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BuzzFeed News Is Going To Court For A Quick Release Of All Russia Investigation Documents Following Trump's Tweets
President Trump tweeted that he had “fully authorized” release of the records, so BuzzFeed News went to court to ask for immediate access. Now a judge wants an answer from the White House.
Jason Leopold
Hurricane Delta Hit The Louisiana Coast With 100 MPH Winds And Surging Seas
These updating maps show forecasts for Hurricane Delta’s powerful winds, rain, and storm surge.
Peter Aldhous
Congress Is Close To Ending Anonymous Shell Companies
After years of inaction, Congress is looking to pass substantial reforms of the financial system. The FinCEN Files investigation spotlighted the pivotal role of shell companies in moving dirty money.
Paul McLeod
Savings Gone Due To Coronavirus? We Want To Hear From You.
Years of careful financial planning might not mean much right now. BuzzFeed News wants to hear from you.
Venessa Wong
Wildfire Smoke Is Causing A New Public Health Crisis On The West Coast
The fires are likely already causing an upsurge in fatal heart attacks and hospitalizations for people with asthma — and it might also make people more vulnerable to COVID-19.
Peter Aldhous
When They Came To An Oregon Town To Take Pictures Of The Fires, Armed Locals Thought They Were Antifa Arsonists
They weren't.
Christopher Miller
Climate Scientists Have Warned It Was Coming, But Even They Are Freaked Out By The West Coast’s Inferno
“We have not reached the peak. In fact, no one knows where the peak is,” one expert said.
Peter Aldhous
Yes, Hurricane Laura Really Did Tear Down A Confederate Monument
Calcasieu Parish voted to keep the South's Defenders monument in August. Nature disagreed.
Jane Lytvynenko
The ACLU Is Suing The Trump Administration Over Its Repression Of Portland Protests
The civil liberties group says protesters were brutalized by federal agents.
Caroline Haskins
I Was Abducted By Federal Agents In Portland
Now I’m suing.
Mark Pettibone
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Could Not Answer A Question About The Price Of A Postcard Stamp
It's 35 cents.
Addy Baird
Employees Are Calling Out Major Reproductive Rights Organizations For Racism And Hypocrisy
Reproductive rights issues disproportionately affect Black people, yet the leadership of those groups is predominantly white and Black employees say they are marginalized. “I have never been treated so horribly in my life as I was at Planned Parenthood,” said one woman.
Ema O'Connor
With Evictions Set To Resume, More Than 1 Million Californians Are Missing Unemployment Payments
Decades of stagnation and complacency at California’s labor department has left it poorly equipped to handle the state's unemployment crisis.
Lam Thuy Vo
Coronavirus Testing In Hot Spot States Is Declining — And Nobody Knows Why. That’s Bad.
“I think we should be very concerned,” one epidemiologist in Texas said.
Peter Aldhous
A Security Breach Exposed More Than One Million DNA Profiles On A Major Genealogy Database
First GEDmatch, the DNA database that helped identify the Golden State Killer, was hacked. Then email addresses from its users were used in a phishing attack on another leading genealogy site.
Peter Aldhous
Texas, California, And Florida Are Now Seeing A Sharp Rise In COVID-19 Deaths
“We just reopened too fast and these are the consequences of it,” an emergency room doctor in Houston said.
Peter Aldhous
Why Your Sex Drive Might Be All Over The Place Right Now
A recent poll by BuzzFeed/Ipsos shows sex lives haven’t changed all that much during the pandemic, but some people have actually found their sexual groove right now.
Julia Pugachevsky
Conservative Teens On TikTok Are Going Through Some Growing Pains
TikTok has given pro-Trump teens a platform to make memes — and get attention. But what happens when the news isn't funny anymore?
Scaachi Koul
Facebook Has Been Profiting From Boogaloo Ads Promoting Civil War And Unrest
Facebook said on Tuesday it was banning content associated with the "Boogaloo" extremist group. BuzzFeed News found the company has been running Boogaloo ads advocating for violence for months.
Ryan Mac
"The Black Lives Matter Foundation" Raised Millions. It's Not Affiliated With The Black Lives Matter Movement.
Employees of Apple, Google, and Microsoft have raised millions of dollars for the Black Lives Matter Foundation thinking it's the international racial justice movement seeking to end police brutality. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
Ryan Mac
Symbolic Gestures Are Not Enough
As Black Lives Matter protests yield results, it’s become harder to ignore the gulf between well-meaning but ultimately worthless gestures and real, radical change.
Shannon Keating
It Was A Completely Peaceful Protest Against Police Brutality. Then The Cops Attacked.
A peaceful gathering in Manhattan ended with hundreds of police officers attacking people in the streets. Here’s how it unfolded.
Caroline Haskins
Protesters And Journalists Are Being Attacked For Exercising The Same Rights
Why are some journalists all too eager to rail against media suppression while downplaying — or even championing — police efforts to harass or arrest protesters?
Shannon Keating
Stop Sharing Viral Photos Of Cops Kneeling With Protesters
If you share pictures of police officers kneeling or hugging protesters, you’re not advancing the cause against police brutality; if anything, you’re impeding it.
Shannon Keating
I’m Tired Of Watching Black Death Go Viral
Why must graphic videos of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery make the social media rounds in order for the public to care about their unjust deaths?
Danny Cherry Jr.
How Are Your Finances Right Now?
BuzzFeed News wants to hear from you.
Tomi Obaro
The Angry Protest Images From Michigan Don't Tell The Whole Story As The State Decides How To Reopen
The nation is seeing groups of angry protesters, some with face masks and others carrying rifles — on TV and on social media. But many people in the state don't agree on when business should reopen.
John Wisely
Here's Why Some Professional Photographers Are Making Their Instagram Accounts Private
The judge said Instagram's terms of service are clear.
Kate Bubacz
We Will Never Agree On What Happened During The First Wave Of The Pandemic — And That Will Make It Harder To Survive The Second
The virus isn't just attacking our bodies — it's attacking our brains.
Ryan Broderick
A US Lawmaker’s Wine Empire Gave Employees A Coronavirus Pay Raise — Then Took It Away
Rep. David Trone’s Total Wine & More quietly ended its $2-an-hour raise for frontline employees, even as much of the country remains at home.
Katie J.M. Baker
