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BLM protests

BLM Protesters Are Still Grappling With Their Arrests Months Later

After the police killing of George Floyd, we spoke to Black Lives Matter protesters in New York. Eight months later, we asked how their lives have changed.
Jacquelynne Causey
2.8.21
covid vaccine

The COVID Vaccine Wasn’t Tested on Pregnant People. Now They’re Worried.

“No one really knows the right answer in this scenario for certain,” one pregnant healthcare worker told VICE News.
Carter Sherman
2.8.21
tech-science

UCLA Pauses 'Unethical' Study Designed to Mentally Distress Trans People

Advocacy groups warned people to avoid participating in the study due to "grave concerns about the unethical research design."
Eleanor Cummins
2.8.21
RACISM

Asian Americans Are Calling on Allies in Response to a Wave of Violence

Three recent attacks of senior citizens show the continued rise of anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bettina Makalintal
2.8.21
El Salvador

How Surfing Saved Me From Joining the MS-13 Gang

“If someone had told me when I was a child that surfing would take me to the other side of the world, I would have told them that they were crazy,” said Bryan Pérez, El Salvador’s greatest surfer.
Bryan Avelar
2.8.21
DoorDash

A DoorDash Driver's Van Was Stolen With His Two Kids Inside

Gig workers are forced into impossible situations because they don't have access to child care.
Edward Ongweso Jr
2.8.21
american exceptionalism

American Democracy Isn't Doing So Hot

Almost half of Americans say U.S. democracy isn't functioning very well.
Paul Blest
2.8.21
Conspiracies

Arrest of ‘Agent Margaritaville’ Hitting Conspiracy Movement Hard

A former police detective put up $10,000 to anyone who could help get the conspiracy theorist known as Agent Margaritaville arrested, claiming he and his family were the subject of intense harassment.
Mack Lamoureux
2.8.21
Coronavirus

The NFL Honored Health Care Workers by Throwing a Superspreader Super Bowl

About 22,000 attended the game in person, and countless others celebrated in the streets.
Samir Ferdowsi
2.8.21
pornhub

Watch Pornhub Execs Being Grilled for Abuse on Their Platform

MindGeek execs answered to Canadian Parliament about moderation, abuse, and why it didn't act sooner.
Samantha Cole
2.8.21
trump impeachment

Trump’s Crack Impeachment Lawyers Misspelled ‘United States’—Again

And yet it was still better than the mistakes in the brief they filed on behalf of their client last week.
Greg Walters
2.8.21
Ecuador

Ecuador's Left to Fight for Presidency in Runoff Vote

Economist Andrés Arauz and Indigenous activist Yaku Pérez are expected to contend in the second round of voting in April.
Vincent Ricci
2.8.21
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