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She Visited Every Country On Earth. She Saw A World Overwhelmed By Plastic Trash.
Travel blogger Jessica Nabongo saw the effects of plastic pollution all over the world.
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Cory Booker Introduces New Bill To Combat Diseases Of Extreme Poverty
“This is an injustice that has been largely hidden from most Americans," said the New Jersey senator and presidential hopeful.
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America's Biggest Trash Hauler Stops Shipping Plastic To Poor Countries
Exporting plastic for processing overseas has been linked to ocean pollution.
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Why People Are Renting Bunk Beds For $1,000 Instead Of Getting An Apartment
In the midst of an affordable housing crunch, people are trading privacy for a place to live.
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Only 1 Place In America Recycles These Problematic Plastics
A new program could keep millions of tons of chip bags, detergent pouches and bubble wrap from ending up in landfills.
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Inside A Modern-Day Plague Outbreak
Controlling the epidemic in Madagascar means addressing the stigma around the disease.
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In The Battle For Trans Equality In North Carolina, This Teen Is On The Front Lines
"Trans people are actual people. We just want basic human rights."
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America Is Ignoring A Disease Bigger Than Zika, And Patients Are Suffering
Some 300,000 in the U.S. have it. Many are afraid to come forward.
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When Bullets Fly, These Medics Grab Their Packs And Treat Patients On The Run
They bring health care to people who've lost everything in war-torn South Sudan.
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Rabies Kills 189 People Every Day. Here's Why You Never Hear About It.
The disease is preventable and treatable -- but fighting it is not a priority for the West.
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Why 1 Billion People In Poor Countries Are Sick With Preventable Diseases
And how communities are becoming empowered to stop them from spreading.
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A Killer Disease Might Be Nearing The End Of Its Deadly Run
Sleeping sickness has plagued Africa for centuries. There's finally a chance to stamp it out.
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How You Can Help Stamp Out A Deadly Disease
Neglected tropical diseases affect over a billion people. But you can play a part in stopping them.
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Sheryl Sandberg Won't Take Leave Of Absence From Facebook After Husband's Death
Sheryl Sandberg returned to work Monday, just 10 days after the death of her husband, David Goldberg.
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How To Conquer Email (Really)
Boomerang’s mail tools work as a plug-in for web-based Gmail or the desktop Outlook client. Boomerang Gmail works as an extension (plug-in) for Gmail or Google-hosted Apps accounts, and works with Firefox, Chrome, or Safari browsers. Boomerang Calendar works for Chrome and Firefox, and similarly requires a Google-based email account and calendar (though you can usually sync your email and calendar to Google if that’s a limitation). Boomerang Calendar is free while in its public beta, while Boomerang Gmail gives you 10 message credits every 30 days or so, with monthly plans for unlimited usage. Boomerang Gmail and Calendar are separate apps, while Boomerang Outlook does both of those jobs.
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The Big Lesson Apple Learned In 2012
This story originally appeared at Fast Company. While Apple's new products are generally met with fawning praise and long lines, its first map app inspired nothing but complaints. It mislabeled cities, flattened the Statue of Liberty, didn’t include public transportation and is, by one estimate, three-times more likely to get you lost than Google Maps.
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Congress Poised To Pass Bill That Would Increase Funds To Fight Hackers
This story originally appeared at Fast Company. In a bill barreling towards passing both houses of Congress before the Christmas break, lawmakers are earmarking millions to make life more difficult for hackers in American cyberspace. The new National Defense Authorization Act is said to provide millions for maintaining the Department of Defense's Cyber Command, and for research and development programs to help keep hackers at bay.
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How TV Could Be Transformed In 2013
There was particularly intense interest in Cook saying that TV remains an "area of intense interest" for Apple. Some took this news as further evidence that 2013 will be the year Apple really leaps into the TV fray. Inevitably in this time of bloodthirsty technology battles, it looks like several other big players also have ideas for bringing TV truly into the 21st century. New data from Morgan Stanley suggests that 18% of American's already own a "smart TV" that's connected to the Web in some way, but only 13% know that they have this capability.
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We Still Want To Keep Our Kindles Turned On During Takeoff, And Now We Have A New Ally
Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the FCC, is pushing for the rules regarding the use of electronic devices to be relaxed in-flight. In a letter to Michael Huerta, acting administrator of the FAA, he has asked the aviation body to "enable greater use of tablets, e-readers and other portable devices." Electric shavers, hearing aids, portable voice recorders, and pacemakers are, of course, permitted. This comes a few months after the aviation body announced it would undertake a study on the subject, although it concluded that "voice communications" during the duration of a flight were still verboten.
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WATCH: Will Netflix Have To Start Charging More?
As competition from online streaming services, traditional TV networks and premium services like HBO heats up, will Netflix have to start charging its subscribers more to afford the content they want to see? It's a question some analysts and pundits are asking after Netflix announced a deal for the exclusive rights to Disney films starting in 2016, an acquisition that is rumored to cost between $300 million and $350 million. UPDATE: Netflix has pushed back strongly against talk of a potential increase in its monthly fee.