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Club Owners Have No Idea What the Future of Live Comedy Will Look Like

"We get a couple of questions answered, and then this whole new set of questions comes up."
Ashwin Rodrigues
5.6.20
facial-recognition

University Deletes Press Release Promising ‘Bias-Free’ Criminal Detecting Algorithm

Researchers in Pennsylvania—including a former NYPD cop—are the latest to dubiously claim they can predict future crime based on a person's face.
Janus Rose
5.6.20
Coronavirus

South Dakota's Official Coronavirus App Shows Limits of Contact Tracing Tech

Multiple users of South and North Dakota's app say it hasn't properly recorded their location data.
Joseph Cox
5.6.20
healthcare

DIY Dentistry Is the Risky, Inevitable Result of For-Profit Healthcare

Dental health is expensive to maintain. But that doesn't mean you should try this at home.
Katie Way
5.6.20
covid-19 protests

A Look at Los Angeles' Anti-Authority, Pro-Trump Protests

Manufacturers of American flags do not seem to be in danger of going out of business.
Tod Seelie
5.6.20
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I Tried Hosting an Online Comedy Show

We set out to see if comedy shows can be any good without a live audience and if a virtual alternative will scratch the itch for comedy in the age of social distancing.
venezuela

The ‘Daring Amphibious Raid’ on Venezuela Is Now the Ultimate Florida Man Meme

Security firm Silvercorp USA deleted its Twitter account following a slew of online mockery (and a failed insurrection).
Oliver Noble
Milena Mikael-Debass
5.6.20
recycling

Stop Throwing Your Gloves and Masks in the Recycling Bin

It's putting recycling-facility workers, who sort trash by hand, at risk.
Alex Lubben
5.6.20
SCOTUS

Which Supreme Court Justice Flushed the Toilet During Oral Arguments?

An investigation.
Greg Walters
5.6.20
birth control

RBG Just Went to War for Your Birth Control — From the Hospital

The Supreme Court live streamed audio of its arguments Wednesday, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg came out swinging despite being hospitalized.
Carter Sherman
5.6.20
ramadan

Muslims Observing Ramadan Are Providing Critical Coronavirus Relief

Inspired by Ramadan, several Muslim organizations and individuals are donating their time and money to aid those hit hard by COVID-19.
Leila Ettachfini
5.6.20
Tech news

'Amateur Hour' White House Graph Shows Covid-19 Deaths Hitting 0 in 10 Days

The absurd and dangerous chart from Trump's economic advisors doesn't match reality. Here's why.
Jordan Pearson
5.6.20
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