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amazon

Revealed: The Secret Scripts Amazon Gives to Cops to Promote Ring Surveillance Cameras

Documents obtained by Motherboard reveal that Ring provides 46 standardized comments that cops can post on social media, and several documents with scripted responses to possible questions from the public.
Caroline Haskins
8.6.19
EPA

Why California Went Around the EPA and Made a Deal with Carmakers

The EPA rejected California’s compromise deal, Bloomberg reported.
Alex Lubben
8.6.19
Canada

Police Find BC Murder Suspects Belongings Near Manitoba River

After discovering a damaged aluminum boat on the shores of a northern Manitoba river police thought they caught a break, however, a search of the river turned up dry.
Mack Lamoureux
8.6.19
Science

Scientist Says Bread He Baked From 4,500 Year-Old Yeast Is Delicious

Physicist and video game designer Seamus Blackley extracted yeast from ancient Egyptian pottery and used it to make a delicious sourdough bread.
Madeleine Gregory
8.6.19
money-corruption

Blame Mitch McConnell, Not Trump, for Not Doing Anything About Guns

The longtime Senate Republican leader has obstructed gun control legislation for years.
Harry Cheadle
8.6.19
ALIENS

Facebook Keeps Shutting Down the "Storm Area 51" Page, But It's Not Going Away

Thousands of people really do want to "storm" the super-secret Air Force base.
Kelly Vinett
8.6.19
housing

Trump Wants to Make It Basically Impossible to Sue for Algorithmic Discrimination

A new rule would make it easier for businesses to discriminate without consequence. That’s the point.
Edward Ongweso Jr
8.6.19
cities

The 120-Degree Heat Waves of the Future Could Melt Streets and Bend Train Tracks

As climate change makes summers worse, cities around the U.S. must adapt or face potentially deadly consequences.
John Surico
8.6.19
police

Galveston Police Are Very Sorry They Led a Black Man Behind Horses with a Rope

“Our officers showed poor judgement," the police chief said.
Emma Ockerman
8.6.19
Mass Shootings

Ohio Republican Blames Mass Shootings on Obama, Drag Queens, Weed, and Open Borders

The list goes on, and on...
Gaby Del Valle
8.6.19
terrorism

ISIS Is Using Internet Propaganda to Maintain a 'Virtual Caliphate,' UN Report Says

The report, which argues the internet still gives the terror group global reach, urges nations to spy on the dark web.
Ben Makuch
8.6.19
Underunderstood

Yelp is Screwing Over Restaurants By Quietly Replacing Their Phone Numbers

The phone numbers add tracking before connecting to a restaurant so that Grubhub can bill for a marketing fee.
Adrianne Jeffries
8.6.19
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