NCIS Case Files Reveal Undisclosed U.S. Military Sex Crimes in Okinawa
The naval agency investigated at least eight sexual offenses between 2017 and 2019. None of them were reported to Congress or the public.
World
Brazilian Workers Paid Equivalent of 70 Cents an Hour to Transcribe TikToks
Some workers logged as many as 90 hours per week and complained that the subcontractors they worked for didn’t make promised payments.
Origins of Covid
NIH Bat Coronavirus Grant Report Was Submitted More Than Two Years Late
The unusual timing of a bat coronavirus grant report suggests that an earlier version may have been revised.
Voices
Sarah Everard’s Killer Got a Life Sentence, but the System That Enabled Him Remains
Even after Wayne Couzens’s crime, U.K. Parliament is considering a bill to give police greater authority to arrest people.
U.S. Sanctions Blamed as Venezuela Laments Frozen Order for Medicine
One of Portugal’s largest banks is holding up a $12.7 million order to fund shipment of medical supplies and vaccines to Venezuela.
The Coronavirus Crisis
How Police and Armed Groups Turned the Pandemic Into a Human Rights Crisis
A new report details how police, paramilitaries, and vigilantes seized on the Covid-19 pandemic to abuse rights and repress dissent.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israeli Diplomat Pressured UNC to Remove Teacher Who Criticized Israel
An Israeli consul general baselessly accused a graduate student of antisemitism and said she shouldn’t teach a course on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Termination of Scientists Sparks Concerns About Possible China-Related Probe
Colleagues fear the two scientists may have been targeted in fallout from the Justice Department’s controversial China Initiative.
Origins of Covid
Leaked Grant Proposal Details High-Risk Coronavirus Research
The proposal, rejected by U.S. military research agency DARPA, describes the insertion of human-specific cleavage sites into SARS-related bat coronaviruses.
Afghan Resistance Leaders, Long Backed by CIA, Have Fled Following Taliban Takeover
The retreat of Ahmad Massoud and Amrullah Saleh belies public claims that they are still in Afghanistan.