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SURVEILLANCE

40 Major Music Festivals Have Pledged Not to Use Facial Recognition Technology
Activists declare the first major victory against the spread of commercial facial recognition technology in the United States.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
10.23.19
PROFILES

King Princess Is Making Queer Pop Anthems for the Next Generation
The Brooklyn-born artist talks to VICE about her debut album, 'Cheap Queen': "This is my gay sob."
Avery Stone
10.23.19
mind

When Your Brain Is Overstimulated, It Can Forget Things You Just Saw
Visual crashes boil down to a glitch in the way we recognize and understand images.
Julia Ries
10.23.19
immigration

Everything We Know About the 39 Dead Bodies Found in a Truck Outside London
"This is an absolute tragedy, and a very sad day," said Pippa Mills, deputy chief constable of Essex Police.
Tim Marcin
10.23.19
Health

Yes, Flavored Products Get More Young People Addicted to Tobacco
A new study leaves little room for doubt.
Hannah Smothers
10.23.19
police use of force

A Cop Pointed a Gun at a Pregnant Woman and Her Family. It Took 5 Months for Him to Get Fired.
In a viral video, you can hear the Phoenix officer yelling, “You’re going to fucking get shot” and “I’m going to put a fucking cap in your fucking head”
Emma Ockerman
10.23.19
Sports

This 'Terminator' Ad With Kawhi Leonard Is the Darkest Timeline
RIP Fun Guy.
Manisha Krishnan
10.23.19
WeWork

WeWork’s Implosion Shows How SoftBank Is Breaking the World
Venture capital subsidizes unprofitable businesses like WeWork and Uber. Society pays the price.
Edward Ongweso Jr
10.23.19
Syria

Turkey and Russia Are Teaming Up to Screw Over the Kurds
Russian troops are already ordering the Kurds to give up territory, or face a renewed onslaught from Turkey.
Tim Hume
10.23.19
Drugs

I Buy Drugs in the Favelas for Rio’s Middle Classes
“I love living here. It’s wonderful—everybody knows everybody, respects everybody, even the bandits.”
Niko Vorobyov
10.23.19
police

Amber Guyger Is Thinking About Appealing That Murder Conviction She Was So Sorry For
Her attorney filed a notice of appeal last week.
Tim Marcin
10.23.19
Brexit

Boris Johnson Just Lost What Little Control He Had Over Brexit
In his desperation to leave the EU by the Halloween deadline, he tried once again to ram legislation through Parliament. Here's how that went
David Gilbert
10.23.19
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