She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad Just Before Giving Birth. Then They Took Her Baby Away.

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September 14, 2024 Prebiotic Sodas, Family Films, and the Science of Fidgeting Ten Picks for Today, Curated by Our Editors 1   Must Read She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad Just Before Giving Birth. Then They Took Her Baby Away. "They had a singular piece of evidence that I had taken something, and it was wrong."  Mother Jones Shoshana Walter Save 2   Thought-Provoking When Did Sodas, Teas, and Tonics Become Medicine? From prebiotic sodas to energy drinks, drinks are trying to do the most. That doesn't mean they work. Vox Keren Landman Save 3   Rabbit Hole Inside the Heated Controversy That's Tearing a Writing Community Apart Bestselling authors are distancing themselves from NaNoWriMo after the group appeared to endorse the use of bots to write novels. Slate Laura Wheatman Hill Save 4   By The Numbers The Hidden Billion-Dollar Cost of Repeated Police Misconduct More than $1.5 billion has been spent to settle claims of police misconduct on behalf of thousands of officers repeatedly accused of wrongdoing. Taxpayers are often in the dark. The Washington Post Keith L. Alexander, Steven Rich, Hannah Thacker Save 5   Quality Time 15 Great 2000s Movies You Should Watch With Your Kids They don't make family films like they used to. Here are 15 family flicks from the 2000s to enjoy during your next movie night. Lifehacker Jason Keil Save 6   Deep Dive The Lone Star Lithium Boom An ingenious Texan's invention may soon bring extensive mining of the metal—vital for our battery-powered future—to the northeast corner of the state. Texas Monthly Russell Gold Save 7   Backstory A Cool Flame: How Gaia Theory Was Born Out of a Secret Love Affair Scientist James Lovelock gave humanity new ways to think about our home planet – but some of his biggest ideas were the fruit of a passionate collaboration. The Guardian Jonathan Watts Save 8   Setting The Record Straight Does Fidgeting Really Help You Focus? According to science, it depends. Popular Science Lauren Leffer Save 9   Service Journalism Can't Fly First Class? These Little Hacks Will Give You A Premium Experience In Coach. Try these tricks to elevate your flight — while saving a few bucks, too. HuffPost Jillian Wilson Save 10   It's The Weekend How to Turn Your Smartphone Into a Dumb Phone There's such a thing as too much phone. Use these methods to silence notifications, eliminate distractions, and collar time-wasting apps. WIRED David Nield Save   Collection of the Week How to Roast Your Favorite Vegetables Load up on the farmer's market veggies and crank up the oven: You're in for some of the easiest and tastiest meal prep you could ask for. Pocket Collections Corrie Evanoff Save Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this newsletter, please share it with a friend. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to get Pocket in your inbox every day. Take Pocket everywhere You're receiving this email because you subscribed to Pocket. Unsubscribe • Manage Preferences • Privacy Policy • Help Center • Advertise © 2024 Mozilla Corporation, 149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105