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fromThe Verge
2 days ago

A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?

Landmark social media addiction trials against Meta and Google highlight platform design flaws contributing to mental health issues, with significant implications for Big Tech.
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fromConsequence
1 month ago
Film

Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato on Murder in Glitterball City, Louisville's Ghosts, and Telling Queer Stories: Podcast

fromConsequence
1 month ago
Film

Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato on Murder in Glitterball City, Louisville's Ghosts, and Telling Queer Stories: Podcast

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fromBoston.com
7 months ago

R.I. man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah

An eight-person jury in Salt Lake County found Nicholas Rossi guilty of a 2008 rape after a three-day trial in which his accuser and her parents took the stand.
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fromThe New York Sun
11 months ago

Twelves Jurors Are Seated in Harvey Weinstein's Retrial, as Defense Lawyers Probe Prospective Jurors About How They Identify if a Witness Is Lying

Harvey Weinstein is retried with new charges and a potentially more favorable legal environment amidst a cooling #MeToo movement.
fromOpen Culture
11 months ago

How to Evade Taxes in Ancient Rome: A 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Reveals an Ancient Tax Evasion Scheme

Penal­ties ranged from heavy fines and permanent exile to hard labor in the salt mines and, in the worst case, damnatio ad bestias, a public execution in which the condemned were devoured by wild animals.
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