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COLOMBIA

Colombian Narco-Guerrilla Reportedly Killed in Venezuela

Gentil Duarte was a top boss of a faction of former FARC members that rejected the 2016 peace agreement.
Nathaniel Janowitz
5.26.22
Tech

Russian Military Readies 60-Year-Old Tanks and Civilian Boats as War Drags On

Old tanks are coming out of storage, the Russian Navy is eying civilian ships, and there’s no longer an upper limit on military recruitment age.
Matthew Gault
5.26.22
Skateboarding

Female Skateboarder Becomes Right-Wing Hero After Losing to Woman, Getting Very Upset on Instagram

Fellow skateboarders say that Taylor Silverman's actions are bad for the community, and potentially dangerous.
Gita Jackson
5.26.22
robots

Impossibly Small Robot Crabs Could Someday Be Used Inside Bodies  

The bots are just half a millimeter wide and are controlled by lasers.
Samantha Cole
5.26.22
News

‘Extremely Troubling’: Internal Docs Show Turmoil in Canadian Gov’t Following Fisheries Harassment Investigations

Freedom of Information documents reveal that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has created a suite of new policies and is spending millions on modernization in wake of whistleblowers speaking up.
Jimmy Thomson
5.26.22
tech-science

Scientists Sequence DNA of Man Who Died In Pompeii Eruption for First Time

The find is remarkable because "DNA is like ice cream—it lasts longer when it is cold," said a study lead.
Becky Ferreira
5.26.22
Astro Guide

Your Mercury Sign: What Your Mercury Placement Means Astrologically

Mercury is the planet of communication and the mind. We explain what Mercury means for your mind, communication style, and those dreaded retrogrades.
Annabel Gat
Sara David
Alice Bolen
5.26.22
texas school shooting

Uvalde Police Refused to Enter School Despite Desperate Pleas From Parents

Some parents were prepared to “storm” the building themselves, but police restrained them and pinned them to the ground.
David Gilbert
5.26.22
Tech news

Crypto Investors Roleplaying as Pee-Obsessed Goblins to Cope With Crash

Crypto people are roleplaying as goblins for hours on end as a new and popular NFT project welcomes them to Goblin Town.
Jordan Pearson
5.26.22
Hacking

Hacker Steals Database of Hundreds of Verizon Employees

The database contains information that could be used in social engineering and SIM swapping attacks.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
5.26.22
ALIENS

There Are 4 ‘Malicious Extraterrestrial Civilizations’ in Milky Way, Researcher Estimates

Back-of-the-napkin math assuming aliens are like humans suggests there are only a few evil alien societies in our galaxy, which is good news for everyone.
Jason Koebler
5.26.22
Tech

How Journalists Work With Hacktivists

Hackers worked with journalists to publish and contextualize a mountain of data they pulled out of China about Uyghur internment.
Matthew Gault
5.26.22
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