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Life

I Got COVID-19 While Climbing Everest. Then Came Two Cyclones.
Harshvardhan Joshi just got back from the deadliest adventure of his life. He describes it here in detail.
Shail Desai
6.11.21
COLOMBIA

Protestors in Colombia Chased and Lynched an Off-Duty Cop Who'd Fired on Them
Video captured the lynching of Fredy Bermúdez, an off-duty Colombian police investigator. The violent repression of protesters by police has prompted a national awakening on police brutality in Colombia.
Jeff Ernst
6.11.21
Entertainment

Lorde’s New Cover Art Has 2 Versions. One Doesn’t Have Her Butt.
In some places like China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia, the cover image for the New Zealand singer-songwriter’s new single is heavily obscured by “sunlight.”
Koh Ewe
6.11.21
wildfires

How an Army of Goats Could Help Prevent California Wildfires
The state is anticipating a terrible fire season.
Samir Ferdowsi
6.11.21
Donald Trump

Trump’s DOJ Secretly Forced Apple to Hand Over Adam Schiff’s iPhone Data
It also demanded the phone data of House members’ aides and families, a bombshell report says.
Paul Blest
6.11.21
Tech news

People Say They Got COVID After Going to a Massive Miami Bitcoin Conference
The Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami was attended by 12,000 cryptocurrency fans.
Edward Ongweso Jr
Jordan Pearson
6.11.21
Games News

Maybe Consoles Should Just Embrace PC-Like Graphics Settings
'Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart' has three different graphics settings. Is it time to just let players mess around with everything?
Patrick Klepek
6.11.21
VICE K-Pop

TWICE on Their Sisterhood, Supporters, and Summer Single ‘Alcohol-Free’
VICE spoke with K-pop girl group TWICE about their new album “Taste of Love,” what the past year has been like, and the hope of seeing their fans again.
Therese Reyes
6.11.21
Hacking

How Hackers Used Slack to Break into EA Games
A representative for the hackers explained to Motherboard how the group stole a wealth of data from the game publishing giant.
Joseph Cox
6.11.21
Tech

The Pentagon Could Finally Tell the Whole Truth About UFOs
The government is set to drop a new report about unidentified aerial phenomenon by the end of the month.
Matthew Gault
6.11.21
Tedium

The $149 Smartphone That Could Bring The Linux Mobile Ecosystem to Life
The low-cost PinePhone isn’t a perfect device, but the nuanced ecosystem it’s going to build for Linux-based smartphones is going to be amazing.
Ernie Smith
6.11.21
Tech news

Cryptocurrency Is In a New Wild West Phase. Things Are Really, Really Weird
There's a flood of new tokens. Billions are on the line. Anonymity is commonplace. Everyone—creators, investors, hackers, promoters—is cashing in.
Jessica Klein
6.11.21
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