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California Governor Gavin Newsom: By this point last year, 4,292 fires had burned 56,000 acres. This year, 7,002 fires have chewed through more than 1.4 million acres. ~enviro Article 1509 words, published Aug 24 2020 7 votes
National Hurricane Center nailed track forecast for Laura within a mile and three days in advance ~enviro Article 858 words 9 votes
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Inside Roblox's war on porn - The game platform is extremely popular with children, and the company is waging an endless fight against "condo games": explicit, often sex-themed user creations ~games Article 4441 words 19 votes
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How men’s rights groups helped rewrite regulations on campus rape ~life education.higher Article 4701 words, published Aug 14 2020 6 votes
Disappearance of multiple Saudi Arabian dissidents tied to Twitter data accessed in 2015 by employees allegedly spying for the government ~tech social media privacy Article 7 votes
The Bush-Gore recount is an omen for 2020: An oral history of the craziest presidential election in modern US history ~humanities.history Article 10 883 words 16 votes
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Apple won't allow game streaming services like xCloud and Stadia into the App Store ~games Article 854 words 20 votes
Tourist detraction: An opinion piece arguing for dismantling the global tourism industry ~travel Article 1229 words, published Jul 17 2020 9 votes
Can killing cookies save journalism? A Dutch public broadcaster got rid of targeted digital ads and its revenues went up 62-79%. ~tech privacy Article 2533 words 31 votes
The Trump Pandemic: A blow-by-blow account of how the president killed thousands of Americans ~health Article 1323 words 15 votes
Iceland floats idea of LGBTQ business certificate – guidelines for companies on how to foster diversity and make the labor market welcoming for all kinds of people ~lgbt Article 5 votes
A small collection of novels — some great, some not so great — appeared in just the right form at just the right moment to effect lasting changes ~books literature Article 2686 words, published May 7 2020 5 votes
Bill Gates on vaccines, Trump, and why social media is “a poisoned chalice” ~tech social media Article 3114 words 7 votes
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Priya Krishna, Rick Martinez, Sohla El-Waylly exit Bon Appétit Test Kitchen ~food Article 1244 words 15 votes
The ways that a cheese can go extinct, and the cheesemakers who are working to save them ~food history Article 2411 words 10 votes
The extraordinary story of Thomas Quick, the Swedish serial killer who never existed ~life Article 398 words, published Jul 27 2020 4 votes