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Corner-cutting contractors sold buildings as safe that then collapsed. But just as culpable are officials who offered permits and lax controls

For God knows how long, the women of an isolated religious community have been drugged with cow tranquilizer and raped on a regular basis during the night. The women had been told they were being violated by ghosts, demons, or even Satan himself — punishment for their own improprieties. They believed that lie until two young girls saw one of the rapists as he left one night. The women of the colony, have 48 hours to decide what their future will be like. Will they leave or stay?

Florida's war on woke, and more nightmares from the Sunshine State

It’s not you, it’s capitalism.

‘Outraged’ Senator Ron Wyden urges agency to explain tactics from 2020 protests reminiscent of rogue behaviour from decades past

Freight rail companies are running their trains ragged to boost profits. Sometimes they crash.

While corporate politicians consider cuts to essential programs like Social Security, the ultra-rich continue to exploit dodgy tax loopholes for their own personal gain.

If the effort to organize the Buffalo facility succeeds, it would become Tesla’s first unionized workplace. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has expressed opposition to unions in the past.

Mega-agriculture is destroying the Corn Belt and the Central Valley, which the country’s food system depends on. Can midsize farms survive to save it?

Candidates who pledged to make Oakland work for everyone swept the November elections. They face two huge hurdles to making that real: proposals to close more schools, and to build a stadium plus luxury housing at the Port of Oakland.