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Criminal Justice

Many 'Violent Offenders' Have Committed Nonviolent Crimes

Embezzlement and selling drugs near a school are among the offenses some states classify as "violent."
Eli Hager
4.5.19
Photography

Portraits of Women Inside Russia’s Modern Gulags

« En prison, elles ne cessent pas d'être des mères, des sœurs, des enseignantes, des proches, des grands-mères ou tout simplement de jolies filles. »
Mirjana Milovanovic
4.5.19
sonic

The First ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Trailer Sounds Absolutely Wild

Teasers for the film were reportedly shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday, and reactions were... mixed.
Rob Dozier
4.4.19
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscopes: April 5, 2019

There's a new moon in Aries!
Annabel Gat
4.4.19
immigration

ICE Raid on Samsung Repair Contractor Shows Big Tech’s Reliance on Exploitative Labor

The biggest ICE raid in a decade, at a CVE Technology Group facility in Texas, went after the people who repair our phones.
Jason Koebler
4.4.19
FEEL IT

So You Want to Be 'Creative'

There are qualities in a person more important than being creative, but you wouldn't know it from scrolling through Instagram.
Kate Carraway
4.4.19
Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey Hussle's alleged murderer is facing the threat of life in prison

The suspect, Eric Holder, was charged with murder Thursday.
Tess Owen
4.4.19
deep dive

The Best Bar in Austin Is Sam's Town Point

A slice of the old (cool) ATX inside the growing metropolis.
John Nova Lomax
4.4.19
Listen

Unclear Ends and Questionable Means in Both Sports and Politics

Methods have an intent all their own.
Rob Zacny
4.4.19
chelsea manning

Chelsea Manning is out of solitary confinement, reps say

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had come to Manning’s defense on Tuesday and said her current imprisonment was “torture.”
Rex Santus
4.4.19
meat

New EU Regulations Could Mean Calling Meat-Free Burgers ‘Veggie Discs’

The European parliament approved a ban that would protect meat-related words like steak, sausage, burger, and hamburger.
Bettina Makalintal
4.4.19
Design

France Wants This New Algorithmically Designed Keyboard to Save the French Language

France designed a new keyboard to remedy grammatical problems it says was caused by other keyboard designs.
Rob Dozier
4.4.19
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