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extremism

Breast Cancer Patient Attacked by Violent Anti-Mask Protest Outside Clinic

“Do you know anything about chemotherapy? Do you know what happens to the immune system?”
Tess Owen
7.23.21
News

Police Dog Attacked a Pregnant Woman in Her Bedroom: ‘I Feared for My Life’

U.S. Marshals were trying to arrest a man on a misdemeanor. A K-9 unit mauled his pregnant girlfriend instead, leaving her with 45 stitches in her left thigh.
Kevin Maimann
7.23.21
hawaii

Hawaii Is Culling Feral Cats — To Save Its Endangered Birds

Animal advocates in Hawaii are pitted against each other: split between protecting the endangered birds and protecting the feral cats.
Katherine Tutrone
7.23.21
Tech news

PG&E Will Bury 10,000 Miles of Cable to Stop Sparking California Wildfires

The monopoly utility has unveiled an ambitious plan to bury cables at a cost of $15-30 billion and pass the cost on to Californians.
Audrey Carleton
7.23.21
kanye west

It’s Impossible To Look Away From Kanye West’s Spectacle

His ability to summon an audience of thousands to Atlanta to hear a new album after years of turmoil is a testament to his power—even if ‘Donda’ isn't even finished.
Michael Penn II
7.23.21
chile

Narco Drones Got Caught Delivering Drugs to a Prison in Chile

The scheme is another example of how drones are being used to smuggle contraband and drugs into penitentiaries around the world.
Nathaniel Janowitz
7.23.21
climate

5 Things You Love That Will Be Screwed Over by Extreme Wildfires

Wildfire is coming for wine, weed, and Christmas, even if you live far away from the smoke and flames.
Samir Ferdowsi
7.23.21
vaccines

Is Hot Vax Summer Even Happening?

“The rumors of this ‘casual hookup summer’ were vastly overstated,” said one dating app’s director of relationship science.
Carter Sherman
7.23.21
NIGERIA

The Nigerian Government Is Destroying the Country's Growing Tech Sector, Experts Warn

Nigeria has the highest volume of startups on the continent. But recent policy decisions, such as an indefinite Twitter ban, are making it harder for these companies to survive.
Conrad Omodiagbe
7.23.21
Tanks vs Cars

American Cars Are Now Almost As Big As the Tanks That Won WWII

These legendary war implements were not much bigger than the vehicles millions of Americans now drive every day.
Aaron Gordon
7.23.21
In Moderation

Facebook Says ‘Death to Khamenei’ Posts Are OK for the Next Two Weeks

After the company took down several posts on Instagram that included the popular protest chant against Iran’s ruler, the company made a temporary exception to its own policies.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
7.23.21
Tech

Unmasking a Notorious Nazi Shitposter

Glowing red eyes, death metal poster style images, and skull masks all come from the same artist. VICE tracked him down to his suburban home in Canada.
Matthew Gault
7.23.21
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