Top

Highest score, last 24h

Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide

Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.

npr.org4.7K pts10h agodiscuss

At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.

Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...

propublica.org2.6K pts7h agodiscuss

Study: Shock gloves traumatized Army volunteers

After tests, military personnel said "just seeing the glove" that ICE plans to adopt scared them into obedience.

motherjones.com2.4K pts20h agodiscuss

French government suspends use of stun grenades at student protests after teen loses hand

France's interior minister said stun grenades would be temporarily withdrawn from use at protests organized by high school students 'just long enough to understand what happened.'

lemonde.fr1.9K pts11h agodiscuss

The $1 Trillion Black Box

The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...

propublica.org1.8K pts19h agodiscuss

Homeless Shelters Around Phoenix Are Full. His Phone Is the Unofficial Hotline for Struggling Families.

Austin Davis, 26, has become a lifeline for some homeless families in the Phoenix area who’d otherwise wait months for shelter. His work has highlighted how the system to care for local families who a...

propublica.org1.8K pts8h agodiscuss

Elon Musk Loses $21 Billion In A Morning As SpaceX Shares Slip

Elon Musk lost $21 billion on Wednesday morning as SpaceX shares fell 2% after reports that the company plans to raise $40 billion to buy chips from Nvidia.

forbes.com1.7K pts4h ago2 comments

Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer in occupied West Bank

Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old Palestinian photographer, suffered injuries to his head and torso and was taken to the hospital by ambulance, according to the international news agency. The agency's news director, Phil Chetwynd, condemned the incident as a 'serious' and 'unacceptable' attack.

lemonde.fr1.6K pts14h agodiscuss

Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102

Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102. Her screen work spanned six decades: Saint made her screen debut opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s celebrated thriller North by Northwest, and in one of her last screen appearances played Superman’s adoptive mother Martha Kent in the 2006 superhero film Superman Returns. A family spokesman said on Tuesday that Saint had died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

theguardian.com1.5K pts23h agodiscuss

Russia slams Ukraine with missiles, drones on Putin's 74th birthday, at least 15 dead

Explosions rocked Kyiv overnight on Oct. 7 as Moscow launched its latest mass missile and drone attack on the capital, coinciding with Russian President Vladimir Putin's 74th birthday.

kyivindependent.com1.2K pts11h agodiscuss

Trump administration plans to have its own lawyers represent migrant kids

Putting government counsel on both sides "makes me feel like it's all a farce," says one immigration attorney.

motherjones.com961 pts7h agodiscuss

Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank

Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their guns Armed Israeli settlers beat a photographer in the presence of Israeli soldiers, hospitalising him, as he covered worsening settler violence against olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. Jaafar Ashtiyeh, a 58-year-old veteran photographer for Agence France-Presse in Palestine, was assaulted by a group of settlers, who beat him with the butts of their guns, despite him being marked as press. He was assaulted in view of about a dozen armed Israeli soldiers. Continue reading...

theguardian.com916 pts23h agodiscuss

Politicians slam Trump's suggestion that Iran ‘take' San Diego, Los Angeles

Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed outrage at Trump's remarks that cities could be sacrificed in Iran war.

aljazeera.com883 pts19h agodiscuss

'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills

Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.

npr.org803 pts10h agodiscuss

Norway's 2027 budget includes almost $9 billion in new Ukraine support

The money would be funneled into Norway's Nansen Support Program, named after humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen, who led famine relief efforts in Ukraine in the early 1920s.

kyivindependent.com687 pts11h agodiscuss

Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-Winning 'On the Waterfront' Actress, Dead at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress in 'On the Waterfront' and 'North by Northwest,' has died at age 102.

rollingstone.com674 pts23h agodiscuss

Armed individuals from Belarus threaten Latvian soldiers at border, followed by another breach

"The escorts of the illegal migrants, who were located on the Belarusian side, were armed, issued threats to (Latvian) soldiers, and also actively urged and drove the migrant group toward Latvia," Lat...

