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On the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, the municipality of Canaan extends. This was created after the earthquake on 12 January 2010, which killed more than 220 000 people in the poor Caribbean state. Today around 300,000 people live there. (Nick Kaiser/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Voices from Haiti, after the earthquake

Edwidge Danticat

On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti. This oral history project collected stories from survivors

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The ethics of replicating bones

Sarah Wild - Undark

Bone scan databases offer scientists new ways to study human remains. But some worry they could be misused.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr / US Army training in Iraq (John Moore/Stephen F. Somerstein/Getty Images/Salon)

A 1968 dream and a 2020 nightmare

Bob Hennelly

Debt servitude, endless wars, and our economic turmoil was all prophesied by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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"Secret science" rule threatens health

Gabriel Filippelli - The Conversation

Blood samples from pediatric health screenings can provide valuable data for public health research

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Donald Trump / Nuclear Explosion (Getty Images/Salon)

Trump's Iran policy was predictable

Matthew Rozsa

If you understand the history of Republican foreign policy, Trump's Iran misadventure makes perfect sense

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Many soldiers want to stop fighting

Rory Fanning - Truthout

Many people in the military don't want to sacrifice their lives for Trump's whims.

US National Security Adviser John Bolton (Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Trump's flawed plan to bar Bolton

Matthew Chapman - Raw Story

In an interview with MSNBC, ex-federal prosecutor Cynthia Alksne breaks down the issues with Trump's strategy

They as singular (Salon/Ilana Lidagoster)

"They" was voted as "Word of the Decade"

Reed Blaylock - The Conversation

The American Dialect Society chose ‘they’ as its ‘Word of the Decade', in a nod to shifting attitudes on gender

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A woman holds melons in her shirt. (Getty Images)

The politics of my cleavage

Elizabeth Covington

My figure inadvertently transformed me into an activist against the perception of women’s bodies as obscene

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How to make overnight oats

Sarah Jampel - Food52

While you sleep, you can "cook" your oatmeal overnight in the refrigerator

Piped and sprinkled cupcakes (Courtesy Meghan McGarry/Buttercream Blondie)

How to frost cupcakes like a pro baker

Joseph Neese

Once you put these expert tips to use, you'll wonder why you didn't start piping cupcakes at home sooner

Greek Poke Bowl (Skyhorse Publishing)

How to make a Greek poke bowl

Ulrika Davidsson

Chickpeas, feta cheese and pepper relish make for one exciting combination

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Facebook plans to remove all deepfakes

Nadia Naffi - The Conversation

Facebook announced it will remove videos edited to mislead in ways that "aren’t apparent to an average person"

Jodie Whittaker ("Salon Talks")

Jodie Whittaker on the Doctor's new foes

Mary Elizabeth Williams

The actress chatted with "Salon Talks" on the legacy of the Doctor and her ongoing message: Do not lose hope

Silhouettes of seven fighter planes with exhaust trailing behind (Getty Images)

The global war of error

Tom Engelhardt - TomDispatch.com

No, that’s not a typo

Sony's latest entertainment robots "aibo" are displayed during a press preview at the company's headquarters in Tokyo (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

Don't trust that robot!

Karla Erickson

The popular perception of a “robot” has shifted from Terminator to Siri — and that could have repercussions for how

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Victoria Konefal (Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage)

Feminism is alive on "Days Of Our Lives"

Emily Rems - Poptarts

One of the iconic soap’s young stars is making sure her character doesn’t fall prey to scripted sexism

Kelly Placke of Star Bright Farms in Cuba City, Wisconsin. (David Nevala)

A sunny future

Lisa Held - Civil Eats

Farms are starting to see the light as on-farm solar proves to be an important income stream.

Dick Cheney, Qassem Soleimani, and Bernie Sanders (AP Photo/Salon)

America's war machine and the Democrats

David Masciotra

Republicans are largely to blame for America's catastrophic "endless war." But Democrats have played along

Cattle graze as the sky turns orange from bushfires in Towamba, 20km from Eden in southern New South Wales on January 10, 2020. (Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images)

How wildfire smoke affects animals

Stephanie Laura Bond, Laura Osborne, Renaud Leguillette - The Conversation

Wildfire smoke can damage animals' respiratory tract and lead to breathing problems and even death

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Cheer (Netflix)

"The toughest athletes I’ve ever filmed"

Ashlie D. Stevens

In a new Netflix docuseries, cheerleaders finally get filmed like the world-class athletes they are

The "Zeitfeld" (Time Field) clock installation by Klaus Rinke is seen at the entrance of the Suedpark, in Dusseldorf Germany. (Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Goodbye, daylight saving time

Nicole Karlis

As the west coast goes, so goes the country, some say. Will the U.S. lock the clock forever?

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Better treatment for neonatal withdrawal

Elizabeth Brico - Undark

Many hospitals and child welfare agencies continue to engage in practices that defy the science of opioid addiction

Joe Biden and Hunter Biden (Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images)

The Bidens should call Trump's bluff

Lucian K. Truscott IV

Trump claims he wants witnesses — so let him have them. In exchange, Democrats get Bolton, Mulvaney and Rudy

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