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If you’ve opened literally any social media in the past few days, you’ve probably seen “FaceApp” photos. FaceApp uses artificial intelligence technology to alter the age of your face, making you look extremely young or old. It’s pretty neat to see yourself looking old, so lots of people have done it. But there’s only one …

Rand Paul has blocked a Senate vote to extend funding for 9/11 first responder compensations. The House overwhelming voted in favor of approving fund two days ago. Paul justified himself by appealing to traditional Republican budgetary values. “It has long been my feeling that we need to address our massive debt in the country,” he …

Last month, John Stewart appeared before a congressional committee to advocate for funding for 9/11 first responders. What he delivered was less a speech and more a nine-minute tirade, and it quickly went viral. Stewart’s passion is palpable, and we encourage you to watch the full video: The video has millions of views across various …

As the 2020 election season heats up, Trump may be in a bit of trouble. A federal judge has ordered that documents related into investigations into Trump’s alleged hush money payments be made public. Trump allegedly paid multiple women money to keep his sexual relations with them quiet. The judge ruled that the documents must …

The FTC has fined Facebook five billion dollars over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. To put it in perspective, that amount represents 9% of Facebook’s 2018 revenue. The fine is the largest ever levied against a tech company––the second largest was against Google in 2012, which had to pay a mere $22.5 billion. Despite the size …

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has signed a bill removing the statute of limitations on child sex abuse. The law was first proposed in 2010, but the country lacked the political will to enact it as law. Recent developments have, however, galvanized the nation. The change was inspired by the Pope’s recent visit to the nation, …

Self-proclaimed White Supremacist James Alex Fields was has been sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 419 years on federal hate crime charges. Last month, Fields was sentenced to life in jail for that crime. The defense pleaded for a lighter sentence, citing Fields’s tough childhood and mental health issues. Federal prosectors wrote in …

In 2017, 14 out of every 100,000 people took their own lives. That’s the highest number of suicides per capita since World War Two, and a whopping 33% increase since 1999. The spike in suicides raises challenging questions. Suicides are on the rise among a variety of demographics, so it’s not just one group of …

In August 2017, James Alex Fields went to Charlottesville, Virginia to participate in a “Unite the Right” rally. The rally was organized for several reasons, chief among which was to defend Confederate monuments, which have come under fire in the past several years. The rally began on a Friday evening and continued the following day. …

The governor of Illinois has signed into a law a bill making marijuana legal for recreational use. Residents can now purchase one gram of pot at a time, while non-residents can purchase 15 grams at a time. Most importantly, though, the bill will expunge the records of nearly 800,000 people who have minor convictions for marijuana …

Few religions are more controversial than Scientology, and the controversy has only increased since Leah Remni’s documentary Going Clear made a host of accusations about the organization. And, now that an ex-member is suing the church and the church’s unquestioned leader David Miscavige for abuse and human trafficking. The plaintiff was Miscavige’s personal steward and part of the …

When Trump and Putin met at the G20 summit––you know, the one where Trump told journalists it was “none of their business” what he said to Putin––he made a very distasteful joke: that he and Putin should “get rid” of journalists. That joke is just the latest in a long series of comments that make …