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War on Drugs

How Drugs Won the War on Drugs

Here's to 50 years of failure.
Greg Walters
9.30.21
Crime

Millions Lost Their Internet to Prevent Some Teachers From Cheating in an Exam

India is notorious for its "cheating mafia," an organised network that helps students and teachers cheat their way through competitive entrance tests.
Shamani Joshi
9.30.21
sex-how-to

You Can Have a Great Sex Life With Genital Herpes

Your ultimate guide to safer, healthy, hot sex after an HSV-2 diagnosis, which is usually less life-altering than it might seem.
Mark Hay
9.30.21
COVID-19

COVID Is Killing Pregnant People and the CDC Is Begging Them to Get Vaccinated

September was one of the deadliest months for pregnant people who contracted COVID-19.
Paul Blest
9.30.21
child marriage

Students Are Finally Returning to School in Bangladesh, but the Girls Are Missing

When one of the world’s longest COVID-19 shutdowns was lifted, it exposed the country’s deep-rooted problems.
Pallavi Pundir
Muktadir Rashid
9.30.21
Germany

A 96-Year-Old Former Nazi Death Camp Secretary Went on the Run Ahead of Her Trial

Irmgard Furchner, who worked at the Stutthof concentration camp, sparked an hours-long search by police after she took a taxi from her care home to a metro station.
Tim Hume
9.30.21
iBuyers

‘Price-Distorting’ iBuyers Like Zillow Hurt US Homeowners, Rivals Say

The model ultimately comes at a cost to the consumer, one said.
Maxwell Strachan
9.30.21
chat registers

Grocery Store Opens ‘Chat Registers’ for Lonely Customers

So-called ‘Kletskassas’ are places for customers who aren’t in a rush and looking for a chat.
Gabriel Geiger
9.30.21
Eat Better
16:26

The Farmers Who Give Away Food for Free

MUNCHIES visits Soul Fire Farm, an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm committed to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system in upstate NY.
Facebook

Instagram Is Still Promoting Eating Disorders and Unproven Diet Pills to Teens

A damning new report shows that Instagram is awash in posts promoting eating disorders, unproven diet supplements, and skin-whitening products.
David Gilbert
9.30.21
Instacart

Instacart Shoppers Will Stage Nationwide Strike

On October 16, a group of Instacart's gig workers will log off the grocery delivery app until the company agrees to a series of demands that would result in higher pay.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
9.30.21
Tech news

Documents Reveal Miami Mayor's Struggle to Make the City a Bitcoin Utopia

Six months after Mayor Francis Suarez announced that Miami will pay employees and accept taxes in Bitcoin, documents reveal numerous difficulties.
Jordan Pearson
9.30.21
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