Blog Verité

Small protests still occurred around Hong Kong after police blocked access to Victoria Park. | Tang Yan/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Turnout for the vigil was down, though some protesters defied orders. In the face of a new national security law and

The Justice Department said Saturday that it no longer will secretly obtain reporters’ records during leak investigations, a policy shift that abandons a practice decried by news organizations and press freedom groups.

Gunmen killed people in a northern village in what was the West African country’s deadliest attack in years. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore called the killings “barbaric.”

California’s assault weapons ban overturned as federal judge compares AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News

Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week, I wrote about tech taking on Disney. This week, I’m talking about the search for a new crypto messiah. If you’re reading this on the TechCrunch site, you can

Citing spike in online incitement, Argaman urges leaders to speak out; statement comes as ‘change government’ set to oust Netanyahu, who posted Friday about the Biblical spies

New York Times: Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows pushed DOJ to investigate baseless election fraud claims  CNN Meadows Pressed Justice Dept. to Investigate Election Fraud Claims  The New York Times Trump’s Chief of Staff Meadows Pushed DOJ to Probe Crazy Election

The department says it will halt the practice of secretly obtaining reporters’ records during leak probes, a shift that abandons a practice decried by news organizations and press freedom groups. (Image credit: Mary Altaffer/AP)

Waves of plastic pellets are washing up on beaches in Sri Lanka. Marine biologist Asha de Vos says the microplastics are spreading in the water and scientists don’t yet understand the full effects. (Image credit: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP via Getty Images)

Etsy, a marketplace for kitschy and creative DIY goods, acquired Depop, a hippy and thrifty marketplace for resale goods, for $1.625 billion this week. So, today we’ll discuss the tale of two marketplaces, a deal that has given us a