Friday, May 24, 2019

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Friday's top stories are here.
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On The Arsonist's Trail: Inside Australia's Worst Bushfire Catastrophe, The City That's Giving People Money, and more.
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THE GOOD FIGHT
LINE OF FIRE
On The Arsonist's Trail: Inside Australia's Worst Bushfire Catastrophe
theguardian.com
One day in 2009, fires swept across Victoria, leaving 173 dead. It became known as Black Saturday. When it emerged that not all of these disasters were natural, local detectives sprang into action.
'I KEEP PINCHING MYSELF'
The City That's Giving People Money
theatlantic.com
Randomly selected Stockton residents are receiving $500 a month. The experiment might prove that guaranteed income works.
WATCHDOG IN THE HOUSE
Meet Murray Cox, The Man Trying To Take Down Airbnb
bloomberg.com
The Australian native runs Inside Airbnb, which uses the startup's own data to highlight illegal listings in big cities.
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CONS AND PROS
TurboTax Cheats Military Service Members, And More Of The Week's Best Scam Stories
digg.com
The man who died many times in a decade-long con, Woodstock 50's possible future as the second Fyre Fest and more of this week's best scam and hoax stories.
SPORTING CHANCE
A SELF-MADE-UP WOMAN
The Bitter Life Of A Shattered Jockey: A Mostly True Story
deadspin.com
Mary Bacon's life was irresistibly fascinating, but the way she recounted it was also riddled with exaggerations and outright falsehoods.
LEAGUES OF LOSSES
Shady Numbers And Bad Business: Inside The Esports Bubble
kotaku.com
The esports industry is held together with wax and string, which, sources say, hasn't stopped it from flying too close to the sun.
'I REALLY WANT TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES'
Frances Tiafoe Is The Next Great American Hope
gq.com
Tiafoe grew up on a tennis court — just not in the way as stars before him.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'YOU WANT TO SEE HIM? NO?'
German Policeman Comes Up With An Effective Way To Deal With Rubberneckers At A Fatal Crash
digg.com
Rubbernecking is bad — it intrudes on tragic situations, it slows down traffic and it's just not great. This German policeman had enough after a crash on the Autobahn, and came up with a new way to shame rubberneckers.
IN THE NEWS
Theresa May To Resign As Prime Minister
$44 Million Settlement Reportedly Near In Harvey Weinstein Sexual Misconduct Lawsuits
Trump Gives Barr Power To Declassify Intelligence Related To Russia Probe
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks Founder, Faces 17 More Charges In New US Indictment
New Paper Confirms Near-Room-Temperature Superconductivity In Wild, Hydrogen-Rich Material
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Hey now, it's the weekend, get your game on, go play!