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Poland

Poland’s Populist Government Has Declared War on the LGBTQ Community

“People who look stereotypically queer or gay are being attacked on the street for this, almost every day.”
Tim Hume
8.27.19
machine learning

This AI Gives Emojis Real Faces and the Results Are Horrifying

If you train a machine learning tool to find human features in emojis, the results are not pretty.
Caroline Haskins
8.27.19
body

Women Violently Choked by Partners Are Later Killed—But Doctors Miss the Signs

Physical signs of strangulation in cases of domestic violence are not as obvious as we’re led to believe—so victims can suffer lethal related injuries and are seven times likelier to later die of homicide.
Nicole Wetsman
8.27.19
debt

What It Would Take for the Next President to Cancel All Student Debt

Trump just erased the loans of 25,000 veterans. Could his successor do the same thing for everyone?
Allie Conti
8.27.19
Policing

A Black Man Ended Up Handcuffed in His Underwear After His Burglar Alarm Went Off

“I’ve got on drawers! You’ve got to call your supervisor,” Kazeem Oyeneyin said. “This shit is crazy!”
Alex Lubben
8.27.19
sharks

More Great White Sharks Are Being Spotted Off Nova Scotia's Coast

Experts don't know if warmer temperatures are causing great white sharks to increasingly migrate north.
Hillary Gillis
8.27.19
food news

The Backlash to the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Is Finally Here

The sandwich is too delicious and popular for its own good, and the obsession with it is now being painted as unethical, elitist, and even racist.
Jelisa Castrodale
8.27.19
immigration

The Number of Migrants Forced to Wait Out Their Cases in Mexico Exploded in July

The Trump administration expanded the policy to two additional cities
Gaby Del Valle
8.27.19
immigration

Palestinian Harvard Freshman Sent Back to Lebanon After Border Officials Searched His Computer and Phone

The incoming freshman was detained for eight hours at Boston's Logan Airport before being returned to Lebanon.
Gaby Del Valle
8.27.19
amazon fires

Now Brazil’s President Says He Won’t Save the Amazon Unless He Gets an Apology from Macron

The "lungs of the planet" are on fire, and a dispute between Jair Bolsonaro and Emmanuel Macron has reached new levels of pettiness.
Tim Hume
8.27.19
Film

Timothée Chalamet Takes the Throne in the Trailer for Netflix's 'The King'

The upcoming Shakespeare adaptation also stars Robert Pattinson and Joel Edgerton.
Bettina Makalintal
8.27.19
The Borders Issue 2019

How Cam Models Changed the Porn World Forever

Camming and customized content has turned our experiences with porn into uniquely personal moments.
Samantha Cole
8.27.19
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