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Oscars

‘Two Distant Strangers’ Won an Oscar. Then Came Messy Plagiarism Allegations
The claims have provoked difficult conversations about creative originality, and who has the right to tell stories of racial trauma and violence.
Zach Schonfeld
5.11.21
The War On Drugs

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The Opioid Crisis Sweeping Africa
Africa is in the midst of an opioids crisis. The painkiller Tramadol is exploding on the continent – and the War on Drugs is making the situation even worse.
Vaccine Hesitancy

YouTube Is Making the COVID Vaccine-Hesitancy Problem Way Worse
One America News Network, talk-radio host Dennis Prager, and QAnon booster Simon Parkes are some of the worst offenders.
David Gilbert
5.11.21
republican party

Republicans Love Corporations… Until They Get ‘Woke’
But there are reasons to think this beef may be overblown.
Greg Walters
5.11.21
Voter Surpression

Conservatives Think the Queen Backs Voter ID. Here's Why That's Incredibly Dumb
No, the Queen of the United Kingdom is not trying to trigger the libs.
Simon Childs
5.11.21
joe biden

Biden Says Take a Crappy Job or Lose Your COVID Unemployment Benefits
States and employers are desperate to slash unemployment payments back to their pre-pandemic levels.
Paul Blest
5.11.21
Health

People Aren’t ‘Addicted’ to Wearing Masks, They’re Traumatized
There’s a glaring omission from the discussion about why some “can’t quit” pandemic behaviors: the mental and emotional toll of the last year.
Shayla Love
5.11.21
Dr Pepper Snapple Group

That Election Fraud Snapple Cap Picture You Keep Sharing Isn’t Real
A beverage conglomerate isn’t making memes about last year’s presidential candidates.
Jelisa Castrodale
5.11.21
Internet

Study: U.S. Broadband Gaps Three Times Worse Than Government Claims
Independent researchers say 42 million Americans lack access to broadband, nearly three times higher than flawed FCC estimates.
Karl Bode
5.11.21
News

Anti-Maskers Ready to Start Masking—to Protect Themselves From the Vaccinated
An anti-vaccine conspiracy about the vaccinated is leading some anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers to contemplate wearing a mask and social distance.
Mack Lamoureux
5.11.21
amazon

Amazon Rebrands Its Brutal 'Megacycle' Shift to 'Single Cycle'
But the hours, quotas, and other basic facts of Amazon's grueling ten-and-a-half-hour graveyard shifts remain the same.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
5.11.21
security

Finance Giant Plaid Paid People $500 for Their Employer Payroll Logins
The offer was part of an internal test at Plaid. If people’s employers didn't provide permission, Plaid may run afoul of U.S. hacking laws.
Joseph Cox
5.11.21
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