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police brutality

Nigerian Police Are Extorting People Who 'Look Gay'

Officers are using the pandemic as an excuse to harass the LGBTQ community, forcing them to pay their way out of trouble.
Vincent Desmond
8.20.20
Tech news

Lyft Backtracks on California Shut Down After Appeals Court Grants Delay

Lyft said it would leave California just before midnight on Thursday, but backtracked after a court granted it and Uber more time to appeal a ruling that would force the companies to classify drivers as employees.
Edward Ongweso Jr
8.20.20
Steve Bannon

How Steve Bannon’s Alleged ‘We Build the Wall’ Scam Worked

Bannon allegedly skimmed $1 million from a GoFundMe and a co-conspirator skimmed enough to buy boats, jewelry, and plastic surgery.
Matthew Gault
Greg Walters
8.20.20
FBI

The FBI Is Very Sorry for Tweeting Out the Most Infamous Anti-Semitic Text Ever

They blamed an automated system.
Paul Blest
8.20.20
exams

The Forgotten A-Level Students Left with No Grades at All

The UK government's U-turn has allowed the majority of students to use teacher-predicted grades as their final results. For students who sat their exams externally, no such predicted grades even exist.
Ethan Shone
8.20.20
Interviews

Everyone Loves Flo Milli's Bossy Raps

The Alabama rapper uses her beat selection and nods to pop culture to bridge the gap between Gen Z and Millennials.
Kristin Corry
8.20.20
News

Indigenous Land Defenders Left Wondering Why Twitter Suspended Their Accounts

Two accounts run by Wet’suwet’en land defenders were shut down this week by Twitter, which claimed it was a mistake.
Anya Zoledziowski
8.20.20
the mail

USPS Headquarters Tells Managers Not to Reconnect Mail Sorting Machines, Emails Show

"We are not to reconnect any machines that have previously been disconnected."
Aaron Gordon
8.20.20
Coronavirus

A Teen Worker at Sesame Place Got His Jaw Broken for Asking Someone to Wear a Mask

U.S. Marshals arrested the man in his home on Wednesday.
Trone Dowd
8.20.20
housing

Renter Accuses Landlord of 'Revenge Eviction' After Complaining About Mushrooms Growing in Bedroom

The landlord’s mother, who was managing the property at the time, joked that the mushrooms were a “free breakfast”.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
8.20.20
debt

How to Argue With a Debt Collector

You might want to ignore their calls, but that will only make things worse. Instead, here's how to address your financial situation head-on—and potentially make it more manageable.
Paco de Leon
8.20.20
revenge porn

A 19-Year-Old Who Blackmailed a Girl for Nudes Just Won a Democratic Primary in Kansas

“He got one of my nudes... and told me if I didn’t send him more he would [send] it to all of my friends and family,” one of Aaron Coleman's victims says.
Carter Sherman
8.20.20
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