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Poland

Despite a Close Election, Polish Progressives are Not Optimistic About the Future

Young activists say the country is as divided as ever, and that they fear the further erosion of LGBTQ rights.
Mary McGill
7.14.20
Food

What It's Like to Run a Small Restaurant in India Amid the Pandemic

“When you win, you win exhausted from working 14-hour shifts and perpetually smelling like Schezwan sauce. When you lose, you dig into your savings to keep it afloat and seriously consider turning it into a grocery shop.”
Pratika Yashaswi
7.14.20
Singapore

Singaporean Couple To Spend Nearly Three Decades in Prison Over 'Abhorrent' Abuse Leading to Son's Death

The nature of 5-year-old boy's injuries was shocking, but the couple nonetheless narrowly avoided a murder charge.
Heather Chen
7.14.20
Death Penalty

The Federal Government Just Executed Someone for the First Time in 17 Years

Two additional executions have been scheduled for this week at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, after a decades-old informal ban.
David Gilbert
7.14.20
TV

TV Shows Are Using Mannequins While Filming During the Pandemic, Including Sex Scenes

Intimacy in the time of coronavirus.
Sammy Westfall
7.14.20
hobbies

Can't Stop Switching From One Quarantine Hobby to the Next? You're Not Alone

I asked a sociologist why I keep developing intense, obscure obsessions, only to lose interest in one and exchange it for another.
Drew Schwartz
7.14.20
Recipe

Chocolate and Almond Cookies Recipe

These simple brownie-like cookies are quick, gooey, and chocolatey. Swap out the all-purpose flour and make them completely gluten-free.
Tavel Bristol-Joseph
7.14.20
Coronavirus

A Baby Was Infected with Coronavirus While in the Womb

The boy, born in a French hospital, has since made a full recovery.
Mac Hackett
7.14.20
Drugs & Crime

I’m a Paraplegic Who Used to Smuggle Ecstasy in My Wheelchair

J. told me he was thinking of carving out some candles, putting pills inside them, and mailing them to Chicago. I had a better idea: I’d fly them out in my wheelchair, because airport security never searched it.
John Park
7.14.20
election 2020

The Only Way to Change a Voter's Mind

Inside the progressive effort to talk Trump voters into switching sides, one deep conversation at a time.
Harry Cheadle
7.14.20
The VICE Guide to Right Now

You Can Soon Get Your Whiskey in Recyclable Paper Bottles

The world's largest spirits maker is set to sell its Johnnie Walker whiskey in environmentally-friendly packaging from next year.
Satviki Sanjay
7.14.20
world coronavirus

Is a COVID Second Wave Dragging Asia Under?

After early successes in the region, reopening efforts are leading to new spikes from India to Australia.
Pallavi Pundir
Miran Miyano
7.14.20
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