NBA fans blasted Tony Award winner and Oklahoma native Kristin Chenoweth’s national anthem performance ahead of Game 7 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers.

Phone and electric car batteries are made with cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt Red author Siddharth Kara describes the conditions for workers as a "horror show." ...

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