Backyard chickens are fueling major Salmonella outbreaks across US

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes backyard chickens are largely responsible for Salmonella outbreaks that have impacted hundreds of people across the United States. In its most recent update on the outbreaks, the CDC says two infected individuals have died and more than one hundred have been hospitalized. As well, more than 700 people have been infected with … Continue reading

YouTube Says It's Not for Kids, but New Study Suggests That's Bullshit

Going down a YouTube rabbit hole is a dangerous game—even if you successfully avoid its cesspool of hateful and illegal content, you’re bound to stumble into another cesspool altogether. And worryingly, according to new Pew Research Center analysis, a large chunk of the most popular content revolves around children.

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Sony RX100 VII is a strangely powerful compact camera for creators

The Sony RX100 series was made for creative types – not just for those who aim for documentation. As such, they’ve embedded a whole lot of features that were made with product-makers in mind. The RX100 VII (DSC-RX100M7) is the latest in this line of compact, quick-shoot, autofocus cameras made to do everything a smartphone does, but better. This camera … Continue reading

Stock Up On Henleys, Polos, Crewnecks, and Hoodies From Jachs, Starting at $14

Garment Dye Knit Henleys, Polos, Crewnecks & Hoodies | $14-$19 | Jachs | Promo Code GDCLEANUP

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Discord is getting a long-requested feature today

For a free communications platform, Discord is pretty feature-rich. One of its core features is the ability to join multiple servers at a time, which are all arranged in Discord’s left sidebar. It seems that everyone has a Discord server these days, from Twitch streamers to subreddits, which means that for some, the server bar can get packed quickly. Today, … Continue reading

FBI Finds Bucket of Heads, Cooler of Penises, Sewn 'Frankenstein' Corpse at Body Donation Center

In 2013, federal authorities began investigating shady “body brokers,” businesses that sell donated bodies for research purposes, such as Arizona’s for-profit Biological Resource Center. That company was shuttered following an FBI raid in 2014, but eyewitness details are being made public for the first time—and…

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Facebook’s Broken Ad Archive Is Working as Intended

Facebook’s cash cow is its ad business, and in the unconstrained pursuit of making that business as valuable as possible, the company has been accused of allowing advertisers to explicitly target white nationalists, or exclude immigrants and people of color from seeing housing opportunities, or dodge older workers…

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Our Favorite Images From Chandra X-Ray Telescope's 20 Years in Space

If the Hubble Space Telescope set the standard for what a jaw-dropping space picture should look like, then the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, launched 20 years ago this week, perfected it.

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‘Infantroopen’ Is Donald Trump’s Latest ‘Covfefe’

Is this the new “covfefe”?

Melinda Katz Comes Out Ahead After Queens DA Race Recount

Tiffany Cabán, Katz’s left-wing competitor, is still hoping for a favorable court ruling on affidavit ballots.