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police

This Black Cop Got Kicked Out of Her Union for Supporting BLM

Carmella Means posted a photo of herself kneeling with a fist raised and holding a “Black Lives Matter” sign. Chicago's FOP Lodge 7 suspended her.
Trone Dowd
10.22.21
Facebook

Anti-Vaxxers Are Using Facebook to Spread Sovereign Citizen Conspiracies

Some anti-vaxxers have seen their accounts grow by 13,000% since the pandemic began.
David Gilbert
10.22.21
workers rights

They Make Clothes for H&M. Pandemic Lockdowns Pushed Them Deep Into Poverty.

Are poverty and police violence the price of fashion?
Rimal Farrukh
10.22.21
Internet

Vladimir Putin Is Worried About ‘Cancel Culture’

Putin compares “reverse racism” to “intolerant” Bolsheviks while jailing his political enemies and critics.
Emanuel Maiberg
10.22.21
privacy

Internet Service Providers Collect, Sell Horrifying Amount of Sensitive Data, Government Study Concludes

“Even though several of the ISPs promise not to sell consumers personal data, they allow it to be used, transferred, and monetized by others."
Karl Bode
10.22.21
Hacking

Sinclair Workers Say TV Channels Are in ‘Pandemonium’ After Ransomware Attack

Sinclair is still struggling to go back to normal operations. Channels can’t air ads, employees had no email access for days, and there’s a lot of confusion.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
10.22.21
Tech

A Brief History of Twitch Getting Hacked

The leak of Twitch data in early October is just the latest in a long line of cybersecurity problems with the streaming giant.
Matthew Gault
10.22.21
Social Media

Bolsonaro Is Taking From Trump's Playbook as Brazil's Election Draws Closer

Election monitors say the far-right president is utilizing social media bots and disinformation in preparation to contest election results.
Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
10.22.21
alec baldwin

Tragic Alec Baldwin Prop Gun Shooting Isn’t the First Movie-Set Death

Though accidents involving guns during film and TV production are rare, they do happen.
Paul Blest
10.22.21
Spain

Spanish Dogs Stranded By Lava Rescued By Mysterious ‘A Team’

A drone operator was preparing to rescue the animals when they discovered human footprints and a sign that promised the dogs were fine.
Dipo Faloyin
10.22.21
Drugs

Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos Are Legally People, Says US Judge

A row over whether a group of hippos introduced to Colombia by the cocaine baron should be sterilised and culled has led to the animals being granted “interested persons” status.
Mitchell Prothero
10.22.21
migration

She Fled Her Home After Her Sister Died From FGM. Now, She Cooks To Survive.

Awa Sanneh sought refuge in the UK after FGM tore her family apart. Migrateful cooking school helped her find a purpose.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
10.22.21
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