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Coronavirus

People Are Still Calling Poison Control to Ask if They Should Be Drinking Bleach

“We automatically tell them, ‘This is not something that you should do. This is not something that you should consider doing.’”
Carter Sherman
5.1.20
Health

How to Gently Tell Your Boomer Parents That Antibody Tests Aren't a Miracle

In theory, knowing who has antibodies and who's immune would be a large step toward reopening the country; in practice, the science isn't there yet.
Hannah Smothers
5.1.20
Vice News Tonight

'Paying Rent or Buying Food': Meet the People Fueling the Movement to Cancel Rent During the Pandemic

Rent strikes across the country aim to force politicians to take drastic action to forestall the looming housing crisis.
David Noriega
5.1.20
Coronavirus

A California Landlord Gave His Stimulus Check to His Tenants So They Could Pay Rent

“My wife and I spent hours talking about it and feeling bad that it wasn’t enough and we couldn’t do more,” the landlord told KNTV.
Emma Ockerman
5.1.20
O.R.G.

The .Org Domain Will No Longer Be Sold to Private Equity Vultures

ICANN scraps the sale of .org in a 'stunning' win for activists and the internet.
Karl Bode
5.1.20
May Day

Amazon, Instacart, Target, and FedEx Workers Explain Why They're Striking

As part of a historic May Day strike, frontline workers tell the public about their working conditions and why they believe there's strength in numbers.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
5.1.20
amazon

Congress Is Demanding Jeff Bezos Explain Amazon’s ‘Possibly Criminally False’ Statements

The surprise request follows a report saying the company used business intelligence gleaned from third-party sellers in developing its own competing products.
Greg Walters
5.1.20
inequality

We're Being Too Optimistic About What Post-Pandemic America Will Look Like

The coronavirus has revealed so many of our institutions to be vulnerable or broken. But that doesn't mean they will change.
Harry Cheadle
5.1.20
Opinion

Don't Blame Georgia's Restaurant Owners for Reopening. Blame Brian Kemp

The Governor forced them to make an impossible choice: Open up and put your employees and guests at risk, or let your business die.
Drew Schwartz
5.1.20
News

The Government Said It's Releasing Many Inmates to Combat COVID-19. It's Not

The numbers provided by Public Safety Minister Bill Blair just don’t add up.
Justin Ling
5.1.20
Food

Try Making Dal, Since You Freaks Are So Obsessed With Beans

The reward is the end product, but the journey is pleasant, too.
Ashwin Rodrigues
5.1.20
Coronavirus

Brazil's President Is Out With Another Super-Bad Coronavirus Take: Soccer Players Can't Die From It

Bolsonaro, who has ignored social distancing and mask recommendations, says it's time to restart the country's soccer leagues.
Tim Hume
5.1.20
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