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Infection of Wildlife Biologist Highlights Risks of Virus Hunting
The illness was mysterious. A 25-year-old graduate student had been hospitalized with a high fever, muscle and joint pain, a stiff neck, fatigue, sores in her throat, and a metallic taste in her mouth. She soon developed an angry rash…. Read More ›
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Cryptocurrency Titan Coinbase Providing “Geo Tracking Data” to ICE
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, is selling Immigrations and Customs Enforcement a suite of features used to track and identify cryptocurrency users, according to contract documents shared with The Intercept. News of the deal, potentially worth… Read More ›
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Progressives See Bittersweet Night in Illinois With Ouster of Marie Newman
In a hotly contested 2020 primary, progressive Marie Newman, the Justice Democrats candidate for Illinois’s 3rd Congressional District, ousted eight-term Rep. Dan Lipinski, one of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress. Many House Democrats countered party norms by backing Newman,… Read More ›
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Facebook Labels Abortion Rights Vandals as Terrorists Following Roe Reversal
The day after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Facebook’s parent company, Meta, internally designated the abortion rights group Jane’s Revenge as a terrorist organization, according to company materials reviewed by The Intercept, subjecting discussion of the group and… Read More ›
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Private Prisons Are a Socially Responsible Investment, According to Bizarre Wall Street Measures
CoreCivic, the first publicly traded prison company in America and the first to operate both private prisons and private immigration detention centers on a for-profit basis, had another first to announce. Damon T. Hininger, the chief executive, paused to share… Read More ›
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With the Corpse of Roe Still Warm, Far Right Plots Fascistic Anti-Abortion Enforcement
U.S. Capitol Police in riot gear are seen in Washington, D.C., following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. Photo: Bill Clark/AP Given the makeup of the far-right Supreme Court, it has for some years… Read More ›
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Case of 11-Year-Old Brazilian Girl Denied Abortion Holds Stark Warning for Post-Roe U.S.
Women march and hold a banner in favor of legalizing abortion, to mark International Women’s Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 8, 2022. Photo: Andre Penner/AP In recent weeks, a little girl has been fighting for her abortion rights… Read More ›
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Rep. Cori Bush Boosts Biden’s Efforts to Fight Climate Change With Executive Authority
President Joe Biden’s efforts to tackle the climate crisis through executive action got an assist this week, courtesy of Missouri Rep. Cori Bush and Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee. One hundred million dollars in new funding, announced Tuesday alongside other measures… Read More ›
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Intel Report Warned Abraham Accords Would Fuel Violence
In 2020, as then-President Donald Trump was busy touting the newly signed Abraham Accords as a historic peace agreement in the Middle East, his own Department of Homeland Security was warning that the agreement, far from ushering in peace, heightened… Read More ›
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Pentagon Explores Using SpaceX for Rocket-Deployed Quick Reaction Force
The Pentagon envisions a future in which Elon Musk’s rockets might someday deploy a “quick reaction force” to thwart a future Benghazi-style attack, according to documents obtained by The Intercept via Freedom of Information Act request. In October 2020, U.S…. Read More ›