The Most Incisive Stories You Need To Read This Week
This week for BuzzFeed News, Marisa Carroll meets one of Snapchat’s most controversial stars. Read that and these other great stories from BuzzFeed and around the web.
Lights! Camera! Suction! How A Plastic Surgeon Became A Snapchat Sensation — BuzzFeed News
After almost a decade chasing fame, plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Salzhauer has struck gold Snapchatting boob jobs and butt lifts as Dr. Miami. But can this Orthodox Jewish father of five take his gimmick mainstream and still preserve his identity? Read it at BuzzFeed News.
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Criminal Charges — The Verge
Prison phones are a predatory monopoly, reports Colin Lecher. He profiles a family that fought back — and won. "The phone call should be maybe $10, maybe $12. [Instead,] phone calls were $25, $30 — sometimes $60." Read it at The Verge.
Amelia Krales
The Embryo Crusader — BuzzFeed News
Jasha McQueen is battling her ex-husband for the embryos they froze nine years ago. Azeen Ghorayshi profiles the activist to see how her fight — which has now reached the Missouri State Capitol — may threaten reproductive rights across the country. Read it at BuzzFeed News.
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The Pushovers — BuzzFeed News
Abusing foreign “guest workers,” stealing their wages, even threatening their lives: There is almost no workplace offense so extreme that the U.S. government will not reward employers with the chance to do it again, Ken Bensinger and Jessica Garrison find. "Employers are 'more likely to get hit by lightning' than to be banned from bringing in foreign workers." Read it at BuzzFeed News.
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