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Health

LCD Screens All Around You Are Leaking Chemicals, Scientists Say
Smartphones, TVs, tablets, even solar panels are exposing you to particles that have the potential to have toxic effects over time.
Anne Gaviola
12.19.19
star wars: rise of skywaker

Fake 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Streams Are Stealing Credit Cards
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new spin on an old scam—promising to let you watch the new ‘Star Wars’ in exchange for your credit card.
Matthew Gault
12.19.19
Environment

'Cancer Alley' Residents Are Trying to Stop a Huge Plastics Plant from Being Built on the Graves of Slaves
“Our community cannot handle another chemical plant.”
Alex Lubben
12.19.19
impeachment

Putin's Totally Got Trump's Back on Impeachment
The day after the historic House vote, the Russian president amplified Republican talking points almost verbatim.
Tim Marcin
12.19.19
SIM Swapping

Bitcoin Thief Allegedly Bought Royalty Rights to Rap Songs, Has Middling Taste
In addition to allegedly SIM swapping victims to steal their cryptocurrency, the defendant is seemingly guilty of amassing a collection of songs with no real sense of cohesion.
Ashwin Rodrigues
12.19.19
Health

The 2019 Hater’s Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Drew Magary
12.19.19
Buyables

How to Remove the Toughest Stains from Laundry, According to the Blue Man Group
Wardrobe and makeup pros from the Blue Man Group share their secrets for getting blue paint out of (almost) anything.
VICE Staff
12.19.19
tech-science

The Oldest Forest in the World Has Been Discovered in a New York Quarry
The fossilized roots, which date 386 million years, shed light on Earth’s first forests and the enormous effect they had on global climate and ecology.
Becky Ferreira
12.19.19
Drugs & Crime

Inside the Crackdown on Florida Rehab Clinics That Became Piss-Test Scams
Defrauding insurance companies with unnecessary urine drug tests is a cash cow. Cops are starting to catch up.
Francisco Alvarado
12.19.19
discrimination

2 Students Came to Their School Spirit Day in KKK-Style Robes and Hoods
“The facts indicate that they deliberately and intentionally entered the school in attire known to be associated with the Ku Klux Klan."
Emma Ockerman
12.19.19
Poland

More Than 80 Polish Towns Have Declared Themselves 'LGBTQ-Free Zones'
The European Parliament just voted to condemn the practice and demand the Polish government revoke the symbolic declarations.
Tim Hume
12.19.19
Indigenous issues

Tension at First Nations’ Pipeline Appeal Like Acrimonious Divorce, Says Judge
Canada was in court again defending its controversial Trans Mountain expansion project this week.
Sarah Berman
12.19.19
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