Brianna Sacks
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Trump Reportedly Pitched Trading Classified Files for Documents Proving Russia Probe was a Hoax
The former president allegedly told his attorneys he’d give back the Mar-a-Lago files in exchange for one thing. → Read More
Scottish Serial Killer Peter Tobin Died. Police Say He Refused To Help Them Find More Victims
The 76-year-old was convicted of murdering three women in Scotland, though police believe he killed many more. → Read More
Try Guys Detail Learning About Ned Fulmer's Affair and Painful Fallout in New Podcast
“The stress poops have been out of control,” Zach Kornfeld joked. → Read More
Columbia University Will Pay $165 Million to 147 Patients of Abusive Gynecologist
Dozens of women, including the wife of Andrew Yang, have accused the doctor of abusing them while in his care. → Read More
Many Florida Seniors Did Not Evacuate Hurricane Ian. The Toll Is Devastating.
It’s been three days since Toby Freeman last saw his wife. And he’s preparing to never see her again. → Read More
Chick-fil-A Billionaire’s Studio Utopia Hit With Racism Lawsuit
A group of Black residents say the Georgia production studio and town failed to respond to racist incidents against homeowners of color. → Read More
A “Rust” Crew Member Texted A Warning About Accidental Gun Discharges Days Before Alec Baldwin Fatally Shot Halyna Hutchins
“This is super unsafe,” a camera operator said in a text to a representative for the film's producers on Oct. 16. → Read More
Alec Baldwin Said He Didn't Pull The Trigger Of The “Rust” Prop Gun That Killed Halyna Hutchins
”I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them. Never,” he told ABC News. → Read More
Film Crew Members Say The Alec Baldwin Prop Gun Shooting Fits A Pattern Of Safety Shortfalls
“Things have snowballed into this bigger thing where it’s endemic. The lack of accountability is astronomical.” → Read More
USA Fencing Blocks Alen Hadzic From Competition In France
“I’m relieved but confused as to why this didn’t happen before the Olympics?” said a fencer who competed in Tokyo. → Read More
This Louisiana Town Is A Bleak Forecast Of America's Future Climate Crisis
In one year, people in southwestern Louisiana lived through five major disasters on top of a pandemic. Another bad hurricane season is already here, and thousands still have holes in their roofs. → Read More
Gen Z Black Activists Push Back On Sharing Video Of Police Killings
MINNEAPOLIS — “Don’t watch it.” “Don’t send it.” “I don’t want to see it.” The warning texts came almost immediately, because it had happened again. Another Black life, this time 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, had become a crumpled collection of limbs and blood on pavement after police showed up and opened fire. A quick, chaotic video capturing the killing reverberated across cellphones, filling… → Read More
Jackson Water Crisis Leaves Black Women Paying
“It’s everyday life to me. I don’t know how else to describe it because I am so used to surviving that way.” → Read More
See If Your Police Used Facial Recognition Tech Clearview AI
Search through BuzzFeed News’ database to find out if the police department in your community is among the hundreds of taxpayer-funded entities that used Clearview AI’s facial recognition. → Read More
Madison Cawthorn Classmates Allege Sexual Misconduct
BuzzFeed News interviewed more than three dozen people as part of an investigation into allegations that Madison Cawthorn harassed women in college. → Read More
Inside The Fortress That Washington Has Become Ahead Of Biden’s Inauguration
On encrypted messenger apps, where many of Trump’s most extreme supporters have migrated after being de-platformed by mainstream social media companies, apparent plans for follow-up protests including armed rallies in Washington and state capitals across the country, were called off in recent days. Organizers claimed without evidence that some were actually “false flag” operations organized by… → Read More
A Newly Elected West Virginia Delegate Was Part Of The Pro-Trump Mob That Stormed The Capitol
“Patriots inside, baby!” Derrick Evans, a newly elected member of the state's House of Delegates, shouted as he livestreamed on Facebook. → Read More
LAPD Bans Use Of Commercial Facial Recognition
The country’s third largest police department notified officers of the ban after BuzzFeed News showed that its officers were using Clearview AI, a facial recognition platform that has taken data from Facebook and other social media platforms. → Read More
Poll Obsessions Could Be Messing Up Our Democracy
While news junkies debate how accurate this year’s election forecasts were, experts warn the whole enterprise could be distorting the way candidates campaign and voters vote. → Read More
Protesters Took To City Streets But There Was No Widespread Unrest
Pro-Trump demonstrators chanted to “Stop The Count” in Michigan, while in Arizona, armed supporters of the president yelled “Count the Votes.” → Read More