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Canada's Prisons Are a Coronavirus Time Bomb, Say Guards and Inmates
Justin Trudeau has brushed aside calls to release some non-violent offenders in order to protect their health.
Justin Ling
3.27.20
Coronavirus

New Orleans Is Turning a Convention Center Into a Huge Field Hospital as Coronavirus Cases Spike
Louisiana is getting hammered by coronavirus, with more than 500 new cases and 18 deaths reported on Thursday.
Paul Blest
3.27.20
Tech news

Scientists Are Stuck on an Ice-Locked Ship in the Arctic Due to Coronavirus
Organizers of the MOSAiC expedition are determining the best way to bring a relief crew to the ship without spreading the virus, which could leave roughly 100 scientists and crew on board for an extra six weeks.
Maddie Stone
3.27.20
Coronavirus

This Guy is Rescuing Foreigners Who’ve Been Stranded and Abused During the Indian Lockdown
“They feel if they stay back for too long, people will definitely attack them.”
Pallavi Pundir
3.27.20
Coronavirus

Police in the Philippines Are Putting Coronavirus Lockdown Violators in Dog Cages
Police also shot a man on a motorcycle dead for allegedly evading a checkpoint.
Tim Hume
3.27.20
indigenous rights

Kidnapping, Torture, and Stolen Land: The Brutal Reality of Ethiopia's New Sugar Wars
Ethiopia's Mursi tribe says they were imprisoned and tortured to protect Chinese sugar plantations.
Roc Morin
3.27.20
Games Features

Why a 26-Year-Old Strategy Classic Just Received Its First DLC
How a modder's obsessive work to improve a flawed game was finally canonized.
Paul Dean
3.27.20
Games Features

Why Nintendo Fans Think This Porn Account Knows the Company's Secrets
Like Apple, Nintendo tries to keep what they're working on a surprise. That only makes people want to know what's going on even more.
Patrick Klepek
3.27.20
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Indian Pet Store Owners Are Abandoning Their Animals Amidst the Lockdown
The nationwide lockdown has been hard on our cuddly companions too.
Shamani Joshi
3.27.20
Coronavirus

Coronavirus Updates Canada: After Peter MacKay's Embarrassing Interview, Conservatives Suspend Campaign
Plus, the Bank of Canada is slashing interest rates, all Service Canada centres are shutting down, citing COVID-19 fears, and Donald Trump drops his plan to militarize the U.S.-Canada border.
Anya Zoledziowski
3.27.20
Coronavirus

Anti-Chinese Hate Speech Online Has Skyrocketed Since the Coronavirus Crisis Began
“Toxic tweets are using explicit language to accuse Asians of carrying the coronavirus and blaming people of Asian origin as a collective for spreading the virus.”
David Gilbert
3.27.20
Money

Worried About Coronavirus and Your Finances? Read This
We've compiled an exhaustive list of what you can do if the pandemic has left you in a tough situation, money-wise.
Ryan Bassil
3.27.20
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