
Mike Barry
Mike Barry is the senior editor of audience development and outreach at TheWeek.com. He was previously a contributing editor at The Huffington Post. Prior to that, he was best known for interrupting a college chemistry class.
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Scientists build a battery that charges 70 percent in two minutes and lasts for 20 yearsSpeed Read
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28 percent of American workers played hooky last year — and some of their excuses were terribleSpeed Read
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Vietnam War refugee becomes the military's first Vietnamese-born generalSpeed Read
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Bill Gates drinks water made from human waste to demonstrate a revolutionary sewage treatment breakthroughSpeed Read
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This animated map recreates 5,000 years of religious history in 90 secondsSpeed Read
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Researchers identify wreckage of Amelia Earhart's planeSpeed Read
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Woman faces bankruptcy after ambulance delivers her to out-of-network ER — when in-network hospital was 3 blocks awaySpeed Read
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Sophia Loren explains her classic 'side eye' photo with Jayne Mansfield
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An enormous volcano in Iceland may be preparing to eruptSpeed Read
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Texas — population 26.45 million — has issued just 340 voter IDsSpeed Read
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John McCain calls for an 'Ebola Czar' — but the Senate refuses to confirm nominee for Surgeon GeneralSpeed Read
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The future of air travel may be windowless — but with even better viewsSpeed Read
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Study: Thousands of children sickened from ingesting colorful detergent podsSpeed Read
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Watch a symphony orchestra try to make music after eating the world's hottest chili peppersSpeed Read
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Town where fracking was perfected votes to ban frackingSpeed Read
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Hear the moment when the Boston Symphony Orchestra announced JFK's assassination to a shocked audiencefeature Conductor Erich Leinsdorf broke the news before announcing an impromptu musical tribute to the fallen president
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Joan Rivers, the iconoclastfeature The comedian didn't play by the rules — even on Passover
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