News & Politics (Page 45)
February 1, 2023
Opinion: Can Journalists Use Illegally Hacked Data?
(BE’ER SHEVA, Israel) — Logging onto the website Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDOS), my eyes were drawn to the only […]
January 24, 2023
How a Former Marine Turned Hitman is Changing Lives for the Better
In 1994, Self was arrested and booked on suspicion of possessing a silencer - a silencer used in the 805 freeway shooting of a San Diego orthopedic surgeon, Dr. William Shoemaker. This wasn’t any everyday run-of-the-mill unexceptional shooting; it was an attempted hit. Dr. Ronald Neufeld, a former medical partner of Dr. Shoemaker, enlisted the services and expertise of Self to kill his medical partner after taking out a $1 million life insurance policy on him.
December 22, 2022
Under the Flesh of an Industrial Slaughterhouse
(BE’ER SHEVA, Israel) — In Harper’s Magazine’s May 2013 cover story, “The Way of All Flesh,” American author and journalist […]
December 13, 2022
Afro-Costa Rican’s History of Inequality & Long Road to Pura Vida
(Costa Rica) — For native Costa Ricans, the phrase “Pura Vida” is loosely translated to “living life to the fullest” […]
December 10, 2022
Same-sex Marriage Adoption in Taiwan: When Can We Start A Family?
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Taiwan since 2019, but same-sex couples have limited adoption rights. Yi-ling Chen and Yi-ru Lin hope to change that.