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SURVEILLANCE

AT&T to Stop Selling Location Data to Third Parties After Motherboard Investigation
After Motherboard found that AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint are selling their customers' phone location data ultimately to bounty hunters, AT&T has decided to stop service for all location aggregators, an essential part of the data supply chain.
Joseph Cox
1.10.19
Culture

You Aren't in an Actual Relationship Until You've Watched 'The Sopranos' Together
It's science.
Matt Taylor
1.10.19
Social Media

Our Obsession with Taking Photos May Alter How We Remember Things
Rather than remembering what we ate, we scroll back to look at all the images we took of the food. This can have serious consequences.
Giuliana Mazzoni
1.10.19
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscopes: January 11, 2019
The moon is in Pisces today.
Annabel Gat
1.10.19
Culture

'Tidying Up with Marie Kondo' Is Inadvertently About Women's Invisible Labor
In the new Netflix show, couples learn how to tackle household tasks by 'tidying' together, a process that reveals just how gendered our domestic expectations are.
Nicole Clark
1.10.19
Wellness Lies

The Infrared Sauna Is Not a Weight Loss Tool
The spas that market them that way are getting a little too bold.
Kimberly Truong
1.10.19
prison reform

Federal judges are giving out shorter sentences in 30 cities since a key Supreme Court case
The Booker decision gave judges significantly more discretion to issue sentences that are harsher or more lenient than federal guidelines.
Tess Owen
1.10.19
god squad

Holy Shit: Vatican Track Team Aiming for Olympics
Fine, it doesn't seem like Pope Francis is going to be on the squad. But you know he's rooting for them—and that's one holy cheerleader.
Liam Daniel Pierce
1.10.19
government shutdown

“I don’t see a way forward”: The shutdown talks are officially on a road to nowhere
“I have never been more depressed about moving forward than I am right now," Sen. Lindsey Graham said.
Matt Laslo
1.10.19
Frontier

American Phone Companies Are Literally Letting Their Networks Fall Apart
Limited oversight, no competition, and state corruption aren’t a recipe for broadband success.
Karl Bode
1.10.19
News

Newfoundland Town Overrun by Confused Seals
“We've had seals in people’s driveways, in their backyard, on the road, seals in the parking lot... seals waddling up to the doorways of businesses....”
Mack Lamoureux
1.10.19
Russia Investigaion

Michael Cohen will testify to Congress next month before heading to prison
“I look forward to having the privilege of being afforded a platform with which to give a full and credible account of the events which have transpired.”
Greg Walters
1.10.19
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