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California Investigating Big Oil for ‘Causing’ Plastic Pollution Crisis

California’s Attorney General is coming after Big Oil for causing the plastic pollution crisis and “deceiving” the public about recycling.
Audrey Carleton
4.29.22
COVID-19

Ex-CDC Chief Says Trump Administration Silenced Him on COVID

“This is one of my great disappointments,” Robert Redfield told the House committee investigating the Trump White House’s COVID response.
Paul Blest
4.29.22
militancy

She Was a Teacher and Mother. She Became a Suicide Bomber.

The Balochistan Liberation Army has said that Shari, a teacher and mother of two, is its first female operative to have carried out a suicide bombing.
Rimal Farrukh
4.29.22
David Sabatini

In Secret Meeting, NYU Defends Potential Hiring of Researcher Accused of Sexual Misconduct

NYU leaders have gone to extraordinary lengths to defend a researcher accused of sexual misconduct, acting as a functional PR team for him to their own community.
Anna Merlan
4.29.22
Social Media

Toxic Twitter Disinfo Is Bad Enough. Musk Could Make It Even Worse.

Some of the most prolific purveyors of election disinformation on the right seem to think Musk will be their salvation.
Todd Zwillich
4.29.22
Ukraine War

What We Know About Willy Joseph Cancel, the Former US Marine Killed in Ukraine

22-year-old Cancel signed up with a private military contractor shortly before the war broke out.
David Gilbert
4.29.22
Politics

Trump Is Rallying Behind an Accused Sexual Harasser. Again.

Trump is hosting a Friday-night rally for Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster, who’s been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.
Cameron Joseph
4.29.22
police

Cops Kill Man Over Stolen Pokemon Cards in Target Parking Lot

A man is dead and several are injured after police in Kissimmee, Florida attempted a “takedown” in a Target parking lot. 
Samantha Cole
4.29.22
Tech

Ukrainian Military Video Shows Russian Tank Being Blown Up to Crazy Frog Song

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces aired footage of the destruction of a Russian tank set to ringtone music.
Matthew Gault
4.29.22
Tech news

Inside Liberland, a Crypto-Libertarian Micronation In Eastern Europe

Motherboard heads to "Floating Man," the Burning Man-inspired gathering for fans of crypto-utopian micronation Liberland, in this episode of CRYPTOLAND.
Edward Ongweso Jr
4.29.22
climate crisis

India’s Heat Wave Is a Grim Warning for Deadly ‘Wet Bulb’ Temperatures

Climate models once anticipated that these temperatures would not occur until the mid-21st century, but they’re already here.
Audrey Carleton
4.29.22
Tech

Hostile Takeovers and Poison Pills: The Week Elon Musk Came for Twitter

The story of Musk’s attempt to buy the social media site is a tale of shitposts and SEC filings.
Matthew Gault
4.29.22
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