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canadian politics

Andrew Scheer’s Reign of Incompetence Comes to An End
But whether the party can move beyond his bad influence remains to be seen.
Justin Ling
12.12.19
tech-science

This Is the Best Spot for Humans to Land on Mars Yet, NASA Says
If humans want to not die on Mars, they’ll need a reliable source of water. NASA scientists think they’ve found it in a place where ice is so close to the surface that astronauts could get to it with a shovel.
Becky Ferreira
12.12.19
The Year We Woke Up

Australians Throw Out 7.3 Million Tonnes of Food Each Year: Jane Kou Has a Better Idea
As part of our series "The Year We Woke Up," we meet a 25-year-old who's tackling food wastage with an app.
David Allegretti
12.12.19
E-Scooters

E-Scooter Workers Just Formed Their First Union
Employees at the the e-scooter company Spin are paving the way for a transformation of app-based work.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
12.12.19
gun control

Everytown Is Going After the ATF for Not Regulating Untraceable 'Ghost Guns'
The gun control advocacy group wants to know why ATF won’t crack down on the DIY gun kits that they used to regulate.
Tess Owen
12.12.19
Crime

How the Drug Trade Transformed a Peaceful Tropical Country into a Narco State
Guinea-Bissau is more reminiscent of holiday destinations than some kind of drug war zone.
Antony Loewenstein
12.12.19
abortion

An 'Abortion Reversal' Study Left Women Hemorrhaging. State Lawmakers Still Support Doctors Telling Patients About the Treatments.
Six states require providers tell patients they might be able to “reverse” their abortions. It's not clear if that's true — but the study suggests “abortion reversal” is dangerous.
Carter Sherman
12.12.19
Politics

Andrew Scheer Resigns, Conservatives Deny Private School Spending Was a Problem
The 40-year-old MP told his caucus Thursday morning he would be resigning.
Mack Lamoureux
12.12.19
holocaust

Krispy Kreme's Owners Donate Millions to Atone for Nazi Family's Use of Forced Labor
Members of the Reimann family supported Hitler and used forced labor under the Nazis to bolster their chemicals company.
Tim Marcin
12.12.19
encryption

The Defense Department Says It Needs the Encryption the FBI Wants to Break
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers this week worked overtime to vilify encryption, oblivious to the fact that weakening encryption standards will put the public, and the internet, at risk.
Karl Bode
12.12.19
nukes

This Simulator Shows the Devastating Consequences of Global Nuclear War
Nuclear War Simulator, launching in 2020, lets the user design a plausible doomsday scenario and study the humanitarian impact. Just don't call it a "game."
Matthew Gault
12.12.19
Best Of 2019

The 100 Best Albums of 2019
It was a great year for throwback hip hop, sex-positive R&B, ice-cold dance music, ambitious metal, and downright weird pop.
VICE Staff
12.12.19
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