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YouTube and Pewdiepie Can't Afford to Quit Each Other

YouTube just announced that it has signed an exclusive live streaming deal with Pewdiepie, completely ignoring years of bad behavior.
Emanuel Maiberg
5.4.20
tech-science

A Piece of Mars That Fell in Antarctica Contains Ingredient for Life, Scientists Discover

The new discovery adds to a growing pile of evidence that Mars may have been more hospitable to life in the distant past.
Becky Ferreira
5.4.20
joe biden

The Senate Won't Even Look for the Tara Reade Complaint Against Joe Biden

Reade says she filed a complaint about sexual harassment in Biden’s office in 1993 but “did not complain formally” about the alleged assault. Biden flatly denies wrongdoing.
Greg Walters
5.4.20
healthcare

What It's Like to Be a Mutual Aid Volunteer

VICE spoke to a volunteer who is helping her community full-time about the PPE shortages, her long walks, and having no time for self-care.
Katie Way
5.4.20
abortion

This Anti-Abortion Influencer Is Using ‘Magical Birth Canal’ Videos to Supercharge the Movement

Laura Klassen is using props, satire, and a pink wig to pioneer a young and edgy approach to anti-abortion messaging in Canada.
Valerie Kipnis
Elizabeth Landers
5.4.20
Social Media

The Park Probably Isn’t As Crowded As That Viral Photo Makes It Seem

Photos aren’t very good at conveying depth perception, meaning social distance shaming via social media can be misleading.
Aaron Gordon
5.4.20
Coronavirus

The FDA Is Now Admitting It Let Fake Coronavirus Antibody Tests Into the U.S.

“We unfortunately see unscrupulous actors marketing fraudulent test kits and using the pandemic as an opportunity to take advantage of Americans’ anxiety,” the FDA said in a statement.
Daniel Newhauser
5.4.20
Hacking

Hacker Bribed 'Roblox' Insider to Access User Data

The hacker was able to lookup information on high profile Roblox users as well as reset passwords and take other actions on accounts.
Joseph Cox
5.4.20
lockdowns

The Trump Administration Is Backing a Virginia Evangelical Church That Held a Service During Lockdown

The DOJ also supported a Mississippi church suing the city of Greenville, Alabama, over coronavirus restrictions.
Paul Blest
5.4.20
police brutality

‘What Is the Justification for the Rage?’: Viral Video Shows NYPD Cop Punching, Slapping Man During Social Distancing Enforcement

“He didn’t even do nothing!” someone can be heard yelling off-camera in the video, which has been shared more than 5,000 times on Facebook.
Emma Ockerman
5.4.20
sex work

OnlyFans Is Cutting Referral Bonuses Because So Many People Are Signing Up

OnlyFans announced that starting May 1, referral earnings will only last for a year—a change that will impact adult content creators' incomes in a serious way.
Samantha Cole
5.4.20
Coronavirus

China Thinks Backlash to Its Coronavirus Response Could Lead to All-Out War With the U.S.

A State Security report warned that anti-China sentiment, led by the U.S., has not been this high since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
David Gilbert
5.4.20
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