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Amid Cheating Controversy, the Chess.com Global Championship Is on Lockdown
Cheating allegations have changed how chess is played, just as the game is shifting into looking a lot more like esports.
Jordan Pearson
11.3.22
News

Cops Allegedly Helped Cover Up Sexual Assault Allegations Against Les Moonves
The former CBS chief executive, who was fired in 2018, was allegedly tipped off about the investigation by an LAPD captain.
Carter Sherman
11.3.22
tech-science

Scientists Discover Huge ‘Extragalactic Structure’ in Hidden Region of Space
The obscured "zone of avoidance" in space is a place of mystery, and scientists are peering at what's inside it.
Becky Ferreira
11.3.22
Politics

Pakistan’s Imran Khan Shot in Leg, Survives Possible Assassination Attempt
Initial reports say a gunman opened fire at Khan during his popular long march to the country’s capital.
Pallavi Pundir
11.3.22
Tech

Nuke Experts Are Horrified by Biden’s New ‘Nuclear Posture Review’
Some programs are being cut, but the Pentagon document points to a nuclear future.
Matthew Gault
11.3.22
Algorithmic Bias

This Tool Lets Anyone See the Bias in AI Image Generators
The Stable Diffusion Explorer shows how words like "assertive" and "gentle" are mapped to sexist stereotypes.
Janus Rose
11.3.22
Construction costs

Here’s How the US Can Stop Wasting Billions of Dollars on Each Transit Project
The U.S. is the most expensive country in the world in which to build mass transit. A new report by an NYU research group explains how that can change.
Aaron Gordon
11.3.22
climate

Big Oil Is Making Record Profits While the World Burns
“We’re seeing companies double down, brazenly pretend that they’re going to be able to produce oil and gas for another 60, 70, 80 years.”
Alex Lubben
11.3.22
Ukraine

Elon Musk Is ‘Definitely’ an Ally, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Says
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, told VICE World News he spoke regularly with Musk, and that there were currently no issues with Starlink.
Matthew Champion
11.3.22
News

‘Complete Setup’: Florida Crackdown Has Ex-Felons Afraid to Vote
“The guys that I’m speaking to, simply put, are gun-shy [about registering and voting] right now,” one voting rights activist told VICE News.
Paul Blest
Trone Dowd
11.3.22
internet culture

Women Are Getting Blamed for Their Own Online Harassment
Influencers have been accused of inviting stalking and abuse due to their online presence. Welcome to the digital short skirt phenomenon.
Ruchira Sharma
11.3.22
Photos

Shell Yeah: Soothing Photos of a Seashell Collecting Convention
When life's a beach, chill out with conches and the people who love to collect them.
Eva Donckers
11.3.22
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