crime Sacramento police trying to figure out whether giant swastika-shaped trench dug in golf course with "F JEW" written by it was a hate crime Rob Beschizza
horsey Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit becomes the 20th horse to die at Santa Anita this year Jason Weisberger
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drugs Scientists re-engineered natural psychedelic drug as treatment for depression and addiction, without the trippy effects David Pescovitz
artificial intelligence Why didn't OpenAI release the "Unicorn" version of its AI storytelling software? Mark Frauenfelder
law How to legally cross a US (or other) border without surrendering your data and passwords Cory Doctorow
politics 370 economists sign letter slamming Trump for 'magical thinking and conspiracy theories' Xeni Jardin