AI Read Only Memories breathes life into queer characters in Neo San Francisco Katherine Cross

offworld Remembering Syberia, an adventure game about a woman finding herself Katherine Cross

public health As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin

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politics Texas A&M president resigns amid scandal over college withdrawing job offer to Black professor Rob Beschizza

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religion The language used by contemporary Christian warriors Elías Villoro

graphic novels "The Box" and "Flying Kites" shed light on incarceration in America Elías Villoro

guns Guns have finally beat out cars as the leading killer of American kids Thom Dunn

movies Dwayne Johnson accounts for 1/3 of Asian and Pacific Islander lead roles in top films Thom Dunn

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the riot president Pelosi warns Trump: resign "immediately" or House will impeach you Mark Frauenfelder

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Science Albatrosses deployed to detect illegal fish vessels out at sea David Pescovitz

Science New timeline of dino extinction day, 66m years ago Rob Beschizza

Alien invasion base on the moon, Michael Jackson's body missing, and Prince Harry's clash with Trump, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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privacy You cannot opt out of Facebook's surveillance network Rob Beschizza

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