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Trump's State Department Officials Fought Over Whether The Coronavirus Was A Chinese Bioweapon
The department’s former senior official on nonproliferation says he intervened to prevent the US government from “embarrassing and discrediting” itself with claims that lacked strong scientific evidence.
Peter Aldhous
Joe Biden Had His First Meeting With Queen Elizabeth As President
The Queen has met with every US president since Dwight Eisenhower, save Lyndon Johnson.
David Mack
BuzzFeed News Has Won Its First Pulitzer Prize
BuzzFeed News won for its innovative series exposing China’s mass detention of Muslims and was named a finalist for its colossal FinCEN Files investigation into the global banking industry.
David Mack
Pride Was A Riot — And LGBTQ Demonstrators Around The World Are Still Fighting For Equality
Rights for the LGBTQ community in the United States have come a long way — but that isn't the case everywhere in the world.
Pia Peterson
Apple Did Business With A Wind Energy Company That Has Close Ties To Xinjiang
The company, Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, once sought “labor exports” in the region. Forced labor is a major part of China’s campaign against Muslims in Xinjiang.
Megha Rajagopalan
Debt Didn’t Disappear During The Pandemic. Meet A Man Whose Job Was To Collect It.
An American debt collection agency paid agents in Tijuana $150 a week to collect from delinquent borrowers in the US. We spoke to a person who did that job during the pandemic.
Venessa Wong
Amid Israeli–Palestinian Violence, Facebook Employees Are Accusing Their Company Of Bias Against Arabs And Muslims
As Facebook contends with internal allegations of censorship, unequal enforcement, and pro-Israel bias, employees are worried it is once again bungling a politically charged issue with potential for violence.
Ryan Mac
WhatsApp Is Suing The Indian Government To Protect People’s Privacy
The company is fighting back against new rules that go into effect today in India.
Pranav Dixit
The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Has Further Stoked Anti-Muslim Bias All The Way In India
The world's largest democracy has become a source of hate and lies about the violence in the Middle East.
Pranav Dixit
Online Hate Becomes Real-World Violence In Israel–Palestine
“Business is booming for online inspired lynchings, unfortunately, all over the world,” said one researcher in Israel.
Jane Lytvynenko
Police In Delhi Have Descended On Twitter’s Headquarters In The Country
An elite crime squad searched Twitter’s New Delhi offices after the company labeled tweets from members of the ruling party “manipulated media.”
Pranav Dixit
This Former Marine Is Facing Jail Time For A Fake Kidnapping Gone Wrong In A North Korean Embassy
Christopher Ahn believed he could soothe the fears of defectors fleeing the horrors of the Kim regime. He found himself in the crosshairs of international law enforcement.
Bradley Hope
Prince Harry Accused The Royal Family Of "Total Silence" And "Total Neglect" When He And Meghan Asked For Help
"I thought my family would help," the Duke of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey in their new docuseries The Me You Can't See.
Ellie Hall
Princes William And Harry Blasted The Media After Damning Revelations About A Princess Diana Interview
"The ripple effect of a culture of exploitation and unethical practices ultimately took her life," the Duke of Sussex said.
Ellie Hall
We Just Learned New Details About That Explosive Princess Diana Interview
The famous interview was the first time a member of the royal family had spoken candidly about their life in such negative terms — but it came about because of lies and deceit.
Ellie Hall
Princess Beatrice Is Pregnant With Her First Child
"The Queen has been informed and both families are delighted with the news."
Ellie Hall
Thousands Of People Protested In Support Of Palestinians In Major Cities Around The World
On Saturday, Israeli airstrikes hit a refugee camp, killing eight children, and a building housing international media.
Jane Lytvynenko
Instagram Censored Posts About One Of Islam’s Holiest Mosques, Drawing Employee Ire
The photo-sharing app mistakenly removed content about the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the site of clashes between Israeli police forces and Palestinian worshippers, after associating the site with terrorism.
Ryan Mac
Horrifying Photographs Capture The Deadly Israeli–Palestinian Violence
Scores of people have been killed in some of the worst fighting between the Israelis and Palestinians since the 2014 Gaza war.
Pia Peterson
At Least Nine People Died In A School Shooting In Russia
Seven of the victims — four boys and three girls — were students in eighth grade, according to reports.
Alex Campbell
The DOJ Will Waive The Death Penalty For The American Who Fought With Extremists In Ukraine And Allegedly Killed A Florida Couple
Waiving the death penalty for Craig Lang could speed up his extradition from Kyiv, where capital punishment has been off the books for 20 years.
Christopher Miller
A Train Line In Mexico City Collapsed, Killing At Least 20 People
“There are unfortunately children among the dead,” the city's mayor said.
Alex Campbell
These Horrifying Photos Show How Dire The Coronavirus Surge In India Is
As cases in India surge faster than anywhere in the world, Indians struggle to care for their family members who have COVID and mourn lost loved ones.
Pia Peterson
COVID-19 Is Devastating India. Its Government Is Trying To Censor Social Media.
As thousands of people die each day, the Modi government is cracking down on people criticizing it online.
Pranav Dixit
As Indians Face A COVID-19 Crisis, Facebook Temporarily Hid Posts With #ResignModi
On Wednesday, the world’s largest social network hid posts with the text #ResignModi for a few hours, before restoring them.
Ryan Mac
The US Will Send COVID-19 Vaccines Worldwide As India Struggles With Thousands Of Deaths
The AstraZeneca vaccines are authorized in India but still awaiting an FDA go-ahead in the US. Up to 60 million doses will be shared with India amid a catastrophic surge in cases there.
Dan Vergano
Twitter Is Blocking Tweets That Criticize How The Indian Government Has Handled The Pandemic
More than 50 tweets are now blocked in India.
Pranav Dixit
COVID Is Ravaging India Harder Than Ever, And The Situation Is Only Getting Worse
About 1 in every 3 cases of COVID-19 recorded each day in the world is now in India, where the rate of new infections is growing faster than in any other nation.
Peter Aldhous
These Photos Show What Rising Sea Levels Actually Look Like Right Now
Kadir van Lohuizen’s photographs show how rising sea levels are threatening coastlines from Bangladesh to New York City.
Kate Bubacz
This Company Monitors Prisoners In Xinjiang. It Won An “Innovation” Award At An Event Sponsored By Amazon.
The Chinese government’s use of prisons and detention camps in Xinjiang is part of what the US and other countries have called a genocide.
Megha Rajagopalan
