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gravediggers

'I Could Show You Stuff You Wouldn’t Believe:' Gravediggers Speak Out About Horrifying Conditions

Gravediggers employed by one of the country’s largest cemetery and funeral home corporations, StoneMor, are battling for their first union contract—amid a COVID-related increase in burials.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
9.16.20
Facebook

Celebs Promise to Shut Up for One Day

In protest of Facebook's inaction in the face of disinformation and hate speech, the celebs are logging off. See you tomorrow.
Gita Jackson
9.16.20
joe biden

Trump Repeatedly Shares Fake Video Showing Biden Playing NWA’s 'Fuck tha Police'

Twitter labeled the video as “manipulated media" but hasn't taken it down.
David Gilbert
9.16.20
the mail

Anxiety About the Confusion of Mail-In Voting Is Only Making Things Worse

Colorado's Secretary of State sued the USPS so it would stop mailing out postcards about how to vote by mail, even though the postcard directs voters to the Colorado Secretary of State's website.
Aaron Gordon
9.16.20
Donald Trump

Trump Is One of the Worst Leaders on Earth, According to the Rest of the World

The failed U.S. response to the pandemic has absolutely trashed the nation's standing among its allies.
Paul Blest
9.16.20
Syria

UK Government Repatriates British Child from Syrian Refugee Camp

Save the Children said last year there were more than 60 British children living in the camps.
Tim Hume
9.16.20
Games Reviews

'Super Mario 3D All-Stars' Features Great Games Inside a Missed Opportunity

A collection of classic video games—yes, including 'Super Mario Sunshine'—that could have been a whole lot more.
Patrick Klepek
9.16.20
Michael Reinoehl

We Tried to Obtain Footage of Michael Reinoehl’s Killing. Police Say It Doesn’t Exist

Agencies involved in the police killing of the Portland shooter have actively fought against body and dash cameras.
Jason Koebler
Ben Makuch
9.16.20
CHEFS

This Minnesota Pop-Up Pivoted to Feeding the Revolution

After George Floyd's killing and the protests that followed, chef Jametta Raspberry mobilized her network to serve free meals.
Jametta Raspberry
9.16.20
Environment

We Have Failed To Meet Even a Single Target To Stop the Destruction of Nature, Says UN

In 2010, world leaders created a 10-year plan to save the planet. In 2020, not a single goal has been fully met.
Satviki Sanjay
9.16.20
cambodia

US Sanctions China-Backed Company Building Mega-Resort in Cambodia

The U.S. Treasury said Union Development Group displaced local residents. But Cambodia has also become a kind of battleground between the two powers.
Anthony Esguerra
9.16.20
conspiracy theories

Almost a Quarter of Young Americans Think the Holocaust Is a Myth or Exaggerated

A 50-state survey found that a disturbing number of young Americans have bought into Holocaust denial conspiracy theories that have spread like wildfire on social media.
David Gilbert
9.16.20
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