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Hong Kong

Hong Kong Police Just Seized $9 Million and a Bunch of Arrows From Pro-Democracy Protesters
Police suspect the money is being used to bribe people into joining the protests, but the demonstrators say authorities are just trying to shut down their movement.
Tim Hume
12.20.19
Features

Chad Focus Wanted to Be a Rap Mogul. How Much Fraud Would It Take?
The wannabe rapper is currently facing more than 20 years in prison for allegedly stealing money to make music and buy fake fans. Did he dream too big, or not big enough?
Will Caiger-Smith
12.20.19
identity-culture

I Used to Love British Period Dramas. Now I See Them as Colonial Propaganda
As a South Asian kid, I devoured colonial-era literature and dramas. But they featured white protagonists forming quaint relationships with grateful brown characters who look like me.
Aditi Natasha Kini
12.20.19
Homelessness

A Homeless Man Got Himself Arrested Just So He'd Have a Warm Place to Sleep
His small county in southern Mississippi doesn't have a homeless shelter.
Emma Ockerman
12.20.19
facial-recognition

Even The Government Admits Facial Recognition Is Racially Biased
A new federal study confirms the widely-adopted tech is fundamentally biased. It’s time to ban it.
Edward Ongweso Jr
12.20.19
movies

This Clip of Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin Is Thankfully Better Than ‘Cats’
Hudson’s rendition of “Respect” in the trailer for the upcoming biopic of the same name is seriously stunning.
Kristin Corry
12.20.19
Crime

Police Looking for Two Men They Think 'Hunted' and Killed a Random Student
Police say it appears Jeremy Urbina, a 22-year-old student, was shot more than 10 times for absolutely no reason.
Anne Gaviola
12.20.19
High Wire

What Happens When a 'Progressive' Democrat Refuses to Help People with Addiction
If New York's Governor Cuomo doesn’t sign these laws, he is literally condemning hundreds of people to die for the sake of insurance-company greed.
Maia Szalavitz
12.20.19
climate change

Elizabeth Warren’s Big New Climate Plan Could Create More Than 10 Million New Jobs. Here's How.
The 2020 Dem wants to ban gas cars by 2030, invest heavily in offshore wind energy, and rebuild the country’s crumbling infrastructure.
Alex Lubben
12.20.19
impeachment

How a Song About Impeachment Snuck Into Your Favorite Pop Hits
Roy C's 1973 funk track about Nixon didn't get much traction till the hip-hop crowd got a hold of it, and now it's everywhere.
Dexter Thomas
12.20.19
democratic debate

Climate Change Finally Got Some Real Airtime at the Democratic Debate. Here's What the Candidates Said.
“I will answer that question, but I wanted to go back to the issue of climate change for a moment," Sen. Bernie Sanders said.
Alex Lubben
12.20.19
UFOS

The Pentagon's 'Real Men in Black' Investigated Tom DeLonge's UFO Videos
The Air Force's Office of Special Investigations has confirmed that it, too, has determined that the videos show "unidentified aerial phenomena."
Tim McMillan
12.20.19
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