A Storied Washington Home Has Sat Empty for 22 Years (Newser Deep Dive)

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August 24, 2024     A Storied Washington Home Has Sat Empty for 22 Years A "grand Beaux-Arts" house has sat at 2920 R Street in Georgetown for centuries. Mark Ein has been in possession of it for the last 22 years—and never lived there. Keep reading   He Gambled His Life on Ibogaine, and Lost For some, ibogaine is a wonder drug, a psychedelic that can help cure addiction and eliminate any symptoms of withdrawal in one dose. It's also illegal in the US, and can be deadly, as detailed by Mattha Busby in a lengthy piece for Rolling Stone. Keep reading     Cluster of Brain Diseases Continues to Confound Canada When a neurologist in New Brunswick, Canada, started seeing a sharp uptick of patients suffering from a seemingly new neurological syndrome, it triggered a government investigation. In 2022, that investigation concluded that no such mystery syndrome existed, that all of the patients in the cluster suffered from a range of known ailments. Keep reading   'NFL People Were Wondering if I Could Read a Playbook' The football player made famous in the book and movie The Blind Side is speaking publicly for the first time since he filed a lawsuit against the couple who took him in as a teen. In a New York Times Magazine profile, Michael Oher talks about how he feels exploited by the Tuohy family of Tennessee, and he reveals that one aspect of the way he was portrayed in the book and movie still rankles—he was portrayed as stupid. Keep reading   Nike's Green Promises Undercut by Private Jets Nike has made some of the most aggressive promises of any corporation when it comes to reducing its carbon footprint. "It's about leading with actions, not words," is how executive chairperson Mark Parker put it in 2019. Keep reading     From the Archives You Know About Emmett Till, but Not About the Barn We know the story of Emmett Till, but the story we know is only a partial one, argues Wright Thompson in a lengthy piece for the Atlantic that revolves around one major gap: the barn in which the 14-year-old was murdered in 1955. Most people asked where Till was killed would likely land on Money, Mississippi—the town where Till whistled at Carolyn Bryant outside the Bryant family store. Keep reading   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved