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Julius Jones

Julius Jones Is Scheduled to Die Today
If Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt does not grant clemency, Julius Jones will die by lethal injection at 4 p.m. Central Time.
Gabrielle Caplan
11.18.21
crypto

'Crypto' Means Cryptocurrency. We Lost the War, and It's OK
For years, people have insisted that 'crypto' means 'cryptography,' but cryptocurrency won.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
11.18.21
Lithium Valley

The First Days of ‘Lithium Valley’ Are Here
Lithium producer Controlled Thermal Resources has officially started drilling for ‘liquid gold’ in California’s Salton Sea
Audrey Carleton
11.18.21
Ron Watkins

QAnon Leader Ron Watkins Is Running for Congress and It’s Not Going Great
The QAnon influencer vowed to raise “at least a million dollars” and win a House seat in Arizona. How’s that going?
David Gilbert
11.18.21
Life

My Feminism Was Born Amid a Violent and Toxic Marriage Culture. Malala Might Change My Mind.
In a region where most women are unequal in marriages, I grew up with a terrible perception of what the institution means. But Malala’s decision felt strangely empowering.
Pallavi Pundir
11.18.21
News

Irreversible Overdoses, Robberies, and Sex Assaults: The ‘Terrifying’ Rise of Benzo Dope
In some parts of Canada and the U.S., fentanyl is increasingly being cut with tranquilizers, fueling a dark new phase of the drug poisoning crisis.
Manisha Krishnan
11.18.21
encrypted phones

Crime Boss or Tech CEO? An Encrypted Phone Company Sues the Government to Save Itself
The Department of Justice says Jean-François Eap is a drug boss. He says he just sold privacy-focused phones.
Joseph Cox
11.18.21
Football

Black Footballers Call Out Media for Mistaking Them for Player Accused of Rape
“For some, Black people have neither names nor distinct faces,” Chelsea and Senegal goalkeeper Édouard Mendy wrote on Instagram after his photo was used to illustrate articles about Benjamin Mendy, who is charged with six counts of rape.
Matthew Champion
11.18.21
Life

Influencers Tell Us Hidden Stories About Traveling For Content
“You know, we travel a lot, but we don't vacation that much.”
Koh Ewe
11.18.21
school

In Not So Loving Memory of Ridiculous School Rules
That my hair couldn’t touch my ears didn’t make sense then, and it doesn’t make sense now.
Romano Santos
11.18.21
amazon

Amazon Will Face Black Friday Strikes and Protests in 20 Countries
The actions on November 26 will highlight the scale of Amazon’s role in the global economy.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
11.18.21
World News

Baby Elephant Dies After Losing Her Trunk to a Poacher’s Trap
The one-year-old elephant was abandoned by her herd after being caught in a poacher’s trap that nearly severed her trunk.
Koh Ewe
11.18.21
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