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Coronavirus

India’s Black Market for Oxygen Is Booming. Only the Ultra-Rich Can Afford It.

“There is too much demand and not enough supply, so we are forced to sell oxygen at ten times its price,” a seller told VICE World News.
Shamani Joshi
5.4.21
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscope: May 4, 2021

The moon enters Pisces.
Annabel Gat
5.3.21
News

Alberta (!) Is North America’s COVID Hotspot Now

A small town hosts a packed rodeo while Alberta sets new case records and Premier Jason Kenney suspends legislature.
Kevin Maimann
5.3.21
Politics

Conservatives Won’t Rest Until Everyone Stops Teaching Kids ‘Critical Race Theory’

Schools are trying to acknowledge that racism is real. The GOP doesn’t like it.
Paul Blest
5.3.21
COLOMBIA

Six Dead After Mass Protests in Colombia, Including Teen Shot by Police

After a 17-year-old boy kicked a police officer on a motorbike, the officer drew his gun and shot him dead.
Wes Michael Tomaselli
5.3.21
Police Shooting

Andrew Brown Jr.: Why Bodycam Video of His Death Is Still Secret

“This is the weirdest situation I’ve ever been in. I don’t know why the law was written this poorly,” one of the Brown family’s attorneys said.
Cameron Joseph
5.3.21
tech-science

A Huge Chinese Rocket Part Is Making an Out-of-Control Descent to Earth

The 30-meter-tall, 21-ton rocket booster, launched by China last week, could fall in areas as far north as New York state and as far south as New Zealand.
Becky Ferreira
5.3.21
Games News

Apple v Epic Games Fortnite Trial Opens With Random People Incoherently Screaming

Technical difficulties let hundreds of gamers delay the opening moments of a clash about Fortnite and the App Store.
Matthew Gault
5.3.21
TRANS RIGHTS

Caitlyn Jenner Just Joined the GOP War on Trans Kids

Who, exactly, is Jenner’s constituency supposed to be?
Carter Sherman
5.3.21
cryptocurrency

This TikToker’s ‘SCAM’ Cryptocurrency Took Off and He Can’t Believe It

"I made this as a joke, no one told you to buy this shit, it's called SCAM you stupid motherfucker."
Edward Ongweso Jr
5.3.21
electric vehicles

Slow Electric Vehicle Charging Is Making Drivers Switch Back to Gas

Californians traded in their EVs for gas cars because of bad charging infrastructure, but most said they would consider an EV again in the future.
Aaron Gordon
5.3.21
Big Cable

Broadband Industry Sues New York State For Promising $15 Broadband

The telecom industry claims that neither state nor federal lawmakers can do anything about regional broadband monopolies and the high prices that result.
Karl Bode
5.3.21
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