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Sorry, Travel Won't Be Returning to Normal This Year...Or Next
From vaccine passports to travel bubbles, here's what it'll probably look like for the next couple of years.
Anya Zoledziowski
3.11.21
mexico

How Smugglers Flood Mexico With Cheap U.S. Guns
U.S. gun laws are easily exploited by traffickers and cartels in Mexico, who have caused devastation in their wake.
Ioan Grillo
3.11.21
Environment

Biden Wants to Reopen a Child Detention Center on Top of Toxic Military Waste
Joe Biden is looking to reopen the children’s detention center in Homestead, Florida, which is situated in an area so polluted it’s been designated unfit for residents.
Ian Kumamoto
3.11.21
COVID-19

'Business as Usual' – How the Government Downplayed the Risk of COVID at Work
“Our jobs are not worth our lives", says the editor of a new report into the government's "light touch" approach to workplace safety during the pandemic.
Simon Childs
3.11.21
fossil fuel

Fossil Fuels Are Wildly More Expensive Than Previously Thought, Study Says
Overinflated fossil fuel investments might be a ‘worthless’ bubble waiting to trigger the next crash, while renewables seem more appealing than ever.
Nafeez Ahmed
3.11.21
Prop 22

Uber Is Expanding Its War on Labor to Canada With a Prop 22 Clone
In a new proposal announced Wednesday, the company is proposing provincial Canadian governments deny gig workers employee classification in exchange for a paltry benefits fund.
Edward Ongweso Jr
3.11.21
tech-science

Watch a Harvard Professor Explain Why He Thinks Aliens Visited Us Already
Most scientists think the first interstellar visitor to our solar system has a natural explanation. Harvard professor Avi Loeb makes the case for an alien origin.
Becky Ferreira
3.11.21
Clubhouse

Inside the Clubhouse Room Where People Moan Like Whales
A team of Clubhouse users say what started as a safe space for fun and performances was hijacked by clout-chasing influencers.
Edward Ongweso Jr
3.11.21
Games Features

How the Developers of 'Haven' Tried to Make Video Game Sex Seem Normal
A 20-something couple is probably having sex all the time, even if they're blasting around in space. 'Haven' embraces this.
Patrick Klepek
3.11.21
GAB

Texas Gov. Abbott Calls Gab ‘Anti-Semitic.’ Maybe He Should Tell His Own Party.
The Texas GOP created a Gab account after the Capitol insurrection, and it has more than 17,000 followers.
David Gilbert
3.11.21
Poland

The School System Where Kids Get Extra Credit For Anti-Abortion Artwork
While women fight a near-total abortion ban in Poland, the country’s schoolchildren are being rewarded for creating pro-life paintings.
Sarah Haque
3.11.21
Culture

Inside the Bullying Scandal Cancelling South Korean Celebrities
Anonymous testimonies of school violence in the hands of K-pop idols and actors have created a social media firestorm.
Hyeong Yun
3.11.21
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