scams Thanks to the 2008 foreclosure crisis, a Kuwaiti ponzi schemer was able to single-handedly blight cities across America Cory Doctorow

fish Fishmonger shut down after gluing googly eyes on his catch Rusty Blazenhoff

social media FTC cracks down on fake reviews Mark Frauenfelder

cattle Sewage smell blanketing city was… something else David Pescovitz

politics Israeli officials back off baby massacre claim Rob Beschizza

twitter Finally, something interesting came from the Twitter Files Thom Dunn

animals Watch a woman carry an escaped lion down the street like it's a big dog David Pescovitz

stranger things Bizarre video shows a woman holding a growling lion as she walks down a street Carla Sinclair

corruption Which countries' diplomats pay parking tickets and which don't? Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 Coronavirus: These airlines are suspending flights Xeni Jardin

insects Footage of locusts swarming in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Rob Beschizza

News US sends 3,500+ more troops to Middle East as Iran tensions escalate Xeni Jardin

facebook In Kuwait, domestic laborers are bought and sold on Instagram Xeni Jardin

Business Trump's trade war cost the world $2t, wiping 6% off the global one percent's books Cory Doctorow

News Foreign governments, prison contractors, US lawmakers spend big bucks with Trump to curry favor Xeni Jardin

security DHS bans laptops in the cabins of flights from 10 airports Cory Doctorow

conflicts of interest Trump Org pressures Embassy of Kuwait to move event from Four Seasons to Trump's D.C. hotel Mark Frauenfelder

uk In Africa, British spies target allied leaders, executives, and telcoms engineers Cory Doctorow

Kids Teen boy in Saudi Arabia arrested for "unethical behaviour" after flirty chat with YouTube teen girl star Xeni Jardin