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Mohanad Elshieky In 2019, comedian Mohanad Elshieky was detained by Customs and Border Patrol on a Greyhound bus. He sued the government and settled for $35,000 and pushed Greyhound to change a policy. Elshieky spoke to Insider about the incident, the settlement, and how its affected him and his career. On January 26, 2019, Libyan comedian Mohanad Elshieky had what he considers his most lackluster comedy show, performing at Washington State University in Pullman, W...

Anne Helen Petersen (annehelenpetersen) on BuzzFeed - Anne Helen Petersen is a senior culture writer for BuzzFeed News and is based in Missoula, Montana.

Craig Robertson via Life Kitchen Some people who get COVID-19 develop lasting symptoms, like loss of taste or smell. A new cookbook was formulated specifically to help coronavirus long-haulers enjoy food again. The book, "Taste & Flavour," is available for free as a digital download. For coronavirus long-haulers, loss of taste and smell is one of the persisting symptoms. Now, a new cookbook aims to help those people enjoy food again. The book, "Taste & Flavour," fe...

AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) After Florida Democrats lost almost every critical race, many thought the states Democratic Party had hit rock bottom. Floridas Democratic operatives are struggling to understand how they got here and how they can fix the party. After Florida Democrats lost almost every critical race, many Floridians thought the states party had hit rock bottom. Then came the news that the party had more than $860,000 in outstanding debt at the end of 2020, a...

Lincoln County, Georgia, Sheriffs Office/Handout via REUTERS "United States vs. Reality Winner," is about the whistleblower the Trump administration imprisoned. Reality Winner, an Air Force veteran, leaked evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Her mother told Insider she hopes the documentary will increase pressure to pardon her daughter. When 11 FBI agents showed up with a search warrant in 2017, the 25-year-old Air Force veteran — a poet, anima...

Women and people of color have left Mailchimp in droves in recent months. Those who spoke to Insider said Mailchimp has for years let toxic leaders thrive while failing to address inequalities. More than 30 current and former employees told Insider why they think Mailchimp is driving away diverse talent. On November 12, Mailchimp CEO Ben Chestnut sent a Slack message to his employees saying he "wanted to acknowledge the elephant in the roo...

» TikTok announced new tools to address the unkind comments that plague the platform, but an online researcher says the changes dont address core problems TikTok announced new tools to address the unkind comments that plague the platform, but an online researcher says the changes dont address core problems Connor PerrettMar 11, 2021, 02:53 IST An iPhone user looks at the TikTok app on the Apple App Store in January 2021.Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images TikTok announced new features ai...

Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images TikTok announced new features aimed at curbing "unkind" and "inappropriate" comments. Creators have previously complained of hateful comments and harassment on the app.  The features remind users about community guidelines and allow creators to "filter" their comments. TikTok announced Wednesday new options for creators and users in an effort to limit the spread of "unkind" and "inappropriate" comments on the vertical-vide...

Venezuelans who have fled poverty and political repression are now eligible to apply for Temporary Protected Status, protecting them from deportation.

TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images Allen Weisselberg is the Trump Organizations longtime CFO and the Trump familys bookkeeper. The Manhattan DA is reportedly trying to "flip" him for its investigation into Trumps finances. Weisselberg and his familys close ties to the Trumps go into legal gray areas. During the past several years of criminal investigations, congressional inquiries, and political battles over Donald Trumps taxes and business dealings, the one man...