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TikTok

TikTok Connected Hong Kong’s Filipino Domestic Workers to Family and Friends. Now It’s Gone.
Song and dance videos have made influencers out of Filipinos in Hong Kong but to them, TikTok’s departure means losing a bridge to loved ones back home.
Chad de Guzman
8.6.20
ANIMALS

One of the World’s Oldest Captive Crocodiles has Died at Almost 100 Years of Age
The crocodile's partner, Bonnie, is in mourning.
Gavin Butler
8.6.20
Lebanon

Australian Locals Worried About Ammonium Nitrate Stockpile Four Times Bigger than Beirut’s
The explosion in Lebanon has reignited fears among residents of Newcastle, NSW, where a huge chemical plant sits within three kilometres of the CBD.
Gavin Butler
8.6.20
Politics

Peru Just Fired Its Whole Cabinet in the Middle of a COVID-19 Surge
The Congress members' motive could be more about their ties to lucrative but low-quality private universities.
Simeon Tegel
8.5.20
VICE Asia Pacific

17:47
Finding Family in Bangkok’s Rising Drag Scene
Two seasons in, Drag Race Thailand has catapulted the art form into mainstream consciousness across the region. In this doc, we explore what it takes to find family in the drag scene in Bangkok and meet many veterans and up and coming stars.
COLOMBIA

Colombia’s Ex-President-Turned Influencer Is Still Tweeting Under House Arrest
He’s accused of bribing witnesses and procedural fraud in a high-profile case against him.
Wes Michael Tomaselli
8.5.20
Drugs

Canada Is Allowing Dying People to Do Psychedelic Mushrooms
Health Minister Patty Hajdu has granted four people with terminal cancer access to psilocybin mushrooms through an exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Manisha Krishnan
8.5.20
Games News

US Army Reinstates Twitch Commenters It Banned for Asking About War Crimes
The Army's esports team, facing a potential First Amendment lawsuit, has unbanned commenters and returned to Twitch.
Matthew Gault
8.5.20
Instagram

There's Not Much Left to Like About Instagram-Friendly 'Experiences'
COVID-19 is threatening the future of adult playgrounds like the Color Factory and The Museum of Ice Cream—but some are attempting to reopen.
Katie Way
8.5.20
Creators' Project 2.0

8:07
Destruction as Art: The Work of Jan Erichsen
In the second episode of “The Mind’s Eye”, we’ll follow Jan as he pioneers the world of performance art by bringing destruction to some of his favorite works.
tech-science

Scientists Found Creatures So Inactive They Expanded Our Idea of Life Itself
“It looks like the majority of these organisms are living at energy regimes that are below what we thought was even capable of maintenance—just staying alive.”
Becky Ferreira
8.5.20
Coronavirus

Florida’s Governor Just Admitted the State Unemployment System Sucks on Purpose
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the system was designed with “pointless roadblocks” to “discourage” people from collecting unemployment.
Paul Blest
8.5.20
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