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guantanamo bay

Biden Finally Released One of Guantánamo's ‘Forever Prisoners’
Abdul Latif Nasser has been held in the U.S. military prison since 2002, though he was never charged with a crime and never received a trial.
Leah Feiger
7.19.21
extremism

Proud Boy Associates, Antifascists, and Cops Violently Clashed Over an LA Spa’s Trans Policy
Dozens were arrested as police fired less-lethal rounds at activists after the far right turned the Wi Spa in Koreatown into a lightning rod for anti-trans extremism.
Tess Owen
7.19.21
Internet

Report Finds Big Telecom Spends $320,000 on Lobbying Every Day
Telecom giants spent $234 million during the 116th Congress to ensure US broadband remained spotty, crappy, and expensive.
Karl Bode
7.19.21
Capitol Riot

A Capitol Rioter Is Finally Going to Prison
Paul Allard Hodgkins was sentenced to 8 months in federal prison on Monday, after facing a potential 20-year maximum sentence.
Paul Blest
7.19.21
Coronavirus

Anti-Lockdown Protests Held in London – On Day Lockdown Officially Ended
Demonstrators waved anti-vax and pro-Trump flags as they blocked streets and clashed with police, although it wasn’t obvious what they were actually demonstrating against.
Simon Childs
7.19.21
Greece

COVID-Infected Tourists Wandering Around Greek Islands As Quarantine Hotels Fill Up
Authorities have shut clubs and banned restaurants from playing music due to COVID outbreaks, as locals complained of sick tourists with nowhere to stay.
Mitchell Prothero
7.19.21
mexico

Watch El Chapo Get His Butt Checked for Contraband in a Mexican Prison
A new video shows the world's most famous drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán dropping his pants after he was arrested in 2016.
Nathaniel Janowitz
7.19.21
Hacking

Chinese Hackers Hid Hacked Data Inside a Donald Trump Picture
The US government has indicted four Chinese government hackers for crimes spanning from 2011 to 2018.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
7.19.21
Art

An Instagram-Famous Photographer Promised Beautiful Skies, and Left a Trail of Angry Fans
The platform has become a way for artists like Ryan Shorosky to connect with followers and sell their work. What happens when that transaction doesn’t go as promised?
Alex Zaragoza
7.19.21
tech-science

New Image of a Black Hole's Powerful Jets Is Challenging Scientists' Theories
The Event Horizon Telescope has taken the best images yet of a radiant jet shooting out of the nearest active galaxy to the Milky Way.
Becky Ferreira
7.19.21
matt gaetz

The Matt Gaetz–Marjorie Taylor Greene Roadshow Is Having a Rough Time
Three separate venues pulled out of hosting their pro-Trump America First roadshow over the weekend.
Paul Blest
7.19.21
Nightlife

This Is What England's Nightclub Smoking Areas Looked Like Last Night
The arguments. The deep meaningful chats. The “have you got a light?” segue into flirtation. The smoking area is still the best part of a night out.
Daisy Jones
7.19.21
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