missing time Clocks in Europe running six minutes slow because of a power-grid dispute Clive Thompson
combative lawmakers Rep. Lauren Boebert doesn't like taking calls from her excited voters, calls it "sad" (video) Carla Sinclair
california 30 tons of bomb-grade ammonium nitrate vanish from sealed rail car in western US Mark Frauenfelder
Japan Short doc looks at Japan's 'evaporated people' and the industry that helps them run away Rusty Blazenhoff
crime It did not take Sherlock Holmes to match a severed hand with its dismembered victim Jason Weisberger
video games Influencer economy satirized with video game deals "from a guy stuck in a hole" Grant St. Clair
History Ancient Egyptian tablet is an "attendance sheet" listing excuses for missing work Ruben Bolling
buzzfeed BuzzFeed News shares oral history on its last day, from people who worked there Rusty Blazenhoff
cryptocurrency Cory Doctorow's Red Team Blues: a refreshingly hopeful finance thriller about cryptocurrency Thom Dunn
theft Indie musician John Vanderslice is raising money to replace equipment stolen from his recording studio Jennifer Sandlin
stolen cargo Turns out "gold heists" are still a thing after $15 million worth of loot stolen from Toronto airport (video) Carla Sinclair
anti-lgbtq Budweiser clears out workers after bomb threat over Mulvaney controversy — which could be good for profits Carla Sinclair
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rescues Fisherman notices a Jeep in the middle of a lake, only to find out a woman is inside — still alive Carla Sinclair