kyivindependent.com641 pts23h agodiscuss

The truth about Trump’s plan to bring back execution by firing squad

A veteran death penalty lawyer says it is part of the administration’s “brutality trip.”

motherjones.com574 pts10h agodiscuss

Trump, 80, Claims Iran War Ended Eight Months Before He Started It

Donald Trump made the bonkers claim in front of a dead silent crowd.

newrepublic.com558 pts18h agodiscuss

High school students' movement: Protests grow and draw widespread support

Across France, high school students from all backgrounds, joined by many adults – parents, elected officials, union activists or ordinary citizens – marched to make their voices heard, mostly in a good-natured atmosphere.

lemonde.fr556 pts20h agodiscuss

Army study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear

The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting and feared additional exposures.

apnews.com543 pts22h agodiscuss

Three years of Israel's genocide in Gaza: In numbers

Three years of attacks has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands, destroying homes, and collapsing basic services.

aljazeera.com533 pts15h agodiscuss

The iconic Arthur Read made his TV debut 30 years ago

The animated series "Arthur" premiered on PBS Kids on Oct. 7, 1996.

npr.org508 pts8h agodiscuss

Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say

Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid ‌a bigger export push by Gulf producers.

reuters.com491 pts5h agodiscuss

Emails show how ICE trimmed training for deputized officers

Police officers helping ICE arrest unauthorized immigrants were given a shortened training course that scaled back instruction on the nation’s immigration laws.

washingtonpost.com476 pts19h agodiscuss

svpn news

← Back to stories

▲

Would You Rather Die By Lethal Injection or Firing Squad? It’s Worth Contemplating the Answer.

slate.com ↗

11 pts56 minutes ago0 commentsfavorite

A man who has witnessed a dozen executions explains his choice.

No comments yet.

← Back to stories

New

Just in

Lululemon poaches Athleta CEO as new chief product officer

Lululemon announced Wednesday that Athleta CEO Maggie Gauger has joined the company as its chief product officer, a newly created role.

cnbc.com0 pts2m agodiscuss

Major Australian gambling companies face restrictions if NT bill passes

An independent politician is set to introduce a private member's bill to the Northern Territory parliament, which if passed would impose a string of new laws on some of Australia's largest online gambling companies.

abc.net.au0 pts2m agodiscuss

Arkansas education board allows local election to consider creating Sherwood School District | Arkansas Advocate

The Arkansas State Board of Education on Wednesday authorized an election allowing some Pulaski County voters to decide whether to establish a new Sherwood School District.

arkansasadvocate.com0 pts3m agodiscuss

Appeals court rules portion of Arkansas whistleblower law unconstitutional | Arkansas Advocate

The Arkansas Court of Appeals struck down a key part of a state law Wednesday protecting public employees from being fired for reporting wrongdoing or misuse of funds by a government agency.

arkansasadvocate.com0 pts4m agodiscuss

SpaceX wins FCC approval for 15,000 Starlink satellites

The federal agency also waived a rule that requires a leasing agreement with a ground-based carrier.

businessinsider.com6 pts4m agodiscuss

Venezuela's Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, says official

Ousted Venezuelan ‌President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are expected to face new criminal charges in the US over the alleged torture of Americans held in the South American ⁠country, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.

reuters.com6 pts4m agodiscuss

Amazon’s October Prime Day deals are here early — I found 77+ worth shopping up to 80% off (live updates)

Prime Big Deal Days technically starts tomorrow, but Amazon loyalty members can save now with discounts up to 80% off.

nbcnews.com2 pts4m agodiscuss

Bay Area thrash metal pioneer reveals Stage 4 cancer diagnosis

Dennis Pepa, a founding member of the influential Bay Area thrash-metal band Death Angel, has revealed that he is battling Stage 4 cancer and is asking fans for help paying for treatment.

