Remote workers, fake productivity and getting caught
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 The anti-abortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives Associated Press · Christine Fernando Groups are using an array of strategies to counter ballot proposals or prevent voters from having a say in the fall elections.  |
 Woodward, Bernstein reflect on Watergate reporting 50 years later ABC News · Julia Cherner and Tina Yin “We didn’t think the truth about Watergate was going to ever come out.”  FAA investigating Southwest flight that came within 400 feet of crashing into the ocean CNN · Gregory Wallace and Ross Levitt The incident occurred on April 11, but only came to light publicly on Friday after the airline sent a memo to pilots.  House passes bill to automatically register young men for the draft Reason.com · C.J. Ciaramella The Selective Service should be abolished, not made more efficient and equitable, one writer says. |
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 The social network airmail.news · William D. Cohan As Harvard gets more progressive, its “final clubs” — known for their exclusivity and indulgent behavior — seem trapped in the past.  Remote workers using ‘mouse-mover’ tech are getting caught The Verge · Andrew Liszewski Last month, Wells Fargo reportedly fired over a dozen employees for using tools that fake productivity at work.  Music as medicine bigthink.com · Saga Briggs The therapeutic potential of sound may be an overlooked tool for boosting well-being.  Scientists inserted a window in a man’s skull to read his brain with ultrasound Live Science · Emily Cooke The man’s brain activity was recorded as he completed tasks outside a medical facility, including playing a video game.  ‘Tiger Stripes’ shows women’s periods are still a taboo BBC Culture · Anna Bogutskaya A Malay coming-of-age film about a girl who becomes a monster after her first period has been censored in its home country.  Tennessee star Christian Moore can see baseball clearly. Can MLB? andscape.com · Clinton Yates The Volunteers’ slugger became only the second person in Men’s College World Series history to hit for the cycle. |
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