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Crime

Kyle Rittenhouse Juror Dismissed After Making Joke About Police Shooting Black Man

The judge asked the juror, a retired white man, to repeat the joke in court, but the man said he didn’t feel comfortable. 
Mack Lamoureux
11.4.21
Bulgaria

Far-Right Presidential Candidate Charged Over Mob Attack on LGBTQ Group

A violent mob assault on Bulgaria’s only LGBTQ community centre represented a shocking escalation in attacks on the community. Activists hope it will prove a wake-up call.
Tim Hume
11.4.21
Portland

Gentrifiers Keep Snitching and Getting Their Neighbors Fined for Uncut Grass

Homeowners in Portland currently owe $10.6 million for violations like peeling paint and uncut grass, in a system that disproportionately harms communities of color.
Emma Ockerman
11.4.21
Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers Drags Fake Homeopathic ‘Vaccines’ Back into the Spotlight 

The NFL star reportedly relied on homeopathy to “raise his antibody levels,” which isn’t a real thing and doesn’t work. 
Anna Merlan
11.4.21
Feature

Surprise! The Future of Media Involves a Crypto-Based Popularity Contest

Could Mirror, a new independent publishing platform, offer an escape from the exhaustion of the creator economy?
Emilie Friedlander
11.4.21
Crime

Kyle Rittenhouse Looked Away While Jury Watched Graphic Video of Shooting Death

Kyle Rittenhouse had to look away when graphic video showing one of the victims dying after being shot was shown in court.
Mack Lamoureux
11.4.21
tech-space

Hey, Jeff Bezos: Send Hideo Kojima to Space Already

An essay in the lauded game creator's new book hammers home that his greatest wish is to go to space, and it doesn't even need to be fancy.
Jordan Pearson
11.4.21
News

Weapons Boss Suggests Alec Baldwin Shooting Was ‘Sabotage’

A lawyer for Hannah Gutierrez Reed said someone with “bad intentions” placed live bullets in with dummy rounds on the set of “Rust.”
Manisha Krishnan
11.4.21
Inflation

CNN’s Viral Milk Segment Gets Inflation Completely Wrong

But it inadvertently gets a different economic concept spot on.
Aaron Gordon
11.4.21
Health

Actually, Everyone Is Thinking About You

If this horrifies you, keep in mind people probably like you a lot more than you think.
Shayla Love
11.4.21
Ahmaud Arbery

‘Discrimination’ Leaves the Ahmaud Arbery Trial With One Black Juror, Judge Says

The judge presiding over the case admitted it was “intentional discrimination.”
Trone Dowd
11.4.21
GAMES

Nvidia RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards Stolen in Truck Heist

EVGA said a truck carrying its RTX 30-series graphics cards was robbed somewhere in California.
Matthew Gault
11.4.21
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