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Obama

Obama’s official portrait is very different from past presidents'

The former president thanked artist Amy Sherald for capturing Michelle Obama's "hotness"
Rex Santus
2.12.18
Transgender rights

Betsy DeVos won’t help trans students access the right bathrooms

A DOE spokesperson said "separating facilities on the basis of sex is not a form of discrimination prohibited by Title IX.”
Carter Sherman
2.12.18
pyeongchang 2018

Adam Rippon Is Having a Blast at the Olympics

Heading into his performance at PyeongChang 2018, Rippon said he wanted a "xanax and a quick drink." After a bronze medal win he said "I want to make Reese Witherspoon proud."
Sean Newell
2.12.18
CANNA-BUSINESS

Shopify tapped to run Ontario's online weed sales

The e-commerce giant will also facilitate legal weed sales in brick-and-mortar stores
Vanmala Subramaniam
2.12.18
VICE News Tonight on HBO
4:09

Macedonia and Greece are fighting over who is the real Macedonia

Greece wants Macedonia to change its name, because there's a region of Greece called Macedonia
industrie

24-Hour Clubs Can Totally Transform a City, Both For Better and For Worse

In Amsterdam, one of the party capitals of the world reckons with the socio-economic challenges of 24-hour nightlife.
Timo Koren
2.12.18
Broad Strokes

Making Art as Immigrant Black Women in America

Precious Okoyomon and Phoebe Collings-James sit down to discuss their work, locating a sense of home, and how male bees are useless.
Gabby Bess
2.12.18
How Not to Die

4/20 Is Linked to an Increase in Deadly Car Crashes

For drivers under 21, the weed holiday is as deadly as Super Bowl Sunday.
Denny Watkins
2.12.18
sexual harassment

Harvey Weinstein allegedly had his female employees inject him with erectile dysfunction shots

Weinstein often called female employees "cunt" or "pussy" rather than by their real names, complaint alleges
Carter Sherman
2.12.18
Narrow Misses

Cryptocurrency Mining Hack That Compromised Thousands of Sites ‘Could Have Been a Catastrophe’

UK and US government sites were affected.
Jordan Pearson
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
2.12.18
Premieres

Nap Eyes Make Indie Rock for Overthinkers

On "Dull me Line," from the Halifax and Montreal-based band’s third album 'I’m Bad Now,' they find happy medium between propulsive rock and patient lyricism.
Josh Terry
2.12.18
Voices

Corporations are Privatizing Power in Puerto Rico as Trump Administration Relief Aid Continues to Stumble

A toxic combination of incompetency, greed and vulnerability after Hurricane Maria make the island ripe for a dangerous move toward privatization of major utilities.
Alice Rowsome
2.12.18
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