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tech-science

Scientists Have Created the First Room-Temperature Superconductor

A compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and sulfur was able to carry electrical charges with zero resistance at a temperature of 15°C, smashing previous temperature restraints.
Becky Ferreira
10.15.20
Games News

The U.S. Army Is Now Possibly Violating the First Amendment on Facebook

After a bad run on Twitch, the Army’s esports team is streaming on Facebook. The results have been much the same.
Matthew Gault
10.15.20
Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan’s President Resigns to Avoid 'Bloodshed'

Recent elections sparked mass protests following allegations of widespread vote-buying.
Tim Hume
10.15.20
SURVEILLANCE

Lawmakers Demand Investigation into Surveillance of BLM Protests

The move comes after Motherboard found various agencies flying surveillance aircraft over protesting cities.
Joseph Cox
10.15.20
Ukraine

The Ukrainian Matchmakers Who Charge for Dates with the ‘Best, Handpicked Women'

A new wave of Ukrainian dating sites matches Western clients with local women, offering translation services and even flirting tips for as much as $3,500.
Catharine Hughes
10.15.20
content moderation

YouTube Bans QAnon After Helping Mainstream QAnon

It's a welcome step but let's see if the platform successfully enforces the ban.
Jason Koebler
10.15.20
News

Toronto Police Embarrass Themselves With Speed Trap for Cyclists

Toronto police have taken a lax approach to traffic enforcement, despite an increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths this decade. No wonder a PR stunt to catch speeding cyclists rubbed many people the wrong way.
Luke Ottenhof
10.15.20
amazon

Amazon Launches Payday Advances for Its Most Precarious Warehouse Workers

The program codifies what many Amazon workers have been saying about their dangerous, low-paying jobs: warehouse workers need an option like this because they're not earning enough to make it to payday.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
10.15.20
terrorism

Neo-Nazi Terror Group the Base Discussed Training Pipeline to Ukraine War

VICE News obtained a leaked phone call in which the leader, Rinaldo Nazzaro, discussing how the conflict in Ukraine could benefit the group.
Ben Makuch
Mack Lamoureux
10.15.20
peru

Country With Highest COVID Death Rate Has Been Using a Dangerous 'Stone Age' Treatment

Peru's government backed down from using the medicines for inpatients, but is still recommending it for COVID sufferers who have not been hospitalized.
Simeon Tegel
10.15.20
2020 election

The California GOP Is Defying a State Order to Remove Their Fake Ballot Boxes

The state GOP has placed ballot collection boxes marked "official" at gyms, churches, and gun shops—and it's refusing to remove them.
Paul Blest
10.15.20
climate change

Philippines President Duterte is Waging War Against Environmental Activists

In 2019, 212 environmental defenders were killed worldwide. Of those, 43 were killed in the Philippines.
John Nova Lomax
10.15.20
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