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Science At least 12 states inflated coronavirus testing count or deflated deaths Xeni Jardin

News Social security for all — for now Maureen Herman

coronavirus Right-wing websites are weighing the pros and cons of letting people die from coronavirus to help the economy Thom Dunn

msnbc MSNBC's Brian Williams is very bad at math Gina Loukareas

wonderful television "Murder House Flip" is a house-renovation show set in homes where people were murdered Rob Beschizza

police A bunch of rookie cops have recently been fired for doing bad things. Let's think about that for a moment. Thom Dunn

cancer Love, loss, and Carrie Fisher’s lamp Gina Loukareas

social media Actor who played husband in Peloton commercial talks about being a target of anger Mark Frauenfelder

big tech Big Tech's CEOs can't possibly fix Big Tech Cory Doctorow

Science The 2019 Halloween Candy Hierarchy David Ng and Ben Cohen

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security You have the right to remain encrypted Albert Fox Cahn & Ayyan Zubair

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security William Barr's terrible, stupid idea to ban working crypto is slightly less terrible and stupid than earlier ideas Cory Doctorow

detroit Detroit charter school salutatorians use their graduation speeches to condemn their school for putting profits before kids Cory Doctorow

Business In 2008 "synthetic CDOs" destroyed the global economy, and now they're back Cory Doctorow