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A Bold Departure for Sharon Van Etten

Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sharon Van EttenRemind Me TomorrowJagjaguwar Somber anguish has long been a hallmark of Sharon Van Etten’s beautifully austere folk-pop, which probes the inner workings of relationships with unsparing directness. The startling “Remind Me Tomorrow” marks a dramatic sonic change, expanding her palette to include such…

Climate Change Is Even Worse for Our Health Than We Thought

This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate change could take a greater toll on global health than previously estimated. That’s according to a new report published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The article, along with an editorial published in the same issue, calls on health professionals to lead…

TSA Says the Number of Agents Skipping Work Has Spiked Due to the Shutdown

Transportation Security Administration agents help passengers through a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark. New figures released Sunday reveal a record number of agents are not showing up to work. Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Transportation Security Administration has reported that the number of airport security…

BuzzFeed Defends Trump-Russia Blockbuster and Promises to Run Down New Details

Richard Vogel/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith and investigative reporter Anthony Corimer appeared on CNN’s Reliable Sources Sunday to double-down on their blockbuster story alleging President Trump ordered his former personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the president’s dealings in Russia. “Our reporting is…