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Why We’re Seeing More UFOs

What our alien obsession reveals about our hopes and fears for humanity.
VICE News
6.3.21
identity-culture

Why Can't WNBA Broadcasters Get the Players’ Names Right?

There are only 144 names to learn and the teams provide pronunciation guides. And yet.
Britni de la Cretaz
6.3.21
Drugs

‘People Don’t Eat Food So Much. They Chew Qat.’

In Ethiopia, the stimulant qat, or khat, is one of the largest and most important cash crops, but there’s a human cost to a stimulant economy.
Austin Bush
6.3.21
Nicaragua

Daniel Ortega Just Arrested the Woman Challenging Him For Nicaragua's Presidency

Cristiana Chamorro, a member of Nicaragua’s most prominent family and a press freedom advocate, has been charged with money laundering, an accusation she says is designed to keep her out of the November presidential race.
Jeff Ernst
6.3.21
Invasive species

Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Won’t Stop Having Sex and Pooping

And they’re wreaking havoc with Colombia’s waterways.
Katherine Tutrone
6.3.21
tech-science

Scientists Have Observed an Unprecedented Burst of Energy from Space

A gamma-ray burst observed in August 2019 has smashed records and revealed unexpected inconsistencies in models of how massive stars die.
Becky Ferreira
6.3.21
Tech news

90% of Sharks Were Mysteriously Wiped Out and Never Recovered, Scientists Find

"They made it through the asteroid impacts, they've made it through global warming, global cooling, and all sorts of things. And yet this event that we didn't know about wiped out 90 percent of them."
Becky Ferreira
6.3.21
News

'Unquestionably Wrong': Catholic Archbishop Apologizes for Church's Role in Residential Schools

Pope Francis has remained silent. But as a Cree Anglican Archdeacon says, churches can and should share their buildings and money with Indigenous communities.
Anya Zoledziowski
6.3.21
facial-recognition

NYPD’s Sprawling Facial Recognition System Now Has More Than 15,000 Cameras

The massive camera network is concentrated in predominantly Black and brown neighborhoods, according to a new crowdsourced report.
Todd Feathers
6.3.21
COVID-19 vaccine

Amazon Worker Who Won $1 Million Delighted He Can Now Pay His Bills

Jonathan Carlyle said the Ohio vaccine lottery directly contributed to his decision to get the shot.
Emma Ockerman
6.3.21
Health

Psychedelics Patent Claim Raises Questions From Researchers Who Say They Did It First

A recent application from CB Therapeutics on biosynthetic psilocybin is emblematic of the IP concerns around novelty and obviousness the psychedelic field will face.
Shayla Love
6.3.21
migration

Denmark Has Passed a Law to Deport Asylum Seekers Outside of Europe

The move has provoked criticism from both the EU and human rights bodies, who say it could affect the welfare of those seeking asylum.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
6.3.21
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