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Memes

Make Bernie Sit Anywhere in the World With This Google Maps Tool

Maybe somewhere a little warmer?
Gita Jackson
1.21.21
mexico

Meet the Gringos Who Want an American Vaccine

Mexico's expat population is confused about who can get the COVID-19 vaccine, and what's being offered.
Nathaniel Janowitz
1.21.21
News

Canada's COVID Cases Are Falling, But Remain High in Indigenous Communities

Indigenous communities currently have about 8 percent of the country’s active COVID-19 cases, despite accounting for 5 percent of the population. 
Anya Zoledziowski
1.21.21
Anti-Vaxxers

How France Became the Global Centre of Vaccine Resistance

Vive la Résistance – to vaccines.
Vivian Song
1.21.21
tech-science

Scientists Find 20 Million-Year-Old Giant Predatory Nightmare Worm

Trace fossils reveal an “life and death struggle between predator and prey” that played in what is now Taiwan.
Becky Ferreira
1.21.21
LGBTQ

How Rio's Trans Community Defeated Right Wing Leaders and Saved a Shelter

Violence against the LGBTQ community in Brazil has risen during the pandemic, but the residents of Casa Nem have now found a new, permanent home.
Edmund Ruge
1.21.21
capitol insurrection

This Far-Right Congressman’s Own Brothers Blame Him for the Capitol Riot

“This just seemed like too big a moment to just sit on the sidelines and not say anything,” said Rep. Andy Biggs’ brother.
Paul Blest
1.21.21
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscope: January 21, 2021

The moon is in Taurus.
Annabel Gat
1.21.21
COVID-19 vaccine

You Might End Up Getting Your COVID Vaccine From a Dentist or Veterinarian

“If you don’t have the labor capacity to give the vaccine, you’ll never get through the pandemic.”
Emma Ockerman
1.21.21
uber

New Study Finds Chicago Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Paid Below Minimum Wage

In 2019 and 2020, ride-hail drivers brought in less money than the state-wide minimum wage after expenses and taxes.
Edward Ongweso Jr
1.21.21
Censorship

Republicans Love De-Platforming—Just Ask Sex Workers

Conservatives cried 'censorship' when Trump was banned from social media. But most online censorship efforts are designed to silence their enemies.
Cathy Reisenwitz
1.21.21
Games Opinion

I've Turned My iPhone into a Portable PS5 With This Rad Controller

Attaching a Backbone controller to my iPhone has transformed the convenience of playing video games.
Patrick Klepek
1.21.21
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