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Many Coal Miners Are Still Getting Black Lung and Thinking About Suicide: Study

Researchers in Virginia have found “shocking” rates of mental illness among coal miners, still one of the most dangerous jobs today.
Geoff Dembicki
9.15.21
ANIMALS

A Record 1,428 Dolphins Are Slaughtered in ‘Inhumane’ Faroe Islands Hunt

In a single day, hunters killed 1,428 of the mammal, the highest on record in the archipelago.
Hanako Montgomery
Sophia Smith Galer
9.15.21
Shamima Begum

So-Called 'ISIS Bride' Shamima Begum Offers to Help UK Fight Terrorism

In her first live UK TV interview, the 22-year-old, who fled the UK to join ISIS aged 15, said she could help the UK combat terrorism because "you clearly don't know what you're doing."
Simon Childs
9.15.21
Photos

Photographing the Young Goths of Yorkshire

Last weekend, devotees from all corners of the North made the pilgrimage to Leeds for the UK's first goth festival since pre-pandemic times.
Jak Hutchcraft
9.15.21
china

China Blows Up 15 High-Rises Because Constructors Ran Out of Money to Finish Them

Tons of explosives were detonated to tear down the half-finished apartment buildings in China.
Viola Zhou
9.15.21
Recipe

Three Layer Vanilla Cake Recipe

A show-stopping triple-tiered cake is easier to accomplish than you think in this straight-forward vanilla buttercream rendition.
Screaming in Cakes
9.15.21
disability issues

What It's Like Using Dating Apps When You Have a Disability

"If you’re young, people can’t really conceive of the idea of you not being able-bodied and healthy."
Charlotte Bayes
9.15.21
japan

Russian Man Who Swam to Japan Now Wants to Stay

The 38-year-old swam all night to seek asylum in Japan.
Hanako Montgomery
9.15.21
Orangutans

This Is How Critically Endangered Orangutans Are Trafficked, According to a Former Illegal Trader

Almost all his business was conducted on social media.
Tonggo Simangunsong
9.15.21
covid

You Can Now Buy ‘Pfizermeister’ Cocktails From This Bar

The drinks, which include the Sinosour, are meant to help ease pandemic-induced lockdown boredom.
Heather Chen
9.15.21
NFT

Digital Racehorses Are the New Racehorses

My friends and I spent heaps of money on an NFT racehorse. What could go wrong?
Tim McGlone
9.15.21
gangs

The Drug Gangs Terrorising England's Steel City

A local councillor in Sheffield says residents “often don’t bat an eyelid” at the latest stabbing or shooting, since they've become so common.
Mattha Busby
9.15.21
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