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covid

400,000 Cases, 10 Deaths: Shanghai’s COVID Mortality Is Too Low to Be True

“There is no intervention that will reduce the severity rate to such an extent,” an epidemiologist said.
Rachel Cheung
4.19.22
tech-science

Antarctic Sea Ice Hit Lowest Level Since Satellite Observations Began, Study Finds

Scientists detected "significant negative anomalies" in sea ice levels, making them the lowest observed since 1978.
Audrey Carleton
4.19.22
qanon

Russian QAnon Is Turning On Putin

Russia’s largest QAnon channel is warning its followers to question the Kremlin’s propaganda about the war in Ukraine.
David Gilbert
4.19.22
Weed

How 4/20 Became the Biggest Day in the Stoner Calendar

The pro-weed legalisation protest in Hyde Park has even gained tacit official approval in the UK.
Mattha Busby
4.19.22
Tech

Stop Saying the Tank Is Obsolete Just Because Russia Sucks at Using Them

The idea that the tank is no longer a dominant threat on the battlefield is overblown, wrong, and almost as old as the tank itself.
Matthew Gault
4.19.22
climate change

Inspiring: Gigantic Floating Fossil Fuel Gas Station Now Runs on Electric Power

338,000 gallons of fossil fuel delivered by a zero emission vehicle.
Aaron Gordon
4.19.22
Games Features

The Delicate Balancing Act of Making a Video Game Built on Secrets

For years, the designer behind 'Tunic' was carefully crafting his Fez-inspired adventure, trying to figure out how secret to make his secrets.
Patrick Klepek
4.19.22
murder

88 Convicted For Lynching a Man and Taking Selfies With His Corpse

Six men were sentenced to death, nine to life imprisonment, and eight juveniles were given jail terms ranging from two to five years.
Rimal Farrukh
4.19.22
viral videos

This Guy Sang Christian Worship Songs Mid-Flight, and People Are Fuming

The Singaporean strummed his guitar as he belted out a worship song on an EasyJet flight out of Poland, where he was volunteering with Ukrainian refugees.
JC Gotinga
4.19.22
News

Exclusive Data Shows Canadian Cops Target More Black and Indigenous Folks for Drug Arrests

Data obtained by VICE World News through Freedom of Information requests reveals a vastly disproportionate number of drug possession arrests for Black and Indigenous people in Canada.
Rachel Browne
4.19.22
NEWS ON DRUGS
17:36

How Queer Clubs Changed the Way We Take Drugs

LGBTQ+ people tend to use drugs at significantly higher rates than straight people, and in this episode - we’re asking why.
Local Legends
5:35

The Man Who Flies with Birds

Christian Moullec (aka the Birdman) is so passionate about birds that he even managed to learn a new migratory path for geese by flying with them in a microlight.
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