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Gavin Newsom

Conspiracy Theorists Baselessly Claim Gavin Newsom Was Injured by COVID Booster

Anti-vax orgs used the timing of Newsom’s shot and an absence due to “family obligations” to spin an elaborate conspiracy theory.
Anna Merlan
11.9.21
Economy

Fed: Meme Stocks Might Blow Up U.S. Economy One Day

The Federal Reserve is worried that risk-taking online investors and social media echo chambers could lead to a “potentially destabilizing outcome."
Maxwell Strachan
11.9.21
Snakes

Man Experiences ‘Scrotal Necrosis’ After Cobra Bites His Balls

He was bitten by a deadly snouted cobra that was hiding in a toilet.
Samantha Cole
11.9.21
Drugs

'A Very Resilient Structure': 70 Convictions in Landmark Mafia Trial Just the Beginning

The first wave of convictions have taken place in a mega trial of alleged members of the 'Ndrangheta – the world's most powerful mafia.
Mitchell Prothero
11.9.21
cop26

‘It’s Not Safe’: Women Fleeing Climate-Related Crises Demand Better Access to Contraception

Sexual and reproductive health rights go ignored in most countries’ adaptation plans for a changing climate.
Sophia Smith Galer
11.9.21
News

Paramedic Shot by Rittenhouse Believed He ‘Was Going to Die’

“I was never trying to kill the defendant. In that moment, I was trying to preserve my own life.”
Mack Lamoureux
11.9.21
Starbucks

Video: Howard Schultz Compares Selflessness of Starbucks to That of Holocaust Prisoners

Schultz visited Starbucks workers in Buffalo days before a historic union election that could have reverberating effects across the fast-food and retail industries.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
11.9.21
Twitter

Twitter Flags Rep. Paul Gosar’s ‘Attack on Titan’ Tweet as ‘Hateful Content’

Gosar posted an edited version of the show’s first opening theme, depicting himself as main character Eren Jaeger.
Gita Jackson
11.9.21
extremism

Neo-Nazis Are Trying to Hijack the ‘Unite the Right’ Trial and Turn It Into a Horrible Podcast

At one point Monday, neo-Nazi trolls managed to take over the public access line to the trial, forcing the proceedings to stop.
Tess Owen
11.9.21
Decade of Hate
8:08

Inside a Neo Nazi Fight Club

From California to Kiev, far-right MMA groups are training their members for political violence. It’s a fast-growing scene that has become more than just a sport...
Work

Portugal Makes It Illegal for Your Boss to Text You After Work

The move is part of a wider swath of laws designed to help remote workers.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
11.9.21
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

AOC Slams ‘Creepy’ Gosar for His Fantasy Video of Killing Her With a Sword

“And he’ll face no consequences,” Rep. Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.
Paul Blest
11.9.21
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