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healthcare

Needless, Invasive Surgery on Healthy Intersex Infants Still Legal, Somehow

As the world embraces nonbinary genders, intersex people are still paying the price for these harmful and increasingly irrelevant procedures.
Harron Walker
1.15.20
guns

Virginia Declares State of Emergency After Armed Militias Threaten to Storm the Capitol

The governor said law enforcement had intercepted “extremist rhetoric” similar to the lead-up to Charlottesville days before pro-gun activists are holding a rally.
Tess Owen
1.15.20
amazon

'Amazon Empire' Documentary Shows How Jeff Bezos Took Over Everything

Is it too late to stop Jeff Bezos' plan to have an empire that underwrites every part of our lives?
Edward Ongweso Jr
1.15.20
Crime

One of Canada’s Most Notorious Pedophiles Has Been Released From Prison

Former minor hockey coach Gordon Stuckless, who sexually abused dozens of boys, is now living in Hamilton.
Anya Zoledziowski
1.15.20
Games News

Video Game Layoffs Are So Common, This Person Built a Website to Track Them

A depressing way to better understand the broken foundations of the video game industry.
Patrick Klepek
1.15.20
privacy

Verizon Launches 'Private' Search Engine After Years of Violating Its Customers' Privacy

Verizon spied on consumers for decades—then lobbied fiercely to prevent the government from doing anything about it. Now it wants you to trust it with your web searches.
Karl Bode
1.15.20
reality tv

‘The Circle’ Is Proof We’re All Phony Idiots Online

Netflix's reality game show is an unexpectedly sharp look at how desperate we all are to be liked on social media.
Alex Zaragoza
1.15.20
climate change

Scientists Deliver, Once Again, a Horrifying Report About How Hot Earth Is Getting

“These are big numbers for our planet," one NASA scientist told VICE News.
Alex Lubben
1.15.20
healthcare

Drugs Are Killing More Than Twice as Many People as We Thought

Imprecise medical classifications may be concealing how many people are dying.
Katie Way
1.15.20
Brown & Black Forum

VICE NEWS TO BROADCAST THE 2020 IOWA BROWN & BLACK DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON JAN. 20

VICE News and Cashmere Originals to partner on the last forum for Democratic candidates before the 2020 Iowa Caucus and the only presidential forum dedicated to issues facing communities of color
VICE News
1.15.20
prison reform

Jay Z and Yo Gotti Are Helping 29 Mississippi Inmates Sue Prison Officials

A new complaint alleges underfunding and understaffing have resulted in "prisons where violence reigns."
Emma Ockerman
1.15.20
personal finance

What to Do When Money Causes Friend Drama

When a pal keeps suggesting restaurants you can't afford or making snide comments about your salary, it's time to say something.
Rachel Miller
1.15.20
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