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Hacking

Woman Allegedly Hacked Flight School, Cleared Planes With Maintenance Issues to Fly

A 26-year-old allegedly hacked into an app used by a flight school to manage airplanes in an attempt to get back at her former employer.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
10.12.21
police

Dayton Police Dragged a Black Paraplegic Man Out of His Car by His Hair

Clifford Owensby told Dayton, Ohio, police he was physically incapable of getting out of the vehicle on his own because of his disability.
Emma Ockerman
10.12.21
palestine

Sally Rooney Rejects Bid by Israeli Publisher To Translate New Novel Into Hebrew

'Beautiful World Where Are You?' won't be translated into Hebrew "for now" as the author supports a cultural boycott of Israel.
Simon Childs
10.12.21
mexico

A Drug Cartel Sent a Severed Head to Tijuana’s New Police Chief on His First Day

Death threats against Mexican law enforcement are common, as are corrupt police.
Jeff Ernst
10.12.21
Syria

Bashar Assad’s Playboy Cousin Spotted Driving $300K Ferrari in Beverly Hills

Ali Makhlouf, whose one-time billionaire father is on multiple U.S. sanctions list for financing the Syrian regime, told "what do you do for a living" Instagram star Daniel Mac he was doing an internship.
Mitchell Prothero
10.12.21
News

New Program Lets Settler Canadians Pay ‘Rent’ to Indigenous Communities

A nonprofit agency set up the program encouraging average homeowners to pay about $400 annually to First Nations on whose territory they live or work. 
Anya Zoledziowski
10.12.21
Facebook

Alison Parker’s On-Air Murder Was in 2015 and Facebook Won’t Remove the Video

The TV reporter’s father filed a complaint with the FTC demanding Facebook be held accountable for failing to remove the graphic footage.
David Gilbert
10.12.21
Tech

Archivists Create a Searchable Index of 107 Million Science Articles

More than 107 million scientific journals have been catalogued and turned into a general index. The size of the archive is 38 terabytes.
Matthew Gault
10.12.21
Afghanistan

The Anti-Trafficking Movement Is Pivoting to Afghanistan

American anti-trafficking groups often make impossible-to-verify claims. Now, they’re doing it in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Tim Marchman
Anna Merlan
10.12.21
tech-science

Scientists Detect Radio Signals From Galaxy's Center, Have No Clue What It Is

“It seems different to all types of astronomical objects we know, it may be a new type of object,” said the study's lead author.
Audrey Carleton
10.12.21
Speedrunning

‘Spelunky’ Fans Expose 8-Year World Record Holder as a Cheater

'I do apologize for that deception,’ the fraudulent world record holder told Waypoint.
Patrick Klepek
10.12.21
wickr

CIA Funding Arm Gave Encrypted App Wickr $1.6 Million

The funding solidifies Wickr's position as an encrypted chat platform for government agencies.
Joseph Cox
10.12.21
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