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healthcare

Even a Standard Throat Swab Can Cost $28,000 If Your Doctor Wants It To

A report from NPR details how a woman’s normal office visit was trumped up into thousands of dollars in charges; in our overly complex healthcare system, there are somehow no straightforward rules against this.
Katie Way
12.23.19
prison

‘Please Help Us’: A 6-Year-Old Found a Note in Her Christmas Card From an Alleged Chinese Prisoner

China says the note is a “farce” created by a journalist, who was previously imprisoned in the country.
Emma Ockerman
12.23.19
Photos

12 Unsettling Photos from the Young Conservative Convention Near Mar-a-Lago

This is what the young conservative movement looks like these days.
Jamie Lee Taete
12.23.19
drugs-health

Vape Shop Owners and Employees Are Having a Nightmare Christmas

This is what happens when your industry becomes a national scandal—and a community tries to look after its own.
Alex Norcia
12.23.19
india-pakistan

‘Their Lives Are Ruined’: The Plight of Fishermen Caught Up in India And Pakistan’s Devastating Border Fight

Hundreds are arrested every year, devastating coastal communities whose livelihoods depend entirely on fishing.
Joe Hill
Asfa Sultan
Zayer Hassan
12.23.19
impeachment

3 Fighting Leaders, 2 Impeachment Articles, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

Chuck Schumer wants Trump's emails. Nancy Pelosi wants a fair trial. Mitch McConnell just wants people to forget about impeachment for now.
Cameron Joseph
12.23.19
News

India's Ruling Party Tried to Quell Fears About its Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law ⁠— With a Cartoon

Thousands of people have been arrested during deadly protests against the new law.
Tim Marcin
12.23.19
Consumerism

We Buy Gifts That Surveil Our Loved Ones Because There Is Nothing Else to Buy

It's not just good marketing, we buy Ring cameras and DNA tests and Amazon Echos because we are taught the only way to show our love is through physical gift giving.
Jason Koebler
12.23.19
reproductive rights

Indie Abortion Clinics Can’t Be Replaced, but They’re Dying Out

Abortion clinics that aren't connected to large national organizations like Planned Parenthood provide more than half of all abortions.
Marie Solis
12.23.19
Environment

600 Gallons of Diesel Fuel Just Spilled Near One of the Most Biodiverse Islands in the World

Certain species of iguanas, giant turtles, and sea lions only live in the Galapagos islands.
Alex Lubben
12.23.19
mr. robot

Hackers Discuss the 'Mr. Robot' Series Finale

A roundtable of hackers break down both parts of the last-ever episode of Mr. Robot.
Yael Grauer
12.23.19
police brutality

A Man Died After Police Slammed His Head Into His Own Car Because They Thought He'd Stolen it

David Glen Ward had in fact been the victim of a carjacking and had recovered the vehicle, but hadn't notified the police yet.
Emma Ockerman
12.23.19
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