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Crime

Tijuana’s Tourism Is Booming Even as the Homicide Rate Spikes
Over 2,300 people have been murdered in 2018 thus far, an increase from 1,647 homicides in 2017.
Alejandra Sánchez Inzunza
José Luis Pardo Veiras
12.11.18
christmas

SantaCon Attendees Violently Trash Restaurant in San Francisco
Elsewhere in the city, seven more Santas were arrested for public drunkenness.
Bettina Makalintal
12.11.18
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A New Startup Thinks Huge Drones That Fly Humans Can Solve America’s Traffic Problem
Texas-based Lift wants to give users cheap affordable flights in ultralight aircraft across short distances.
Motherboard Staff
12.11.18
Australia Today

China is Breeding an Army of Cockroaches to Eat its Food Scraps
The bugs are kept in facilities where they can be fed tonnes of garbage through a tube. Experts say it would be a "catastrophe" if they escaped.
Gavin Butler
12.11.18
Gaming

Nintendo Says 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' Players Should Buy a $30 Ethernet Dongle to Play It Online
‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ is incredible, but its online mode is a nightmare.
Matthew Gault
12.11.18
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Get Ready for 'Selena: The Series,' a New Netflix Show About Latin Pop Star Selena
The singer behind hits like "Como La Flor" and "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom."
Drew Schwartz
12.11.18
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A New Startup Thinks Huge Drones That Fly Humans Can Solve America’s Traffic Problem
Texas-based Lift wants to give users cheap affordable flights in ultralight aircraft across short distances.
Motherboard Staff
12.11.18
News of Zealand

New Zealand Finally Passes its Medicinal Cannabis Bill
But the opposition National Party calls the new law “lazy and dangerous”.
Zoe Madden-Smith
12.11.18
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
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