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crime & drugs

Canadian police seized enough powder to make 38 million fentanyl pills

Police said the shipments of the fentanyl precursor were discovered in four cardboard barrels by Canadian border guards at the Edmonton International Airport. They had been shipped from somewhere in China.
Rachel Browne
7.7.16
Los Angeles

This Burmese Chef Doesn’t Care If His Tea Leaf Salad Tastes Like Your Grandma's

When you mix it all up—along with its traditional dressing made from lime juice, garlic oil, and fish sauce—the extremely delicious, traditional dish is a study in textures and the small Southeast Asian country’s geographic culture.
Javier Cabral
7.7.16
tyler glasnow

During Tyler Glasnow's MLB Debut, His Dad Muffed a Foul Ball While Being Interviewed

Looks like Pirates rookie pitcher Tyler Glasnow's dad was not the best battery mate.
Sean Newell
7.7.16
ISIS

ISIS Has Been Running Over Syrian Mummies with Bulldozers

It’s the latest campaign to destroy historical artifacts from the terror group.
Sarah Emerson
7.7.16
thump exclusive stream

Culoe de Song Envisages a Fictional Apocalypse on His Label's Debut Release, 'Washa'

The first release on the South African DJ's De Song Music label is out on July 8.
Oliver Kinkel
7.7.16
Hockey

What It Takes to Build An Advanced Hockey Stats Site

We talked to one of the founders of the now-defunct War on Ice, as well as Manny Perry of Corsica Hockey, about the behind-the-scenes efforts that went into getting their sites off the ground.
Joe Kozlowski
7.7.16
food desert

Doctors Can Now Prescribe Fruits and Vegetables to Patients

For the millions of Americans living in food deserts, plucking a peach off of a tree isn’t really an option.
Nick Rose
7.7.16
column

Black Lives Matter Told Toronto Mayor John Tory To ‘Stay In His Lane.’ White Media Pundits Take Note

People who've never experienced racism shouldn't be detracting from this fight.
Manisha Krishnan
7.7.16
Features

Ex-NSA Spy Shows Us How To Hack a Car

How hackers could take control of your car’s engine, brakes, and even the steering wheel.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
7.7.16
americas

Another environmental activist is killed in Honduras — the third this year

Yaneth Urquía was found dead on the side of a road in western Honduras. She is the third member of an indigenous rights organization to be murdered this year, the first being award-winning activist Berta Cáceres
Reuters and VICE News
7.7.16
Crime

Police Search for Man Who’s Setting Homeless People on Fire

In San Diego, four homeless people have been brutally attacked in the past week—and two have died.
Nancy Dunham
7.7.16
Motherboard Blog

HTML5 Could Make Gaming More Accessible for People With Disabilities

Evolving technologies are bringing state-of-the-art games to anyone, regardless of special needs.
Servo Jeffersen
7.7.16
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