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Conservative Comedy

‘Gutfeld’ Shows the Sickly State of Conservative Comedy

Fox's new comedy show proves that when your riffs on the day’s news air on the same network as Tucker Carlson, it's hard to tell where the joke is.
Ashwin Rodrigues
4.15.21
Politics

J.D. Vance Might Run for Senate With Nothing But Grit and Peter Thiel’s Millions

The “Hillbilly Elegy” author seems to be eyeing a Senate seat in Ohio.
Paul Blest
4.15.21
tech-science

The Whitest Paint Ever Created Is the Opposite of Vantablack, Basically

The ultra-white paint reflects 98.1 percent of sunlight, cooling building surfaces 'like refrigeration' to fight climate change.
Becky Ferreira
4.15.21
News

We Interviewed the Guy Who Made Eric Adams’ Bizarre ‘Contraband’ Video

Now that the NYC mayoral candidate's incredibly strange, decade-old video is going viral, we unearthed the story of how it got made.
Drew Schwartz
4.15.21
Poland

A ‘Runaway Iguana’ That Terrified Locals Turned Out to Be a Croissant in a Tree

Just look at it.
Matthew Champion
4.15.21
personal finance

Shantay, You Pay: Inside the Heavy Financial Burden of Going On ‘Drag Race’

As drag has gotten more mainstream, it’s gotten further from its DIY roots—and performing on the biggest stage is becoming prohibitively expensive.
Rachel Miller
4.15.21
Lebanon

Her Brother Was Killed in Cold Blood, But His Killers Still Walk Free

Lokman Slim was shot multiple times as he made his way home, the latest victim of a string of assassinations. His family suspects a powerful political group was behind his murder.
Matthew Kynaston
4.15.21
Policing

Police Chief Won’t Apologize to Black Lieutenant Held at Gunpoint

When asked if he thought the department should apologize to Lt. Caron Nazario, Windsor Police Chief Rodney Riddle said: “I don’t believe so.” 
Emma Ockerman
4.15.21
students

I Spent 6 Days in My Student Flat Due to COVID. Now My Landlord Is Trying to Sue Me.

Tayyaba Iqbal, a postgraduate student at the University of Oxford, is currently £4,200 in debt and facing legal action for a flat she hasn’t lived in since September.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
4.15.21
Yemen

Drone Strike Victims In Yemen Are Desperate For Accountability from the U.S

As a new generation of Yemenis confronts the fear of U.S. attacks, they are taking action and demanding answers.
Nick Turse
4.15.21
matt gaetz

Matt Gaetz’s Mess Is Getting Harder to Clean Up

Gaetz reportedly transferred money to his friend Joel Greenberg using the “love hotel” emoji.
Paul Blest
4.15.21
HAITI

The Poorest Country in the Americas is Still Waiting for Vaccines

Despite incipient government efforts to secure the first shipment from a vaccine supply for the world’s poorest countries, Haiti still has no vaccines today.
Ricardo Martinez
4.15.21
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