A displaced Congolese listens with others for their names called out, on November 24, 2012, in Mugunga, during a food distribution exercise conducted by humanitarian agencies. | Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty ImagesWhy openness about fraud — and a plan to fix it — is key to more effective philanthropy. GiveDirectly is a charity that we’ve written about a lot here at Future Perfect. Their project is, on the surface, incredibly... Read more ›
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The Securities and Exchange Commission unveiled a slew of charges this week against two large, popular cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinbase and Binance. | Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesWhat the SEC’s lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase mean for the future of cryptocurrencies — and for you. For a long time, the crypto industry has been a Wild West with few regulations and laws governing it — a fact that many crypto enthusiasts... Read more ›
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A view of the Williamsburg Bridge from Domino Park in Brooklyn, New York, on June 7. | Courtesy of Natalie Kelapire4 basic questions about Canada’s wildfires, answered. East Coasters finally understand what it’s like to live in California. Earlier this week, a giant cloud of wildfire smoke from Canada wafted into New York City, Boston, and other eastern metropolises, engulfing skylines and putting millions of people at risk from air... Read more ›
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Smoke from wildfires in Canada has blanketed New York City, raising the alarm for those at risk from air pollution. | Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Getty ImagesFrom burning eyes to asthma attacks: Who’s at highest risk from air pollution? And when should you seek care? Wildfires are tearing through the forests of eastern Canada, and over the past few days, their smoke has drifted into much of the airspace in the northeastern US.... Read more ›
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An orange-tinged smog caused by Canada’s wildfires blanketed New York City on June 7, obscuring its famous skyscrapers. | Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty ImagesThe latest news and updates about Canada’s wildfires. Earlier this week, New York City had the worst air quality of any major city in the world, according to air quality technology company IQAir. The flames causing this public health crisis are actually in Quebec, Canada. This extreme... Read more ›
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President Biden appointed a number of people to take on tech, and that’s just what they’re doing. | Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe SEC has come for Coinbase. The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Coinbase on Tuesday, accusing the crypto giant of operating as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency, and of offering and selling securities without registering. The lawsuit came just a day after the SEC sued... Read more ›
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Some Spider-Verse fans see Gwen (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld, center) as a hero and ally for trans rights. | Sony/Columbia PicturesIn Across the Spider-Verse, Gwen Stacy has a “protect trans kids” flag in her room and her dad has a trans flag on his uniform. At any given moment there are a million things happening in Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse — we’re pinging around the multiverse, meeting dozens of Spider-Man... Read more ›
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The way scripted television gets made today has transformed the careers of writers. Thousands of television and film writers who are part of the Writers Guild of America are in the middle of a historic strike. They’re forming picket lines in front of studios and productions in New York and Los Angeles and shutting down active sets. The last time they went on strike was 15 years ago — when... Read more ›
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav onstage in April 2023. | Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesEver after its CEO’s firing, CNN remains stuck in no man’s land. Technically, the news is that CNN CEO Chris Licht was pushed out this morning. But the only newsy part of that statement is that it happened this morning: Licht, whose tenure at the cable news giant barely lasted a year, has been a dead man... Read more ›
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Smoke shrouds the sun as it rises behind the skyline of lower Manhattan in New York City on June 7, 2023. | Gary Hershorn/Getty ImagesCanada’s smoke blanketing the US is just the latest example of intensifying wildfires. New York City had the worst air quality of any major city in the world Tuesday night, according to air quality technology company IQAir. Earlier that morning, the National Weather Service issued an... Read more ›
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Former US Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Federalist Society’s Executive Branch Review Conference at the Mayflower Hotel on April 25, 2023, in Washington, DC. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesIt’s not yet clear who exactly his Republican supporters would be. Former Vice President Mike Pence is once again taking on his former boss, this time as a challenger for the presidency. Pence officially announced his candidacy on Wednesday after doing... Read more ›
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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks during a press conference announcing plans for the cleanup of the Oceti Sakowin protest camp on February 22, 2017, in Mandan, North Dakota. | Stephen Yang/Getty ImagesNorth Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is joining the race. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is the latest Republican to join a growing field of candidates challenging former President Donald Trump for the presidency in 2024. The two-term governor... Read more ›
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A farmer arranges his coconuts in Poi Village, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, in January 2020. Coconut farmers in the region have struggled with the declining price of copra, the dried flesh of coconut from which coconut oil is extracted. | Basri Marzuki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesHow plant-based meat’s dependence on coconut and cacao could become a liability. Jalil, a 50-year-old cacao farmer in Palopo, Sulawesi, Indonesia, has never heard of... Read more ›
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Dark orange skies visible over downtown San Francisco in 2020, the result of wildfires burning across the West. Children and teens are at greater risk from PM2.5 because their smaller lungs take in more air. | Gabrielle Lurie/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ImagesThe Air Quality Index can warn you about wildfire smoke and pollution in your area. Here’s a step-by-step guide. Editor’s note, June 7, 2023: Wildfires in Canada... Read more ›
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Israel Sebastian/Getty ImagesCountries are negotiating a new global treaty to drastically reduce the plastic waste that has been poisoning the world. Plastic recycling doesn’t work, no matter how diligently you wash out your peanut butter container. Only about 15 percent of plastic waste is collected for recycling worldwide, and of that, about half ends up discarded. That means just 9 percent of plastic waste is recycled. The rest — some... Read more ›
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A screen grab captured from a video shows the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant after a blast occurred in the plant, which is in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine’s Kherson, on June 6, 2023. The explosion unleashed floodwaters across the war zone. | Zelenskyy Social Media Account / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesDid Russia do it? A large dam on the Dnipro River, in southern Ukraine, has been destroyed, leading to... Read more ›
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a campaign event for Gov. Brian Kemp on May 17, 2022, in Canton, Georgia. | Elijah Nouvelage/Getty ImagesFormer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is joining the race. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is the latest Republican to join a growing field of candidates challenging former President Donald Trump for the presidency in 2024. Christie filed paperwork to run for president Tuesday... Read more ›
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Sen. Tim Scott announces his presidential campaign at a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina. | Allison Joyce/Getty ImagesThe Republican presidential candidate is betting that a hopeful message will break through in 2024. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the US Senate, has made his view that America is not a racist country central to his pitch for the presidency, and on Monday, even went on The View to... Read more ›
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Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before his speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on March 4, 2023. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesA special counsel investigation into former President Donald Trump’s possible mishandling of classified documents is wrapping up, and some experts expect he’ll be indicted within days. If Trump is charged in the documents probe, it would be his first federal indictment — but potentially not... Read more ›
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Former President Donald Trump watches from a box on the 18th green during day one of the LIV Golf Invitational at Trump National Golf Club on May 26, 2023 in Sterling, Virginia. | Rob Carr/GettyA tape of Trump. His lawyer’s voice memo. A pool flood. What else does special counsel Jack Smith know about? The media is on Trump indictment watch — again. Multiple reports indicate that special counsel Jack... Read more ›
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