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Canada

Separatist Leader Now Wants Alberta to Join the US

As the Western Canadian separatist movement Wexit has appointed a former Conservative as leader, its founder is pushing for Alberta to become the 51st state of the U.S.
Mack Lamoureux
8.6.20
Games News

Visual Novel Writers Win Pay Raise After 21 Day Strike

Freelance writers for the popular visual novel collection Lovestruck won a significant pay increase from their publisher, Voltage, in a historic victory for labor in the game industry.
Patrick Klepek
Lauren Kaori Gurley
8.6.20
Activist Playbook
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Hong Kong Frontline Protester

Sam*, a "frontliner" in the ongoing Hong Kong protests, gives advice and tips on protesting.
housing

UK Social Housing 'Could Face Extinction' Under New Rules, Campaigners Say

Loopholes in the government’s new housing plans could allow property developers to "wriggle out of building social housing and contributing to the local community".
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
8.6.20
data selling

Lawmakers Ask California DMV How It Makes $50 Million a Year Selling Drivers' Data

Motherboard previously revealed the California DMV was making tens of millions of dollars a year by selling personal data.
Joseph Cox
8.6.20
Black Lives Matter

White Man Threatened to Burn Down a Black Church That Organized a George Floyd Protest

He pleaded guilty Wednesday after an FBI investigation found his cell phone records.
Trone Dowd
8.6.20
jake paul

Jake Paul's House Raided by SWAT Team in Connection to Looting During Protests

Video footage shows LA County sheriff’s deputies carrying long guns from the YouTuber's Calabasas mansion.
David Gilbert
8.6.20
Beirut

Beirut Is a Disaster and Residents Say Their Government Has Disappeared

Citizens in Beirut are removing debris, rescuing trapped victims, and counting the corpses while they wait for a government response.
Lama Al Arian
Anya Zoledziowski
8.6.20
CYBER

How a Vigilante Fights Cheating In The World’s Biggest Video Games

A 24-year-old from London leads a small but dedicated army of volunteer vigilantes that fights cheaters in 'Overwatch' and 'Valorant.'
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
8.6.20
tech-science

Scientists Created the Brightest Fluorescent Material Ever Known

SMILES crystals, made from star-shaped lattices, are a solution to a 150-year old problem in materials science.
Becky Ferreira
8.6.20
Vice World News

Beirut Residents Describe the Trauma of the Explosion

“I found my house completely destroyed. The windows and doors were all broken.”
Ghiwa Abi Haidar
8.6.20
boogaloo bois

The Making of a Boogaloo Boi

Five months ago, Mike Dunn was organizing against gun control. Now, he's donned a Hawaiian shirt and is a rising star in an insurgent, anti-government movement.
Tess Owen
8.6.20
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