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roe v. wade

Why Abortion Foes Are Psyched About the New Supreme Court Case
“We’ve been waiting on this.”
Carter Sherman
10.9.19
census

The War Against the Census Is On — and Big Tech Is Trying to Avoid Another 2016
The info war against the Census is heating up — and we'll have to live with the results for the next decade.
David Uberti
10.9.19
tech-science

Scientists Are Chasing an Ancient Signal That Could Explain the Modern Universe
The faint, 12-billion-year-old signal would lead scientists to the very first stars and illuminate the origins of the modern universe, dark matter, and, well, everything.
Becky Ferreira
10.9.19
music news

Rihanna Is Absolutely Terrified of the Navy
The Navy, aka her biggest fans, won't let Riri rest until her new album comes out.
Josh Terry
10.9.19
labor

Gig Workers Are Forming the World’s First Food Delivery App Unions
In less than two weeks, Uber Eats and Foodora couriers in Japan and Norway have formed the first unions representing delivery app workers.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
10.9.19
Games Opinion

‘Valfaris’ Is the Badass Baby of Iron Maiden and Contra. It Rules.
There are some beautiful, grotesque pixels in this game, and it's backed up by an equally fun ride.
Patrick Klepek
10.9.19
War on Drugs

The U.S. Military Killed Dozens of Civilians While Trying to Bomb Meth Labs, U.N. Alleges
According to a new U.N. report, a United States counternarcotics operation against alleged Afghan drug labs caused multiple child casualties. The U.S. has denied the report.
Mike Power
10.9.19
abortion

2,200 Fetal Remains Were Found at This Dead Doctor’s House. The GOP Plans to Use Him to Undo Abortion Rights.
Republicans want to use Ulrich Klopfer to push for a national "fetal burial" law.
Daniel Newhauser
10.9.19
News

JT From City Girls' First Post-Prison Freestyle Is a Resilient Return to Rap
After spending more than a year incarcerated, "JT First Day Out" finds one half of the Miami duo picking up where she left off.
Kristin Corry
10.9.19
matt lauer

Matt Lauer Allegedly Raped an NBC Colleague at the Sochi Olympics
In a letter to Variety, he denounced the allegation as “categorically false, ignores the facts, and defies common sense.”
Carter Sherman
10.9.19
Power

Internal Email Shows GitHub Plans to Renew ICE Contract
Even though GitHub leadership and others oppose ICE’s child separation policy, an internal email suggests GitHub won’t stop ICE from renewing a contract with the tech company.
Joseph Cox
Janus Rose
10.9.19
sexual assault

The Ghomeshi Trial Is Still Transforming Canada’s Sex Assault Laws
‘Had It Coming’ author Robyn Doolittle on what’s changed, and what’s stayed the same, since the landmark trial.
Sarah Berman
10.9.19
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