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abortion

Republicans Want You to Call This Anti-Abortion Hotline If You Want the Procedure in Arkansas

The Arkansas state Legislature—which is dominated by Republicans—passed a measure that would legally require people who want an abortion to call before undergoing the procedure.
Carter Sherman
2.5.21
News

Indigenous Peoples at Higher Risk in Health System: Government Report

The final report investigating racism within British Columbia’s health care system has come to some stark conclusions about health outcomes for Indigenous peoples.
Brishti Basu
2.5.21
comedy

An Indian Comic Spent Over a Month in Jail for Jokes He Didn’t Tell

Munawar Faruqui was granted bail after 34 days in an Indore jail. The Muslim comic was persecuted on the basis of his art—and he isn't the first.
Ashwin Rodrigues
2.5.21
mind

Why Is Everyone I Know an Empath Now?

While the ability to pick up more intensely on someone’s emotions may be real, the word “empath” has strange, non-psychological origins.
Hannah Smothers
2.5.21
OGUSERS

Here's the Cease and Desist Facebook Sent to 'OG' Account Thieves

The cease and desist tells recipients to not use Facebook's or Instagram's services "for any reason whatsoever," according to a section obtained by Motherboard.
Joseph Cox
2.5.21
Internet

90-Year-Old AT&T User Pays for Wall Street Journal Ad to Tell CEO His Internet Sucks

An AT&T customer for life, Aaron Epstein is angry the company still can’t provide his LA address with anything faster than 3 Mbps in 2021.
Karl Bode
2.5.21
Romania

Priest Under Investigation After Baby Dies Following Orthodox Baptism Ritual

A petition calling for a ritual where babies are submerged three times during baptism to be banned has received 60,000 signatures in Romania.
Dipo Faloyin
2.5.21
Marjorie Taylor Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Turning Her ‘Cancellation’ Into a Cash Grab

“This is how the swamp treats people who stand up to them, because we stand up for YOU.”
Paul Blest
2.5.21
Games News

How EA Is Bringing Back College Football and Sidestepping the NCAA's Biggest Problems

Things have changed since a lawsuit and the NCAA's self-interest killed EA's college sports franchises, but have they changed enough?
Kat Bailey
2.5.21
Apple

You Don’t Really Want an Apple Car

Apple is already everything you currently hate about car companies.
Aaron Gordon
2.5.21
gamestop stock

Reddit’s ‘GMEBagHoldersClub’ Is Where GameStop Stock Buyers Admit They Messed Up

As GameStop’s stock crashes, some of the Redditors left holding the bag are gathering to poke fun at themselves.
Matthew Gault
2.5.21
tech-science

The First U.S. Funeral Home That Turns Bodies Into Compost Is Now Open

Recompose, located outside of Seattle, has turned its first customers into soil after years of development.
Eleanor Cummins
2.5.21
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