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africa

Protesters Shot and Killed in Congo Republic Demonstrating Against Attempts to Extend President's 32-Year Rule
President Denis Sassou Nguesso, a 71-year-old former military commander, has ruled Congo for all but five years since 1979. On Sunday, the country will vote on constitutional reform to remove an age limit on the presidency and abolish term limits.
Reuters and VICE News
10.20.15
short circuit

Your Days Freeloading BBC iPlayer Videos With a VPN Are Over
Shows like Dr. Who will become off-limits to non-UK residents who have been skirting around iPlayer's geographic restrictions.
Rachel Pick
10.20.15
Premieres

Appearances Are Deceiving in Minneapolis Rapper Prof and Waka Flocka Flame's "Apeshit" Video
A night of partying gets real hectic in the Rhymesayers MC's newest clip.
Craig Jenkins
10.20.15
Europe

Britain Ignores China's Troubling Human Rights Record with Royal Welcome for Leader, Activists Say
VICE News spoke to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, who called on UK Prime Minister David Cameron to raise the issue of China's poor human rights record with President Xi Jinping.
Sally Hayden
10.20.15
Film

Steal Back the Future in 'GTA V'
Los Santos is coursing with gigawatts!
Beckett Mufson
10.20.15
News

Scammers Set Up Their Own Apple Tech Support
It's a new twist on a classic money-making scheme.
Joseph Cox
10.20.15
Interviews

Taking America: Brit Bands Wolf Alice and Drenge In Conversation
We met up with Wolf Alice and Drenge and made them talk to each other about drunk times, Taylor Swift, and the experience of a bunch of Brits traipsing across America.
Eve Barlow
10.20.15
News

Can the Government Force Poor People to Give Blood to Stay Out of Jail?
In the wake of a report that an Alabama judge gave offenders the chance to donate blood in lieu of fines or jail time, experts say that the batshit-sounding practice might actually be legal.
Matt Taylor
10.20.15
FIGHTLAND

Whiteford Believes His Left Hand Can Stifle Elkins' Wrestling in Dublin
“When I stop him getting off and he realizes it’s not going to be that easy to take this Scottish guy down, he’ll be in for a shock. I’m going to be looking to knock him out.”
Peter Carroll
10.20.15
deep dives

Meet Dean Reid, The Man Behind Canada’s Only Operational Vinyl Pressing Plant
"It's super trendy and stuff, but it's more to me like, yeah well, 'Welcome. Now you get it.'"
Gigen Mammoser
10.20.15
africa

A Harvard Professor Says "Starving Africa" Cliches Are Being Used to Promote GM Foods
Sheila Jasanoff, a professor at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government recently argued that clichés of a “Starving Africa” are being used to push genetically modified foods as a cure for malnutrition.
Wyatt Marshall
10.20.15
Internet Exploring

What Do Parents Think of Emo? We Turned to Yahoo! Answers
Do you think your teenage son is becoming an Emo?
Dan Ozzi
10.20.15
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