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Johnny Cash at his home in Calif., 1960.

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Created by Chinese programmers, 996.ICU has become a popular repository of workers' rights campaign materials on the Web site GitHub. The name is a play on a refrain that long work hours of 9 to 9, six days a week, could send tech workers to the intensive care unit.

GitHub Has Become A Haven For China's Censored Internet Users

Without access to Facebook or Twitter, Chinese tech workers have gathered on GitHub, the world's largest open-source programming platform, to complain about 12-hour days and demand better conditions.

Pro-Beijing demonstrators gather at the Hong Kong Federation of Fujian Associations to show support for the Hong Kong police on Aug. 10.

In A Pro-Beijing Neighborhood Of Hong Kong, Protesters Are Unwelcome

Many residents of a politically conservative neighborhood were born in China's Fujian province and came to Hong Kong for greater opportunities. They accuse protesters of hurting the local economy.

Vehicles were buried in hail on Sunday in eastern Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. The accumulation of hail buried vehicles and damaged homes.

Freak Summer Hailstorm Hits Mexico's Guadalajara

"Hail more than a meter high, and then we wonder if climate change exists," said Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, the governor of Jalisco state. The Mexican army is helping to dig out the city.

Mental health professionals picketing in front of the Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center on Dec. 16, 2019.

Kaiser's Mental Health Professionals Strike In California

Thousands of mental health professionals at Kaiser Permanente facilities in San Diego and across the state hit the picket lines Monday, beginning a five-day strike amid a continued labor standoff.

Mourners gather at a vigil following a nearby mass shooting on Sunday in Dayton, Ohio.

What We Know About The Victims Of The Dayton Shooting

The nine people who died in the shooting early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, range in age from 22 to 57. They include four women and five men.

Jackie Estrada at the 1994 Comic-Con with writer Neil Gaiman and cartoonist/writer Will Eisner.

Comic-Con 50th Memories: Jackie Estrada

Author and photographer has been to all 50 shows

A dead whale at the mouth of the Placer River, at the eastern end of the Turnagain Arm, near Anchorage, Alaska. The deaths of at least 60 whales along the Pacific Coast this year have scientists concerned and looking for answers.

Why Are Gray Whales Dying? Researchers Cut Through The Blubber For Answers

More than 60 dead gray whales have washed up on Pacific coasts this year, the most in two decades. Researchers are trying to determine whether their food source is a problem, or climate change.

Memorial event for Member of Parliament Jo Cox, of the Labour Party. Her murder by a man radicalized on the Internet prompted Parliament to examine digital threats to lawmakers, especially women in the United Kingdom.

Trolled Online, Women In Politics Fight To Hold Big Tech Accountable In The U.K.

The move in Europe to get tough on tech is partly thanks to an awakening that began with the experiences of women in politics.

Trolled Online, Women In Politics Fight To Hold Big Tech Accountable In The U.K.

The move in Europe to get tough on tech is partly thanks to an awakening that began with the experiences of women in politics.

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