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climate change

This Activist Is Calling Out How Climate Stories Are Told
Indian activist Disha Ravi says a history of Western-centric reporting on the climate crisis has ignored the most affected.
Tammy Gan
9.30.21
Britney Spears

Britney Spears’ Father Suspended From Her Conservatorship
In a Wednesday hearing, a Los Angeles judge agreed to immediately suspend James Spears’ control of his daughter's roughly $60 million estate.
Carter Sherman
9.29.21
The Best VICE Gift Guide Ever

Backed Hard: The Best Stuff We (Actually) Bought in September
Fall is here, and before we funnel a sixer of pumpkin beer, we’re stocking up on giant bug tweezers, fresh KN95s, and psychedelic cowboy art.
Rec Room Staff
9.29.21
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscope: September 30, 2021
The moon enters Leo today.
Annabel Gat
9.29.21
tech-science

US Wildlife Officials Declare 23 Species Extinct
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the extinctions on Wednesday, which included the iconic ivory-billed woodpecker.
Sarah Wells
9.29.21
police

Idaho Springs Police Tased and Tackled Deaf Man, Lawsuit Says
Brady Mistic tried to explain he couldn’t hear officers’ commands. But Idaho Springs cops allegedly misinterpreted his sign language as disrespect.
Trone Dowd
9.29.21
News

Amid Record Overdose Deaths, Canada’s North Opens First Safe Drug Consumption Site
Yukon had Canada’s highest overdose death rate in the first quarter of 2021.
Lori Fox
9.29.21
Robinhood

Court Filings Spark New Citadel-Robinhood GameStop Theories
Internal Robinhood messages reveal Robinhood executives scrambled to talk to Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, breathing life again into theories that the two firms colluded to suppress Gamestop's stock price.
Edward Ongweso Jr
9.29.21
police tech

Los Angeles Cops Want $18 Million for Surveillance Software and Snacks
The 'police reform' proposal has been criticized by local activists, who see it as another money grab after last summer's uprisings.
Radhamely De Leon
9.29.21
climate

New Tracker Shows How Many Coal Plants’ Worth of CO2 Your Local Airport Emits
A first-of-its-kind online tool shows the emissions impact of departing flights from nearly all the world’s airports. And the picture isn’t pretty.
Aaron Gordon
9.29.21
Influence

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How Syed Saddiq and the Undi18 Movement Are Changing the Political Landscape in Malaysia | Influence
Syed Saddiq is a 28-year-old politician from Muar. He has millions of followers across his social media accounts and has leveraged this influence to create policy change in Malaysia.
Mass Incarceration

Alabama Wants to Spend $400 Million in COVID Relief Money to Build Prisons
Just last month, Alabama hospitals were on the brink of collapsing under the weight of the Delta variant’s rampage through the South.
Paul Blest
9.29.21
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