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Coronavirus

Trump Is Considering Overruling FDA Rules to Push Out a COVID Vaccine
The FDA "will not authorize or approve a vaccine that we would not feel comfortable giving to our families," its commissioner said Wednesday.
Paul Blest
9.24.20
NVIDIA

Nvidia's Most Powerful, $1,500 GPU Sold Out In Minutes
The RTX 3090 is an expensive graphics card built for gaming in 8K and it sold out in minutes.
Matthew Gault
9.24.20
kafala

An Abusive System Left Ethiopian Domestic Workers Stranded In Lebanon For Years
Largely forgotten by international agencies, some survivors of Lebanon’s kafala system were flown home to Ethiopia last week.
Zecharias Zelalem
9.24.20
Trump

Trump Features Steel Plant That Laid Off Hundreds in New Ad About 'the Best' Economy
U.S. Steel notified employees that they would lay off as many as 737 workers at the Granite City plant in late April.
Cameron Joseph
9.24.20
Facebook

Conspiracies About RBG Are Already Running Rampant on Facebook
Facebook accounts and pages are exploiting the Supreme Court Justice's death to spread conspiracy theories and amplify calls to civil war.
David Gilbert
9.24.20
PROFILES

Arlo Parks Brings Light to Life's Darkest Moments
The 20-year-old singer counts Billie Eilish and Michelle Obama as fans, and landed a feature on HBO's 'I May Destroy You.' She's just getting started.
Ryan Bassil
9.24.20
Rental Opportunity of the Week

Rental Opportunity of the Week: Not a Living Space, But a Big Weird Shelf
This is a mezzanine floor above a bed. With nothing actually on it. For £1,400 a month.
Joel Golby
9.24.20
Coronavirus

UK Government to Pay 22 Percent of Workers’ Wages When Furlough Ends
Rishi Sunak made the announcement today as part of a range of measures designed to support the UK economy as coronavirus cases rise.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
9.24.20
CYBER

‘neXT’ Is a New Show About Killer AI Rooted In Real-World Technology
neXT showrunner Manny Coto talks about the birth of the rogue AI at the heart of his new thriller.
Matthew Gault
9.24.20
Over It

19:15
The Deadliest U.S. State to Have a Baby
The United States is the deadliest place to give birth in the developed world and the situation in rural Georgia is particularly dire.
remote learning

Students Are Rebelling Against Eye-Tracking Exam Surveillance Tools
Invasive test-taking software has become mandatory in many places, and some companies are retaliating against those who speak out.
Todd Feathers
Janus Rose
9.24.20
tech-science

Scientists Discovered an 'Improbable' World That Shouldn't Exist
This Neptune-sized exoplanet, which inexplicably exists in an ultrahot 'Neptune desert,' could provide researchers with answers they've been seeking for years.
Becky Ferreira
9.24.20
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