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Archives for September 2014

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A non-fashion person’s guide to Fashion WeekA non-fashion person’s guide to Fashion Week
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Why is that person wearing lobster claws? Oh right, Fashion Week.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Climate
BP found “grossly negligent” in 2010 oil spillBP found “grossly negligent” in 2010 oil spill
Climate

The ruling means that BP could end up paying up to $18 billion in civil penalties.

By Brad Plumer
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Were some hacked images child pornography?Were some hacked images child pornography?
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The recent revelation that McKayla Maroney’s hacked images are underage “puts downloaders on notice.”

By Brandon Ambrosino
Health
Third American with Ebola returning to the USThird American with Ebola returning to the US
Health

Rick Sacra spent most of his career working as a medical missionary in Liberia, where he contracted the virus.

By Julia Belluz
Health
Seven reasons the Ebola epidemic is still ragingSeven reasons the Ebola epidemic is still raging
Health

The current outbreak in West Africa is rewriting the Ebola rulebook, and leaving behind lessons for future outbreaks along with a record death toll.

By Julia Belluz
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Why Putin’s Russia isn’t USSR 2.0, in one chartWhy Putin’s Russia isn’t USSR 2.0, in one chart
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There’s an enormous gap in economic power between the Soviet Union and Putin’s Russia. Here’s proof.

By Zack Beauchamp
Celebrity Culture
Celebrate Beyoncé‘s birthday with these videos.Celebrate Beyoncé‘s birthday with these videos.
Celebrity Culture

Beyoncé is 33 today. Watch her perform some of her biggest new hits.

By Kelsey McKinney
Health Care
Good for Obamacare: DC court to review HalbigGood for Obamacare: DC court to review Halbig
Health Care

A major ruling against Obamacare is getting a second look.

By Sarah Kliff
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Good news for Democrats in Kansas Senate raceGood news for Democrats in Kansas Senate race
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Really, it is good news for them.

By Andrew Prokop
Health Care
Wow: As Obamacare grows, health costs rise slowlyWow: As Obamacare grows, health costs rise slowly
Health Care

The federal government thinks we’re entering a new era of slower-than-normal health care spending — even after Obamacare expands coverage to millions of Americans.

By Sarah Kliff
Why hasn’t the class of 2009 grown up?
Labor

A new book argues that colleges failed recent graduates, and that’s why they’re struggling. But the reality is more complicated.

By Libby Nelson
Congress
Poor Americans’ food situations barely improvingPoor Americans’ food situations barely improving
Congress

A new report shows that 6.8 million households cut back on eating or changed what they eat because they couldn’t afford food last year. And then Congress cut food stamp benefits.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Immigration
Charts: unauthorized immigrants are settling in USCharts: unauthorized immigrants are settling in US
Immigration

New data confirms that the unauthorized population is settling down, not self-deporting.

By Dara Lind
Russia
Sorry, Ukraine: Obama is not going to defend youSorry, Ukraine: Obama is not going to defend you
Russia

Why the US announced it is willing to defend Estonia and Latvia, but Ukraine is sort of on its own.

By Max Fisher
Health
Could bubonic plague be used as a weapon?Could bubonic plague be used as a weapon?
Health

If terrorists wanted to make another Black Death, how would it work?

By Susannah Locke