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Uber Lays Off 400 Employees From Global Marketing Team
Uber is laying off 400 employees in marketing, about a quarter of the marketing team’s global workforce of 1,200 people.
Fentanyl Is Not A Nuke, And Drug Dealers Are Not Terrorists
Could fentanyl be a weapon of mass destruction?
Law Brett Kavanaugh Flunks His First Test As An Originalist
In his 2018 confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was asked by Sen.
One Hack, 106 Million People: Capital One Ensnared By Breach
A hacker accessed the personal information of 106 million Capital One credit card holders or credit card applicants in the U.S. and Canada, in the latest massive data breach at a large company.
Twitter Reports Strong User Growth
Twitter reported surprisingly strong second-quarter user numbers and revenue, as it works to make the platform more user-friendly and eliminate robotic and fake accounts on its platform.
French Wine Vs US Tech Prowess: New Trump-Macron Standoff
France is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech companies like Google and Facebook despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs on French wine.
Black Lives Lawyer
Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Tamir Rice—Ben Crump is trying to turn a protest movement into a legal crusade.
French Wine Vs US Tech Prowess: New Trump-Macron Standoff
France is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech companies like Google and Facebook despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs on French wine.
Project Jsok
The joint special operations Kalashnikov: a look at the AKs of a new cold war
How Vietnam Gave Us C-SPAN
Brian Lamb, the network’s founder, is retiring after 40 years of putting cameras on Congress, hosting in-depth interviews, and creating an enduring home for diverse civil discourse.
Jonbenet Photog Busted On Kiddie Porn Rap!
Twisted cameraman took beauty queen’s pix before her murder
Measles As Metaphor
What the disease’s return tells us about America’s ailing culture.
The Original Huckster
P.T. Barnum taught us to love spectacle, fake news, and a good hoax. A century and a half later, the show has escaped the tent.
Anatomy Of The Syrian Democratic Forces
We embed with the force that would defeat the islamic state
Why The Police Fail To Catch Serial Rapists?
What new research reveals about sexual predators, and why police fail to catch them.
The Stock-Buy Back Swindle
American corporations are spending trillions of dollars to repurchase their own stock. The practice is enriching CEOs—at the expense of everyone else.
Sam Shepard Saw It All Coming
The family battles he described foreshadowed our current national crisis.
Death Of British Youtuber Raises Fears Over E-Scooter Safety
The death of a British YouTuber in an Electric Scooter accident has raised concerns about the safety of the increasingly popular vehicles.
Deal With The Devil
Libertarian reformers and authoritarian nationalists battle it out to reshape Brazil.
Kamala Harris Is A Cop Who Wants To Be President
The California Senator and former prosecutor has a long record of Pushing Illiberal Policies.
Warning! Shark Attacks On The Rise!
Why America’s beaches are the most unsafe in the world
World South Africa Goes Halfway On Pot
JOHANNESBURG’S WORST-KEPT SECRET looks like any other suburban bar, with a bartender who has nothing unusual to offer.
Trump Just Can't Quit Afghanistan
IMAGINE BEING A U.S. citizen who believes that America should withdraw its troops from Afghanistan after nearly 18 years of increasingly pointless war.
The Case For Sanctions Fails At Every Turn
AS PUNDITS DEBATE how much the Trump administration’s penalties have contributed to Venezuela’s economic crisis and as European governments move forward with a plan to trade with Iran in the face of U.S. sanctions reimposed on the Islamic Republic, it’s time for some calm and straight talk about sanctions.
Oh Deer
30 Million of Bambi’s Buddies Are on the Loose in the U.s., Causing Crop Damage and Car Accidents. Markets Can Help.
How To Get Better At Budgets
YOU DON’T HAVE to be an avid consumer of news about the federal government to know that Uncle Sam’s annual budgeting process is a mess.
Hong Kong Protesters' Biggest Demand Is Democracy
Voting rights are at the heart of tensions with China.
Twitter Bans ‘Dehumanizing' Posts Toward Religious Groups
Twitter now prohibits hate speech that targets religious groups by using dehumanizing language, a ban it says may extend to other categories like race and gender.
Germany Fines Facebook $2.3 Million Under Hate Speech Law
German authorities said that they have imposed a 2 million-euro ($2.3 million) fine on Facebook under a law designed to combat hate speech.
Under The Banner Of Biodiesel
Polygamist Jacob Kingston got fabulously rich running a company that, the government charges, collected $500 million in tax credits it didn’t earn.