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Derek Chauvin trial

Derek Chauvin Just Pleaded Guilty to Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights
Former Minneapolis police officer Chauvin had originally pleaded not guilty in September.
Trone Dowd
12.15.21
Space

NASA Probe Touches the Sun For First Time In History
The Parker Solar Probe broke through the Sun's atmosphere and touched the "surface" for the first time.
Samantha Cole
12.15.21
body

I’m Being Forced to Go Abroad to Give Birth
In the UK and across Europe, trans parents have almost zero legal recognition. However, safe havens are emerging—it’s just a question of getting there.
Freddy McConnell
12.15.21
Games News

Video Game Developers Finally Get Their First Certified Union in North America
“We have been inspired by the growing worker organizing within the gaming industry and hope we can set a new precedent for industry-wide standards.”
Gita Jackson
12.15.21
tech-science

Scientists Discover 'Significant' Water Hidden In Martian Grand Canyon
“We found a central part of Valles Marineris to be packed full of water–far more water than we expected,” said one study co-author.
Jordan Pearson
12.15.21
covid

The NFL Is a COVID Superspreader Right Now
There are currently more than 70 active players on the NFL’s COVID-19 list.
Paul Blest
12.15.21
Donald Trump

Trump’s Social Media Company Just Partnered With a QAnon Video Site
Truth Social will now partner with Rumble, a video-sharing site known for spreading anti-vaxxer and QAnon conspiracies.
David Gilbert
12.15.21
sexual assault

A Transgender Activist Was Abducted and Raped Before a Climate March, Organizers Say
“She is so frightened that she does not want to register an official police complaint. In fact, she is barely speaking to anyone.”
Rimal Farrukh
12.15.21
nfts

‘Little Demon Amphibian’: People Are Really Mad About Crazy Frog's NFTs
Crazy Frog's entry into the NFT game is a wild mess of drama.
Samantha Cole
12.15.21
nfts

We Talked to People Who Got NFT Tattoos
With the addition of people's bodies, NFTs may be running out of new territory to conquer.
Edward Ongweso Jr
12.15.21
Drugs

Malta Becomes First Country in Europe to Make Recreational Weed Legal
People will be allowed to use, buy and grow small amounts of weed and past possession convictions will be struck off.
Max Daly
12.15.21
El Salvador

Meet MS-13’s ‘Black Widow’ Who Tricked Men Into Marriage and Killed Them
Esmeralda Aravel Flores Acosta formed a working relationship with the MS-13 gang that helped her coerce and kill victims in one of the first human-trafficking cases of its kind.
Deborah Bonello
12.15.21
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