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school boards

Board of Education Goes Virtual Because People at IRL Meetings Are Assholes

After too many school board meetings became hostile, a Maryland county is moving theirs online.
Samantha Cole
9.10.21
Tech

Why People Won't Do the One Simple Thing that Protects Them Online

Multifactor authentication is one of the easiest ways to protect yourself online. So why don’t people use it?
Matthew Gault
9.10.21
tech-science

A Common Feature of Galaxies Is Challenging What We Know About the Universe

A new study has "cast serious doubt" on a ubiquitous galactic feature that may require exotic physics to explain.
Becky Ferreira
9.10.21
electric vehicle charging

500,000 Public Electric Vehicle Chargers Is the Wrong Goal

Experts and industry leaders say the U.S. needs to build hundreds of thousands of EV chargers to assuage range anxiety concerns. But it's far from clear that would work, or that it's even necessary.
Aaron Gordon
9.10.21
News

Alberta Acted Like COVID Was Over. Now Its Health Care System ‘On Brink of Collapse’

Alberta has cancelled all elective surgeries in the Calgary region as COVID-19 hospitalizations soar.
Kevin Maimann
9.10.21
police

Can You Use Self-Defense Against Cops?

“That line between saying, ‘Hey, I'm defending myself’ and ‘I'm resisting arrest,’ is very gray.”
Trone Dowd
9.10.21
qanon

QAnon Surfer Who Allegedly Killed His Kids With a Spear Gun Could Face Death Penalty

Matthew Coleman, a devout Christian who taught kids to surf, said he carried out the heinous crimes because he was “enlightened” by QAnon.
David Gilbert
9.10.21
Crime

Man Kept Mother’s Mummified Corpse in Cellar so He Could Receive Her Benefits

“The corpse was mummified,” Austrian police said after discovering the body which had been wrapped in bandages and covered in cat litter.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
9.10.21
Recipe

Giant Cheese Ball Recipe

Five different cheese combinations are layered into an impressive cheese dome perfect for your next festive gathering.
Libby Willis
9.10.21
Afghanistan

As Young Talents Flee, Afghanistan Faces A Dying Arts and Culture Scene

With the Taliban in power, artists and musicians are silent, as "blasting Metallica or Iron Maiden would be acts that could get one killed.”
Heather Chen
Rimal Farrukh
9.10.21
japan

First Cases of Throat Cancer Linked to Fukushima Nuclear Plant

They were confirmed in two people who worked at the site.
Hanako Montgomery
9.10.21
London Rental Opportunity of the Week

Rental Opportunity of the Week: This Place Would Ruin Any Date

Unless your date likes the prospect of having sex in an office.
Joel Golby
9.10.21
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