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Money

The Wild Story of Whitaker Wright, the Con Man Who Killed Himself in Court

01.07.19

By Seth Ferranti
Tech

Children’s Personal Data and SSNs Are Being Sold on the Dark Web

12.21.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Marriott Hotels Announces Data Breach of 500 Million Customers

11.30.18

By Joseph Cox
Wells Fargo: You Can’t Sue Because You Should Have Known We Misled You

11.15.18

By David Dayen
Tech

How Hackers Sell Luxury Hotel Rooms for Next to Nothing

11.14.18

By Joseph Cox
Court Finds This So-Called Healer Swindled Cancer Patients out of Millions

11.12.18

By Gavin Butler
How To Know When You’re Being Phone-Scammed

11.09.18

By Mica Lemiski
Tech

New York Sues ExxonMobil for Allegedly Defrauding Investors About Climate Change

10.24.18

By Becky Ferreira
This Fugitive Allegedly Faked His Own Death to Chill in a $3.4 Million Castle

10.18.18

By Drew Schwartz
Tech

99.7 Percent of Unique FCC Comments Favored Net Neutrality

10.15.18

By Kaleigh Rogers
Entertainment

The Hot New Millennial Trend Is Scamming Amazon for Big Money

10.11.18

By Francisco Alvarado
Tech

Cops Arrest Infamous SIM Swapper Who Allegedly Stole $14 Million in Cryptocurrency

10.11.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

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By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

5 days ago

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

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By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

5 days ago

By Ashley Fike