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Trump’s New Special Counsel Is Far More Dangerous Than the Last One

The former president has lost many of his legal and political defenses against criminal investigations.
Greg Walters
12.1.22
Tech news

Google Researchers Create Traversable Holographic Wormhole Using Quantum Computer In New Study

The study proves quantum processors can be a key testbed in investigating mysterious cosmic phenomena, scientists say.
Sarah Wells
12.1.22
tech-science

Scientists Have Created the World's Smallest Organism That Moves with Genetic Engineering

Say hello to artificial bacterium syn-3, now with "swimming" powers thanks to genetic tinkering.
Hannah Docter-Loeb
Becky Ferreira
12.1.22
army

U.S. Army Planned to Pay Streamers Millions to Reach Gen-Z Through Call of Duty

Internal Army documents obtained by Motherboard provide insight on how the Army wanted to reach Gen-Z, women, and Black and Hispanic people through Twitch, Paramount+, and the WWE.
Joseph Cox
12.1.22
world politics

Why Did the Taliban Welcome This Woman to Afghanistan With Big Smiles?

Analysts say Pakistan made a power move by sending a female minister to talk shop with the all-men government of Afghanistan.
Kaukab Shairani
12.1.22
Ireland

Worker Complains He’s Paid £105,000 a Year to Eat Sandwiches and Read the Paper

An Irish Rail worker claims his duties have been “hacked down to nothing” after becoming a whistleblower at his company.
Sophia Smith Galer
12.1.22
Money

Why Invoices Take So Long to Clear and Hacks To Get Paid Faster

Not getting paid on time is every freelancer’s nightmare. Expert tips on what you can do to help ensure that it doesn’t stay a recurring one.
Arman Khan
12.1.22
Essays

Why Do Live Music Audiences Suck Right Now?

Unhinged behaviour is everywhere, and that includes screaming “mommy” mid-song and demanding musicians take a BeReal.
Tatum Van Dam
12.1.22
World Cup 2022

Can Face Paint Fool Qatar World Cup Surveillance Cameras?

There are 15,000 facial-recognition cameras installed in the country right now. Could some clever makeup fix the problem?
Snake Denton
12.1.22
TV

Life as Ben from 'Outnumbered': What it Was Like Growing Up on TV

"If I got mobbed on the street, the jokes would blow up again at school."
Sean Cole
12.1.22
gun violence

Annoyed at Noisy Children, Man in Thailand Shoots at School 18 Times

He said that he was upset by the school’s daily morning activities, which included playing the national anthem and chanting.
Koh Ewe
12.1.22
LGBTQ

‘End of an Era’: Gay Sex Is Finally Legal in Singapore, but There’s a Catch

A colonial-era law criminalizing gay sex has officially been repealed in Singapore, but along with it comes a constitutional amendment that keeps same-sex marriages firmly out of reach.
Koh Ewe
12.1.22
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