The long-awaited report of special counsel Robert Mueller about alleged collusion with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign has landed with a thud for most Americans, who aren't impressed with the findings, according to two new polls.

The report, which has received extensive news coverage and sustained comment from political leaders, hasn't changed many minds.

Read more at US News.

Sunday's first-round election in Ukraine, the result of which pits a popular comedian against the former Soviet state's incumbent leader for the presidency, was marred by accusations of vote-buying schemes and abuse of state resources, according to an international organization tasked with monitoring the polls.

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe assesses that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who will face off against Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the April 21 second round, used "social assistance programmes, salary increases and other financial incentives as campaign tools," to buy votes, according to a report it released Monday. The group also said the former confectionery baron's extensive travel throughout the country in the lead-up to the election also resulted in "blurring the lines" between his responsibilities as president and his campaign activities.

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A recent JAMA news release asked whether the marketing of opioids to physicians was associated with overdose deaths. The article pointed the finger at both the marketing tactics of pharmaceutical companies and at the physicians who are prescribing the medications.

But the truth is, there are multiple stakeholders, individuals and entities contributing to the opioid epidemic. So, to cure it, we all have to play a role.

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A judge has barred a planned celebration marking the anniversary of the 1964 Brazilian coup which overthrew the democratic government.

President Jair Bolsonaro had planned to celebrate the anniversary of the start of military rule on Sunday.

Read more at BBC News.

In a highly unusual step for the firm, Apple has given up on a product because it could not make it work adequately.

AirPower, announced in 2017, was a mat meant to charge multiple devices without needing to plug them in.

Read more at BBC News.

Two major US pension funds have refused to comment on their holdings in a Chinese firm whose surveillance equipment is reportedly used in Muslim detention camps.

Both the New York State Teachers' Retirement System and the California State Teachers' Retirement System have stakes in Hikvision.

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Amazing hikes must all check off a few boxes to earn that label. A sweeping vista or two is essential, some unique flora and fauna is almost par for the course, and mesmerizing geological features like waterfalls or ice fields certainly don’t hurt. Add in a bit of isolation and you have a recipe for success. But whether it’s ancient temples, one-of-a-kind mountain peaks, a strong sense of history, or just truly epic landscapes, each bucket-list hike in this roundup has that extra something special it takes to stand above the rest. I’ve been a professional travel writer for most of my adulthood, and these are the all-time best places that have impressed me over the years.

Read more at Outside Online.

Amazon is currently taking up to $199 off Apple’s latest 11- and 12.9-inch iPad Pros. The deal start at $699.99 on the smaller model, or you can upgrade to the larger rendition from $874.99. Free shipping is available for all. This offer is also available at Best Buy. Apple’s latest iPad Pro sports the new Liquid Retina display, A12X bionic chip and FaceID. A 12MP camera and four speakers make it easier to capture or enjoy content on-the-go. With 10 hours of battery life, you’ll also be able to enjoy your movies, shows and more throughout the day. Check out the entire sale here.

The latest iPad Pros work in tandem with the second generation Apple Pencil, making it an ideal pair for artists and more. Put your savings to work and grab an Apple Pencil to complete your new setup.

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At a certain point in life, you may feel as though it’s time to have a solid grasp on who you are and what makes you, well, you. But that’s quite the process (and one that’s easier said than done) because finding yourself requires time and patience.

While it’s understandable that you’d want to figure out what really makes you tick, there’s no need to panic if you feel like you don’t know, with 100 percent certainty, who you are, regardless of your age. “All of us have a sense that there is a true, authentic self that I want to find, and it’s a quest that’s pretty much a lifelong journey toward authenticity,” says psychologist Karin Anderson Abrell, PhD.

Read more at Well and Good.

In his 2014 book, Our Mathematical Universe, physicist Max Tegmark boldly claims that “protons, atoms, molecules, cells and stars” are all redundant “baggage.” Only the mathematical apparatus used to describe the behavior of matter is supposedly real, not matter itself. For Tegmark, the universe is a “set of abstract entities with relations between them,” which “can be described in a baggage-independent way”—i.e., without matter. He attributes existence solely to descriptions, while incongruously denying the very thing that is described in the first place. Matter is done away with and only information itself is taken to be ultimately real.

This abstract notion, called information realism is philosophical in character, but it has been associated with physics from its very inception. Most famously, information realism is a popular philosophical underpinning for digital physics. The motivation for this association is not hard to fathom.

Read more at Scientific American.