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Gaby Del Valle

Gaby Del Valle

Policy Reporter

Gaby Del Valle is a policy reporter at The Verge. Her past work has focused on immigration politics, border surveillance technologies, and the rise of the New Right.

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Goodreads locks ratings on J.D. Vance’s memoir to prevent hillbullying.

Goodreads has temporarily disabled ratings on Vance’s 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, after detecting “unusual behavior” from reviewers in the wake of Vance’s selection as Trump’s running mate.

The book — a New York Times bestseller that was adapted into a film staring Amy Adams and Glenn Close — turned Vance into a household name. But some critics have called it “offensive and inauthentic.”


It’s never been easier for the cops to break into your phone

The FBI said it ‘gained access’ to the Trump rally shooter’s phone just two days after the attempted assassination.

The best way to get rid of all the clutter you don’t need

Moving often means downsizing, and fast. Enter: Facebook Marketplace and Buy Nothing.

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Microsoft agrees to settle California parental leave investigation for $14 million.

The settlement would resolve an investigation by California’s Civil Rights Department, which had for years been investigating claims from employees who said they were retaliated against for using parental, disability, and family-care leave.

Employees who used these benefits said they were denied raises, promotions, and stock awards as a result. Microsoft, which has previously been lauded for its leave policy, denied the allegations.