robocalls It's not just you — social security scam phone calls are 23 times more common this year Thom Dunn

crime It's really easy to steal your cellphone number, and that's a gateway to stealing everything else Cory Doctorow

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bbc The BBC ends longwave radio service today Rob Beschizza

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trademarks Famed "trademark troll" Tim Langdell back on the Edge Rob Beschizza

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trump FEMA official who teleported to Waffle House teleports out of agency Rob Beschizza

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Pedo Protector Leon Black's Epstein testimony ends with Congress demanding receipts Jason Weisberger

failures Trump's "Great American" state fair opens with busted rides and a cow named Melania Jason Weisberger

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Tanzania Man lives with a knife blade in his chest for 8 years Séamus Bellamy

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Dust mite allergens have a half-life of 10 years, but a $40 dehumidifier fixes it Ellsworth Toohey

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Weird In 1971 two campers recorded what a Navy linguist calls a nonhuman language in the Sierra Nevadas Ellsworth Toohey