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Man Sentenced for Smuggling 80 Pounds of Speed Disguised as COVID Vaccine

A Polish man covered his van in magnetic stickers with the BioNTech logo to evade authorities.
Gabriel Geiger
8.17.21
Militias

Facebook Is Helping Militias Spread Vaccine Disinformation and Calling Them ‘Experts’

A new report finds violent militia groups have become “key” spreaders of vaccine misinformation on the platform.
David Gilbert
8.17.21
Afghanistan

Social Media Has Become Many Afghans’ Best Bet for Getting Help

“No one cares about us. We’ll die slowly in history. Isn’t it funny?” an Afghan girl said in a tearful TikTok video.
Pallavi Pundir
8.17.21
Afghanistan

Aerial Photos Show the Chaotic Scenes at Kabul Airport

Hundreds of people can be seen crowding along runways trying to escape Taliban rule.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
8.17.21
infrastructure

Philly Transit Agency Claims Anti-Homeless Architecture Meant to Combat COVID

Unpopular, uncomfortable $670 "leaners" were installed to discourage the homeless from sleeping, to the detriment of people looking for somewhere to sit.
Aaron Gordon
8.17.21
Hacking

A Third of Global Companies Have Experienced Ransomware Attack, Survey Finds

“Ransomware has become the enemy of the day.”
Radhamely De Leon
8.17.21
corporate surveillance

A Company That Designs Jails is Spying On Activists Who Oppose Them

Documents show HDR, Inc. has monitored groups that oppose its controversial plans to build jails and highways.
Ella Fassler
8.17.21
Honduras

Caribbean Reefs are Dying from a Mysterious Disease

The devastation caused by the disease is unprecedented. “You can lose colonies that were growing for hundreds of years in just weeks or months,” said one expert.
Jeff Ernst
8.17.21
Taliban

Remains of Dead Afghan Found in Landing Gear of US Military Plane

Afghans’ desperate flight from Taliban rule has led to tragedies.
Viola Zhou
8.17.21
shopping-wellness

A New Service Promises to Make Getting a Divorce Cheap and NBD

So, you’ve coveted your neighbor’s wife, and you need to untie the knot. No worries—it’s 2021, and unhitching your wagon is easier than ever.
Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp
8.17.21
world conflict

Surreal Footage Appears to Show Taliban Militants Driving Bumper Cars and Lifting Weights

In one clip, a group of men are trying out exercise equipment as one person holds a rocket launcher.
Koh Ewe
8.17.21
Afghanistan

‘I Keep Crying’: Young Afghan Women Are Terrified About Life Under Taliban Rule

Young women who have never experienced the Islamic fundamentalist group's regime are especially afraid of what they stand to lose.
Natashya Gutierrez
8.17.21
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