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NYC Bus Drivers Union Refuses to Transport Protesters for the NYPD

Organized labor is supporting people who are protesting the police killing of George Floyd.
Jason Koebler
5.30.20
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George Floyd Was Held Down for Almost 3 Minutes After He Went Unresponsive and Had No Pulse

The complete timeline of the fatal arrest detailed in the complaint released Friday afternoon provides critical new facts.
Trone Dowd
5.29.20
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Far-Right Extremists Are Hoping to Turn the George Floyd Protests Into a New Civil War

Armed extremists are showing up to protests and urging a “boogaloo” — code for civil war — online.
Tess Owen
5.29.20
Whole Foods

Whole Foods Just Fired an Employee Who Kept Track of Coronavirus Cases

Whole Foods, and its parent company Amazon, have refused to release comprehensive data about COVID-19 cases in their stores.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
5.29.20
Objectively Correct Lists

The 20 Songs That Got Us Through May

A stellar Megan Thee Stallion x UGK mashup and new tracks from Dehd and Kehlani helped us cope during this particularly heavy month.
Josh Terry
Kristin Corry
Jaime Silano
Ashwin Rodrigues
Hilary Pollack
5.29.20
LGBTQ

40 Non-Boring Ideas for Celebrating Pride Without Leaving Your House

Pick a unifying theme. Sext with a hot queer. Read the work of your LGBTQ forebears. Tell the cat she's gay.
Rachel Miller
Amy Rose Spiegel
5.29.20
News

Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s Mother Sought Police Help Before Her Daughter Ended Up Dead: Lawyer

The family's lawyer said Regis Korchinski-Paquet was with police and cried out, "Mom, help," before she fell to her death.
Manisha Krishnan
5.29.20
Games Podcasts

The Value of Making Art in a Crisis

'Umurangi Generation' speaks to the importance of creating, even when the world seems to be crumbling around you.
Ricardo Contreras
5.29.20
abortion

The Last Abortion Clinic in Missouri Just Won Its Battle to Stay Open

The ruling was a “vindication” for Planned Parenthood and its patients, but medically unnecessary requirements still make it very difficult to access abortion care in the state.
Carter Sherman
5.29.20
george floyd

Bail Funds Are Being Flooded With Donations for George Floyd Protestors

With COVID-19 still ravaging vulnerable communities, bailing protesters out of jail has become a matter of life and death.
Janus Rose
5.29.20
Tech news

SpaceX's Experimental Starship Prototype Just Exploded In a Test

The experimental vehicle, thankfully, is completely different from the one set to take astronauts to the ISS this weekend.
Becky Ferreira
5.29.20
Coronavirus

Trump Just Ended the U.S. Relationship With WHO — and Didn’t Take Any Questions About It

Of course, it's about China.
Carter Sherman
5.29.20
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