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Conspiracies

Rudy Giuliani Just Floated His Wildest Election Conspiracy Yet
The goal is not a court victory. It’s poisoning Americans’ trust in democracy — and setting up an attempt by Republican state legislators to overturn the will of the voters.
Cameron Joseph
11.19.20
Culture

TikTok's 'Customer Service' Voice Trend Shows How We All Fake It at Work
The customer is always wrong on service worker TikTok.
Katie Way
11.19.20
congress

Desperate Americans Are Tweeting at Pelosi and McConnell to 'PASS A DAMN STIMULUS'
An estimated 12 million people will lose their benefits the day after Christmas—and they're angry.
Emma Ockerman
11.19.20
africa

What the Biden Presidency Could Mean for Africa
Africa policy will be more consistent and stable, though the bar is low; it will likely also involve further interference in East Africa and the Horn of Africa.
Leah Feiger
Zecharias Zelalem
11.19.20
Poland

Poland’s Abortion Ban Is Already Having a Chilling Effect
Faced with huge public opposition, Poland’s government hasn’t enacted a court ruling that would almost completely ban all abortions. But that hasn’t stopped hospitals from cancelling them.
Tim Hume
11.19.20
rudy giuliani

YouTube Is Cashing In on Trump's Election Conspiracy During Giuliani Livestream
Conspiracy theorists from around the world are making direct payments to YouTube to promote their unhinged and unfounded theories.
Jason Koebler
11.19.20
Facebook

1 in 1,000 Views on Facebook Is of Hate Speech
The social media platform revealed new metrics for the first time ever.
David Gilbert
11.19.20
Tech news

Iconic Arecibo Telescope to Be Decommissioned After Catastrophic Damage
The radio telescope, which made high-profile appearances in pop culture, probed space searching for radio signals, planets, signs of alien life, and more.
Samir Ferdowsi
Jordan Pearson
11.19.20
identity-culture

How to Deal With the ‘Ally’ in Your Friend Group Who's Actually a Huge Jerk
If you're tired of references to "crazy” exes or the way they perform self-awareness but never change, go ahead and challenge their version of events.
Rachel Miller
11.19.20
Coronavirus

Tyson Plant Managers Allegedly Bet on How Many Workers Would Catch COVID
“We all have symptoms—you have a job to do,” one manager told an employee, according to the lawsuit filed by the son of a worker who died.
Trone Dowd
11.19.20
Coronavirus

Dido Harding Also Worked for a Consultancy Firm While Leading NHS Test and Trace
Exclusive: Dido Harding was appointed to lead NHS Test and Trace in May, but didn't stop working for Mind Gym – founded by a friend of David Cameron – until October, company documents show.
Solomon Hughes
11.19.20
Food

How Farmers Market Crates Took Over Instagram Interiors
Instead of tomatoes and seedlings, Instagram's trendy, candy-colored crates are filled with candles and cool bottles of wine.
Bettina Makalintal
11.19.20
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