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National Review Still Has a Race Problem

This is the artwork that ran above Williamson’s piece. The artwork, like the story, focuses on Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and alleged corruption in infrastructure spending. So why did the story start off with a gratuitous swipe at a black kid?Roman Genn/National Review Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Atlantic…

Can We Please Get Real About Facebook?

In fairness, Sheryl Sandberg’s job requires her to sit next to Mike Pence, Donald Trump, and Peter Thiel and still smile like she’s having a good time. So maybe she and her boss deserve all the riches they’re getting from harvesting our personal information.Albin Lohr-Jones/CNP via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our…

This May Be the Worst Town in California to Live In

Erick Madrid/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Wired and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.  Montecito is coming back to life this morning. The 9,000 person town to the east of Santa Barbara has been empty since Tuesday, when mandatory evacuations forced residents out of…