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encryption

Customs and Border Protection to Use Encrypted App Wickr Widely

New procurement records show that CBP is using Wickr across "all components" of the agency.
Joseph Cox
9.28.21
journalism

Sexual Assault Survivors in Journalism Are Waiting for Their Reckoning

After Felicia Sonmez’s lawsuit against the Washington Post, reporters who’ve survived sexual assault are confronting their trauma and what the lawsuit means for media's future.
Carter Sherman
9.28.21
Economy

The Economy Is Back. Welcome to the Casino

From the stock market, to cryptocurrencies, to sports, and beyond, the pandemic has accelerated the spread of gambling to every corner of society.
Edward Ongweso Jr
9.28.21
Science Will Win

How Genetic Testing Will Create Personalized Therapeutics for Rare Diseases

"Personalized medicine represents a better paradigm in medicine than one-size-fits-all, trial-and-error, which is what most medicine is."
Audrey Carleton
9.28.21
Games Opinion

'Life Is Strange' Presents Broken Parents as Full People, Not Villains

Over and over, the melodramatic series has returned to a surprising theme about parents who have second thoughts about becoming parents at all.
Patrick Klepek
9.28.21
omens

A Rare White Stag Roaming the Streets of an English Town Was Shot by Police

Police said the decision to kill the stag was made to protect motorists and other members of the public.
Simon Childs
9.28.21
Dog meat

South Korea’s President Is Considering a Ban on Eating Dogs

The known dog lover suggested it’s about time to outlaw the practice.
Junhyup Kwon
9.28.21
WTF

My Face Launched a Hundred Brands Around the World Without My Knowledge

Shubnum Khan didn’t read the fine print when she posed for photos for an “art project.” Then, her face ended up selling everything – from McDonald’s to makeup.
Arman Khan
9.28.21
The Business of Crime
8:22

How to Launch a Military Coup

From private militias to mercenaries, VICE World News looks at how people are trying to overthrow leaders around the world from Haiti to Venezuela.
japan

Japan’s Princess Will Give Up Over a Million Dollars to Marry Her Boyfriend

Centuries-old Japanese law strips female royal members of their status should they marry a commoner.
Hanako Montgomery
9.28.21
Food

How to Make Booze Like It's 4,000 BC

An expert in ancestral alcohol takes us back to a time when beer recipes weren't bound by big-business metrics.
Tomás Deagustini
9.28.21
TikTok

Meet the Filipino Grandmas Making It Big on TikTok

Who said TikTok was only for Gen Z?
Romano Santos
9.28.21
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