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Archives for October 2014

Health
A health care worker in Dallas tested positive for EbolaA health care worker in Dallas tested positive for Ebola
Health

This would mark the first case of Ebola transmission in the United States.

By Julia Belluz
Health
3 US hospitals stopped Ebola from spreading. Why didn’t Texas?3 US hospitals stopped Ebola from spreading. Why didn’t Texas?
Health

Better training and more experience may have helped America’s biocontamination units successfully prevent the transmission of Ebola.

By Sarah Kliff
Health
The stunning cuts to America’s budget to fight disease outbreaksThe stunning cuts to America’s budget to fight disease outbreaks
Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s emergency preparedness budget has fallen about half since 2006.

By Sarah Kliff
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The downward spiral of overworkThe downward spiral of overwork
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By New America Foundation Weekly Wonk
Criminal Justice
The “yes means yes” campus sex law won’t turn everyone into a rapistThe “yes means yes” campus sex law won’t turn everyone into a rapist
Criminal Justice

Concerns about its implications are totally misplaced.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Health
The nightmare Ebola scenario that keeps scientists up at nightThe nightmare Ebola scenario that keeps scientists up at night
Health

A global epidemic in these five steps.

By Julia Belluz
Culture
3 times TV made it easier for LGBT people across America to come out3 times TV made it easier for LGBT people across America to come out
Culture

For National Coming Out Day, here’s a look at three of TV’s most memorable coming out moments.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Criminal Justice
Black teens are 21 times more likely to be shot by cops than white teensBlack teens are 21 times more likely to be shot by cops than white teens
Criminal Justice

And more facts about who gets killed by police in America

By Dara Lind
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The patent office is rejecting a lot more software patentsThe patent office is rejecting a lot more software patents
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Trolls frequently use broad “business method” patents to sue unsuspecting businesses. Research shows the patent office is cracking down on this kind of patent.

By Timothy B. Lee
Marriage Equality
Map: Where getting married can get a same-sex couple firedMap: Where getting married can get a same-sex couple fired
Marriage Equality

The next frontier for LGBT rights?

By German Lopez
Media
The real problem with Nate Silver’s model is the hazy metaphysics of probabilityThe real problem with Nate Silver’s model is the hazy metaphysics of probability
Media

We’re never going to know whose model was best.

By Matthew Yglesias
2016 Presidential Election
A newly-released Clinton memo reveals how presidential appointments really workA newly-released Clinton memo reveals how presidential appointments really work
2016 Presidential Election

“To what extent do we conduct a ‘search’ if the President has made up his mind?”

By Andrew Prokop
Technology
Awesome photos show how Google is using a camel to map desertsAwesome photos show how Google is using a camel to map deserts
Technology

Meet Raffia, the camel hauling a camera around the Liwa Oasis.

By Sarah Kliff
Health
There is a simple lesson in this Ebola outbreak, and we need to learn itThere is a simple lesson in this Ebola outbreak, and we need to learn it
Health

The Ebola epidemic is horrible. But it’s more than that: it’s a warning that what comes next could be devastating — unless we learn its lessons now.

By Sarah Kliff
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The world is full of Malalas. Let her prize honor them all.The world is full of Malalas. Let her prize honor them all.
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There are thousands off people whose quiet everyday bravery makes the world a better place. Malala’s prize should be an honor for them all.

By Amanda Taub