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Syria

Turkey's Brutal Offensive Is Already a Disaster for the Kurds, a U.S. Ally

Beyond the rising death toll, the assault has sparked a mass exodus of civilians, with at least 70,000 people having fled border towns.
Tim Hume
10.11.19
Hip-Hop

The Making of Mos Def's 'Black on Both Sides'

An oral history of the legendary record, 20 years later.
Jaelani Turner-Williams
10.11.19
Canada

Linda O'Leary, Kevin O'Leary's Wife, Won’t Go to Jail in Fatal Boat Crash

The maximum penalty for Linda O’Leary is $10,000—prosecutors misinterpreted the law when they initially said she could go to prison.
Anne Gaviola
10.11.19
ice

AT&T Has Received $14 Million From ICE This Year

The company joins Amazon, Palantir, Wayfair, and many other businesses in profiting from the government's inhumane treatment of immigrants.
Leila Ettachfini
10.11.19
gun violence

A Middle Schooler Who Mimed a "Finger Gun" Got Hauled Off in Handcuffs and Charged with Felony

Another student asked the girl who she would kill if she could kill five people.
Emma Ockerman
10.11.19
food news

NYC Restaurant Owner Ordered to Pay $64,000 for Repeatedly Discriminating Against Service Dogs

New York's Human Rights Law requires restaurants to accommodate guests who have service dogs registered with the Department of Health.
Jelisa Castrodale
10.11.19
Canada Election 2019

We Watched the Final Leaders' Debate So You Don’t Have To

Andrew Scheer tried to come up with new Trudeau insults but the fourth and final leadership debate felt like more of the same.
Steven Zhou
10.11.19
POP

Trump Promised Not to Play Prince's Music at a Rally and Then Did It Anyway

Crowds were greeted with "Purple Rain" at a rally in Prince's home city of Minneapolis.
Taylor Hosking
10.11.19
big telecom

Google Stadia Is On A Collision Course With Broadband Caps, Study Shows

Many gamers don’t even know they have a broadband cap. That’s about to change.
Karl Bode
10.11.19
Politics

President Trump's Very Angry Night in Minneapolis

Predictably, a local—Rep. Ilhan Omar—was on the receiving end of most of his fact-free rambling. But he also made time for the Bidens.
Morgan Baskin
10.11.19
Censorship

Tech Companies Didn’t Plan for Chinese Censorship

Tech companies are censoring information about the demonstrations in Hong Kong. Civil liberties experts say this is symptomatic of larger problems.
Caroline Haskins
10.11.19
immigration

13,000 Migrant Kids Are Stuck Waiting in Mexico Thanks to Trump’s Policy

More than a quarter of them are under 5, and at least 400 are infants
Gaby Del Valle
10.11.19
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