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January 6

Trump Called a Senator on Jan. 6, But It’s Not on the White House Call Logs

A call to Utah Senator Mike Lee, placed as Trump’s supporters were storming the Capitol, is missing from the official call log.
Paul Blest
3.31.22
abortion

Is 2022 the Worst Year for Abortion Rights on Record?

Roe v. Wade hasn’t even fallen yet.
Carter Sherman
3.31.22
USPIS

Post Office Cops Used Social Media Surveillance Program Illegally

The Office of Inspector General found the agency did not have legal authority for searches in its "iCOP" surveillance program.
Aaron Gordon
Joseph Cox
3.31.22
minority rights

She Died Resisting an Abduction. Hundreds Like Her Are Forced Into Marriage.

Every year at least 1,000 girls from religious minorities in Pakistan are abducted and experience forced marriage and religious conversions.
Rimal Farrukh
3.31.22
Ukraine

‘My Camera Is My Shield’: A Ukrainian Photojournalist’s War Diary

“My work is a war antidote,” says Julia Kochetova, “and a therapy as well.”
Matthew Champion
3.31.22
china

Inside Shanghai’s COVID Camps

China is sticking to its “zero COVID” strategy as it fights its worst outbreak in two years.
Hanako Montgomery
3.31.22
Games Reviews

The Greatness of ‘Norco’ Is Found in the Tenacious Weirdos Who Live There

An embarrassment of narrative riches and a triumph of thoughtful worldbuilding.
Cameron Kunzelman
3.31.22
Abstract

Scientists Wrote a New Message to Intelligent Aliens

Beacon in the Galaxy is the latest in a series of attempts to contact other lifeforms in the universe.
Becky Ferreira
3.31.22
electric vehicles

There Are Too Many E-Scooters And Not Enough People Repairing Them

Interest in electric scooters and e-bikes has exploded since the pandemic. A cottage industry of repair specialists is trying to keep up with demand.
Janus Rose
3.31.22
Tech

This Prepper Is Building a Post-Apocalyptic Internet

One engineer has built a new communications protocol that he says is resistant to disaster and central points of failure.
Matthew Gault
Karl Bode
3.31.22
Science

People Can Tell How Fast Your Heart Is Beating Just by Looking at You

Participants in a new study could correctly match a person to their heartbeat just by watching a video of their face, raising questions about how we sense what others are feeling.
Shayla Love
3.31.22
LGBTQ

‘It’s a Mess’: Sponsors Pull Out of UK Government’s LGBTQ Conference

Major sponsors are ditching the supposedly flagship “Safe To Be Me” conference just months before it's due to begin because of the government’s own record on LGBTQ rights.
Ben Hunte
3.31.22
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