sfchronicle.com2 pts4m agodiscuss

French scientist Henri Kagan wins long-awaited Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The researcher received the award on Wednesday, alongside Japanese chemist Kenso Soai. They were honored for their groundbreaking work on asymmetric catalysis.

lemonde.fr14 pts5m agodiscuss

Explosive device in field kills 2 boys in Sumy Oblast

Two 14-year-old boys in the Konotop district were killed after the device detonated, Governor Oleh Hryhorov said. The prevalence of unexploded ordnance and landmines poses severe risk to Ukrainian civ...

kyivindependent.com12 pts6m agodiscuss

In a few weird moments, Trump revealed more than he intended in the Oval Office

The president again seemed confused and low-energy, and his ad-libbed insults aimed at the Democrats were only semi-coherent. Meanwhile, the group gathered around him grinned and grinned in a way that didn’t exactly reassure, writes Holly Baxter

independent.co.uk10 pts7m agodiscuss

Alarming data shows rental tenants have hit breaking point

New data from Domain shows that despite severe rental shortages, landlords aren't having much luck increasing rent as tenants hit affordability limits.

abc.net.au5 pts7m agodiscuss

Behold: The collective wisdom of the internet’s smartest shoppers.

nytimes.com14 pts8m agodiscuss

US proposes to boost transit funding to areas with higher marriage, birth rates

The US Transportation Department said on Wednesday it is proposing ‌to boost grants for major transit projects by 10% in areas that have above-average marriage and ⁠birth rates.

reuters.com17 pts9m agodiscuss

SpaceX looks to $40 billion debt raise to buy chips

The company’s reported raise shows it is stuck between mature tech giants like Google and Meta and startups like OpenAI and Anthropic.

semafor.com13 pts9m agodiscuss

Planned gun attack on America's largest mall thwarted 'after teen bought assault rifle'

A planned gun attack on the largest mall in the US was prevented after a teenager was arrested trying to buy an assault rifle, according to officials.

news.sky.com12 pts11m agodiscuss

Union alleges Bureau of Prisons in contempt for failing to reinstate collective bargaining agreement

Last week, a judge in Connecticut blocked the Bureau of Prisons from terminating its collective bargaining agreement.

cbsnews.com2 pts11m agodiscuss

The IRS is paying closer attention to funds that aim to slash taxes. What could be next for investors

'Tax aware' ETFs and an elaborate ETF conversion maneuver aimed at sharply cutting tax liability are in the agency's crosshairs.

cnbc.com2 pts12m agodiscuss

Live: ASX set to fall, day after Wall St hit record highs

The ASX is set to fall after its US counterparts also slightly dropped overnight, a day after Wall Street reached record highs. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

abc.net.au5 pts12m agodiscuss

Rural hospital welcomes first student midwives in more than a decade

A central Queensland community fought for years for the return of the local birthing service. The next challenge is attracting and retaining the people who will keep it running.

abc.net.au4 pts12m agodiscuss

Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked protests dies

Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests, has died. Ms Abascal had been hospitalised after she was evicted from the apartment she had lived in for seven decades.

abc.net.au12 pts12m agodiscuss

In a speech framed by ancient Greek ruins, Secretary of State Marco Rubio lauded the Trump administration’s pursuit of national power as a way to revive Western power

Secretary of State Marco Rubio invoked historic figures from Socrates to Julius Caesar to make the case for President Trump’s nationalist agenda.

wsj.com3 pts12m agodiscuss

Mia Goth files to divorce Shia LaBeouf after almost 10 years of marriage, one child

Mia Goth files to divorce Shia LaBeouf after almost a decade of marriage. The estranged spouses share one child and separated last summer, according to court documents.

latimes.com3 pts12m agodiscuss

A Nobel for illuminating life’s asymmetry

And achieving a feat of chemical synthesis not seen for 4bn years

economist.com2 pts14m agodiscuss

Portland Public Schools Takes Issue With Explosive Bond Audit

Joanna Hou

wweek.com3 pts14m agodiscuss