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capitol insurrection

A GOP Senator Literally Doodled at Trump’s Impeachment Trial

Several Republican senators seemed bored by horrific images of violence during the Capitol riot.
Paul Blest
2.11.21
Hacking

Ex-NSA Hacker’s First Hack Was Hiding a Backdoor in His High School Calculator

In the second episode of the My First Hack series, Patrick Wardle tells us about that time he used his hacking skills to help him with calculus.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
2.11.21
china

BBC World News Has Been Banned in China

It comes after the UK media regulator's recent decision to pull China's English-language state broadcaster from the airwaves.
Dipo Faloyin
2.11.21
wellness

Is It Really Possible to Cure Your Own Food Allergies?

Emmaeatscarrotss, a TikTok user, is attempting ad-hoc immunotherapy for an audience of thousands. But will her journey work? We asked allergists.
Hannah Smothers
2.11.21
COLOMBIA

Watch This 14-Year-Old Girl Fight Off 3 Armed Robbers With a Machete

It wasn’t the first time they’d been robbed so she “already had it in mind that if something happened, I’d get the machete and get them.”
Nathaniel Janowitz
2.11.21
Evictions

The CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Was Supposed to Protect Renters. They’re Still Winding Up Homeless.

“I didn’t even know that they were even able to do this at this time, during the pandemic,” said Saniece Hunter, who's been sleeping on a futon at her hair salon.
Emma Ockerman
2.11.21
GAMES

The Pentagon’s Long and Complicated History With Video Games

The Pentagon helped invent video games, now it uses them for training and recruitment.
Matthew Gault
2.11.21
Homelessness

Look at This Viral Photo of 200 People Queueing at a Food Bank in Heavy Snow

Hundreds braved freezing conditions to queue for food parcels in Glasgow. “Times are hard,” the food bank told VICE World News.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
2.11.21
Coronavirus

COVID Test Forgery Schemes Are Popping Up Around Latin America

Some customers are being duped, but others are in on schemes that print out fake negative test results for COVID-19.
Simeon Tegel
2.11.21
News

This Government's Black History Month 'Challenge' Included Talking To a Black Person

Durham Region has apologized for the event, which called for staff to complete tasks like listening to a reggae song and conversing with a Black colleague.
Manisha Krishnan
2.11.21
Games News

'Six Days in Fallujah' Is Back, but Why and For Who?

A controversial project returns under new leadership, but there's every reason to be skeptical of its vision.
Rob Zacny
2.11.21
Oil Spill

California Is Directing Questions About a 600-Gallon Chevron Oil Spill to… Chevron

An oil spill at Chevron’s Bay Area refinery spewed 600 gallons of a toxic petroleum-water mixture into the San Francisco Bay at a rate of five gallons a minute.
Samir Ferdowsi
2.11.21
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