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sex work

Sex Workers Are Having Their Earnings Confiscated in Trafficking Stings
Raids – or "welfare visits" – carried out by police are supposedly conducted for safety, but they're harming sex workers and failing to identify genuine victims.
Jake Hall
5.15.19
Drugs

Bricks of Cocaine are Literally Washing Up on Philippine Shores
Fishermen are finding millions of dollars worth of cocaine and no one knows where they’re coming from
Lex Celera
5.15.19
Health

Opinion: 'The Biggest Loser' Pivoting to Wellness Is a Farce
The franchise's lasting, toxic effects can't be wiped out with a rebrand.
Susan Rinkunas
5.15.19
Booze

Who Actually Orders Those Gimmicky $100 Cocktails? An Investigation
"It’s not something I would do everyday, but I have spent $100 on a lot less nice things."
Kelsey Ogletree
5.15.19
disease

Indonesia Tightens Inspection of Travellers from Singapore Amid Monkeypox Case
Authorities are closely monitoring several ports in Indonesia to prevent the disease from spreading.
Adi Renaldi
5.15.19
VICE Votes

How Are You Voting: Immigrants
“Australian politics just seems cooked to me most of the time. There's so much shouting in parliament and it's just madness.”
Maggie Coggan
5.15.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now

The Number of Māori Babies Being Taken by the State is on the Rise in New Zealand
For every 10,000 Māoris born in New Zealand in 2018, 102 were taken away from their parents—more than quadruple the rate for the rest of the population.
Gavin Butler
5.15.19
programming

Turn Your Pet Into Another Species With This AI Tool
Using similar algorithms to deepfakes, Nvidia developed a new way to turn your pets into tigers, wolves, and other animals.
Samantha Cole
5.14.19
tech-power

San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Use by Police and the Government
The technology hub is now the first US city to have issued a moratorium on the invasive spy technology.
Sarah Emerson
5.14.19
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscopes: May 15, 2019
Venus enters Taurus and Mars enters Cancer!
Annabel Gat
5.14.19
pride

Cops and Corporations Aren’t Welcome at This Radical Alternative to NYC’s Pride Parade
A coalition of LGBTQ groups announced the countermarch on Tuesday in front of the Stonewall Inn.
Rex Santus
5.14.19
food news

Coca-Cola Heir Billionaire Arrested for Allegedly Filling Plane with Weed Plants
'Alki' David was arrested in St. Kitts after authorities allegedly found 5,000 cannabis plants, seeds, and CBD products on his private plane.
Jelisa Castrodale
5.14.19
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