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The US Carefully Documented Its Total Failure in Afghanistan for 12 Years
For 12 years, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan issued grim and detailed reports about America’s failures in the country. No one listened.
Matthew Gault
8.16.21
News

Yikes! Conservatives Called Their Own Trudeau Attack Ad ‘Dumb’
The ad compares the prime minister to the spoiled brat from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
Manisha Krishnan
8.16.21
Afghanistan

Afghan Pilots ‘Forced to Eject’ as Military Plane Crashes in Uzbekistan
Two Afghan pilots reportedly suffered minor injuries after parachuting to safety when their plane crashed in unclear circumstances. Afghan Air Force pilots have been targeted for assassination by Taliban fighters.
Mitchell Prothero
8.16.21
covid

COVID Patients Fighting for Their Lives Are Still Refusing the Vaccine
Arkansas has one of the lowest COVID vaccination rates in the country. VICE News embedded at a hospital in Little Rock where patients facing the threat of death still won’t get the shot.
Gilad Thaler
Dan Ming
8.16.21
tech-science

Scientists Find Solar Systems Undergoing the Same Mysterious Process as Ours
A radioactive isotope profoundly affected the origin and evolution of our solar system. Now, scientists have spotted it in a system of budding stars.
Becky Ferreira
8.16.21
News

A Fight Broke Out at the Church Where a Priest Called Unmarked Graves ‘Lies’
Half a dozen demonstrators went to watch the church’s apology, but they were pushed out. Police are investigating.
Anya Zoledziowski
8.16.21
LGBTQ

This Tiny LGBTQ Bookstore Is a Queer Haven in Small-Town Mississippi
At Violet Valley, “people who maybe don’t feel welcome have a place to come and do something ordinary, like pick a book.”
S. Bear Bergman
8.16.21
Games Reviews

'Humankind' Tries to Reimagine Civilization, but Mostly Overcomplicates It
We heard you like decisions.
Cameron Kunzelman
8.16.21
Astro Guide

Weekly Horoscope: August 16 - 22
Virgo season begins!
Randon Rosenbohm
8.16.21
Cabenuva | Boundless

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'Pussy Talk Over 50' Educating & Empowering Women With HIV
Michelle Lopez knows how hard it can be to overcome the obstacles life presents—from her HIV diagnosis in the early 90s, to raising a daughter living with HIV, to simply aging with HIV in a society ill-prepared for people like her.
Tesla

When Tesla Says It Recycles 100% of Its Batteries, What Does That Mean?
Battery recycling is notoriously expensive, inefficient, and dangerous. Getting better at it is crucial to making sure electric cars are cleaner.
Audrey Carleton
8.16.21
coding

This Tool Lets You Program an Entire App With One Voice Command
Building on OpenAI's Codex system, CodeVox turns spoken, natural language into lines of code.
Samantha Cole
8.16.21
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