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Policing

Jazmine Headley to be released from Rikers after she was arrested while holding infant son

The 23-year-old mother was held there for five days after police officers arrested her for sitting on the floor in a waiting room that had run out of chairs.
Emma Ockerman
12.11.18
money brain

Don’t Buy This: DIY Your Christmas Tree

You don’t have to buy a tree to get in on the holiday spirit. Here are 10 cute, inexpensive alternatives for anyone short on space, time or cash this year.
Kelley MacDonald
12.11.18
tiebreakers

Mike Pence just cast a historic tie-breaking vote to confirm a judge the ABA called "not qualified"

It appears to be the first time a U.S. vice president has used his tie-breaking power to confirm a federal judge.
Rex Santus
12.11.18
Internet

Cleaning Influencers Are Instagram's Newest Sensation

Cleaning gurus like Melissa Maker and Lynsey Crombie are making serious money, but not everyone agrees that domestic drudgery should be celebrated on social media.
Zing Tsjeng
12.11.18
Views My Own

The IRS Is Ignoring Rich Tax Dodgers and Going After the Poor

Republican dreams, realized.
Harry Cheadle
12.11.18
Film

The Worst Movies I Saw This Year

I must hate myself for watching movies like ‘Gotti’ and 'Venom.’
Noel Ransome
12.11.18
extremism

Besides James Fields, here are 10 other hate and extremism cases to know about this week

The high-profile trial of neo-Nazi James Alex Fields Jr. has been getting all the attention this week.
Tess Owen
12.11.18
telecom

Verizon Trims 10,000 Employees Despite Billions in Tax Cuts and Government Favors

Killing net neutrality in particular was supposed to spur both job growth and investment.
Karl Bode
12.11.18
VICE News Tonight on HBO

These California students are returning to school after losing everything in a wildfire

This school is now holding classes in a makeshift space set up in a church.
Ani Ucar
12.11.18
When Spies Come Home

How to Tell If Your Partner is Spying on Your Phone

"Stalkerware" apps let abusers monitor their partner's phones and track their locations—without them knowing.
Samantha Cole
12.11.18
Make this

25 Comfort Foods That Are Almost As Cozy As Staying in Bed

Would still recommend eating them in bed, but you get the idea.
Munchies Staff
12.11.18
weird

Man Finds Skid-Marked Underpants in His UberEats Order

We know avocado costs extra, but what about poop-stained thigh-length undies?
Jelisa Castrodale
12.11.18
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