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africa

Eyewitnesses Describe Nairobi's School Teargassing and Africa's Growing Land Grab Problem
Kenyan police teargassed school children protesting the land grab of their playground on Monday. This received a furious response but activists say this is far from an isolated issue.
Lara Whyte
1.20.15
Environment

For the Second Time in Four Years, a Pipeline Has Burst on the Yellowstone River
Fifty thousand gallons of oil was spilled into the river, leading Montana governor Steve Bullock to declare a state of emergency and the Department of Environmental Quality to advise nearby residents to use bottled water.
Laura Dattaro
1.20.15
Art

A Rainbow Light Bridge Blooms in Brooklyn
Vanderbilt Republic is hard at work analog projection mapping the Gowanus Subway Bridge into a massive light sculpture.
Beckett Mufson
1.20.15
Music

Explore Princess Nokia's Feminist Utopia in Her New Video for 'Young Girls'
In Princess Nokia's new video for the track "Young Girls," a diverse tribe of mothers, sisters, and baby girls live and play in a female-centered paradise.
Barbara Calderón-Douglass
1.20.15
Space

It's Time to Build a Base Camp on the Moon
The European Space Agency explains why.
Ben Richmond
1.20.15
Music

Hear Haunting Music Made by Slowly-Crushed Toys and Smartphones
::vtol:: uses 10-ton hydraulic presses to smash phones, cameras, and lucky cat toys—and the results sound beautiful.
Sami Emory
1.20.15
Premieres

Premiere: The Babies Are Back! Kind of! Here's a New (Old) Song Called "Got Old"
Indie rock is still awesome.
Eric Sundermann
1.20.15
war and conflict

Canadian Troops Exchange Gunfire with Islamic State in First Confirmed Ground Battle with Western Forces
Members of Canada’s special forces who were instructing Iraqi security personnel came under attack from militants near the front lines, and "neutralized" the threat with snipers.
Liz Fields and Ben Makuch
1.20.15
golazo

Indoor Soccer Player Scores Amazing Goal on Scissor-Kick Volley
An indoor soccer player scored on a flying scissor-kick volley and reminds us that humans are pretty incredible sometimes.
Sean Newell
1.20.15
asia & pacific

VICE News Capsule - Tuesday, January 20
China cracks down on extremists, schoolchildren teargassed outside Kenyan school, six days of severe fuel shortages have brought parts of Punjab province to a halt, and a new bionic arm in Argentina is set to make prosthetics affordable.
VICE News
1.20.15
Stuff

How I Realized I Had a Drinking Problem
I thought moderation could be the cure. I was wrong.
Megan Koester
1.20.15
Power

Former FBI Agent: Case Against Accused Silk Road Boss Is 'as Strong as It Gets'
Prosecuting digital crimes is getting much more like prosecuting any other criminal enterprise.
Jason Koebler
1.20.15
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