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jobs

'Unwoke' Jobs Site Launches, Is Brutally Trolled and Hacked Immediately
Unwoke.hr was a place to list job opportunities without the burden of "wokeness," until people hacked it and filled it with fake listings.
Samantha Cole
7.15.20
rape

How One State Wiped Out Its Huge Backlog of Rape Kits — and Why Others Haven't
Nearly 3,000 rape kits in Virginia had never been tested, but then the state took it seriously.
Carter Sherman
7.15.20
News

Simple Plan Cuts Ties With Tour Bassist Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Former tour bassist Chady Awad denies the latest allegations. The news comes a week after the band's main bassist David Desrosiers quit over accusations of sexual misconduct towards a fan.
Manisha Krishnan
7.15.20
Conspiracies

What It's Like to Escape the Mindset of a Conspiracy Theorist
"Earthquakes happen, people die," said a former conspiracy theorist. "There isn't always a nefarious plot behind it."
Clea Skopeliti
7.15.20
Games News

'World of Warcraft' Player Penalized for Asking Players to Say 'Trans Rights'
'My statement is just 'trans people deserve human rights.' I don't think human rights are a political issue.'
Gita Jackson
7.15.20
Breonna Taylor

Dozens of Breonna Taylor Protesters Were Charged With Felonies After Sitting on the AG's Lawn
They each face up to five years in prison.
Paul Blest
7.15.20
Crime

CEO of Motorcycle Ride Sharing Company Found Dismembered in NYC Condo
Surveillance footage shows Fahim Saleh being followed by a man wearing a suit, gloves, a hat, and a mask over his face.
Kevin Truong
7.15.20
personal finance

'My Co-Worker Says Our Company Is Toxic—But Is She the Problem?'
"Since day one, Jane has constantly complained about our workplace, mostly to our other co-workers while the supervisors are off duty."
Alison Green
7.15.20
Essays

Mourning My Brother in 181 Tweets
How do you tell the world you are grieving? In my case, it was a year-long Twitter thread about finding the things that made me feel better.
H.G. Watson
7.15.20
body

‘I Have to Send Anyone With COVID-Like Symptoms to the COVID Unit’
When a patient has a slight cough or fever, this ER doctor must put them with other COVID patients. But if they ultimately test negative, he will have exposed them for no reason.
Frank Huyler, MD
7.15.20
TikTok

Banning TikTok Is a Human Rights Issue
There are no easy answers, but banning an app used by billions of people to express themselves should not be taken lightly.
Kevin Truong
7.15.20
Tech news

A Haywire Supernova Yeeted a Dead Star Across the Galaxy, Study Suggests
The half-exploded star is careening across the Milky Way at 900,000 kilometres per hour, according to a new study by international researchers.
Becky Ferreira
7.15.20
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