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mercenaries

Mercenaries Behind Failed Venezuela Coup Claim to Have Done Trump Security
An Instagram post and promotional video by Jordan Goudreau's Silvercorp claims that the company did security for a Trump rally in November 2018.
Ben Makuch
5.5.20
Cornavirus

A Family Dollar Security Guard Wouldn't Let a Woman In Without a Coronavirus Mask. Her Family’s Now Charged With Murdering Him.
The security guard was enforcing Michigan state law.
Emma Ockerman
5.5.20
Coronavirus

Kids Are Being Hospitalized in New York with Strange Heart Symptoms That Might Be Related to Coronavirus
Most tested positive for either the coronavirus or for the antibodies. But some tested negative for both.
Alex Lubben
5.5.20
News

Hard Road Ahead For Nova Scotia Shooting Survivors, Montreal Massacre Victim Says
Nathalie Provost survived the anti-feminist shooting at École Polytechnique in 1989. Now, she's offering support for survivors and grieving loved ones following the Nova Scotia shooting.
Anya Zoledziowski
5.5.20
High Wire

Brain Implants to Treat Addiction Are Dangerous and Promising
The U.S. is conducting clinical trials of deep brain stimulation for opioid addiction, but ethical questions abound.
Maia Szalavitz
5.5.20
hypnosis

I Tried Hypnosis to Deal with My Pandemic Anxiety, and Got Something Much Weirder
The experience was far more vivid, more surreal, and more puzzling than I could have ever imagined, and the process of trying to figure it out took me deep into science, myth, and meaning.
Anna Merlan
5.5.20
pulitzer prize

VICE News Shares a Pulitzer for Reporting on Kidnapping and Extortion of Asylum-Seekers in Mexico
A VICE News story by Emily Green about a Honduran migrant kidnapped in Mexico was turned into a radio piece by This American Life. And it won the first-ever Pulitzer for audio reporting.
Michael Learmonth
5.5.20
joe biden

A Lot of Democrats Would Really Rather Have a Nominee Who Isn’t Joe Biden
Biden categorically denied an allegation of sexual assault last week, and voters are evenly split over whether his denial is credible.
Paul Blest
5.5.20
transgender

‘This Is Just Evil’: New Law Would Force Trans Hungarians to Out Themselves
Showing your ID is required for nearly everything in Hungary. Getting IDs that reflects trans Hungarians' gender identities may become simply impossible.
Nico Lang
5.5.20
Tech news

GitHub Takes Down Popcorn Time Desktop App After Copyright Complaint
Popcorn Time, a popular Netflix-style app for torrents, has hit yet another snag thanks to Hollywood studios. But it will live to stream another day.
Jordan Pearson
5.5.20
food news

Cholula's Virtual Tacothon Will Raise Money for Small Restaurants
Learn taco recipes from chefs Tom Colicchio, Aarón Sánchez, and other celebrities, and Cholula will donate money to support restaurants.
Munchies Staff
5.5.20
Hacking

Apple’s Copyright Lawsuit Has Created a ‘Chilling Effect’ on Security Research
Security researchers are scared to buy, use, or even talk about the controversial iPhone emulation software Corellium, whose makers are in a legal battle with Apple.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
5.5.20
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