Silicon Valley's crisis of conscience: the private retreat centers where Big Tech goes to ask deep questions ~tech Article 6795 words 5 votes
Most people know prisoners can marry. Few remember the co-ed prison, the impromptu courthouse wedding and the Supreme Court ruling that allows them to do so. ~misc Article 2418 words 5 votes
Newark, NJ: Inside America's latest lead water crisis ~enviro water.drinking pollution.water Article 1285 words 6 votes
I lost my job for keeping Charlottesville police accountable. I'd do it again ~life Article 808 words 12 votes
Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' hits no. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, dethroning Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' after record nineteen weeks on top ~music hip hop country pop.electro Article 1083 words 7 votes
American capitalism is brutal. You can trace that to the plantation ~finance Article 5287 words, published Aug 14 2019 16 votes
Trump says he wants to buy Greenland – but Denmark isn't selling ~news denmark.greenland politics usa Article 14 votes
Danish prime minister calls Trump's interest in buying Greenland 'absurd' ~news denmark.greenland usa Article 9 votes
NASA planning to keep BEAM module on ISS for the long haul ~space rocketry satellites spaceflight.commercial Article 663 words, published Aug 12 2019 5 votes
A rural town confronts its history: 100 years after hundreds of African Americans were killed, a memorial is set to bring details of the tragedy to light ~humanities.history Article 1426 words 7 votes
Megan Rapinoe: 'We're everything Trump loves – except that we're powerful women' ~sports.football Article 1050 words 8 votes
Among Authors: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert (2019) ~music rock.art rock.indie rock.alternative Video 22:18 6 votes
'Where's the line of free speech – are you removing voices that should be heard?': As YouTube struggles with extreme content, Susan Wojcicki talks about her role as the internet’s gatekeeper ~tech google internet social media Article 1834 words 11 votes
The crowdfunded Dragonfly Futurefön scammed backers for over $725,000, but was only the last step in a decade-long multi-million dollar fraud ~tech Article 3976 words 13 votes
Gov. Jim Justice is West Virginia’s richest man and owns its most storied resort. When lobbyists and state agencies book there, he profits. ~misc politics Article 5791 words 9 votes
Katy Perry's hit Dark Horse copied a Christian rap song, jury finds ~music Article 450 words, published Jul 30 2019 11 votes
A tiny Alaskan island faces a threat as deadly as an oil spill - rats ~enviro Article 4569 words 9 votes
Group to tout bleach-based ‘miracle cure’ at upstate New York 'seminar' ~news usa.ny Article 782 words 3 votes
A cozy alliance between insurance companies and law enforcement has turned the justice system into the industry’s hired gun and left innocent customers facing prison ~life Article 5864 words 8 votes
A$AP Rocky found guilty of assault over Stockholm brawl – rapper is spared prison ~music Article 118 words 8 votes
The US Navy will replace its touchscreen controls with mechanical ones on its destroyers ~tech Article 646 words 16 votes
This land was our land: The Mississippi Delta's history of Black land theft ~humanities.history Article 7676 words 7 votes
The actress who left the stage to become an American Civil War spy ~humanities.history Article 1648 words 8 votes
Sierra Nevada Corp. selects ULA's Vulcan rocket for Dream Chaser missions to the ISS ~space spaceflight.commercial rocketry Article 748 words 4 votes
An armed man who caused panic at a Walmart in Missouri says it was a 'social experiment' ~news usa.mo politics law.constitutional Article 32 votes
In short-staffed jail, Jeffrey Epstein was left alone for hours, and one of the two guards didn't normally work as a correctional officer ~news usa Article 553 words 11 votes
Inside Robert Ballard's search for Amelia Earhart’s airplane ~humanities.history Article 1318 words 4 votes
Surrogate Angels of Death—What to make of the First Lady holding the motherless child and youngest survivor of the El Paso massacre. ~news usa politics Article 1191 words 7 votes
Ta-Nehisi Coates talks to Jesmyn Ward about writing fiction, reparations, and the legacy of slavery ~books fiction Article 5464 words 4 votes
Imported cheese prices are about to double due to proposed US tariffs ~food Article 707 words, published Aug 6 2019 12 votes
Arming the cartels: The inside story of a Texas gun-smuggling ring ~life Article published Aug 7 2019 6 votes
A legendary Ozark chestnut tree, thought extinct, is rediscovered ~enviro Article 1435 words, published Jun 24 2019 5 votes
The tragic story of Jimmy Aldaoud, deported from the streets of Detroit to his death in Iraq ~news iraq usa.mi.detroit Article 3542 words, published Aug 9 2019 7 votes
Twitter unlocks Mitch McConnell’s campaign account after pressure ~tech social media Article 973 words, published Aug 8 2019 12 votes
How big pharma was captured by the one percent ~health healthcare medicine Article 3231 words, published Jun 28 2018 4 votes
California man charged with murder even though he didn’t fire a shot ~news usa.ca crime law Article 1333 words, published Aug 5 2019 10 votes
As some locals claim sleep deprivation and environmental racism, I-70 construction will continue into the night for at least a year ~transport Article 657 words 6 votes