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Google

Google Workers Are Protesting the Suspension of Two of Their Activist Colleagues

On Friday, Google employees will hold a demonstration outside the company’s San Francisco offices. Two workers put on administrative leave for looking into internal docs will speak publicly.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
11.21.19
israel

Netanyahu's Indictment Just Plunged Israel Deeper Into Political Chaos

“The whole system is frozen.”
Alex Kane
11.21.19
RACISM

Racist Graffiti and Anti-Semitic Email: Here's What’s Going On at Syracuse University

The New York state university suspended four students Thursday in connection with one incident.
Tess Owen
11.21.19
affordable housing

Here’s What’s in Ilhan Omar’s Plan to Make Sure Everyone Has a Home

Her proposal would authorize federal spending to create 12 million new homes, primarily in public housing.
Emma Ockerman
11.21.19
slack

Slack's New Rich Text Editor Shows That Markdown Still Scares People

The new WYSIWYG editor makes a bloated program even more bloated.
Ernie Smith
11.21.19
Games News

‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Arrives March 2020, And It Looks Stunning

Virtual reality might not have been how folks figured Half-Life returned, but here we go.
Patrick Klepek
11.21.19
Health

If You Must Sit, Sit 'Like a Man'

Toward a theory of splayed legs, inspired by an orthopedic surgeon.
Hannah Smothers
11.21.19
impeachment

Here's What Gordon Sondland's Testimony Has Done to the GOP

“I don’t watch television,” Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee told VICE News while dashing to a “Senators Only” elevator under the Capitol.
Matt Laslo
11.21.19
tech-science

Watch This Ultra-Hypnotic Supercomputer Simulation of Galaxies Feasting

The color-coded NASA visualization reveals the turbulent relationship between galaxies and the gassy “fog” that surrounds them.
Becky Ferreira
11.21.19
Death Penalty

A Judge Just Stopped the Trump Administration's Plan to Bring Back Federal Executions

AG Bill Barr had said the executions would rely on a single drug instead of the three-drug cocktail typically used.
Tim Marcin
11.21.19
WeWork

WeWork Lays Off 20 Percent of Its Workforce

2,400 people have lost their jobs in a single day, and more cuts are coming.
Edward Ongweso Jr
11.21.19
reproductive rights

A New Anti-Abortion Bill Could Require Death Certificates for Fertilized Eggs

A Pennsylvania bill would redefine fetal death to mean at any point in pregnancy, starting at conception.
Marie Solis
11.21.19
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