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butytho

This Fluffy Chicken Is a New Pet Obsession. We Figure Out Why.

We spoke to Silkie chicken owners to find out what the fuzz is about.
Koh Ewe
6.9.21
anti-asian racism

Volleyball Player Suspended For Racist Gesture During Match Against Thailand

The Serbian national team was also fined more than $20,000.
Anthony Esguerra
6.9.21
Donald Trump

Trump Congratulates Nigeria’s Autocratic Ruler for Banning Twitter

“Perhaps I should have done it while I was president,” Trump wrote.
Cameron Joseph
6.8.21
Charlottesville

Charlottesville Is Taking Down Racist Statue That Sparked Its Deadly Rally

The public gets to submit ideas for what should happen to the monument to Confederate General Robert E. Lee, as well as the statue of Stonewall Jackson.
Samir Ferdowsi
6.8.21
tech-science

Everybody Be Quiet Please, These Weird Fish Are Trying to Bone

Boat noises reduce the communication range of male toadfish by 75 percent, which affects their ability to attract mates.
Becky Ferreira
6.8.21
immigration

Video Shows 5-Year-Old Girl Wandering Alone by the US-Mexico Border Wall

The girl said that her parents were in the U.S., but did not have any contact information for them.
Emma Ockerman
6.8.21
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscope: June 9, 2021

The moon is in Gemini today.
Annabel Gat
6.8.21
police

Professor Shared Video of Cops Strip Searching a Black Teen. Now He Faces Jail.

“It’s unquestionably an effort to try and deter victims of police misconduct from speaking up, and that’s reprehensible,” the professor told VICE News.
Samir Ferdowsi
6.8.21
Science

How Academic Pirate Alexandra Elbakyan Is Fighting Scientific Misinformation

With its paywall, the publishing industry is crippling research. Sci-Hub is helping make research accessible.
Eleanor Cummins
6.8.21
El Salvador

Bitcoin as National Currency in El Salvador Could be High Gain But High Risk

“I called my dad and just kind of pissed my pants,” said a Bitcoin company CEO when he heard about the plan, which could create a tax haven but aid criminal groups.
Jeff Ernst
6.8.21
encrypted phones

DOJ Charges Criminal ‘Influencers’ Who Worked for FBI’s Honeypot Phone Company

The defendants thought they worked for Anom, an encrypted phone company marketed to criminals. But the FBI was in control, and now the DOJ is charging them.
Joseph Cox
6.8.21
Policing

Cop Accused of Threatening Wife With a Gun Was Somehow Hired as Police Commissioner

Boston fired its police commissioner after four months after horrific allegations of domestic abuse surfaced.
Trone Dowd
6.8.21
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