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China Fires Two Missiles in South China Sea After US Flew A Spy Plane Near Its Coast

In an apparent show of strength, China reacts to the United States' “naked act of provocation.” The U.S. maintains it did nothing wrong.
Anthony Esguerra
8.27.20
Crime

Australian Government Urged to Review Laws that ‘Silence’ Sexual Abuse Survivors

Advocates of the Let Us Speak campaign claim that under the current legislation victims could face jail time for publicly sharing their stories.
Gavin Butler
8.27.20
republican national convention

Pence Touts 'Thin Blue Line,' Warns 'You Won't Be Safe in Joe Biden's America'

The goal: Scaring enough Americans to buy himself and Trump another four years in power.
Cameron Joseph
8.27.20
Biosecurity

Those Mysterious Seed Packages Have Started Showing Up in Australia Now

It's thought the seeds might be coming from China, for reasons unknown. Biosecurity officials are urging people not to plant them.
Gavin Butler
8.27.20
Coronavirus

Remember That Viral Wuhan Pool Party? Here’s Why Residents Say It Wasn’t a Big Deal

“It’s easy to look at the pictures of the pool party and pass it off as Chinese people being socially irresponsible... But do not forget how it must have felt like for all of us actually living in Wuhan."
Heather Chen
8.27.20
extremism

New Zealand Gunman Sentenced to Historic Life Without Parole

It is the first time a whole life term has ever been handed down in New Zealand.
Gavin Butler
8.27.20
Environment

You Don't Know How Hooked You Are on Plastic Until You Go a Month Without

After months of dumping Uber Eats containers in the trash, I knew something had to change. I just didn't know how hard it would be.
Laura Lethlean
8.27.20
News

Cop Threatened to Kill His Tenant and Sell Their Child Over Rent Dispute

The Ottawa police officer, who was suspended for four years with pay, pleaded guilty to disciplinary charges over the incident.
Nathan Sing
8.26.20
Salesforce

Salesforce Doing Layoffs a Day After Announcing Record-Breaking Profits

The layoffs fall a day after the cloud software giant reported one of its best quarters in the company's 21-year history. 
Lauren Kaori Gurley
8.26.20
News

A 17-Year-Old Aspiring Cop Has Been Charged With Murder In Kenosha

Police arrested Kyle Rittenhouse, a onetime police cadet, whose social media accounts indicated an affinity for the "Back the Blue" movement.
Tess Owen
8.26.20
News

The Panel Reviewing Trudeau’s New Solitary Confinement Rules Shuts Down, Saying Government Made Their Work Impossible

The Canadian government isn’t even tracking how many hours a day inmates are being locked in isolation, or for how long.
Justin Ling
8.26.20
Music

The Composer of 'Land of Hope and Glory' Would Have Hated Everyone Buying It Today

Edward Elgar's composition has become the latest battleground in the reactionary right's culture wars, but the man himself was totally at odds with the British society that has come to venerate him.
Jack Davies
8.26.20
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