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John Green

John Green talks turtles and teens

Arts

Young Adult novelist and YouTube star, John Green opens up about himself.

harvey weinstein

Russians look at the Harvey Weinstein scandal and say, ‘What’s the big deal?’

Arts
Floods

For domestic abuse survivors, finding safety amid natural disasters is ‘very complicated’

Health
Hurricane Irma, a record Category 5 storm, is seen approaching Puerto Rico in this NOAA National Weather Service National Hurricane Center satellite

Is the 1-2 punch of Harvey and Irma due to nature — or climate change? Yes.

Science
An elderly woman in a wheelchair is rescued from the flood waters of tropical storm Harvey in east Houston, Texas.

One of Houston’s most vulnerable communities faces the floods

Conflict
Bakers in Houston

Workers trapped by Harvey at a Mexican bakery feed a hungry Houston

Food

Three employees trapped by Hurricane Harvey in a Houston bakery were consumed with worry about their families. So, they started baking and didn’t stop.

The World

The late Harvey Pekar on his home state

Arts, Culture & Media

The news today that comic author Harvey Pekar had passed away this morning had a particular resonance here at The Takeaway. Before we were even a proper show, John Hockenberry interviewed Pekar for an early special about the 2008 election and Ohio.