Immortality, disagree, emigrate, and personality cult — here’s every word and phrase China censored after criticism of Xi Jinping’s potentially unending reign

GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images Earlier this week China announced it would be ending term limits for its president. That means President Xi Jinping, who was limited to two five-year terms like nearly all of his predecessors, can rule indefinitely. The change sparked a backlash online, with criticism flooding local Weibo and WeChat platforms. Unsurpringly, popular phrases were […]

California’s ‘unending’ statewide drought has ended for now

Gene Kim A year ago, news outlets warned drier conditions brought on by global warming would make California’s six-year drought “permanent.” But one weekend of intense storms dumped 350 billion gallons of water into California reservoirs, effectively ending the statewide drought. After more weeks with rain and snow, eight of 10 major state reservoirs are well […]