Egypt thought it dodged the worst of the pandemic. But now hospitals are being overwhelmed ~health healthcare Article 8 votes
Dating apps exposed 845GB of explicit photos, chats, and more ~tech privacy amazon.web services Article 619 words 11 votes
An army of volunteers is taking on vaccine disinformation online ~tech social media internet Article 2902 words 6 votes
Fox News runs digitally altered images in coverage of Seattle’s protests, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone ~tv Article 801 words 41 votes
Norway should add a number of restrictions to the kinds of weapons its $1 trillion wealth fund is allowed to invest in, a government-appointed commission said ~finance business Article 6 votes
Voters happy with how Australian governments have dealt with pandemic ~health Article 459 words 4 votes
Type A blood converted to universal donor blood with help from bacterial enzymes ~science biology medicine Article 696 words, published Jun 10 2019 10 votes
A pair of new studies chart a dramatic increase in stress, anxiety, depression and overall poor mental wellbeing in Australia linked to the COVID-19 lockdown ~health.mental Article 682 words 5 votes
Coronaviruses are extremely widespread in wild animals bred for food in Vietnam, with the wildlife supply chain quickly spreading those viruses to uninfected animals, preliminary research shows ~science biology Article 503 words 6 votes
Confessions of a former bastard cop - An essay by a former police officer on why police are like this ~life Article 5462 words 29 votes
How Donald Trump corrupts everyone around him; For most of Trump’s aides, the only good move is not to play ~society politics Article 571 words 6 votes
Scuba divers could send sea life shots in real time using an aquatic internet service ~tech internet Article 493 words 3 votes
US to penalize war crimes investigators looking into American troops ~society politics Article 377 words 14 votes
Where’s airborne plastic? Everywhere, scientists find ~enviro plastics.micro pollution.air Article 970 words 3 votes
Seattle’s coronavirus surveillance program resumes after being shut down by the FDA ~health Article 532 words 7 votes
Brazil’s favelas, neglected by the government, organize their own coronavirus fight ~health healthcare Article 1190 words 7 votes
How the coronavirus compares with 100 years of deadly events ~humanities.history Article 40 words 9 votes
Protests and policing will worsen the coronavirus pandemic - The US has moved from attempting to beat the virus to managing the harm of losing ~health Article 2389 words 11 votes
Iyanna Dior, a Black trans woman, beaten by mob in Minneapolis ~lgbt transgender Article 446 words, published Jun 3 2020 13 votes
Trump administration to make it easier for hunters to kill bear cubs and wolf pups in Alaska — A ban against luring mothers from their dens with doughnuts and other treats will be lifted ~enviro conservation Article 774 words 8 votes
A bitter election, accusations of fraud, and now second thoughts ~society politics Article 1382 words 7 votes
The search for the world’s simplest animal: For centuries, scientists have obsessed over a primordial blob that can shape-shift, clone itself, and live indefinitely ~science biology.marine Article 3049 words 8 votes
Show taper/defense attorney represents George Floyd protesters pro bono ~music Article 1811 words 4 votes
A man emerges from a 75-day silent retreat in Vermont ~life Article 1241 words, published Jun 2 2020 21 votes
Why Republican senators do not challenge Trump ~society politics Article 548 words, published May 25 2020 8 votes
The case for reparations: We've had 250 years of slavery, 90 years of Jim Crow, 60 years of separate but equal and 35 years of racist housing policy. Without addressing this, the US can't move on ~humanities.history Article 14 406 words, published Jun 3 2014 32 votes
Schools turn to surveillance tech to prevent Covid-19 spread: "We are very much interested in the automated tracking of students" ~tech privacy Article 720 words 6 votes
President? Why not? Says a man at the top. ~humanities.history Article 1577 words, published Sep 25 1999 1 vote
Former US Secretary of Defence James Mattis denounces President Trump, describes him as a threat to the Constitution ~news usa politics Article 560 words 41 votes
Nearly half of commercial retail rents were not paid in April and May ~finance business Article 1787 words 9 votes
A mysterious company’s coronavirus papers in top medical journals may be unraveling ~health Article 2582 words 15 votes
Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers as CEO Jeff Bezos' fortune nears $150 billion ~finance business Article 1580 words 18 votes
Scores of testing sites forced to close because of vandalism in civil unrest ~health healthcare Article 1225 words 7 votes