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India Bans E-Cigs as Juul Sales Are Mysteriously Halted in China

India this week moved to ban e-cigarettes in a move that will see illegal use of the products punishable by up to three years in prison for repeat offenses. Separately, a mysterious halt on Juul sales in China comes just days after the devices were introduced to the market. All the while, lawmakers in the…

Tech News Catie Keck Sep 18

Farmers and Ranchers Just Came Together to Support the Green New Deal

A national coalition of some 10,000 farmers and ranchers have come together to support a Green New Deal. Some members came together outside the Capitol on Wednesday to announce the launch of Farmers and Ranchers for a Green New Deal. The group will lobby Congress, educate consumers, and work with communities to ensure that the transition…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Sep 18

Raising Dion‘s Epic First Trailer Is About a Mother and Son Against the World

Four years ago, writer Dennis Liu Jason Piperberg’s comic book Raising Dion began telling the story of a single black mother doing everything she could to raise her son while also keeping his newly-manifested superpowers a secret from the world. Now, the book’s been adapted into a live-action film produced by and starring Michael B.…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 18

A New Jersey Soil Bacteria Is First to Break Down Toxic ‘Forever Chemical’

Scientists have found a bacteria capable of breaking down toxic “forever chemicals” in New Jersey soil. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, called PFAS, are commonly found in in products like water-repellant fabrics and paints, disposable restaurant bowls, and even dental floss. They’re also toxic pollutants that are incredibly difficult to break down in the environment, ending up…

Earther Ryan F. Mandelbaum Sep 18

A Black Lady Sketch Show‘s Post-Apocalyptic Backdrop Is Its Best Joke

HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show is exactly what its title tells you it is: a sketch comedy show centering and spotlighting a group of black, women comedians as they and a ridiculously impressive cast of guest stars act a damned fool in a variety of wild scenes. But in between the jokes and impressions,…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 18

Man Accused of Using Drone to Airdrop Explosives Onto Ex-Girlfriend’s Property

Prosecutors have accused an autoworker of using a drone to drop bombs on his ex-girlfriend’s home in Washington Township, Pennsylvania. Jason Muzzicato was arrested by the FBI following a search of his auto business and his home on June 7, which uncovered about 10 guns, including multiple semi-automatic pistols and AR-15 rifles and seven handmade…

Crime Jennings Brown Sep 18

Facebook Partners With Ray-Ban to Help Make Its Smart Glasses Happen: Report

Hoping to avoid the failure that was the consumer version of Google Glass, Facebook has teamed up with Luxottica, the parent company of brands like Ray-Ban, to help with the development of its own augmented reality glasses, sources told CNBC. But it could still be at least three years before Facebook’s smart specs actually hit…

Social Media Andrew Liszewski Sep 18

This Toy Story 4 Alternate Ending Would’ve Screwed Over Bo Peep

After spending some time away, Bo Peep made her badass return in Toy Story 4. She introduced Woody to the idea that toys don’t have to stay devoted to one kid, but can do lots of things—like help other toys find their own path. It was a message the franchise needed, about how we all…

Movies Beth Elderkin Sep 18

A Huge Experiment Has ‘Weighed’ the Tiny Neutrino, a Particle That Passes Right Through Matter

An experiment nearly two decades in the making has finally unveiled its measurements of the mass of the universe’s most abundant matter particle: the neutrino. The neutrino could be the weirdest subatomic particle; though abundant, it requires some of the most sensitive detectors to observe. Scientists have been working for decades to figure out whether…

Physics & Chemistry Ryan F. Mandelbaum Sep 18

9 Uses for Google Maps Street View Besides Checking Out Your Old Neighborhood

Street View has been with us since 2007, allowing us to spy on our old neighborhoods, see our front door on the internet, and generally travel the globe without getting up from the sofa. This ever-expanding digital library of locations has more uses than you might realize—and here we’ve listed some of our favorites. 1)…

Gadgets David Nield Sep 18

Jamie Lee Curtis Teases Familiar Faces and Traumas for Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends

Sony teases that “famous people” want to do a remake of The Princess Bride. No, Rihanna has not been cast as Batman’s Poison Ivy, but she’d like to be. Plus, production wraps on The Invisible Man, what to expect when The Flash and Van Helsing return, and another batch of footage from Maleficent: Mistress of…

Television James Whitbrook Sep 18

The New Bluetooth Sonos Feels Like a Time Warp

You don’t need the new Sonos Move. It’s a $400 Sonos speakerthat sounds an awful lot like a $180 Sonos speaker but with the added benefit of being portable. You can pick it up and carry it around. If you wander away from your wifi, no problem! The Move is the first Sonos that can…

