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Afghanistan

Dramatic Photo Shows Hundreds of People Inside US Military Plane Out of Kabul

640 people crammed onto the cargo jet on Sunday as it fled Afghanistan.
Simon Childs
8.17.21
Tech news

Free Clipart of a Cartoon Rock Is Selling for $300,000 as NFTs

“This is the stupidest or the most incredible decision of our lives,” said one buyer of an EtherRock, which are all based on the same free clipart.
Will Gottsegen
8.17.21
The War On Drugs
11:16

Did the CIA Actually Sell Crack in the 1980s?

As cocaine flooded into America in the 1980s, this is how one reporter exposed CIA collaboration with cartels. Did the US government actually cause the crack epidemic?
covid

Pharmacist Faces Decades in Prison for Allegedly Selling Vaccine Cards on eBay

Tangtang Zhao worked for an unnamed nationwide pharmacy chain that distributed the COVID-19 vaccine.
Joseph Cox
8.17.21
identity-rights

5 People on the Devastating Long-Term Effects of Eviction

“I have PTSD from the experience. I’ve had to take leave from work several times for therapy and I take five medications.”
Reina Sultan
8.17.21
News

Justin Trudeau Is Thirsty for a Majority in an Election Nobody Wants

Banking on his COVID success, the Liberal leader wants a majority government he was denied in 2019. Here’s everything you need to know about voting for Justin Trudeau.
Kevin Maimann
8.17.21
covid

How to Actually Get a Trump Voter Vaccinated

Some red counties have managed to convince high percentages of their residents to get vaccinated—despite the stark political divide and misinformation fueling the pandemic.
Paul Blest
8.17.21
Afghanistan

Germany Flew 65,000 Beer Cans Out of Afghanistan, but Just 7 People on an Evacuation Flight

The German government is facing anger for shipping 22,500 litres of alcohol out of Afghanistan in June, after it emerged only seven people were on board the country’s first evacuation flight out of Kabul.
Tim Hume
8.17.21
Nabisco

‘We’re Tired of Getting Treated Like Trash’: Nabisco Workers Are Striking for Normal Hours

Hundreds of workers who bake and ship Oreos, Chips Ahoy, and Ritz crackers have gone on strike in Oregon, Colorado, and Virginia.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
8.17.21
Interviews

Pussy Riot Members Are on House Arrest and Can’t Even Get Groceries

Nadya Tolokonnikova explains the mass arrests of protesters in Russia and how a “gay propaganda” law is being used to silence LGBTQ+ activists.
Jaime Silano
8.17.21
Afghanistan

British Student ‘Lord Miles’ Evacuated from Afghanistan

According to Facebook posts, Miles Routledge, a student who traveled to Kabul on holiday and posted about it on 4chan, is safely in Dubai. 
Samantha Cole
8.17.21
ICELAND

I Went to Iceland to Learn What's Up With Their Elves

The relationship between Icelanders and elves is a complicated one that can fall somewhere between faith and folklore, depending on who you ask.
Jelisa Castrodale
8.17.21
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