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Romania's Prime Minister Resigns After Protests Surrounding Fatal Club Fire

Over 20,000 people protested for his resignation last night in Bucharest.
Alexander Iadarola
11.4.15
Premieres

RIP Whatever Brains: Hear the Raleigh Freak Punk's Farewell "Pluries"

The band is calling it quits, but putting out one more record. Stream the first track here.
Zach Kelly
11.4.15
Photos

Meet the Data Scientist Revealing How Big China's 'Ghost Cities' Really Are

Baidu is revealing the truth about China's emptiest cities.
Jordan Pearson
11.4.15
Europe

The UK Is Proposing to Keep All Internet Users' Data for a Year

While the British government insists that the measures are the "modern equivalent of an itemized phone bill," critics say that the new bill is an assault on privacy.
Reuters and VICE News
11.4.15
vice sports movie club

​We Watched Ronaldo The Movie – And It's As Polished As The Man Himself

The Ronaldo movie is a 92-minute exercise in cementing and exaggerating the Real Madrid star's larger-than-life public persona. What else did you expect?
John Robertson
11.4.15
Art

Beat the Living F**k Out of Cancer with a Light-Up Punching Bag

Give cancer a stiff left jab to the cells.
Beckett Mufson
11.4.15
asia & pacific

Maldives Declares State of Emergency After Discovery of Alleged Assassination Plot

With tensions already running high in the Indian Ocean island nation, authorities issued the decree after allegedly discovering explosives near the president's home and a central mosque in the capital city this week.
Reuters and VICE News
11.4.15
nba

Sorting Out the State of the WNBA

This past season, fans of the WNBA got mixed messages about the health of the league: while Commissioner Laurel Richie remained positive about the league's future, the NBA's Adam Silver said, “We thought we would have broken through by now.”
David Berri
11.4.15
male feminist here

Confused Male Feminist Reacts to New Twitter 'Heart' Design

Yesterday, Twitter unveiled a new design feature: The iconic "fav" star is now a heart. Is this creepy, a threat to masculinity, or an opportunity to demonstrate sensitivity to women's needs? The Male Feminist investigates.
Michael Hafford
11.4.15
middle east

Egypt's President Says Sinai Is 'Under Control' Just as Islamic State Bombs a Police Hangout

A suicide bomber rammed a car laden with explosives into a police club in the provincial capital of Al Arish, destroying the facade and several nearby cars while killing at least six people.
VICE News
11.4.15
Vice Blog

You're All Invited to VICE's Next House Party

Come to VICE's next house party on 27th November at the Old Blue Last.
VICE Staff
11.4.15
Holy Shit

Watch Banks Turn to Gold in the Video for Her New Song "Better"

Prepare to breathe heavy.
Noisey Staff
11.4.15
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