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climate change

Farmworkers Endure Brutal Conditions During Historic Heat Wave

The elderly and children are among the thousands of agricultural workers who are harvesting blueberries and cherries throughout the Pacific Northwest's 'heat dome.'
Lauren Kaori Gurley
6.29.21
Politics

A Disturbing Number of Americans Have Right-Wing Authoritarian Views

A new poll shows a higher percentage of people in the U.S. qualify as "highly right-wing authoritarian" compared to other Western countries.
Paul Blest
6.29.21
ppp loans

‘The Bachelor’ Stars Got PPP Loans While Millions Struggled During COVID

The government apparently paid ‘Bachelor’ stars to be influencers, which, sure.
Carter Sherman
6.29.21
picasso

Greek Cops Recover Stolen Picasso Painting, Drop It During Press Conference

Let's just prop this priceless painting stolen nine years ago against this desk, what could go wrong.
Mitchell Prothero
6.29.21
Internet

Norway Law Forces Influencers to Label Retouched Photos on Instagram

The new law will require advertisements where a body’s shape, size, or skin has been retouched to be labeled.
Gabriel Geiger
6.29.21
mexico

Legendary Cocaine Smuggler 'Will the Ghost' Was Just Captured in Colombia

Guillermo Acevedo remained in the shadows for decades until he was exposed by an investigation into his past as a drug trafficker and violent paramilitary leader last year.
Jeff Ernst
6.29.21
mexico marijuana

The Supreme Court Is Forcing Mexico to Legalize Weed, Sort Of

The country's highest court voted that the prohibition of marijuana was unconstitutional after legalization law stalled.
Nathaniel Janowitz
6.29.21
Race

Students Wore ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirts. Their School Won’t Talk About It.

A Snapchat of the photo they took was shared with VICE News.
Samir Ferdowsi
6.29.21
Games Opinion

What I Learned From Near, an Emulation Legend and Real Person

Over several weeks of reporting, I came to know a person of immense talent who was also in constant, undeniable pain at the hands of the internet.
Patrick Klepek
6.29.21
mexico

COVID Has Pushed Coca for Cocaine to Highest Production Levels Ever, Says White House

The two largest coca-producing countries on Earth, Colombia and Peru, both set new records for the production of coca, the base ingredient for cocaine, last year.
Nathaniel Janowitz
6.29.21
I Was There
12:37

How My Video Got 6 Cops Indicted

The violent actions of N.Y.P.D. officers during the Tompkins Square Park riot in 1988 were caught on a video camera by local resident and artist Clayton Patterson.
Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson Actually Thinks the NSA Is Spying On His Email

A "whistleblower" told him, apparently.
Paul Blest
6.29.21
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