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Crime

How NXIVM Really Did 'Change the World'

If the self-help group featured in the HBO series 'The Vow' leaves any legacy, it might be in the way feds prosecute future sex trafficking cases.
Sarah Berman
9.11.20
TURKEY

Turkish Government Hiding the True Scale of COVID, Warn Experts

Doctors are worried the government is playing down how badly intensive care units are becoming overwhelmed.
Sami Kent
9.11.20
nukes

What Is the Secret Nuclear Weapons System Trump Is Blabbering About?

Trump revealed the existence of a secret weapons program during a call with journalist Bob Woodward, but it’s just as possible he’s just making shit up.
Matthew Gault
9.11.20
Games News

Nintendo's Secrets Are Continuing to Leak, Revealing Its Unknown History

The "gigaleak" is over, but unreleased video games and answers to questions we didn't even know to ask continue to pile up.
Patrick Klepek
9.11.20
Hacking

Postal Service Used Apps That Had ‘Catastrophic’ Vulnerabilities for Years

The USPS Office of Inspector General found that the Postal Service was using several applications laded with vulnerabilities that could have led to a hack with a potential financial impact of over $1 billion.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
9.11.20
Worst Hot Take of the Week

Worst Opinion of the Week: A Colleague Quietly Blocking Me Is a 'Painful Cancellation'

Laurence Fox shit the bed again this week upon discovering that he'd been blocked on Twitter by the BAFTA-winning actress, writer and comedian Rebecca Front.
NEO
9.11.20
wildfires

500,000 Oregon Residents Have Been Evacuated as Wildfires Burn out of Control

“We have never seen this amount of uncontained fire across our state,” Gov. Kate Brown said Thursday.
David Gilbert
9.11.20
climate

Extinction Rebellion's Two-Week London Shutdown, in Photos

The climate group is demanding urgent action from the British government.
Jamie Clifton
9.11.20
Art

Hyper-Realistic Dioramas Capture Everyday Life in the Philippines

The Filipino artist behind the pieces has been working abroad for over a decade and battles homesickness with creativity.
Lia Savillo
9.11.20
food-features

'Eat Bitter' Is a Zine About the Journey From Hardship to Sweetness

Lydia Pang's new collection of recipes and stories is a preservation of her family's Hakka culture, and a lesson in survival and adaptation.
Bettina Makalintal
9.11.20
Interviews

Jason Weems Died, and Then He Made a Comedy Special About It

VICE spoke to the comedian about his brush with death, his $61,000 hospital bill, and his son's pediatrician DJing his special.
Ashwin Rodrigues
9.11.20
Film

'Feels Good Man' Explores How a Chill Frog Became a Weapon for Evil

The new documentary delves into how the alt right co-opted Matt Furie's creation, and the impossible task of containing anything on the internet.
Alex Zaragoza
9.11.20
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