Adam Clark Estes Sep 18

HP Is Trying to Reinvent the Business Laptop With the Elite Dragonfly

While the typical business laptops often get the job done, they’re usually heavy, ugly, and generally hard to love, which exactly what HP is trying to address with the new Elite Dragonfly. Created as a way to bridge the best things about consumer laptops with the security and durability requirements of the enterprise market, the…

Reviews Sam Rutherford Sep 18

Facebook Launches Three New Portal Devices No One Asked For

Last year, Facebook launched Portal, its first hardware device, to tepid reviews. Today, Facebook is proving it can’t take a hint and is announcing three new Portal products: the Portal Mini, Portal TV, and a redesigned Portal. It’s not that the Portal was a bad product, per se. But following a year of privacy scandals,…

Social Media Victoria Song Sep 18

President Trump’s Stupid Border Wall Could Destroy 22 Archaeological Sites According to New Report

President Donald Trump’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border could destroy 22 archaeological sites in Arizona, according to a new report produced by the National Park Service. The report was obtained by the Washington Post through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request but its findings may not matter to government contractors as they race to…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 18

Donald Trump Swoops in to Save Us All From the Tyranny of Cleaner Cars That Use Less Gas

Donald Trump, fresh off moving to eviscerate lightbulb efficiency standards he thinks will make him look too orange and declaring war on the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest, is reportedly set to revoke California’s ability to regulate vehicle emissions. Tailpipe emissions are the single largest source of CO2 emissions in the U.S, contributing to global climate…

Climate Change Tom McKay Sep 18

Snapchat Is Once Again Pivoting Back to News

Snap, parent company of Snapchat, is trying to do the whole social media platform tries to lure journalistic outfits into producing content for them thing again, per a report in the Information on Tuesday. Details are limited. But the Information’s sources said that Snap is talking with media companies about a “dedicated news section inside…

Tech News Tom McKay Sep 17

Vaping Flavorpocalypse Comes to New York as State Health Authorities Order Emergency Ban

The New York state Department of Health’s Public Health and Health Planning Council approved an emergency ban of all vaping products with flavors other than tobacco or menthol—and have doubtless started a mad rush on mint, mango, creme, and countless other types of vape juice—amid skyrocketing teen use and hundreds of cases of vaping-related lung…

Health Tom McKay Sep 17

Shocking Breaking News! Lord of the Rings TV Show to Film in New Zealand

Amazon Studios just announced the filming location for its upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel show. And after searching far and wide it settled on…drumroll please…New Zealand! Showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay released the following statement on the momentous decision: As we searched for the location in which we could bring…

io9 Germain Lussier Sep 17

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American Gods Season 3 Has Shared Some Casting News

Remember when you were excited about American Gods, and then—perhaps somewhere in the slog of season two, when the show’s behind the scenes turmoil began to catch up with it—you started feeling like it was a chore to watch? Some casting news for season three might not turn your heard around. Or maybe it will,…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Sep 17

India Bans E-Cigs as Juul Sales Are Mysteriously Halted in China

Farmers and Ranchers Just Came Together to Support the Green New Deal

Raising Dion‘s Epic First Trailer Is About a Mother and Son Against the World

A New Jersey Soil Bacteria Is First to Break Down Toxic ‘Forever Chemical’

A Black Lady Sketch Show‘s Post-Apocalyptic Backdrop Is Its Best Joke

Man Accused of Using Drone to Airdrop Explosives Onto Ex-Girlfriend’s Property

Facebook Partners With Ray-Ban to Help Make Its Smart Glasses Happen: Report

This Toy Story 4 Alternate Ending Would’ve Screwed Over Bo Peep

A Huge Experiment Has ‘Weighed’ the Tiny Neutrino, a Particle That Passes Right Through Matter

9 Uses for Google Maps Street View Besides Checking Out Your Old Neighborhood

Jamie Lee Curtis Teases Familiar Faces and Traumas for Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends

The New Bluetooth Sonos Feels Like a Time Warp

HP Is Trying to Reinvent the Business Laptop With the Elite Dragonfly

Facebook Launches Three New Portal Devices No One Asked For

President Trump’s Stupid Border Wall Could Destroy 22 Archaeological Sites According to New Report

Donald Trump Swoops in to Save Us All From the Tyranny of Cleaner Cars That Use Less Gas

Snapchat Is Once Again Pivoting Back to News

Vaping Flavorpocalypse Comes to New York as State Health Authorities Order Emergency Ban

Shocking Breaking News! Lord of the Rings TV Show to Film in New Zealand

American Gods Season 3 Has Shared Some Casting News

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