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A 14-year-old paid $250 to make deepfake porn of his classmates

May 22, 2026

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A 14-year-old paid $250 to make deepfake porn of his classmates

Plus: the only woman ever sworn into the yakuza, a Nevada mom jailed over a stillbirth Facebook post, and Trinity test downwinders finally compensated.

Politics & Power

Recent

May 21, 2026

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The Rolex Killer's daughter on what true crime steals.

Plus: a century of machines trying to write like humans, cutting crime with streetlights, and an Italian novelist who keeps swapping his apartment to fund travel.

Culture

May 20, 2026

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2 min read

He spent 23 days in jail. His stalker put him there.

Plus: the lawyers using wrongful death suits to punish abortion helpers, a 10-time Jeopardy champ's playbook, and mahjong's $400 makeover.

Culture

May 19, 2026

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2 min read

He thought he hit a deer. He'd killed a 10-year-old.

Plus: the 1876 fair that hid a country falling apart, the orangutan rescues that may be killing them, and Gen Z's 1830s twin in Paris.

Culture

Today’s Edition

A 14-year-old paid $250 to make deepfake porn of his classmates

Recent

The Rolex Killer's daughter on what true crime steals.

He spent 23 days in jail. His stalker put him there.

He thought he hit a deer. He'd killed a 10-year-old.

Featured

True Crime

Every orange tree in Florida has this disease. There is no cure.

He Fell for a Stranger Online. His Town Lost Everything.

The Chatbot That Talked a Man Into a Psych Ward

Investigative

Tech Billionaires Are Engineering Smarter Babies to Survive the AI They Built

She Was Kidnapped in Baghdad and Forced to Confess on Camera

Florida's Online Betting Crisis Is Destroying Young Men's Savings

Technology

Your Brain Can't Tell the Difference Between Memory and Deepfake

He Warned the World About AI. He Couldn't Warn His Own Father.

She Fell in Love With an AI. Then She Held Its Funeral.

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