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15 Chilling Photos of LA as a Ghost Town
Photographer Robert LeBlanc captures the effects of COVID-19 on some of LA's busiest intersections and neighborhoods.
VICE Staff
3.26.20
venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Now Has a $15 Million Bounty on His Head for Drug Trafficking Charges
The U.S. indicted Maduro, several other members of the Venezuelan government, and the two members of the Colombian rebel group FARC on drugs and weapons charges.
Paul Blest
3.26.20
vaping

Coronavirus Has Closed Vape Shops, but Left Cigarettes Readily Available
Owners of vape shops argue that their stores are just as "essential" as the businesses that sell cigarettes.
Alex Norcia
3.26.20
Games Features

The 'Hard Drive' Became The Onion of Video Games by Being 'Unapologetically Left-Wing'
How 'Hard Drive' manages to celebrate and skewer gaming culture, while supporting unionization and LGBTQ rights at the same time.
Patrick Klepek
3.26.20
Coronavirus

Indian Police Are Being Accused of Beating a Man to Death for Violating the Coronavirus Lockdown
Disturbing videos are circulating of police officers beating and humiliating people who they believe have violated the new nationwide lockdown.
Tim Hume
3.26.20
closing college

The Coronavirus Outbreak Is Leaving College Students With No Place to Live
“When the news came out, I knew I was going to need to find a place to live.”
Femi Redwood
3.26.20
Coronavirus

You're Socially Isolating. Is Now a Good Time to Trip on Psychedelics?
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many people at home, alone. Psychedelics are one way to travel without going anywhere.
John Semley
3.26.20
GoFundMe

The GoFundMe Recession Is Here
In lieu of a strong social safety net, business owners are setting up crowdfunding campaigns for their laid-off staffers. “It’s incredibly depressing,” said one employee.
Clio Chang
3.26.20
Coronavirus

Nearly 3.3 Million People Lost Their Jobs In Just One Week Because of Coronavirus
The catastrophic new jobless numbers obliterated previous records.
Paul Blest
3.26.20
Coronavirus

Our Moral Responsibility to Asylum-Seekers Doesn't Change During a Pandemic
The coronavirus has shown us the world is more connected than ever. Closing our borders to the most vulnerable won't change that.
Sadiya Ansari
3.26.20
COVID-19

Meet the International Team Mapping the Real-Time Spread of the Coronavirus
Think of it like Wikipedia, but an open database — curated by volunteers.
Sarah Svoboda
3.26.20
privacy

Zoom iOS App Sends Data to Facebook Even if You Don’t Have a Facebook Account
Zoom's privacy policy isn't explicit about the data transfer to Facebook at all.
Joseph Cox
3.26.20
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