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The ‘Freedom Convoy’ Bitcoin Donations Have Been Frozen and Seized

Bitcoin was supposed to be a financial lifeline for vaccine mandate protesters in Canada. That hasn't exactly worked out to plan.
Ekin Genç
3.15.22
meme stocks

AMC, the Meme Stock Company, Buys Gold and Silver Mine

The entertainment company says that, because it was once a meme stock, it knows how to “navigate through liquidity challenge”
Aaron Gordon
3.15.22
News

Ukrainian Special Forces Have Plans for an Insurgency Against Russia

“Ukraine has a long history of national resistance against occupation,” a special forces soldier told VICE World News.
Ben Makuch
3.15.22
Ukraine

What the Ukraine Invasion Looks Like, According to Russia’s Allies

An alternate reality exists in Kremlin-friendly media, one where Ukraine uses foreigners as human shields and birds carry U.S.-funded bioweapons.
Koh Ewe
Alastair McCready
3.15.22
Homelessness

Man Who Allegedly Shot 5 Homeless Men in NYC and DC Has Been Arrested

The Metropolitan Police and the ATF have arrested the man who allegedly shot five homeless people in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
Trone Dowd
3.15.22
Russian disinformation

Russian State TV Has Found a New Home on Gab

Days after YouTube kicked Kremlin-backed Russia Today off its platform, the propaganda network found a new home on the far-right social network.
David Gilbert
3.15.22
VWN Investigators
10:39

Did North Korea Smuggle $100 Million of Heroin Overseas?

The story of how an alleged North Korean ship attempted to smuggle $100 million of heroin onto the shores of Australia.
russia

Why the World’s Biggest Democracy Is Silent on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

As Ukraine is bombed, India finds itself in a tight spot – between its biggest arms dealer and its largest trading partner.
Pallavi Pundir
3.15.22
Ukraine

Ukraine Arrests ‘Hacker’ It Says Was Routing Calls for Russian Troops

Russia may be relying on hackers like this after Ukrainian telecommunications firms blocked Russian and Belarusian numbers.
Joseph Cox
3.15.22
language

Why We Use “lol” So Much

The word rarely means “laugh out loud” anymore, but you probably knew that lol.
Shayla Love
3.15.22
Games Features

Be Wary of Liar: The Weird History Behind Elden Ring’s ‘Illusory Walls’

Most gamers probably associate the term with FromSoftware, but its roots go back decades into Dungeon & Dragons history.
Patrick Klepek
3.15.22
Elden Ring

Elden Ring Is Extraordinarily Beautiful, But Also Totally Boring

There’s no narration, the plot would fit in an iPhone note and its world remains terribly hollow.
Paul Douard
3.15.22
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