Virginity among the young rises
Virginity is regaining its popularity among young people. The percentage of 15- to 24-year-olds who’ve never had sex has risen to 28 percent, up from 22 percent in 2002, a new federal survey says.
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Plastic returns to the Capitol cafeteria
House Republicans have reintroduced Styrofoam cups and plastic plates to the Capitol cafeteria. The change is part of a larger effort to reverse former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “Green the Capitol” initiative, which mandated the use of recyclable utensils and cups made of cornstarch.
The Washington Post
U.S. launches space shuttle for secret mission
The U.S. last week launched an experimental space shuttle into orbit, where it will spend up to nine months on a classified test mission. The X-37B shuttle, a smaller, robotic version of the space shuttle, may be testing a new technology for spying on foreign nations from space, or for snatching or neutralizing other countries’ satellites, experts speculate.
Wired.com
A lucrative market for French wine
Wealthy Chinese are buying up rare French wines, driving up the price of elite Bordeaux by 40 percent in one year. More fine wine was sold in Hong Kong last year than in New York and London combined.
Time
Seats on BART trains carry bacteria
Tests on the fabric seats on San Francisco’s BART trains found nine types of bacteria, including some found in fecal matter and a skin bacteria that may be the antibiotic-resistant strain called MRSA.
San Francisco Bay Citizen
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Why has the U.S. scaled down its stance on human rights?Today's Big Question The Trump administration has curtailed previous criticisms of human rights violations
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August 14 editorial cartoonsCartoons Thursday’s political cartoons include Donald Trump and JD Vance at a summit, Putin's 'peace' plan, and Jeffrey Epstein haunting the White House
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Weapons: Julia Garner stars in 'hyper-eerie' psychological thrillerThe Week Recommends Zach Cregger's 'top notch' new film opens with 17 children disappearing at exactly the same time
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Very rich and very poor in California, and morefeature California is home to 111 billionaires, yet it also suffers the highest poverty rate in the country.
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Arctic cold kills tree insects, and more
feature This winter’s arctic temperatures have had at least one beneficial impact: They’ve killed ash borers, gypsy moths, and other tree-eating insects.
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Congress's poor record, and more
feature The 113th Congress is on course to pass less legislation than any Congress in history.
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Gender differences in employment, and more
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A first for West Point, and more
feature For the first time, two male graduates of West Point were married at the military academy’s chapel.
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A God given land?, and more
feature More white evangelical Protestants than U.S Jews believe that Israel was “given to the Jewish people by God.”
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Jailing the mentally ill, and more
feature American prisons have replaced state mental hospitals as a place to warehouse the mentally ill.
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Treating Internet addiction, and more
feature Treating Internet addiction; Freshman virgins at Harvard; A salary handicap for lefties; Prices for vintage automobiles soar; Gun permits for blind people