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ANIMALS

Sex-Crazed Cicadas Are Set to Have Psychedelic Orgies Yet Again

A fungi containing psilocybin and bath salts could turn millions of the bugs into horny zombies.
Gavin Butler
5.20.21
Flamin' Hot Cheetos

Here’s What That Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Controversy Is All About

We broke down the Flamin' Hot Cheetos origin controversy so you don't have to sift through all the tweets.
Jelisa Castrodale
5.19.21
Amy Coney Barrett

Amy Coney Barrett Made Money Off Anti-Abortion Group Going After Roe v. Wade

The Alliance Defending Freedom has emerged as the powerhouse legal arm of the American right wing.
Carter Sherman
5.19.21
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscope: May 20, 2021

Welcome to Gemini season!
Annabel Gat
5.19.21
Politics

The Squad Is Pissed About Biden’s Sale of Bombs to Israel

The Biden administration has submitted a $735 million arms deal to Congress.
Paul Blest
5.19.21
free software

Developers Flee Open Source Project After ‘Takeover’ By Korean Crown Prince

Developers of the popular open source network Freenode are quitting en masse and accusing Andrew Lee, the Crown Prince of Korea, of a “hostile takeover” of the organization.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
5.19.21
COLOMBIA

Someone Killed a Legendary Colombian Rebel Leader—and Cut Off His Pinky

The controversial former-FARC leader was wanted on drug charges in the US and had a $10 million bounty on his head. Foes in Colombia, Venezuela and rival criminal factions all wanted him dead.
Joshua Collins
5.19.21
Culture

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Big Moves: How Texas Became an Influencer Haven

The stars are bright, there’s plenty of light, and the state income taxes are non-existent.
Hannah Smothers
5.19.21
Tech news

Why ‘Bitcoin Pizza’ Won’t Accept Your Bitcoin

A campaign to fund Bitcoin development with pizza will only accept dollars, but if you're a hardcore Bitcoiner it makes perfect sense.
Jessica Klein
5.19.21
tech-science

China’s First Mars Rover Has Sent Back New Images of the Red Planet

After its historic touchdown on Mars last week, China’s Zhurong rover shares its view of the red planet.
Becky Ferreira
5.19.21
News

A Canadian Program Is Monitoring People’s Online Habits to Prevent ‘Radicalization’

Experts worry that peaceful protesters, such as Black Lives Matter or Indigenous activists, could be wrongly caught up in the program.
Nathan Munn
5.19.21
CYBER

Israeli Mob Organized Destruction of Arab Business on WhatsApp

Israeli online extremism researchers say they tried to warn police about the attack before it happened.
Emanuel Maiberg
5.19.21
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