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For most people, procrastination is an occasional problem. But for about twenty percent of us, it’s

We have something important to discuss today. It might even change your life. But first, when is the

After 76 days in lockdown, the Chinese government is beginning to lift restrictions in Wuhan. People

Today, we review the latest news on six previous topics: a public spat over the Notre-Dame restorati

#Tokyo2020 will now officially start in 2021. The Olympics are a big deal for any host nation, but J

We are only a couple weeks into social distancing, self-quarantining, and trying to flatten the curv

If you thought the coronavirus was bad in the rich world, it could be many, many times worse in the

There’s a new oil producer on the block. Guyana, a tiny nation of less than a million people, and th

Millions of people worldwide are adjusting to life under quarantine. While everyone’s day-to-day mig

Stadiums are empty. Sports channels have no events to cover. Cruise ships are docked. Broadway is da

Italy is the first nation to impose a nationwide quarantine in an attempt to contain the coronavirus

In the 1980s, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar imported four hippos from Africa for his private zoo

After a disastrous start to the Democratic primaries, former vice president, Joe Biden, completed on

In today's episode, we review the latest news on five previous topics: Hong Kong, the yellow vest pr

Safe-injection sites are places where individuals can bring their own drugs, such as heroin and meth

By analyzing the DNA of living men and women in today’s West Africa, scientists have discovered a ne

The coronavirus has already taken a significant human toll, with tens of thousands infected and over

What do brands like Warby Parker eyeglasses, Bonobos pants, Casper mattresses, and Harry’s razors ha

In the fourth in our series of destinations, we visit Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York

In late January, two of the biggest undersea cables serving Africa unexpectedly broke, resulting in