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police Rayshard Brooks: Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe charged with felony murder + 10 other crimes Xeni Jardin

News Mike Mullen, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman: 'I Cannot Remain Silent' Xeni Jardin

politics Facebook studied how it polarizes users, then ignored the research Xeni Jardin

politics Coronavirus scams prove a federal anti-price gouging law is needed — Amazon's VP of public policy Xeni Jardin

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computers Miniature model Cray X-MP supercomputer Rob Beschizza

Virtual reality Is Magic Leap the Theranos of augmented reality? Mark Frauenfelder

Business Pot use was super high in March, as were many coronavirus stay-at-homes Xeni Jardin

eff "It felt like a Black Mirror episode" – Bird Scooter lays off 406 workers at once via Zoom Mark Frauenfelder

gambling What Steve Forte can do with a pack of cards borders on the unbelievable Ferdinando Buscema

real estate The US government just "disestablished" a Native American reservation Thom Dunn

uk Coronavirus: UK will pay 80% of lost wages for those laid off due to COVID-19 outbreak Xeni Jardin

Business Netflix launches $100 million coronavirus relief fund to help jobless cast and crew Xeni Jardin

politics CDC may ground flights if airlines fail to collect data on coronavirus-prone flyers Xeni Jardin

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