Episode 51
3:36 Today was the final Washington workday of 2017 and President Trump kept it short. Signing the GOP tax billl… and making the usual hyperbolic claims about it before heading off to Mar-a-Lago. 7:18 California's maternal mortality rate is just a third of the national average because of a powerful innovation keeping mothers alive in the delivery room. 10:29 Palm oil is found in more than half of all consumer products, and being able to trace its origins could help stop massive deforestation that’s being caused by the industry. But Norway slashed its use of palm oil by over 60 percent in less than a year after an influential campaign convinced consumers to boycott the business altogether. 13:47 A new frontier in the fight against terrorism in Southeast Asia has shifted to more remote areas of Mindanao. Separatist groups have arguably been boosted by the conflict in Marawi and the international support of ISIS. VICE News joins a force of Philippine, Malaysian and Indonesian natives as they hunt for terrorists. 22:16 2017, what a hell of a year. It was a year that seemed to last an eternity, yet pass by like a car crash. And through it all, countless people — and things — spent the year unwittingly vying for the title of the biggest villain on the internet.
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