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The Jungle: Thousands of Homeless People Live in Shantytowns at the Epicenter of High-Tech, Super-Rich Silicon Valley
By Evelyn Nieves By mid-morning on Thursday, the sun was shining hard enough to dry wet blankets and the residents of the Jungle began surfacing, letting each other know they were still alive. Six straight nights of freezing temperatures had … Continue reading
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African-American Baltimore Orioles Star Says Fans Threw Banana At Him During Game
By Travis Waldron The Baltimore Orioles pummeled the San Francisco Giants 10-2 Sunday afternoon, but all was not well for one Orioles player. After the game, O’s star Adam Jones tweeted that a San Francisco fan tossed a banana at … Continue reading
Does the NSA Tap That? What We Still Don’t Know About the Agency’s Internet Surveillance
By Justin Elliott Among the snooping revelations of recent weeks, there have been tantalizing bits of evidence that the NSA is tapping fiber-optic cables that carry nearly all international phone and Internet data. The idea that the NSA is sweeping … Continue reading
New York City Passes Paid Sick Time Law
By Jennifer Peltz New York City is becoming the most populous place in the United States to make businesses provide workers with paid sick time, after lawmakers overrode a mayoral veto early Thursday to pass a law expected to affect … Continue reading
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Race-blind admissions: White privilege is too often ignored in movies and in life
By Ann Hornaday As a drama about the needless death of a young, unarmed black man, the shattering new movie “Fruitvale Station” has found particular resonance with audiences in the past few weeks. The film stars Michael B. Jordan as … Continue reading →