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An indepth look at USA's "Kill List" and ongoing legal battles that come from it ~misc Article 7741 words, published Jul 19 2018 19 votes
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Losing Laura - Laura Levis died from an asthma attack just outside a Boston-area ER, after calling 911 from outside its locked doors. Her husband has been piecing together how it happened. ~health healthcare Article 11 881 words 9 votes
The strange and curious tale of the last true hermit ~life housing Article 7667 words, published Aug 5 2014 9 votes
Inside Tesla’s factory, a medical clinic designed to ignore injured workers ~transport Article 3939 words 15 votes
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Pentagon working on tech to identify protestors with bad/non-existent opsec ~tech social media Article 4890 words 19 votes
One more hour: Guillaume Calmettes’ 245.832 miles at Big Dog Backyard Ultra ~sports Article 3130 words, published Nov 16 2017 6 votes
Payback: Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge and his crew tortured false confessions out of hundreds of black men. Decades later, the survivors fought for reparations. ~life Article 7006 words 9 votes
The big meltdown - As the Antarctic Peninsula heats up, the rules of life there are being ripped apart ~enviro climate change Article 11 votes