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This Pride Parade Was Just Cancelled Because Cops Refuse to Work Security

06.08.22

By Trone Dowd
Pulse

Here’s What We Know About the Deadly Tornadoes That Tore Through Kentucky

12.13.21

By Paul Blest
Pulse

How Time’s Up Failed Sexual Assault Survivors and Cozied Up to Power

09.01.21

By Carter Sherman
Pulse

Mom Can’t Visit Her Kid After Refusing COVID Vaccine, Judge Says

08.30.21

By Emma Ockerman
Pulse

A Police Dog Bit a Teen’s Leg for 8 Minutes. Cops Had to Taser It Off.

07.28.21

By Trone Dowd
Pulse

Black Woman Was Pinned Down and Stripped Naked While Male Officers Watched

07.06.21

By Trone Dowd
Pulse

How Cops Lie to Kids in Interrogations—and Get Away With It

06.25.21

By Emma Ockerman
Pulse

Reparations for Black People Just Started in the First US City. Here’s How It Works.

03.23.21

By Emma Ockerman
Tech

Lightning Strikes May Have Sparked Life on Earth, New Study Proposes

03.16.21

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Gig Companies Spend Millions on Anti-Labor PACs In Illinois and New York

11.19.20

By Edward Ongweso Jr
Pulse

Coronavirus Is Crashing America’s Joke of an Unemployment System

04.10.20

By Paul Blest
Pulse

The Bleak Choice Facing Retired Doctors and Nurses: Risk Their Lives Fighting Coronavirus or Sit Out of the Crisis

03.26.20

By Alex Lubben

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04.13.26
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Gaming

Magic: Secrets of Strixhaven – All Mechanics Explained

Master the rules of the new MTG set. This guide explains Prepare, Paradigm, and all of the mechanics in Magic’s Secrets of Strixhaven.

04.04.26

By Denny Connolly
Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
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Music

Former Turnstile Guitarist Brady Ebert Arrested in Maryland for Attempted Murder of Lead Singer’s Father

He left Turnstile in 2022, but in January 2026 called out his former band for “pandering” to their audience.

04.02.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp