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Ahmaud Arbery

The ‘Citizen’s Arrest’ Law That Protected Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Is Finally Getting Reformed
Nearly a year after the 25-year-old Black man's death, Georgia is finally doing something about it.
Trone Dowd
2.17.21
Jeffrey Epstein

Ghislaine Maxwell’s Lawyer Says She Was Abused in Jail
“Her restrictive conditions, searches, and constant surveillance correlate directly to BOP negligence resulting in the death of Jeffrey Epstein,” said
Carter Sherman
2.17.21
food news

Community Initiatives Are Using Food to Respond to Attacks on Asian Elders
The #EnoughIsEnough campaign is uniting Asian-owned food businesses in New York City to feed underserved communities for Lunar New Year.
Bettina Makalintal
2.17.21
shopping-wellness

Are Those DIY Lip Filler Kits on TikTok Safe? We Asked a Plastic Surgeon
Instead of jabbing yourself with injection kits of dubious origin, try these safer at-home alternatives, from gloss to, uh, suction products.
Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp
2.17.21
misinformation

Top Michigan Republican Just Lied About Dead People Voting
State Sen. Mike Shirkey is spreading this nonsense in a state where extremists attempted to kidnap the governor, and armed militias regularly menace the state capitol in Lansing.
Paul Blest
2.17.21
Far right

Two Infamous White Nationalists Still Have a Platform for Their Podcast Somehow
The MMA fighters, one Russian and one American, are dispensing 'real world' advice on starting hate groups, on a podcast hosted by a San Francisco-based platform. Anti-extremism groups are calling for it to be taken down.
Tim Hume
2.17.21
Trump

Watch Trump’s Casino in Atlantic City Get Demolished
It went down pretty easy.
Samir Ferdowsi
2.17.21
Lebanon

Lebanese Women Are Fighting to Make Marital Rape Illegal
Sexual harassment only became illegal in Lebanon late last year, but marital rape is still not criminalised.
Matilda Martin
2.17.21
The Truth Hurts

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How Conspiracy Theories Deny Science | Truth Hurts
Conspiracy theorists have been misinterpreting scientific discovery for decades to fuel their nonsense.
We looked at the battle between science denial and conspiracy.
tech-science

Scientists Sequenced Million-Year-Old Mammoth DNA, the Most Ancient Ever
DNA recovered from two mammoths that lived more than a million years ago reveal new insights about the evolution of these extinct animals.
Becky Ferreira
2.17.21
Games News

New 'Left 4 Dead' Character 'Purple Francis' Was Created by Wiki Vandals
"*phew* Good thing I'm purple." ―Purple Francis
Gita Jackson
2.17.21
Politics

Joe Biden Says He Won’t Eliminate $50K in Student Loan Debt—and the Left Isn’t Happy
AOC and Ayanna Pressley took issue with the president’s comments at a town hall.
Paul Blest
2.17.21
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