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Townspeople Were Forced to Help Cartel on Night of Attacks on Mexican Students, Report Says
Locals in Chilacachapa told a Mexican newspaper that the Guerreros Unidos cartel rode through their town and carried away 25 people to help them against students "who were going to start a revolution." It is unclear what aid they gave the gang.
Daniel Hernandez
12.16.14
Culture

Bruce Schneier: Sony Hackers 'Completely Owned This Company'
Execs will be prosecuted over what's still to be revealed, the security expert says.
Jason Koebler
12.16.14
ferguson

St. Louis Bosnians Have Been Dragged to the Forefront of the City's Racial Tensions
The brutal murder of a Bosnian man in St. Louis last month brought this large and quiet refugee community to the forefront of the city’s deep racial tensions. But many say the biggest problem in the city is crime.
Alice Speri
12.16.14
Cocaine

The New King of Coke (Extra Scene)
In this extra, VICE News embedded with Peruvian special forces on a maritime interdiction operation and nighttime checkpoint in the VRAE, the global epicenter for cocaine production.
VICE News
12.16.14
americas

America’s Highest Paid College President is Dragging Her School Into Crippling Debt
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Jackson rakes in millions of dollars a year, but critics blame her for the bringing the school into debt and silencing her opponents.
Meredith Hoffman
12.16.14
Premieres

Huffing Paint and Car Batteries on the Nipples: The Shrine's "Tripping Corpse" Is the Best Video Ever of Today
List of things that make an awesome video:
Weed
Doing lines off of Coven's Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls LP
Skateboards
Huffing paint
Shirtlessness
Whiskey by the bottle
Untying leather bustiers
Car batteries on the nipple
Noisey Staff
12.16.14
Holy Shit

Watch YG's Video for "2015 Flow"
A potent reminder to those who overlooked him that YG is still here, and he's only getting better.
Drew Millard
12.16.14
VICE vs Video games

'The Crew' Is the Video Game Equivalent of the Great American Road Trip
So it's kind of annoying that you're expected to accomplish micro-challenges at the same time as exploring every inch of a truly spectacular gaming world.
Mike Diver
12.16.14
Words

The 50 Best Albums of 2014 | 50 - 41
We start the countdown with a tie between Deadmau5 and Azealia Banks. That's just the beginning.
THUMP Staff
12.16.14
Art

Rat Brains and Fly Larvae Win Microscope Photography Competition
Check out the gross and gorgeous winners of the 2014 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®.
Emerson Rosenthal
12.16.14
the real

The Real Kenny Powers?
John Rocker was once one of the best pitchers in baseball and one of the most disliked people in the game—he's the sort of crass, confrontational character you usually only find on TV.
VICE Staff
12.16.14
Cocaine

The New King of Coke (Full Length)
Peru is now the world's leading producer of cocaine. VICE News traveled there to find out how this new title is forcing the military to ramp up, and the government to crack down, as it affects nearly every aspect of Peruvian society.
VICE News
12.16.14
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