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Coronavirus

I'm Afraid to Meet Up with Friends Even Though the Lockdown Has Relaxed

The government may have relaxed the social distancing guidelines, but coronavirus hasn’t gone away.
Phoebe Hurst
6.11.20
drinking

This Is What the Post-Lockdown Pub Might Look Like

Britain's pubs are scheduled to open in early July, but don't expect a boozy return to an earlier, simpler time.
Daisy Jones
6.11.20
sex and relationships

Lockdown Dating Is Even Weirder and More Awkward Than You Think

Sure, you can do Zoom booze-ups and not-so socially distanced walks. But COVID-19 dating often quickly fizzles out.
Ryan Bassil
6.11.20
Drugs

How Sydney Became Australia's Cocaine Capital

The fact you can sail a yacht in a straight line from Colombia to Sydney is just one part of the story.
Sam Nichols
6.11.20
Coronavirus

India's Lockdown Forced Millions of Migrants to Go Home. Now Employers Want Them Back.

Under the world’s strictest lockdown, businesses in thriving Indian cities threw their low-wage workers out.
Pallavi Pundir
6.11.20
Environment

A Gas Well Near an Indian National Park is on Fire, Killing Endangered Wildlife

Experts and activists are calling out the government for approving environmentally harmful projects that are too close to eco-sensitive zones.
Shamani Joshi
6.11.20
Drugs

You Can Now Study Medicinal Weed in New Zealand

As of next month students will be able to learn how to cultivate, extract and produce medicinal-grade cannabis products.
Gavin Butler
6.11.20
facial-recognition

Amazon Puts 1-Year Ban on Police Use of its Biased Facial Recognition Software

"Rekognition" has been shown time and time again to be ineffective and biased. Rather than shelving it altogether, Amazon is putting a one-year moratorium on police use of it.
Jason Koebler
6.10.20
healthcare

How to Handle COVID-19 Testing While Protesting

Here’s what experts say about how to balance fighting one public health pandemic with containing another.
Katie Way
6.10.20
body

Coronavirus is Still Here, But People Are Giving Up on Safety Measures

Emotionally exhausted Americans have started to relax their personal safety measures around coronavirus. Some have legitimate reasons for doing so—others, not so much.
Missy Wilkinson
6.10.20
Vice News Tonight

Coronavirus Isn't Stopping ICE from Keeping Detainees It Could Release

Even after months of pressure from legal advocates and medical experts to let go of detainees en masse to slow the spread of COVID-19, ICE has released only a small fraction.
David Noriega
6.10.20
food-features

The 'Bon Appétit' Test Kitchen and the Myth of the Happy Workplace

As recent reports have made clear, the Test Kitchen's wholesome stan culture online overrode its reality as a toxic environment.
Bettina Makalintal
6.10.20
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