class war Trump's Department of Labor proposes rule that lets employers steal employees' tips Cory Doctorow

Technology Turning bricks into batteries David Pescovitz

coronavirus COVID-19 killed the Costco half-sheet cake Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Unemployment: 1.5 million laid-off workers seek US jobless aid in 11th straight weekly drop Xeni Jardin

police In Portlandia, police confiscated chickpeas and White Claw Thom Dunn

banking Why is there a two hour line at this particular ATM in New York City? David Pescovitz

COVID-19 Ford police SUV heats its interior to 133 degrees to kill COVID-19 David Pescovitz

trump How did 45 Russian ventilators linked to deaths in Russia reach U.S. with no FDA oversight? Xeni Jardin

mitch mcconnell Trump also fired another watchdog investigating Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell Thom Dunn

Technology Google is about to be hit with multiple antitrust cases in the U.S., reports WSJ Xeni Jardin

politics 'We're gonna lose over 100,000 perhaps,' Trump says of deaths, and 'Nobody blames me for that' on job losses Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Nearly 3 million more unemployment claims in U.S. as COVID-19 job losses total 36 million Xeni Jardin

Business Jobs report shows 20.5 million lost jobs in April and unemployment surged to 14.7% Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Teracube is the gutsy new smartphone with a 4-year warranty—and it’s under $300 Boing Boing's Shop

coronavirus Coronavirus destroyed U.S. job market, this chart shows how badly your state was hit Xeni Jardin

Business More reporting links Clearview AI to Trump-aligned racists, neo-Nazis, and alt-right trolls Xeni Jardin

coronavirus U.S. unemployment soars to 3.28m, four times the highest on record Rob Beschizza

health CDC coronavirus tests give "inconclusive" results, may not work: officials Xeni Jardin

police A new study further confirms that most crime TV shows are good PR for cops Thom Dunn

Business BLS to remove computers from data 'lockups,' chief denies it's aimed at Michael Bloomberg Xeni Jardin