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police

Police Killing of Young Roma Man Sparks Riots in Athens
Rioting against police brutality has erupted after a notorious police motorcycle unit opened fire in pursuit of three young men in a car, killing one.
Mitchell Prothero
10.26.21
The Extremism Desk

MAGA, the CIA, and Silvercorp: The Bizarre Backstory of the World’s Most Disastrous Coup
Last year, an invasion of Venezuela led by U.S. mercenaries played out as farce and ended in disaster. New interviews reveal the backstory was even more bizarre than previously thought.
Ben Makuch
10.26.21
Hacking

US Citizens Sue Company That Processes Billions of Texts For Exposing Their Data
The plaintiffs hope to turn their lawsuits into class actions potentially representing millions of people against Syniverse.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
10.26.21
Photo Essay

Behold, The Return of the Halloween Superfan
The spookiest day of the year is back, and these Southern Californians are soaking it up.
Jamie Lee Taete
10.26.21
El Chapo

El Chapo’s Appeal Hinges on a Story by VICE News
A lawyer for the imprisoned kingpin cited our interview with an anonymous juror while arguing to have his conviction overturned.
Keegan Hamilton
10.26.21
climate crisis

Indigenous Peoples Can’t Get to World’s ‘Most Inclusive’ Climate Conference
The costs of COVID quarantine and visa issues are preventing Indigenous climate activists from attending COP26 at the United Nations.
Sophia Smith Galer
10.26.21
News

Black and Latinx People Care More About Climate Change Than White People: Poll
Black and Latinx Americans were more likely to say their communities were impacted by climate change and more ready to take action against it, a VICE News poll found.
Manisha Krishnan
10.26.21
Hacking

Hackers Disrupt Gas Stations in Iran and Deface Billboards to Blame Supreme Leader
Hackers hit Iran's infrastructure for the second time in four months, after disrupting the country's train system.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
10.26.21
glenn youngkin

Mom Who Tried to Ban Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ Is Now a GOP Star
Laura Murphy says the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel gave her son nightmares.
Paul Blest
10.26.21
NFT

Crypto Investors Are Bidding to Touch a 1,784-Pound Tungsten Cube Once a Year
You'll have to travel to a storage facility in Willowbrook, Illinois, to touch the forbidden cube.
Edward Ongweso Jr
10.26.21
Environment

Here’s a Simple Solution to Climate Change: Talk About It
About 60 percent of people in the U.S. almost never talk about climate change with friends and family, a VICE News poll found. It's a “missed opportunity” to fight the crisis.
Anya Zoledziowski
10.26.21
anti-vaccine movement

Anti-Vaxxers Are Making a Play for the Hearts, Minds, and Wombs of Young Women
Marketers of “classical” femininity are also promoting a particular brand of COVID denialism and misinformation.
Anna Merlan
10.26.21
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