May 1, 2015

• Second man in police van with Freddie Gray disputes allegations that he was trying to injure himself.
• Bipartisan bills in the House and Senate would reform the Patriot Act, prohibiting bulk collection.
• Gap in life expectancy between the rich and the poor is widening, and social services aren't ready.
• Citizens launch their own search-and-rescue initiatives to help migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
• Avian flu detected at Iowa farms, including an egg facility with 5.5 million birds.
• According to one poultry farmer and butcher, slaughterhouses artificially reduce the price we should pay for chicken.
• Deepwater Horizon's lasting effects.
• "Dead zones" discovered in the Atlantic, low-oxygen areas that repels or kills aquatic life.
• Ahead of $736 million lawsuit, Grooveshark founders close operations, apologize for copyright infringement.
• Richard Dawkins: It's extraordinary we exist in a world that "would otherwise just be plain physics."
• A panel discussion on what we can and can't say about rape culture.
• Rarely in human history has clothing been gender-specific—a return to non-binary clothes should be no surprise.
• Researchers say wearing formal attire changes the way we process the world, giving a sense of power.
• How to hack your coffee habit: "A cup of coffee every 48 hours will do the trick."
• No one wins in online laughter.
• Scenes from the Tenderloin, San Francisco's most infamous neighborhood.