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capitol insurrection

The Oath Keepers Started Training to Raid the Capitol in November, Prosecutors Say
“I believe we will have to get violent to stop this.”
Paul Blest
1.28.21
Pizza

Why Is the Government Hiding What Mike Pompeo Puts on His Pizza?
State Department emails redacted the former Secretary of State's preferred toppings, so we investigated.
Jelisa Castrodale
1.28.21
mexico

2 Murders, 2 Countries, Same Killer - and How the Families Hunted Him Down
Two weeks of activism and social media campaigning achieved what Mexican and international authorities didn't do in 11 years.
Jennifer González
1.28.21
Kenya

Female Genital Cutting Is on the Rise During COVID in Kenya
COVID-19 further complicates a global fight to end female genital cutting.
Neha Wadekar
1.28.21
Money

How to Spot a Fake Coronavirus Vaccination Email
Step one: never, ever hand over your bank details!
Eleanor Forrest
1.28.21
Internet

Robinhood Stops Users From Trading GameStop Stocks, Other Reddit YOLO Picks
With the market in chaos, even Robinhood has now turned on retail investors pumping dark-horse stocks.
Jordan Pearson
1.28.21
russia

Watch This Russian Dissident Flawlessly Play the Piano as Police Wait to Arrest Her
Anastasia Vasilyeva, an ally of Russian opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny, was detained by police, but not before she'd finished playing Beethoven.
Matthew Champion
1.28.21
electric vehicles

Don't Expect the USPS Fleet to Go Electric
The Biden administration wants the federal government vehicle fleet to be all electric vehicles. But the USPS probably won't do that any time soon.
Aaron Gordon
1.28.21
location data

More Muslim Apps Worked with X-Mode, Which Sold Data to Military Contractors
Five more apps, including Qibla Compass, which has over 5 million downloads, had a relationship with X-Mode according to technical tests.
Joseph Cox
1.28.21
HACK

We Spoke to a Guy Who Got His Dick Locked in a Cage by a Hacker [Updated]
A victim shares the scary story of when a hacker took control of his internet-connected chastity cage.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
1.28.21
Tech news

Investment Firms Are the Big Winners of the GameStop Stock Revolution So Far
Individuals spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on GME stock are up, but the positions of firms like BlackRock are worth billions.
Edward Ongweso Jr
1.28.21
Games Opinion

'Slay the Spire' Taught Me Friction Can Make a Game Easier in the Long Run
When a game feels so effortless you forget you need to make one.
Rob Zacny
1.28.21
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