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Mafia

One of the Biggest Mafia Trials Ever Has Begun in a Giant Custom-Built Courtroom
The trial against the ‘Ndrangheta, Italy’s richest mafia syndicate, is taking place in a repurposed call centre with added cages to house some of the 355 defendants.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
1.13.21
russia

Alexei Navalny, Who Fell Ill on a Plane in a Suspected Poisoning, Is Flying Home
The leading critic of Vladimir Putin, who survived a suspected assassination attempt and faces jail on his return, said: “Russia is my country, Moscow is my city, and I miss it.”
Tim Hume
1.13.21
Internet

Pirate Bay Founder Thinks Parler’s Inability to Stay Online Is ‘Embarrassing’
Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi calls Parler’s face plant in the wake of its deplatforming 'embarrassing,' driven by 'egotism.'
Karl Bode
1.13.21
Internet

A Psychologist's License Was Suspended Because Her Instagram Account Was ‘Too Sexy’
Critics are calling the decision backwards and misogynistic.
Gabriel Geiger
1.13.21
election 2020

Voting Machine Company Threatens Researchers for Exposing Valid Security Flaws
Election Systems and Software (ES&S) is sending cease and desist letters to organizations simply for highlighting proven security vulnerabilities.
Karl Bode
1.13.21
proposition 22

Union Petitions California Supreme Court to Declare Prop 22 Unconstitutional
The petition argues Proposition 22 is violating the constitutional authority of California's legislature and Supreme Court for the sake of misclassifying drivers.
Edward Ongweso Jr
1.13.21
Games Opinion

GeForce Now Was a Great Alternative to a Gaming PC, Publishers Broke It
Why GeForce Now isn't as good as GeForce Then
Rob Zacny
1.13.21
Tedium

What Is 'Error-Correcting Memory' and Why Does the Creator of Linux Think You Need It?
Why error-correcting memory, long an obscure computing concept, suddenly has major relevance outside of the server room. At least according to Linus Torvalds.
Ernie Smith
1.13.21
prison labor

A Military Tech Giant Is Using Prison Labor To Make Electronics
Incarcerated workers are making components for the military contractor BAE Systems—and only keeping a fraction of their paychecks.
Chris Hippensteel
1.13.21
qanon

QAnon Has Taken Over Far-Right Platform Gab
QAnon followers are being pushed back to the fringes of the internet as mainstream platforms try to purge the conspiracy theory.
David Gilbert
1.13.21
Good Morning Britain

Who Keeps Letting Matt Hancock Go On Television?
Five questions about the Health Secretary's latest disastrous TV appearance.
Lauren O'Neill
1.13.21
impeachment

Trump’s Getting Impeached Today—Again
Nixon didn’t even manage it once.
Greg Walters
1.13.21
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