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Biden Calls the GOP ‘Semi-Fascist,’ Shames Republicans Who Took PPP Loans
Republicans who had their Paycheck Protection Program loans forgiven were apparently outraged by student loan debt forgiveness.
Paul Blest
8.26.22
News

Black Man Charged With Murder of White Teen Says He Was Standing His Ground
Self-defense claims led to acquittals for Kyle Rittenhouse and George Zimmerman. But Marc Wilson isn’t white–and history is not on his side.
Trone Dowd
8.26.22
Hacking

Hacker Steals LastPass Source Code, Company Says
Hackers broke into a LastPass developer account and stole "portions" of the company's source code and some technical information, according to LastPass.
Joseph Cox
8.26.22
Politics

So, Voters DO Care About the Death of Democracy
Witness: Democrat Pat Ryan’s surprise win in this week’s special election in upstate New York.
Todd Zwillich
8.26.22
climate change

Pakistan’s Unprecedented Super Floods Have Swept Away the Homes of Millions
A minister called the floods, which have killed more than 900 people, a “climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions.”
Rimal Farrukh
8.26.22
News

MAGA School Board Candidates Celebrated Victory with Proud Boys Flashing White Power Signs
The Proud Boys–supported slate of “anti-woke” candidates ran a successful campaign to take over the Sarasota school board.
David Gilbert
8.26.22
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These Sustainable Bathroom Swaps Help Chip Away at My Existential Dread
You know what hot people are into? Saving the planet. So stock your bathroom with a bidet, bamboo TP, and even eco-friendly floss.
Becca Blasdel
8.26.22
Press Freedom

Why is One of the World’s Richest Men Doing a ‘Hostile Takeover’ of This News Network?
Billionaire Gautam Adani, who is friends with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced the acquisition of nearly 30 percent of NDTV.
Pallavi Pundir
8.26.22
Hacking

Hackers Are Using Anti-Cheat in 'Genshin Impact' to Ransom Victims
The game’s anti-cheat system has well-known vulnerabilities that hackers are now abusing to get access to sensitive parts of victims’ operating systems and deploy ransomware.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
8.26.22
Tech

A Nuclear War Would Starve the Planet
Listen to this roundtable discussion about startling new research about how even a small nuclear war would kill billions.
Matthew Gault
8.26.22
Ukraine

Ukrainians Are Falling Victim to Poland’s ‘Hidden War Against Women’
Ukrainian women who fled sexual violence and war are facing the harsh reality of Poland’s almost total ban on abortion.
Madeleine May
Valerie Kipnis
8.26.22
Ukraine

Meet the Women Doing One of the Most Important Jobs in Ukraine
Ukrainian women are some of the only people able to leave the country to get the specialist training necessary to clear thousands of unexploded Russian bombs, mines and boobytraps.
Michael Anthony Adams
8.26.22
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