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Voters Overwhelmingly Back Community Broadband in Chicago and Denver

Voters in both cities made it clear they’re fed up with monopolies like Comcast.
Karl Bode
11.9.20
Politics

In India, Hope and Awe Among Young Women After Historic Harris Win

“I feel like I can relate to her, and when someone you can relate to achieves something at this scale, you feel like you can too.”
Shamani Joshi
11.9.20
Games Reviews

'Bugsnax' Is More Than Catching Weird Bugs, It's a Story of Community

But it's also really fun to catch those bugs that look like hot dogs and cheeseburgers.
Patrick Klepek
11.9.20
Games Podcasts

No Matter Who Won, the Fight Isn't Over

This election has been a mixed bag, and we hope politicians and citizens alike are learning the right lessons.
Ricardo Contreras
11.9.20
proposition 22

Uber Wants to Expand Its Anti-Worker Proposition 22 Beyond California

The ballot initiative exempts companies from labor laws that say gig workers are employees, and California was just the start.
Edward Ongweso Jr
11.9.20
remote learning

Students Have To Jump Through Absurd Hoops To Use Exam Monitoring Software

Using hand mirrors and making 3D room scans are among the bizarre instructions students must follow while using software like ProctorU and Respondus.
Todd Feathers
Janus Rose
11.9.20
tech-science

Scientists Just Found a New Way to Search for Habitable Exoplanets

Worlds orbiting small red dwarf stars might be less vulnerable to damaging space weather, which could boost the odds that they host life.
Becky Ferreira
11.9.20
qanon

QAnon Is Here to Stay—Even Though Trump Lost

Most QAnon believers are simply ignoring the fact that Trump lost the election, and insisting that Biden's victory is all part of the plan.
David Gilbert
11.9.20
Politics

‘This Was About Kamala and Much More’: US VP Elect’s Uncle on What the Result Means

Kamala Harris' mother Shyamala Gopalan was 19 when she moved to the U.S. from the southern Indian city of Chennai.
Danish Raza
11.9.20
us election

As World Congratulates Biden, a Deafening Silence From China

The Chinese government declined to recognize the victory, saying that the outcome still isn’t clear.
Heather Chen
11.9.20
Music

Lil Nas X Is Dropping a Christmas Single

With a video featuring time-travel, a drunken Santa and Michael J Fox, it has all the makings of a festive banger.
Jim Greig
11.9.20
Myanmar election

Democracy Prevailed in US Election. Myanmar's Vote Was More Complicated.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s party claimed victory in a poll that critics say reflects the poor state of justice, peace and human rights in the country.
Heather Chen
11.9.20
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