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Suspects of Canada Cell Tower Fires Are a Model and Failed Rapper
Police said the couple have been charged with arson and mischief after seven cell tower fires.
Mack Lamoureux
5.8.20
Instacart

Opportunists Are Preying on Instacart Shoppers as Bots Ramp Up on the Platform
A middleman is dubiously offering Instartcart shoppers the chance of more reliable work in exchange for thousands of dollars.
Joseph Cox
5.8.20
New York

New York Is Turning Into a Silicon Valley Science Experiment
Andrew Cuomo wants Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt to solve the state's problems.
Matthew Gault
5.8.20
Coronavirus

Google's Coronavirus Test Sites May Be Scooping Up People's Sensitive Information
“We must not lurch toward the dystopian world of Aldous Huxley’s 'Brave New World' or George Orwell’s '1984'," said a California senator.
Daniel Newhauser
5.8.20
Coronavirus

At Least $72 Million in Coronavirus Bailout Loans Went to Big Oil and Gas Companies
At least 16 drillers, fuel transporters, oil technology firms and service providers tapped the Small Business Association’s Paycheck Protection Program.
Greg Walters
5.8.20
Essays

Just Cancel Lollapalooza Already
There's no way the Chicago-based festival, which hosted 400,000 people last year, can safely happen in 2020. Organizers need to call it off.
Josh Terry
5.8.20
planking

Why Can’t I Hold a Plank? An Investigation
I can only plank for 30 seconds at most, which is way worse than many people I know. Why.
Clio Chang
5.8.20
Ahmaud Arbery

Trump Calls Arbery Killing Video a ‘Sad Thing’
“I looked at a picture of that young man in a tuxedo, and I will say that looks like a really good young guy," the president told Fox & Friends.
Paul Blest
5.8.20
Vice News Tonight

This Shelter Is Helping People in Lockdown Escape Domestic Violence
Some survivors, though, can't reach out for help "due to their abusive partner monitoring their behaviors while they are in isolation.”
Alice Hines
Jaclyn Skurie
5.8.20
Drugs

How Stigma Created Japan’s Hidden Drug Problem
There's extreme social shame around doing drugs, and yet the underground drug scene is thriving in Tokyo.
Bobbie van der List
Max Daly
5.8.20
Cabin Fever

13:11
Cabin Fever: The Quarantine Variety Show
Vice serves you up a fast, weird mix for your quarantine content fix. Cabin Fever is a mini variety show brought to you by people who are also losing their minds.
health wellbeing

How to Say No to a 'Socially Distant' Wedding or Other Major Life Ritual
It's difficult to believe that people are insisting it's fine to attend their in-person celebration because "everyone will be wearing masks"—and to talk to them about why you won't be there.
Rachel Miller
5.8.20
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