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Travel

The Battle to Save the Businesses That Make New York Unique

Activists say that unless major reforms are made into law, real estate developers will wipe out the city's quirky shops and bars and replace them with chains.
Peter Rugh
8.15.15
Culture

A Bro by Any Other Name Would Whine Way Less

“What is a bro?” people fighting on the Internet ask.
Lauren Oyler
8.14.15
europe or die

People Smuggling in Sicily: Europe or Die

VICE News travels to Sicily, a main stepping stone into Europe, to follow a police operation to arrest suspected smugglers at a boat landing, and meets a former member of a people trafficking network operating between Libya, Egypt, and Italy.
VICE News
8.14.15
Highlights

Huge Play Proves Whiffle Ball Ain't No Joke

Whiffle-balling out of control.
Liam Daniel Pierce
8.14.15
Important Questions Raised By...

What the Hell Is Going on in CL, Diplo, Riff Raff & OG Maco's "Doctor Pepper" Video?

Dinosaurs, ghosts, glitter bombs, and Pikachu!?
Craig Jenkins
8.14.15
war and conflict

American Hostage Kayla Mueller Was Reportedly Kept as Sex Slave By Islamic State Leader

Mueller, an aid worker from Prescott, Arizona, was captured in 2013 in Aleppo, Syria and held by the militant group until her death in February this year.
VICE News
8.14.15
Environment

Here's How Many People Die Each Day in China Because of Its Filthy Air

A study by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley shows that air pollution in China is linked to the deaths of over four thousand people every day.
Esha Dey
8.14.15
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Sorry Guys, Powdered Alcohol Is Now Illegal in New York

Buzzkill.
VICE Staff
8.14.15
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Someone Call Omar! Police Just Found 147 Pounds of Cocaine at a Baltimore Shipping Port

In homage to the best show on television, cocaine was found being smuggled in shipping containers at the Port of Baltimore.
Michael Cuby
8.14.15
News

A Man Died After Shooting a Firefighter During a Six-Hour Standoff With Police on Staten Island

By the time the dust settled, Garland Tyree had sprayed bullets from an automatic rifle across his neighborhood, shot a firefighter in the leg, and detonated a smoke grenade in his home.
Drew Schwartz
8.14.15
Europe

Greek Coast Guard Accused of Sinking Migrant Boat

Turkish fisherman shot video that they are claiming shows the Greek coast guard piercing the raft of Syrian migrants.
Pierre-Louis Caron
8.14.15
Breaking News

Drake Has Issued a Statement Regarding the OVO Fest Afterparty Shootings

Drake address the OVO Fest afterparty shooting.
Jabbari Weekes
8.14.15
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