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TikTok

What You Learn From a Year of Watching Bad Financial Advice on TikTok

One anonymous finance professional has been tracking the worrying number of get-rich-quick schemes on the platform. "It's getting really bad," he says.
Maxwell Strachan
1.28.22
Storm Ana

Tropical Storm Kills Dozens and Displaces 200,000 Across Southern Africa

Tens of thousands of people have been injured after Tropical Storm Ana hit Mozambique, Malawi and Madagascar.
Dipo Faloyin
1.28.22
qanon

QAnon Sex Trafficking Conspiracies Have Shut Down a Texas Butterfly Center

On Thursday, QAnon conspiracy theories about the National Butterfly Center became real-world threats.
David Gilbert
1.28.22
Tech news

More Than 80% of NFTs Created for Free on OpenSea Are Fraud or Spam, Company Says

After reversing course on a limit to the amount of free NFTs a user can create, OpenSea said the decision was due to the amount of fraud and spam.
Jordan Pearson
1.28.22
Sports

Tongan Flag Bearer Cancels Olympic Plans to Help Tsunami-Stricken Nation

The taekwondo and skiing athlete says his country is far from recovering from the effects of the most powerful volcanic eruption in decades.
Hanako Montgomery
1.28.22
Belarus

‘We Can Hurt Them in Ways They Don’t Understand’: Ukraine on Russia Cyber-War

An apparent hack of the railway network in Russia’s ally Belarus hints at the prospect of a massive new wave of cyber warfare over Ukraine, security officials told VICE World News.
Mitchell Prothero
1.28.22
How-To
8:42

Award Winning Tex Mex Chili

Dave Rizo from Yellow Rose in NYC shows how to make his childhood chili.
Tech

This Is Why There’s Been So Many NFT and Crypto Hacks

The blockchain is shockingly secure, but the platforms that interact with it are a paradise for hackers and scammers.
Matthew Gault
1.28.22
tech-science

How Scientists Will Look for Alien Life on Ocean Moons

Planetary scientist Jonathan Lunine talks about missions to Titan, Europa, and Enceladus in a new episode of Motherboard’s Space Show.
Becky Ferreira
1.28.22
World News

Doctors Are Prescribing Fentanyl to Help People Addicted to Opioids

To stop overdoses, the British Columbia government is providing fentanyl patches and pills to people using street drugs.
Manisha Krishnan
1.28.22
housing

Rental Opportunity of the Week: Would You Pay £650 to Sleep in a Kitchen?

This is actually the reduced price. Lucky you!
Joel Golby
1.28.22
Metropolitan Police

Retired London Cop Charged With Rape

Stephen Kyere has been charged in connection with an incident in 2004 when he was a serving Metropolitan Police officer but off-duty.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
1.28.22
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