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Ticketmaster Customers Have Been Waiting on Refunds for Months
The ticketing giant has gradually changed the wording and policies on its website to buy more time to reimburse customers for canceled events.
Jelisa Castrodale
7.9.20
Twitter

A Twitter Account Is Tracking the Cringiest Misuses Of Black Language
That's fam af right there.
Gita Jackson
7.9.20
Ghislaine Maxwell

Incoherent Conspiracy Suggests Ghislaine Maxwell Is a Powerful Redditor
The baseless "MaxwellHill" conspiracy shows how companies have failed to protect random users who have somehow become the subject of social media frenzies.
Jason Koebler
7.9.20
Games News

The U.S. Army Twitch Channel Is Banning People for Asking About War Crimes
During the stream, the Green Beret on camera characterized viewers asking about U.S. atrocities as "internet keyboard monsters" and said, "I'm bigger than you."
Matthew Gault
7.9.20
mind

Brain Science Is Ignoring Left-Handed People
"It’s one of these 'rules of thumb' that people learn when they start doing neuroscience, that including left-handed individuals is bad.”
Shayla Love
7.9.20
robots

The Robots Microsoft Assigned to Do My Job Can't Do It
MSN robots can't make fine discriminations for a startlingly vast audience of readers. What they can do, and why they're asked to do it, is unclear.
Bryan Joiner
7.9.20
world politics

Seoul’s Mayor Has Reportedly Been Found Dead
A massive search effort was launched in northern Seoul, the last place Mayor Park’s cell phone signal was detected, after his daughter reported him missing.
Junhyup Kwon
7.9.20
Travel

Want to Be a 'Disneyland Editor'? A Bay Area Website Is Hiring One
The totally normal job requirements entail living within driving distance of the park and having "a deep knowledge of Disneyland."
Hilary Pollack
Scotty Smalls
7.9.20
child marriage

India’s COVID-19 Lockdown Is Making It Easier For Girls To Be Forced Into Child Marriage
According to one social worker “COVID-19 has provided a perfect breeding ground for this social evil to flourish.”
Pallavi Pundir
7.9.20
Hacking

Verizon Adds Protection Against SIM Swapping Hacks in Mobile App
Verizon’s new feature ‘Number Lock’ add an extra layer of security, but it’s not foolproof.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
7.9.20
Breonna Taylor

New Videos From Breonna Taylor's Sister Show Police Moments After Shooting
About a dozen police officers can be seen outside moments after cops fired 20 bullets into Taylor’s apartment.
Roberto Ferdman
Nicole Bozorgmir
Juanita Ceballos
7.9.20
world politics

Pressure on Hong Kong’s Pro-Democrats Ramps Up. The Pope Backs Down.
A senior official warned that a pro-dem primary this weekend could somehow violate the city's controversial national security law. Meanwhile, Pope Francis appears to have thought better of raising concerns over the situation in the city.
Koh Ewe
Stuart White
7.9.20
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