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police

States Are Trying to Exempt Cops From Paying Taxes

Republicans in Georgia, Kentucky, and New Mexico have all introduced bills that would spare police from having to pay state taxes.
Trone Dowd
2.11.22
Capitol Riot

Praising Jan. 6 Rioters as ‘Patriots’ Just Got Virginia’s Top Election Lawyer Fired

The Virginia deputy general overseeing elections praised Jan. 6 rioters and echoed Trump’s false claims about the election being stolen.
Paul Blest
2.11.22
How-To
12:08

How To Make Zhong Dumplings with Jing Gao

Jing Gao of Fly By Jing is in the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen making Zhong Dumplings, a classic Chengdu street snack.
tech-science

The World’s Biggest Optical Telescope Will Search for Alien Life

Suzanne Ramsay and Michele Cirasuolo, scientists with the Extremely Large Telescope, talk about the observatory’s unprecedented abilities on Motherboard’s Space Show.
Becky Ferreira
2.11.22
Science

Why Are Letters Shaped the Way They Are?

Linguistic games and research are revealing a hidden connection between what words look and sound like, and what they mean.
Shayla Love
2.11.22
amazon

Amazon Delivery Drivers Can Be Fired for Peeing in Bottles

“Under no circumstances will a Delivery Associate urinate in bottles and leave the human waste in delivery vans."
Lauren Kaori Gurley
2.11.22
Tech

The Lingering Mystery of the Rapper Who Allegedly Laundered $1B in Bitcoin

The outsized online life of alleged criminal Heather Morgan is distracting us from the central crime: who stole 120,000 BTC seven years ago?
Matthew Gault
2.11.22
Religion

We Spoke to the Teenager Who Faced Off With Hindu Supremacists in India’s Growing Hijab Ban

An obscure dress code is turning colleges into religious battlefields, with young Muslim women facing the brunt in the world’s largest democracy.
Pallavi Pundir
2.11.22
FRANCE

Emmanuel Macron Apparently Refused a COVID Test in Case Russia Stole His DNA

At least now we know why they sat so far apart in Moscow.
Sophia Smith Galer
2.11.22
News

Canada’s 2 Biggest Parties Have a ‘Freedom Convoy’ Problem. Conservatives Especially.

Many Conservatives have voiced support for the convoy, which is largely unpopular among Canadians.
Anya Zoledziowski
2.11.22
VWN DEVELOPING NEWS
6:57

“She Was Inhaling Deeply”

Andrew McConnell grew up during the Troubles in Northern Ireland - now he captures the lives of ordinary people living in conflict zones, rather than those holding a gun.
Crime

Who Is Robbing Europe’s Elite Footballers?

The number of footballers whose homes have been raided, often violently, for expensive watches, gems and cars is on the rise across Europe. There is a reason so few suspects are being caught.
Max Daly
2.11.22
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