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Hacking

Hacking Week Call for Pitches: Who Is the Weakest Link In Cybersecurity?

Pitch us stories for Motherboard’s third hacking week.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
10.1.18
Policing

Seattle police think they've found a way to fight "swatters" as soon as they call 911

Seattle police will now be able to use part of their 911 system as a makeshift database for potential swatting victims — as long as they sign up.
Kristin Fraser
10.1.18
Baking

Serial Killer Who Apparently Makes Pretty Good Sponge Cake Wins Prison Bake-Off

Being good at murdering does not necessarily make one bad at baking.
Jelisa Castrodale
10.1.18
VICE Guide to Life

A Beginner's Guide to Making Zines

Every step of how to make tiny books, from coming up with what you want to say to stapling your finished product into existence.
Sarah Burke
10.1.18
Opioids

Ontario's Politicians Greeted by 1,265 Crosses on Their Lawn

The grave markers represented the number of overdose deaths across the province last year.
Sarah Berman
10.1.18
birth control

‘Contraception Deserts’ Will Probably Get Worse If Trump's Birth Control Changes Go Through

Women already have a hard time getting birth control but people are bracing for things to get worse if changes to the country's family planning program are successful.
Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News
10.1.18
Netflix

7 Movies New to Netflix this October that Pass the Bechdel Test

Grab your candy corn and binge-watch mindfully.
10.1.18
trade

What you need to know about the trade deal formerly known as NAFTA

For starters, it's called — wait for it — the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Steven Zhou
10.1.18
The VICE Guide to Right Now Podcast

How We Talk About Consent

VICE host Isobel Yeung discusses her special HBO report "Consent."
VICE Staff
10.1.18
true crime

An Ex-FBI Agent Explains Everything Wrong with the Kavanaugh Probe

From witnesses being able to just avoid the feds until the clock runs out to hamstrung agents and an enraged public, it could get ugly.
Matt Taylor
10.1.18
donald trump jr

The Kavanaugh Hearing Has Donald Trump Jr. Afraid for His Sons

The president's son again demonstrates that he has no idea what he's talking about.
Eve Peyser
10.1.18
supreme court

How Brett Kavanaugh's testimony on blackout drinking could bring him down

False statements under oath are a problem, even if they're about drinking.
Carter Sherman
Tess Owen
10.1.18
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