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housing

The American Commune Is Back—Thanks to COVID, the Recession, and TikTok
Given all the instances of co-living for a shared benefit, it looks like we're at the start of another surge in communitarianism, even if its pioneers don't think of themselves that way.
Calvin Kasulke
9.17.20
Crime

Encrochat Investigation Finds Corrupt Cops Leaking Information to Criminals
Beyond drug trafficking, the continuing investigations into users of the encrypted phone network Encrochat is increasing to corrupt officials.
Joseph Cox
9.17.20
Bill Barr

Bill Barr Just Compared COVID Lockdowns to Slavery and Said Black Victims of Police Violence Are 'Props'
The attorney general also criticized prosecutors in his own department, comparing them to pre-schoolers.
Paul Blest
9.17.20
uber

Uber Safety Driver Charged In First Death Caused By 'Self-Driving' Vehicle
The company has escaped criminal charges and its self-driving program is still in operation.
Edward Ongweso Jr
9.17.20
Space

'Venus Is a Russian Planet,' Says Russia
Following a study that suggested there is potentially life in Venus' clouds, the head of Russia's space agency laid claim to Earth's "sister planet".
Jamie Clifton
9.17.20
Alexei Navalny

Doctors Think They Found the Source of Alexei Navalny's Poisoning
One of the developers of the nerve agent Novichok said that based on the evidence available, Navalny received about 20% of a lethal dose of the poison.
David Gilbert
9.17.20
Recipe For Disaster

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Unsupervised Amateur Makes Shrimp & Grits
Jonnyshipes, founder of hip-hop label Cinematic Music Group and The Smoker’s Club, attempts to make spicy cajun shrimp and cheesy grits with no recipe.
tech-science

NASA Astronauts Will Shoot Images of an Estée Lauder Product in Space
The agency is hoping to build an outer space commercial economy, possibly including cosmetics commercials from orbit.
Becky Ferreira
9.17.20
labor

NLRB Files Complaint Against Socialist-Themed Vegan Meat Company That Fired Union Organizers
The National Labor Relations Board found merit that No Evil Foods illegally terminated the two union organizers, and issued a complaint on Wednesday alleging the company violated the law by firing employees because they "assisted a union."
Lauren Kaori Gurley
9.17.20
Hacking

This Hacker Creates Fake Cheats That Make Cheaters Jump Off Buildings In-Game
This web designer turned hacker troll has tricked hundreds of cheaters into downloading programs that actually make them kill themselves and punish them in CS:GO and PUBG online games.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
9.17.20
DRONES

Department of Justice Worried Drones Will Lift People Over Prison Walls
Most of the drones big enough to lift human beings are so expensive that criminals may as well get a helicopter.
Matthew Gault
9.17.20
Archive

The Internet Archive Has a New Tool to Save Research Papers From Vanishing
Following a shocking report that hundreds of journals have been lost online, the Internet Archive Scholar lets users search open-access works and add their own to a catalog.
Samantha Cole
9.17.20
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