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Policing

Cops Arrested a Black Man Taking Out His Garbage While Looking For a White Suspect
“Yo, you’re looking for the people upstairs, bro,” the man, a music producer known as Tone Stackz, told the officers.
Emma Ockerman
4.7.21
Politics

Tom Cotton Will Not Shut Up About Putting More People in Prison
The Republican senator from Arkansas thinks that the U.S. has a prison problem: It doesn’t have enough of them.
Paul Blest
4.7.21
sex work

The Viral Story About an Amy Poehler Lookalike Is Fake and Harmful
When Amy Poehler started trending on Twitter with a story about a stripper squirting vaginal fluids at cops, a woman’s mugshot resurfaced from 2008—but it’s not the first time.
Samantha Cole
4.7.21
Tech

Criminals Hid Guns, Cash, Drugs in Iris-Scanning Vaults in a Strip Mall, Feds Say
“We don’t even want to know your name,” said the advertisements. According to the feds, the drug dealers poured in.
Matthew Gault
4.7.21
tech-science

Government Physics Experiment Suggests Something Unknown Is Influencing Reality
The first results from the Muon g-2 experiment indicate with more certainty that there is more to the universe than what we currently understand.
Becky Ferreira
4.7.21
News

Canadian Church Fenced Off by Authorities for Breaking COVID-19 Rules
The church was run by controversial pastor James Coates, who has already been jailed during the pandemic.
Mack Lamoureux
4.7.21
iraq

Iran-Backed Militia Blows Up Truck, Then Quotes ‘Peaky Blinders’
People in Iraq have become grimly accustomed to attacks by Shia militiamen, but not ones who quote Tommy Shelby afterwards.
Mohammed Rasool
4.7.21
movies

What Happened to the Childlike Empress From ‘The NeverEnding Story’?
Former child actor Tami Stronach spent decades away from Hollywood after her iconic 80s role. Now, she's opening up to VICE about her full-circle journey.
Ashley Spencer
4.7.21
anti-asian attacks

Daughter of Asian Woman Viciously Stomped in NYC Is Raising Tons of Money for Other Victims
The GoFundMe set up after the horrific attack, caught on video, has raised over $250,000 so far.
Samir Ferdowsi
4.7.21
reality tv

Why Is Fraud So Common in the ‘Real Housewives’?
The arrest of Jen Shah highlights the insatiable desire for wealth and fame in Bravo's flagship series.
Alex Zaragoza
4.7.21
Coronavirus

Under-30s Should Be Offered Alternative to AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine, UK Says
The UK's vaccine regulator has issued new advice for young people over concerns about extremely rare blood clots following use of the vaccine.
Simon Childs
4.7.21
infrastructure

Is This Infrastructure?
Republicans are arguing semantics to kill critically needed investments in things that would fundamentally make people’s lives better.
Aaron Gordon
4.7.21
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