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Demonstrators took to the streets Friday, a day after Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced he would resign. It is unclear who will take his place.

Who Will Be Puerto Rico's Next Governor?

The island's justice secretary, Wanda Vázquez, was expected to replace Gov. Ricardo Rosselló but says she doesn't want the job. The next person in line doesn't meet the minimum age requirement of 35.

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.

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.

The village of Stebbins on the Norton Sound coast in Western Alaska.

'A Small Part Of A Serious Problem': Criminals Hired As Police Officers In Alaska

A joint investigation by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica found that in one town, every officer had been convicted of domestic violence within the last 10 years.

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate education committee on March 28.

Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers

The education secretary says many students who were defrauded by for-profit colleges don't deserve full relief from their loans. Department memos show career staff arguing the opposite.

The wood framing of a new apartment building goes up in North Park, Sept. 23, 2019.

Second Time A Charm For New San Diego Affordable Housing Policy

The San Diego City Council voted 7-2 to approve an update to the city's affordable housing regulations, which require developers to build for low-income renters. An earlier version of the policy was vetoed by Mayor Kevin Faulconer.

Hell Week

Ben Betz goes to Coronado Island to become a Navy SEAL.

'Strange Harvests' Turns Nature's Fairy Tales Inside Out

Edward Posnett's book is more than an impressive add to the modern travelogue: it refuses to accept the landscape at face value as it paints remote terrain in visceral and breathtaking prose.

Strange Harvests: The Hidden Histories of Seven Natural Objects by Edward Posnett

'Strange Harvests' Turns Nature's Fairy Tales Inside Out

Edward Posnett's book is more than an impressive add to the modern travelogue: it refuses to accept the landscape at face value as it paints remote terrain in visceral and breathtaking prose.

A customer tests an eyebrow pencil in the mirror at the New York City flagship store for the beauty startup Glossier. It's one of the latest companies to become a unicorn, with a market value of $1 billion as of March.

With So Many Startups Growing Into Unicorns, Can They Still Be Magical?

Six years ago, "unicorn" became the name for startup tech companies valued at $1 billion or more. At the time, only 39 companies had earned the title. Since then, the club has grown to 484 members.

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