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school shootings

Biden Hates the Idea of Arming Teachers, But It's Way Too Late to Stop It

Part 1 of the VICE News podcast miniseries "Armed" looks at the movement to arm teachers, and who decides what it means to be safe in a school.
Jen Kinney
11.12.20
zimbabwe

Three Years After Mugabe Was Removed, Zimbabwe is Still Fighting Its Demons

Corruption is on the rise as the government cracks down on opposition.
Farai Shawn Matiashe
11.12.20
USPS

Mail Voting Fraud 'Whistleblower' Admits Project Veritas Wrote His Affidavit

Richard Hopkins, a Pennsylvania postal worker, is not standing by his previous claims.
Paul Blest
11.12.20
Turkmenistan

The President of Turkmenistan Unveiled a Gold Statue of His Favourite Dog

The country has one of the worst human rights records of anywhere in the world and has claimed, totally improbably, not to have recorded a single case of the coronavirus this year.
Matthew Champion
11.12.20
belize

A Rapper and the Liberal Party Just Won Big in Belize Election

The new government's first task will be to boost an economy ravaged by the COVID pandemic.
Nathaniel Janowitz
11.12.20
Coronavirus

Students Who Tore Down COVID Fences Now Occupy Tower Block During Rent Strike

Students occupying the tower in Manchester say they are unhappy about threats to fine them for taking part in rent-striking, and the university's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
11.12.20
LGBTQ rights

Joe Biden Just Named a Trans Veteran to His Transition Team

A retired commander in the U.S. Navy, Shawn Skelly became one of the first trans people to receive a presidential appointment under President Obama.
Carter Sherman
11.12.20
Drugs

Europe's Teenage Drug Use Hotspots Revealed By New Study

A study of 100,000 European school students paints a picture of teen drug use across the continent.
Max Daly
11.12.20
housing

The Homeless Black Moms Who Took Over a Vacant Property Had a Big Year

“We had people reach out to us from everywhere, from Portugal and London and the Philippines and Japan.”
Emma Ockerman
11.12.20
biden

Biden Has a Plan to Tackle Online Harassment. What Does It Actually Say?

Image abuse experts and sex worker rights advocates weigh in on President-elect Joe Biden's plan to end violence against women online.
Samantha Cole
11.12.20
Coronavirus

COVID Is Completely Out of Control. Again.

November 2020, it turns out, doesn’t just look like March and April—it looks much worse. 
Paul Blest
11.12.20
Empire of Dirt
5:23

The Dark Relationship Between Slavery and Tobacco

Zing Tsjeng heads to Scotland to find out who the Tobacco Lords of Glasgow were and learn about their role at the centre of America's slave labour tobacco industry.
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