Colombia protests turn deadly as people call for reform

May 6, 2021 8 min

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Dozens are dead in Colombia after protests over economic, human-rights, and health issues were met with a violent police response. The <a href="https://apple.news/AZVI7qaw5RleCLXpwtLJzrQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has a report from the ground. A new federal court ruling involving Snapchat could threaten special protections for tech companies. <a href="https://apple.news/Ax25ndlr7Sp2BFah_G69OIg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> explains. In <a href="https://apple.news/AZQVkbJ1CQDiUXWSqlYQGzA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a>, Sarah Isgur argues that the way Supreme Court justices pick their clerks may be holding back qualified women and people of color from making it to the top of the legal profession. Renting chickens is a thing. <a href="https://apple.news/AoeRZ5_luSVWxKb1OgQOKZg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> explains why companies that loan out egg-layers have seen business boom during the pandemic.

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