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NIGERIA

Nigerian School Kids Freed After Kidnap By ‘Tiny, Tiny Boys with Big Guns’

Hundreds of students returned home on Friday, a week after being abducted from their school by gunmen on motorbikes.
Tim Hume
12.18.20
qanon

How to Talk to Your QAnon Family During the Holidays

If someone you love believes in QAnon, the holidays present a good opportunity to intervene. Here's how.
David Gilbert
12.18.20
2020 election

Trump Supporters Are Threatening Georgia Gov. Kemp's Family and He's Furious

The fact that Trump has been boosting calls for Kemp, a Republican, to be jailed probably isn't helping.
Paul Blest
12.18.20
NIGERIA

The Religious Underbelly to Conversion Therapy In Nigeria

In Nigeria, religious leaders treat many LGBTQ+ young people as if they are possessed by demons.
Vincent Desmond
12.18.20
Drugs

Heartwarming! Drug Rehab Centre Offers Free Treatment Via Christmas Raffle

The U.S. addiction treatment system is so broken that drug users rely on festive raffles, rehab "scholarships" and GoFundMe pages to kick drugs.
Zachary Siegel
12.18.20
CYBER

New Podcast 'My First Hack' Will Tell Hackers' Origin Stories

In this new series for CYBER, famous, and not so famous, hackers and security researchers share their stories of their first time.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
12.18.20
Games Opinion

Chronic Fatigue Is No Joke, But Too Many Games Still Treat It Like One

The condition known as ME/CFS has a special place in video game representation hell.
Elizabeth K. Hinnant
12.18.20
2020

An Incomplete Timeline of the Moments I Remember From 2020

A lot of stuff happened this year. I’m not going to remember most of it. Here’s what I do remember.
Aaron Gordon
12.18.20
tech-science

The Marine Biologist Building an Inclusive Climate Movement

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist and conservation strategist, wants to involve everyone in the work of a better future.
Madeleine Gregory
12.18.20
tech-science

The Activist Translating Climate Crisis Information Across the Globe

Sophia Kianni, founder of Climate Cardinals, is distributing vital information about climate change in more than 100 languages.
Samir Ferdowsi
12.18.20
Coronavirus

England Faces Potential 'Tier 4' Restrictions After Christmas

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation warns that Christmas is "not worth the risk".
James Greig
12.18.20
Anti-Vaxxers

Anti-Vaxxers Are Coaching People How to 'Refuse' the COVID Vaccine

Anti-vaxxers are flooding social media with misinformation about the development and side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine.
David Gilbert
12.18.20
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