Thursday, February 7, 2019

Give It A Break

A burglary crew in North Carolina stole more than 200 firearms from gun dealers. At least 68 of the guns were involved in crimes. The New Yorker traced each one.
Digg Editions
Morning · Thu, Feb 07
SPONSORED BY na-logo-trans-400x52 (1)
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED
CRIME BEGETS CRIME
Why Thieves Target Gun Stores
newyorker.com
A burglary crew in North Carolina stole more than 200 firearms from gun dealers. At least 68 of the guns were involved in crimes. The New Yorker traced each one.
FOXCONNED
Inside Wisconsin's Disastrous $4.5 Billion Deal With Foxconn
bloomberg.com
A huge tax break was supposed to create a manufacturing paradise, but interviews with 49 people familiar with the project depict a chaotic operation unlikely to ever employ 13,000 workers.
CUT ADRIFT
The American Warship Doomed By Its Own Navy
features.propublica.org
The collision of the USS Fitzgerald and the ACX Crystal was the Navy's worst accident at sea in four decades. Seven sailors drowned. Scores were physically and psychologically wounded.
TIME TO GO OFF THE GRID
Hundreds Of Bounty Hunters Had Access To AT&T, T-Mobile, And Sprint Customer Location Data for Years
motherboard.vice.com
Documents show that bail bond companies used a secret phone tracking service to make tens of thousands of location requests.
OFFERS WE DIGG | SPONSORED
Transferring Your Balance To An 18-Month 0% APR Is Ingenious
nextadvisor.com
This outrageous card offers a 0% intro APR on balance transfers and purchases for a lengthy 18 months. Transfer your balance and save.
ADVENTURES IN ADULTING
BEAUTIFUL
A Spectacular Time Lapse Of A Single Cell Morphing Into A Fully-Formed Organism
digg.com
"Becoming," a short film by Jan van IJken, shows the growth of an amphibious alpine newt from a single cell. It's incredible.
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
A Swamp Divided: How Trump's Arrival Turned DC Nightlife Upside Down
esquire.com
"Trump doesn't need to build a wall; he's built one here."
SPOILER: YES
Is There Really Such Thing As Taking A Break From Dating — And Does It Actually Solve Anything?
melmagazine.com
It depends how you spend your time away from the scene.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
A REAL CATCH-22
Fisherman Catches And Releases A Fish, And Then Things Take An Unexpected Turn
digg.com
That poor, deeply unlucky fish.
IN THE NEWS
Jill Abramson, Former New York Times Executive Editor Accused Of Plagiarism, Defends Book
2018 Was Earth's Fourth-Hottest Year On Record, Scientists Say
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Releases Green New Deal Outline
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring Says He Wore Blackface In College
DIGG PICKS
Turn Your Phone Into A DSLR With The Pictar Pro
indiegogo.com
Pictar Pro makes your phone feel like a real camera and lets you add dozens of features and controls.
Today's a good day to avert a disaster.