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Is LaCroix Safe? Yes. Natural? That’s Complicated.

Vivien Killilea/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. LaCroix, the zero-calorie bubbly water adored by millennials, has enjoyed incredible success in recent years. Its parent company, National Beverage Corp., remains tight-lipped about the recipes for this ever-so-lightly flavored sparkling water. A new lawsuit has thrown its formula into question. A proposed…

The Attorney Spearheading the “Shitty Media Men” Lawsuit Is a Top Defender of Accused Campus Rapists

Mother Jones illustration; Mbsydor/Wikimedia Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In the first days of the #MeToo movement in October 2017, journalist Moira Donegan opened a Google spreadsheet, titled it “Shitty Media Men,” and shared it with female friends and colleagues, asking them to add the names rumored or alleged sexual abusers or harassers—and…

Chart of the Day: The Latest on Brett Kavanaugh

Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A new ABC poll conducted by Langer Research Associates confirms the huge gender gap in Republicans’ handling of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation: Only 35 percent of women approve of Kavanaugh’s confirmation, 13 points behind men. And 58 percent want Congress to continue investigating him, 11…