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SECURITY ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database By Maddy Varner and Dhruv Mehrotra DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

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BUSINESS Amazon Says It’s No Longer Using NDAs for Data Centers By Molly Taft The company announced it has stopped using secret agreements with county officials and acknowledged that community backlash is leading to data center moratoriums across the country.

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HEALTH Measles Is Forcing Hospitals to Adapt to a New Normal By Emily Mullin The US resurgence of measles is forcing hospitals and health systems to adopt new protocols and procedures to deal with a disease they thought was in the past.

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CULTURE Tim Heidecker Is Bringing His Joe Rogan Parody Show to The Onion By Miles Klee Five years after the comedian went viral with a 12-hour blabberthon mocking the king of bro podcasting, he’s back in character to shill a supplement called “Crab Salts.”

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CULTURE The NHL Is Releasing Its Own ‘Hot’ Fanfic. Romance Lovers Hate It By Kate Taylor The league is releasing romance-style audio stories to promote games. Critics say it’s cheap pandering that doesn’t address toxic masculinity in the sport.

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GEAR Adopt This Data Center Plushie and Hear Its Piercing Scream By Boone Ashworth The satirical collaboration between a creative studio and the music producer behind Big Data, “Bezzy” is a cute little doll that spews the sounds of real data centers.

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GEAR Shop Smart: How to Avoid Scams and Mid Products on Amazon By Louryn Strampe Amazon is a murky mess of ads, unknown sellers, misleading sales, and specious information. Stay safe while shopping on Prime Big Deal Days and beyond with these tips and tricks.

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