1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide are caused by infections, study finds(cbc.ca)

217 points by colinprince 27 days ago | 122 comments

CBC News article on a Lancet Oncology study estimating that infections caused 2.3 million new cancer cases worldwide in 2024, about 1 in 8.

Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold(cbc.ca)

217 points by colinprince 1 year ago | 158 comments

Surveillance of reporter a 'serious attack on freedom of the press in Canada'(cbc.ca)

32 points by dmbche 3 years ago | 8 comments

Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris(cnbc.com)

585 points by donsupreme 2 years ago | 685 comments

CNBC news article reporting that Jeff Bezos blocked a drafted Washington Post editorial endorsing Kamala Harris for president.

Postponed '60 Minutes' segment on Salvadoran prison is streamed by Canadian news(nbcnews.com)

71 points by duxup 10 months ago | 12 comments

Missouri is about to execute a man even the prosecution believes is innocent(cnn.com)

19 points by rossant 2 years ago | 8 comments

An ESPN producer who quit because of sports gambling(cjr.org)

139 points by danso 11 days ago | 96 comments

Columbia Journalism Review interview with Nicole Noren, an ESPN producer who quit in protest over the network's ties to sports betting.

Oregon Police Are Charging a Local News Outlet $2.5M for Records About One Cop(theintercept.com)

464 points by tdeck 21 hours ago | 126 comments

Intercept opinion piece on Eugene, Oregon police quoting a local news outlet a $2.5M fee for public records about an officer accused of misconduct.

TV4 postpones show after AI agent erases edited material(swedenherald.com)

136 points by tobr 12 days ago | 75 comments

Sweden Herald article reporting that TV4 postponed its show The Challenge to 2027 after an AI agent erased edited footage; the page showed a Cloudflare check.

Man found guilty of child porn because he ran a Tor exit node(lowendbox.com)

735 points by h0ek 3 years ago | 489 comments

LowEndBox blog post recounting the case of William Weber, convicted of child pornography charges in Austria after running a Tor exit node.

Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking their communities private(old.reddit.com)

1570 points by Jimmc414 3 years ago | 870 comments

A r/ModCoord post sharing a Reddit admin statement that moderators who shut down subreddits in protest will be removed and replaced with new active moderators.

Police cannot seize property indefinitely after an arrest, federal court rules(reason.com)

773 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 385 comments

Reason article reporting that the D.C. Circuit ruled police cannot hold seized property indefinitely after an arrest, calling it unconstitutional.