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Gangster's Paradise: How Dubai Finally Turned On Its Crime Lords
The luxury Gulf city state of Dubai became a magnet for Europe's top traffickers. But new clampdowns mean the heat on mega-rich criminals is rising.
Carl Fellstrom
10.12.22
Tech

Ukrainian City Removes Elon Musk's Face from Celebratory Billboard
The tech billionaire has gone from champion of Ukraine to target of scorn after a week of truly bad posts.
Matthew Gault
10.12.22
News

Eric Andre Suing Atlanta Police Over ‘Racist’ Drug Search
“It’s hard to believe I was selected at ‘random’ for questioning. It was a humiliating and degrading experience.”
Trone Dowd
10.12.22
Tech

The Women Training a Workforce of EV Charging Station Technicians
ChargerHelp! is training a workforce of people who can maintain EV charging stations.
Chloe Xiang
10.12.22
News

Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and Danny Masterson Are All on Trial for Sexual Abuse
Here’s everything you need to know about their cases.
Carter Sherman
10.12.22
mexico

Leaked Docs Link Soccer Star Cuauhtémoc Blanco to Narcos—Again
The former athlete turned state governor is being investigated. More allegations around potential links to drug cartels emerged in a massive data hack last month.
Nathaniel Janowitz
10.12.22
News

Ex-Starbucks Manager Says He Was Given a List of Pro-Union Workers to Target
The former manager resigned in January. “I didn’t want to do illegal stuff,” he told a labor board judge.
Paul Blest
10.12.22
amazon

Amazon Workers at California Air Hub Are Ready to Strike
“It’s going to disrupt their organization. We have several hundred [workers], and a majority of them are going to walk out.”
Jules Roscoe
10.12.22
News

If You Do Enough Ketamine, You Might Piss Blood
More people in the U.S. are partying with ketamine, and one organization is warning about the prolonged effects on your bladder.
Manisha Krishnan
10.12.22
Tech

CYBER: Inflection Is the Background Check Company Making Decisions for Uber and Airbnb
The background checker is quick, automated, and all but impossible to talk to.
Matthew Gault
10.12.22
tech-science

Scientists and the Military Want Us to Eat Food Made From Plastic
DARPA-funded research seeks to tackle the climate crisis and global hunger by producing a protein powder from plastic and bacteria.
Miriam Fauzia
10.12.22
State of Surveillance

Users Are Building Their Own AI-Powered Alternatives to Amazon’s Ring Cameras
Tired of privacy violations and a lack of control, smart home fans are building their own AI-powered alternatives to Amazon’s surveillance empire.
Karl Bode
10.12.22
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