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mexico

El Chapo’s Wife Just Pleaded Guilty to Helping Run Sinaloa Cartel

Emma Coronel Aispuro, wife of the infamous Sinaloa cartel leader, pleaded guilty to charges she was “aware” of multi-ton drug shipments and involved in her husband’s business.
Keegan Hamilton
6.10.21
jurgen conings

Belgium Suspects It Will Never Find Its Fugitive Neo-Nazi Soldier

Jurgen Conings has been missing for more than three weeks since making violent threats and stealing a cache of weapons. Officials are now working under the suspicion he is dead.
Mitchell Prothero
6.10.21
privacy

Onewheel Sent Thousands of Customers’ Private Data to Random Customer

The company said it shared a spreadsheet of customer names and home addresses by mistake.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
6.10.21
TikTok

It's Impossible to Make Money Pole Dancing on TikTok

This pole dancer's issues with TikTok extend beyond just the low payouts for her videos. 
Gita Jackson
6.10.21
voting rights

This Is How Hard It Is to Vote After You've Left Prison

Over 5 million Americans have lost their right to vote because they've served time in prison.
Trone Dowd
6.10.21
immigration

The US Is Getting Another Statue of Liberty, Maybe It’ll Work This Time

The U.S. has clearly not internalized all of the “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses” stuff.
Paul Blest
6.10.21
operation underground railroad

Operation Underground Railroad’s Carefully Crafted Public Image Is Falling Apart

Federal investigators, a staff exodus, and a disastrous appearance at a conspiracy conference have the anti-trafficking charity facing unprecedented pressure.
Anna Merlan
Tim Marchman
6.10.21
police

Cop Caught on Video Kicking a Shoplifting Suspect in the Head

“I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe! Stop, I can’t breathe!” the man says repeatedly, according to bystander video of the incident.
Trone Dowd
6.10.21
africa

In Nigeria, Gas Giants Get Rich As Women Sink into Poverty

Women in Niger Delta say gas flaring is destroying their land and livelihoods while international gas companies like Eni and Shell make millions of dollars.
Shola Lawal
6.10.21
Beauty

This Guy Went to Jail Because Police Thought His Hair Was Too Long

“I’m seen as a criminal.” Abuzar Madhu’s beautiful hair is a conversation starter for some and a reason to stop-and-frisk for others.
Pallavi Pundir
6.10.21
Eat Better
9:30

This Scientist Grows Rare Edible Mushrooms

William Padilla-Brown is a citizen scientist who, at a relatively young age, taught himself the ways of mushroom cultivation in order to change the world.
tech-science

We Should Look for Star-Sized Supercomputers to Find Aliens, This Researcher Says

Computers powered by entire stars, built by alien civilizations, might be a tell-tale sign of extraterrestrial intelligence, says Anders Sandberg of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute.
Mordechai Rorvig
6.10.21
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