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The Collapse of USAID Is Already Fueling Human Trafficking and Slavery at Scammer Compounds
The dismantling of USAID by Elon Musk's DOGE and a State Department funding freeze have severely disrupted efforts to help people escape forced labor camps run by criminal scammers.Wired - 8h -
Warriors guard Schroder compares trade deadline to ‘modern slavery'
Veteran Golden State Warriors guard Dennis Schröder spoke exclusively to NBC Sports Bay Area's Dalton Johnson about the changes he wants to see to the NBA trade deadline, which is stressful for ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Former nanny's lawsuit accuses Neil Gaiman of human trafficking, rape, calling her 'slave'
Author Neil Gaiman is accused of human trafficking, sexual abuse, assault and rape in a lawsuit filed against him and estranged wife Amanda Palmer.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Warriors' Dennis Schroder says trade deadline is 'like modern slavery,' Luka Doncic deal shouldn't be allowed
Schroder, who owns a team in Germany, also said he understands that 'business is business'CBS Sports - 1d -
Study finds growing levels of microplastics in human brains
Human brains contain higher concentrations of microplastics than other organs, according to a new study, and the amount appears to be increasing over time.CBS News - 1d -
Neil Gaiman: accuser files civil lawsuit alleging rape, sexual assault and human trafficking
Author’s former nanny accuses him of sexual assault and his estranged wife Amanda Palmer of ‘procuring’ her to be abused. A woman from New Zealand has filed a civil lawsuit against bestselling ...The Guardian - 1d -
Ukraine's human rights commissioner on the importance of U.S. aid
Ukrainian officials are reeling from the Trump administration's pause on all U.S. foreign aid programs. Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets joins "America Decides" to ...CBS News - 2d -
Pope lists tragedies of children in war and trafficking at a rights summit
Pope Francis has convened a high-level summit to demand that children be protected from war, forced labor, trafficking and exploitationABC News - 2d -
Why Is This C.E.O. Bragging About Replacing Humans With A.I.?
Most large employers play down the likelihood that bots will take our jobs. Then there’s Klarna, a darling of tech investors.The New York Times - 3d -
The Divine, the Digital and the Political at Humanity’s Largest Gathering
The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.The New York Times - 3d -
New Sex Trafficking Indictment of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Lists Two More Victims
Federal prosecutors filed an amended list of charges against the music mogul on Thursday and said he had coerced two additional women into sex acts.The New York Times - 6d -
10 members of 'Tren de Aragua' gang indicted in sprawling NYC gun trafficking ring
Ten alleged gang members were indicted on criminal charges relating to a gun trafficking operation in Queens and other parts of New York City.NBC News - 6d -
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This Blood Vessel Was Grown in a Lab With Real Human Cells
The FDA recently approved a bioengineered blood vessel, which becomes part of a patient’s body over time. It’s designed to help treat victims of traumatic injuries.Wired - Jan. 29 -
One of Europe’s most-wanted drug traffickers living in Sierra Leone, say Dutch prosecutors
Jos Leijdekkers, reportedly the son-in-law of African country’s president, was sentenced to 24 years in prison. One of Europe’s most wanted men, the Dutch crime boss Jos Leijdekkers, is hiding out ...The Guardian - Jan. 27 -
Farm worker contracts human case of bird flu
The UK Health Security Agency says cases of bird-to-human transmission were rare.BBC News - Jan. 27 -
China detains suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks
Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in MyanmarABC News - Jan. 27 -
On-the-run smuggler who trafficked seven tonnes of cocaine 'in Sierra Leone'
Jos Leijdekkers has been hiding in the West African country, according to authorities in the Netherlands.BBC News - Jan. 25 -
Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers
More than 100 baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling networkABC News - Jan. 24 -
Why Mark Zuckerberg Is Ditching Human Fact-Checkers
This week, we take a look at Meta's new era of content moderation.Wired - Jan. 23 -
Sunfish that got sick recovers — thanks to human cutouts
A popular sunfish in Japan lost its appetite and banged on the side of its tank after the aquarium it lived in closed for renovations.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Lloyd’s Register apologises for its role in trafficking enslaved people from Africa
The maritime group, founded in 1760 by merchants and underwriters, issued the apology after commissioning research into its links to slavery. Lloyd’s Register, the maritime and industrial group ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Drug traffickers nabbed by photo of French Bulldog must pay $1.4 million
Investigators used an intercepted photo of Bob the French Bulldog to track down an organized crime group.CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Anthropomorphizing AI: Dire consequences of mistaking human-like for human have already emerged
Anthropomorphizing AI creates dangerous blind spots in business decision-making beyond simple operational inefficiencies.VentureBeat - Jan. 18 -
Transatlantic slavery’s role in shaping Manchester to be explored in exhibition
Joint project between Guardian and city’s Science and Industry Museum will open in early 2027. The role transatlantic enslavement played in shaping Manchester is at the heart of a new exhibition ...The Guardian - Jan. 16 -
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' legal team says 'freak off' videos don't show sex trafficking
Sean "Diddy" Combs is fighting back against evidence prosecutors are expected to use against him at his criminal trial in New York in May.NBC News - Jan. 15 -
Artificial Intelligence and the New Human Experience
Labor, identity, and the future of work are at stake.Inc. - Jan. 13 -
Taliban 'do not see women as human', says Malala
Malala Yousafzai urges Muslim leaders to challenge policies restricting girls and women's schooling.BBC News - Jan. 12 -
Return looted shipwreck treasures to countries of origin as reparations for slavery, says lawyer
Proposal suggests restitution for colonial artefacts should also apply to underwater heritage . Shipwrecked colonial treasures that have lain on the seabed for centuries could be recovered and ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
AI is taking the 'human' out of human resources
Companies increasingly rely on AI-based tools to replace everyday HR functions, from tracking job applications to monitoring employees’ performance to making decisions about promotions and layoffs.The Hill - Jan. 10 -
South Africa police find 26 naked Ethiopians held by suspected traffickers
Three people arrested after group escapes Johannesburg house by breaking a window and burglar bar. South African police have rescued 26 Ethiopians from a suspected human trafficking ring in ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Japan mafia leader pleads guilty in U.S. to nuclear material trafficking
Takeshi Ebisawa allegedly conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons.CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Japanese crime leader pleads guilty in U.S. to trafficking nuclear materials
The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty on Wednesday.NBC News - Jan. 9 -
Japanese yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
US authorities charged Takeshi Ebisawa with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear weapons. A member of the Japanese criminal underworld has ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Yakuza leader pleads guilty in New York to trafficking nuclear materials, narcotics charges
A leader of yakuza, a Japanese organized crime syndicate, pleaded guilty in New York to charges of trafficking nuclear materials, prosecutors said.CNBC - Jan. 8 -
Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation
Thai police say a Chinese actor who disappeared and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human traffickingABC News - Jan. 8 -
Don’t Count Out Human Writers in the Age of AI
The appetite for AI-derived drivel isn’t as strong as many publishers would have you believe, and demand for quality content is growing.Wired - Jan. 8 -
Human Metapneumovirus Is Finally Being Taken Seriously
The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection tracking is improving.Wired - Jan. 7 -
Louisiana mayor arrested after drug trafficking investigation
Seven people — including Tyrin Truong, mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana — are facing charges issued in connection with a drug trafficking investigation.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
How Jimmy Carter worked to promote human rights through the Carter Center
The Carter Center, based in Atlanta, was launched by the Carter's after they left the White House and has worked to promote human rights, health and democracy worldwide. CBS News' Nikole Killion ...CBS News - Jan. 7
