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Roasted Winged Termites Are My Favourite Monsoon Snack, Even If Others Might Not Find it 'Appropriate'

The popular delicacy savoured by scores of Dalits, Bahujans and Tribal people evokes disgust in those that claim to dictate the law of the land.
Jahnavi Uppuleti
7.30.20
Elizabeth Warren

Warren Investigates Report That FedEx, Walmart Punish Workers for Taking Time Off

On Tuesday, the senator sent letters to the CEOs of five of the country’s largest employers demanding information about their respective attendance policies.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
7.30.20
Games Opinion

Just Let Me Skip Your Boring Combat, ‘Paper Mario: The Origami King’

Nintendo's latest is a terrific adventure game trapped inside a crummy JRPG.
Patrick Klepek
7.30.20
Coronavirus

Scientists Just Released a DIY Coronavirus Vaccine Under a Creative Commons License

The citizen scientists, associated with Harvard University, have been testing the vaccine on themselves.
Kevin Truong
7.30.20
Vice World News

Outrage After Teacher Found Not Guilty of Raping His 13-Year-Old Student

The victim testified that her teacher took her to a wooded area, tied her up and raped her.
Sebastian Skov Andersen
7.30.20
Film

‘I Was Told It Was Career Suicide’ – The Oral History of ‘Four Lions’

"There might have been some police questioning over a loud explosion we made in a field."
Daniel Dylan Wray
7.30.20
Tech news

The World’s Largest Tropical Wetland Is on Fire

The Pantanal in Brazil is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its unique biodiversity. Now, it's burning.
Maddie Stone
7.30.20
Internet

Browsing for Apartments I Don’t Need Is the Escapism I Look Forward To

In the middle of a pandemic, the weekly Listings Project newsletter gives me a reliable source of daydream fodder.
Bettina Makalintal
7.30.20
mind

When You're Having a Rough Time, Let Friends Share Your Bad News for You

Managing other people's reactions to your trauma is exhausting; enlisting someone else to update folks your behalf is a small act of self-care, and an easy way to take people up on their “let me know if you need anything” offers.
Rachel Miller
7.30.20
Opioids

How a Pharma Giant Flooded the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation With Opioids

Exclusive data shows drug distributor McKesson supplied the vast majority of painkillers to Native American communities across the U.S. during the opioid epidemic.
Keegan Hamilton
Rob Arthur
7.30.20
tech-science

NASA Just Successfully Launched Its Perseverance Rover to Mars

NASA's newest Mars rover, Perseverance, will gather valuable data and deploy a drone helicopter called Ingenuity on the red planet.
Becky Ferreira
7.30.20
Coronavirus

Trump Needs to ‘Reset’ His Coronavirus Response as the U.S. Passes 150,000 Deaths, Experts Say

The 150,000 number, public health experts say, is almost certainly an undercount.
David Gilbert
7.30.20
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