinde Wiley On Self Doubt And How He Made It As A Painter
The artist behind Barack Obama's presidential portrait talks about developing his skills at a junk store.

November 4, 2018 at 11:20AM
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After The Fire: Murder, Lies And A Missing Deer Head

After The Fire: Murder, Lies And A Missing Deer Head
Off Range Road 132 in central Alberta, a broad driveway leads past an edge of trees into a yard, where once there stood a modest white house and a tidy farm.

November 4, 2018 at 11:20AM
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The Sex Ed Crisis

The Sex Ed Crisis
In classrooms across the country, critical facts about sex are being withheld or distorted in shocking ways. Here, Cosmopolitan investigates how much this is harming women — and catches you up on what you didn't learn in high school.

November 2, 2018 at 12:00PM
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Welcome To The Petty Hall Of Fame

Welcome To The Petty Hall Of Fame
Throughout history, humans have not let low stakes interfere with big egos. Here are the top 60 moments in our long, long history of just being extra.

November 1, 2018 at 08:56AM
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