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Drugs

Legal Weed Referendum Blocked by Judges in Italy on Technicality

Despite more than 600,000 people backing a referendum on legalising cannabis cultivation, Italy's high court said the proposal would breach international law.
Max Daly
2.17.22
Politics

I Was Just Waving, Says Bulgarian Politician Accused of Giving Nazi Salute

Nationalist MEP Angel Dzhambazki's gesture has been condemned as "from the darkest chapter of our history."
Simon Childs
2.17.22
Sports

Why Would a 15-Year-Old Star Figure Skater Take Heart Medicine?

What does heart medication have to do with figure skating, and what does the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva have to do with it?
Hanako Montgomery
2.17.22
piracy

Man Who Lived in Small Apartment Owes Nintendo $14.5 Million

Gary Bowser was recently sentenced to over 3 years in prison and ordered to pay millions to Nintendo for what his lawyers say was a relatively minor role in a Nintendo Switch piracy ring.
Joseph Cox
2.17.22
Tech

Redditors Compete to Create Impossibly Short Ethernet Cables

People on Reddit are competing to invent the shortest possible working ethernet cable.
Matthew Gault
2.17.22
FOIA

Federal ‘Teen Footworshipper’ Retires With Honors

FCC employee who watched ‘teen’ porn at work investigated, allowed to retire with a party.
Jason Koebler
2.17.22
tech-science

Mysterious Expanding Regions of Dark Matter May Challenge Established Physics

Observations of galaxies up to seven billion light-years away revealed a potential conflict with the standard model of cosmology.
Becky Ferreira
2.17.22
climate justice

Activists Are Occupying the Woods of Atlanta to Block a New Police Facility

Members of a decentralized movement are sabotaging bulldozers and building communal living spaces in an effort to block the $90 million training facility.
Ella Fassler
2.17.22
extremism

He Asked a 9/11 Plotter About Flight Lessons. How Long Should He Be Punished?

A U.S. soldier went AWOL, dealt firearms illegally, and contacted a terrorist. Now he’s leaving a prison system unprepared to deal with extremists.
Keegan Hamilton
2.17.22
Life

Inside a WhatsApp Group for Indian Men Whose Wives Left Them for New Lives in Canada

They paid a fortune to send their wives ahead to a future in Canada, hoping they’d follow on a spouse visa. But with the women finding solace from dreary lives back home, these husbands say they’re now left lonely and bankrupt.
Arman Khan
2.17.22
abortion

Suddenly There’s a Rush of 15-Week Abortion Bans. Here’s Why.

“Abortion opponents will not stop with a 15-week ban,” one expert told VICE News.
Carter Sherman
2.17.22
domestic violence

Outrage As Lawmaker Instructs Husbands to ‘Gently’ Strike Their Unruly Wives

After her attempt at sagely marital advice, a Malaysian lawmaker faces calls to resign and harsh criticism from rights groups and other lawmakers.
JC Gotinga
2.17.22
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