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Zuckerberg's Latest Libra Pitch: Maintaining American Power
The Facebook CEO's pitch to Congress on its planned cryptocurrency was a hard sell: Let us build it, or China will.
Jordan Pearson
10.23.19
Religion

Freedom of Religion Doesn't Exist If People Are Afraid to Wear Symbols of Their Faith
A third of Jews in the U.S. have “avoided publicly wearing, carrying, or displaying things that might help people identify” them as Jewish, according to a new poll. What kind of freedom is that?
Leila Ettachfini
10.23.19
trump impeachment

One of Rudy Giuliani’s Indicted Pals Just Tied His Criminal Case to Trump
Greg Walters
10.23.19
Halloween

Is Your Halloween Costume Offensive?
We asked six people of color how to avoid ruining Halloween.
Victoria Leandra
Milena Mikael-Debass
10.23.19
food news

Watch an Entire Whataburger Rally Around a Teen Struggling to Finish a 10-Patty Burger
Ethan Mueller's attempt at glory was captured in a dramatically composed TikTok by his friend Blake Reynolds.
Jelisa Castrodale
10.23.19
Politics

What Justin Trudeau Can Do About #Wexit
Western provinces have a long history of feeling neglected by Ottawa, but the Liberals' best option might be to wait out the secession hype.
Steven Zhou
10.23.19
congress

Mark Zuckerberg's Congressional Testimony Got Sidetracked by a Weird Exchange About Vaccines
Congressman Bill Posey interrupted a House Financial Services Committee hearing to press the Facebook CEO on how he would make the platform safe for anti-vaccine content.
Anna Merlan
10.23.19
body

No, Trans Activists Didn't Force a Period Brand to Change Its Packaging
If only this obscenely small marginalized group had that kind of power!
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Harron Walker
10.23.19
the arctic

Russia Just Found 5 New Islands That Used to Be Covered by Arctic Ice
The head of the expedition announced they went on a number of archaeological expeditions and found artifacts from the 19th century.
Alex Lubben
10.23.19
Syria

Trump Lays Out His Syria Policy: ‘Let Someone Else Fight Over This Long Bloodstained Sand’
“We have done them a great service and we’ve done a great job for all of them. And now we’re getting out,” Trump said.
Morgan Baskin
10.23.19
ice

An ICE Officer Raped a Honduran Woman for 7 Years — And Got Her Pregnant 3 Times, Lawsuit Says
She terminated each pregnancy.
Gaby Del Valle
10.23.19
trump impeachment

Team Trump Is Withholding Bill Taylor's Detailed Ukraine Notes From Congress
The suppression of Taylor’s notes raises yet more questions about the lengths to which top Trump administration officials have gone to shield the president from a detailed look at his own behavior.
Greg Walters
10.23.19
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