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Starbucks

Starbucks Just Fired Yet Another Union Organizer
At least four pro-union Starbucks workers have been fired in the week since Howard Schultz officially became interim CEO.
Paul Blest
4.12.22
abortion

Woman Charged With Murder for ‘Self-Induced Abortion’ Won’t Be the Last
With abortion rights in peril, pregnant people are likely to only become more vulnerable.
Carter Sherman
4.12.22
Breaking News

At Least 10 People Shot, 29 Injured, and Explosives Found in Brooklyn Subway
New York City’s early rush hour erupted in chaos when an unknown assailant shot at least 10 people on a subway car in Brooklyn.
Greg Walters
4.12.22
Politics

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak Fined For Breaking Their Own Lockdown Laws
The Prime Minister's wife, Carrie Johnson, will also be fined as party of the 'Partygate' scandal which has threatened to torpedo the government.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
4.12.22
For the Record

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From Incarceration to Firefighter
This California fire crew is helping guide formerly incarcerated people into full-time jobs at state and local fire departments
Tech news

A Massive Avian Flu Outbreak Is Driving Up the Price of Eggs
22 million birds have already been killed in the U.S. to slow the spread of the flu, which is crunching already-stressed supply chains.
Audrey Carleton
4.12.22
tech-science

A Decades-Old Moon Mystery May Be Tied to an Ancient Impact
New research sheds light on the stark difference between the near and far sides of the Moon.
Becky Ferreira
4.12.22
TikTok

These Robotic Reddit TikTok Accounts Come From a Content Farming Discord
A wave of TikTok accounts are simply reposting content from Reddit with text-to-speech programs reading out peoples' posts. At least some of those accounts come from a Discord server where people are trying to find easy ways to monetize TikTok accounts.
Joseph Cox
4.12.22
biolabs

Meet the DC-Area Wine Bar Manager Who Started the Ukraine Biolabs Conspiracy Theory
“YOU GUYS TUCKER’S OPENING STATEMENT IS THE BIOLABS STORY. HOLY SHIT WE FUCKING DID IT.”
David Gilbert
4.12.22
japan

Japan’s Ex-Princess Mako Is Putting Her Art Degree to Use and Is Now Working at the Met
The former princess gave up her royal life and moved to New York City last year.
Hanako Montgomery
4.12.22
russia

Putin’s Former Judo Buddy Calls Him ‘Cowardly’ After the Russian Leader Lost His Black Belt
The judo Olympian said Putin’s actions are against the spirit and purpose of the sport.
Hanako Montgomery
4.12.22
Πακιστάν

Behind the Hashtag That Inspired Mass Protests After Imran Khan’s Removal
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has accused the U.S. of colluding with his opposition to remove him.
Rimal Farrukh
4.12.22
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