The US government and Facebook are negotiating a record, multibillion-dollar fine for the company’s privacy lapses ~tech facebook privacy social media Article 623 words 24 votes
Alabama newspaper editor calls on KKK to lynch Democrats ~news usa.al politics journalism Article 454 words 9 votes
A $300 billion business tax break meant to raise wages is instead helping companies replace workers with machines, study says ~finance economics business Article 18 votes
Andrew Yang discusses UBI on Joe Rogan's podcast ~finance Video 1:52:03, published Feb 12 2019 9 votes
Multiple whistleblowers raise grave concerns with White House efforts to transfer sensitive US nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia ~news usa saudi arabia politics Link 20 votes
How former referee Tim Donaghy conspired to fix NBA games ~sports.basketball Article 11 663 words 7 votes
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton’s strange quest to execute an intellectually disabled man ~life Article 1039 words, published Nov 14 2018 6 votes
In North Carolina, investigators find ballot ‘scheme’ in House race ~news usa.nc politics Article 1012 words 11 votes
Mother upset after son kicked out of class over pledge of allegiance ~news usa.fl.lakeland Article 540 words 18 votes
After years of inaction, Delta teacher shortage reaches ‘crisis’ levels ~life education work Article 3453 words 11 votes
The 'nightmare' California flood more dangerous than a huge earthquake ~enviro Article 2031 words, published Mar 25 2018 11 votes
Facebook charged with misleading users on health data visibility ~tech facebook privacy security social media Article 483 words 8 votes
Is the phrase “patent troll” defamatory? NH Supreme Court may decide ~tech Article 1221 words 8 votes
Florida is drowning. Condos are still being built. Can't humans see the writing on the wall? ~enviro climate change Article 1540 words, published Feb 15 2019 18 votes
Philip Nelson sets new bar for Patrick Mahomes with AAF no-look pass ~sports.american_football Article 358 words 4 votes
Niantic is tweaking Pokémon Go to settle a US lawsuit with angry homeowners ~games Article 432 words 12 votes
Blackout at home: When the lights went out at Shea Stadium in 1977 ~sports.baseball Article 3124 words, published Jul 13 2017 4 votes
The Reese’s Piece: How a series of creative ads helped Reese’s peanut butter cups—and later, candy-coated peanut butter candies—conquer the world ~food history Article 2256 words, published Feb 14 2019 9 votes
US President Donald Trump declares national emergency to help fund southern border wall ~news usa politics mexico Article 742 words 43 votes
After the NBA changed its sneaker rules, players are taking high fashion to the court ~sports.basketball Article 2136 words, published Feb 14 2019 6 votes
In 1939, 20,000 Americans rallied in New York’s Madison Square Garden to celebrate the rise of Nazism ~humanities.history Article 1561 words 16 votes
When the cure is worse than the disease ~health medicine Article 1603 words, published Feb 9 2019 13 votes
Why humanitarians are worried about Palantir’s new partnership with the UN ~tech privacy Article 1803 words 8 votes
Meet Paul George, destroyer of worlds ~sports.basketball Article 1146 words, published Feb 12 2019 5 votes
US Appeals Court rules key anti-age discrimination protections don’t apply to job seekers, only employees ~life work Article 1020 words 10 votes
Raw milk drinkers in nineteen states at risk of rare, dangerous infectious disease ~food drinks Article 683 words 10 votes
Texts show collusion between police and far-right extremists, Oregon official claims ~news usa.or.portland politics Article 383 words 15 votes
US Supreme Court to decide legality of census citizenship query ~news usa politics Article 646 words 6 votes
At least six sead in Aurora, Ill., shooting, including gunman; five police wounded ~news usa.il.aurora crime Article 214 words 9 votes
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders interviewed by special counsel's office ~news politics usa Article 7 votes
An open letter to game developers from America's largest labor organization ~games Article 697 words 10 votes
Amazon will pay a whopping $0 in Federal taxes on $11.2 billion profits ~finance business Article 9 votes
Why White people don't use White emoji: Does shame explain the disparity in the lesser use of light-skin-tone symbols in the US? ~humanities language linguistics Article 1368 words, published May 9 2016 18 votes
Mitch McConnell says Donald Trump plans to declare national emergency to build US border wall ~news politics usa mexico Article 82 words 25 votes
The overlooked history of African American skate culture ~humanities.history Article 1312 words 6 votes
How the US has hidden its empire: The United States likes to think of itself as a republic, but it holds territories all over the world – the map you always see doesn’t tell the whole story. ~humanities.history Article 3234 words 12 votes
Chuck E. Cheese’s swears it does not sell pizzas made of leftover slices ~food restaurants Article 730 words 5 votes