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Business Switzerland confirms first case of coronavirus Xeni Jardin

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class war How the British left should seize this moment to strip finance of its political clout Cory Doctorow

trump ICE arrests 680 workers at Mississippi food processing plants Xeni Jardin

china Hong Kong protests continue to mount, and popular sentiment is with the protesters Cory Doctorow

parasites Hawaii reports three more cases of parasitic worms that burrow into human brains Mark Frauenfelder

pi day Cool project: "I used pi to compose a song that lasts for 999,999 hours" Mark Frauenfelder

gender Barefoot Engineers: rural women from Malawi, trained as solar engineers, who are electrifying their remote villages Cory Doctorow

crime Detroit cop who posted racist video of woman he made walk home in freezing cold was once charged with torturing ex-girlfriend Rob Beschizza

meat Worker surreptitiously ate $9,200 worth of deli meat, reports grocery Rob Beschizza

police brutality Police set dog on a driver who politely refuses to answer questions Rob Beschizza

health Survey: 23 percent of Zurich doctors prescribe homeopathy, but many of them believe it to be a placebo Cory Doctorow

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art Prototype device lets users smell colors Andrea James

Soviet Union Mechanical movements of the Cold War: how the Soviets revolutionized wristwatches Ben Marks

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