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We're Now Harvesting Crabs to Make Plastic

Invasive green crabs are a problem for conservationists, and now scientists in Canada will start receiving shipments of them to make biodegradable plastic cups and cutlery.
Madeleine Gregory
2.13.20
Local Legends
9:11

Wisconsin Legend "Milverine" Has Never Left Milwaukee

John "The Milverine" Hamann has been walking around the city with his shirt off for decades, but only recently became an unofficial mascot of the city he consistently boasts as the height of civilization.
healthcare

You'd Think Falling 15 Feet at Work Would Entitle You to Workers' Comp

An exotic dancer who fractured her jaw and broke multiple teeth at XTC Cabaret had to crowdfund her medical bills thanks to her status as an independent contractor.
Katie Way
2.13.20
Space

NASA Found Exotic Organic Molecules on Ancient Space Object 'Arrokoth'

The latest data from ancient "Arrokoth," the most distant object ever visited by spacecraft, supports the idea that it's covered in organic molecules called "tholins" and gives us a window into deep cosmic time.
Maddie Stone
2.13.20
Canada

What It's Like Living in a Region Divided by a Pipeline and Colonialism

Yes, there are many livelihoods on the line in and around Wet'suwet'en. But the political divides are more complicated than the rest of Canada thinks.
Jesse Winter
2.13.20
Tech news

The IRS Quietly Deleted Fortnite and Roblox From Its Virtual Currency Guidance

Up until Wednesday, the IRS used V-Bucks and Roblox's Robux as examples of virtual currencies that taxpayers should declare. Now, nobody knows what's going on.
Matthew Gault
2.13.20
Essays

Welcome to Neo New York, Where Everything Feels Old School but Isn't

From retro slice shops to the Safdie Brothers, the greatest city in the world is becoming homesick for itself.
Emilie Friedlander
2.13.20
Film

Tupac Is Alive in New Mexico, New Film Claims

The rapper died in 1996 after being gunned down on the Las Vegas strip. One filmmaker disagrees.
Alex Zaragoza
2.13.20
News

Drug Experts on Jordan Peterson Seeking Treatment in Russia for Benzo Dependence

Peterson’s daughter said doctors in the West didn't have “the guts” to medically detox her father. But experts say that’s a misleading narrative.
Manisha Krishnan
2.13.20
News

A Man Forced a Woman to Help Him Rob a Bank on This First Date From Hell

Swipe THEFT.
Drew Schwartz
2.13.20
housing

‘Either I Pay the Rent or I Eat:’ These California Tenants Are On Strike Because Their Rent Is Too Damn High

It's legal in California to withhold rent due to property mismanagement.
Emma Ockerman
2.13.20
climate

Good Day. It's 69 Degrees in the Antarctic.

“We have never seen anything like this.”
Alex Lubben
2.13.20
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