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Cops in Canada and Scotland will soon be able to wear the hijab

In an effort to boost diversity in their ranks, police forces in several countries have begun allowing Muslim women to wear the veil while on duty.
Justin Ling
8.24.16
Vice Blog

Catching Up with Pulse Survivor Angel Santiago

GAYCATION host Ian Daniel checks in with Pulse survivor Angel Santiago ahead of tonight's special episode.
Ian Daniel
8.24.16
The Law

Judge Tosses Lawsuit Complaining About the Ice in Starbucks Iced Drinks

“If children have figured out that including ice in a cold beverage decreases the amount of liquid they will receive, [then] a reasonable customer would not be deceived [by the ice],” the judge wrote.
Jelisa Castrodale
8.24.16
law

A Startup Is Automating the Lawsuit Strategy Peter Thiel Used to Kill Gawker

A Silicon Valley startup is weaponizing the weaknesses in the American legal system as an investing opportunity.
Jason Koebler
8.24.16
thump news

Chicago Official Says Dance Music Clubs Should Pay More Tax Than Opera Houses

They say rap music, country music, rock, electronic music, and DJs do not authentically count as "culture."
Alexander Iadarola
8.24.16
ANIMALS

This Is Why Ligers, Mules and Other Hybrid Animals Can’t Reproduce

Hybrid animals' sex cells are essentially nonfunctional.
Madison Margolin
8.24.16
Baseball

Blue Jays GM on Tim Tebow: 'He Has an Amazing Swing'

Toronto GM Ross Atkins said the Blue Jays will send a scout to Tebow's workout at the end of the month.
Oren Weisfeld
8.24.16
Europe

Town devastated by earthquake is home to a beloved Italian tradition

Amatrice, almost destroyed by a quake that killed at least 120, is not on guidebooks — but Italians know it as the birthplace of pasta amatriciana.
Alberto Riva
8.24.16
Premieres

PREMIERE: Dulvitund's New 'Huldar Slóðir' EP Is an Icy Blast of Gloomy Dark Ambient

Stream the slick, chilly new album from this Icelandic dark ambient project.
Kim Kelly
8.24.16
war and conflict

Hundreds of students trapped in attack on American University in Kabul

The university is usually full of students on weeknights who attend classes after working day jobs.
Tess Owen
8.24.16
united states

Graduate students at private schools can now unionize

Twelve years after a ruling forbidding grad students at private universities from unionizing, the National Labor Relations Board gave them the go-ahead Wednesday.
Brendan James
8.24.16
vice gaming meets

Zoë Quinn on Life Since Gamergate and Her Erotic New Video Game

In the first episode of our new web series 'VICE Gaming Meets,' the video game developer talks about online harassment and shows us her new dating simulation game inspired by Amazon best-seller Chuck Tingle.
VICE Staff
8.24.16
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