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Posted on 03/08/2020

Tech Companies Report Huge Profits as 40 Million Americans Face Evictions

A day after a congressional antitrust hearing, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Facebook reported a combined $28.6 billion in profit this quarter.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

How China Is Quietly Moving its Borders into India

VICE News spoke to Indian residents living along the country’s northern border. They all describe China’s programme of tacit expansion.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

It Only Took Twitter 11 Years to Ban Former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke

The 70-year-old white supremacist had over 53,000 followers on Twitter as of Thursday.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

More Than 80 US Cities and Counties Have Now Declared Racism a Public Health Crisis

Colorado is planning to become the latest state to pass ordinances or declarations to address the impact of racism on public health.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

In Kashmir, Doing Journalism Is Dangerous and Unforgiving

“You always have to be prepared,” said one reporter, “just in case something goes wrong.”

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Posted on 03/08/2020

A Healthy But Scrappy Way To Reuse Leftovers

Here’s to a healthy, budget-friendly, leftover delicacy.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

What Happens When You Let a Nine-Year-Old Style a Fashion Shoot

Photographer Imogen Freeland handed the reins over to her nine-year-old niece, Maude, for a lockdown photo project.

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Posted on 02/08/2020

Tommy Robinson’s New Far-Right Group ‘Going Nowhere’ as Protest Draws Small Crowd

The demonstration in London was organised by Hearts of Oak, a far-right “cultural movement” promoted by Robinson, former UKIP members and the YouTuber Sargon of Akkad.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

Grime MC Solo 45 Sentenced to 29 Years for Multiple Counts of Horrific Abuse

The former Boy Better Know member was found guilty of 21 counts of rape after waterboarding women, beating them and holding them against their will.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

Worst Opinion of the Week: Brits Are Unhealthy Because They Can’t Budget

If people weren’t too stupid to notice the 53 pence disparity between two different potato products, perhaps 14 million wouldn’t be in poverty across the UK, suggests Annunziata Rees-Mogg.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

Taylor Swift Super Fans Are Furious About a Good Review

Pitchfork’s positive review took Folklore from a 90 to an 89 on review aggregator Metacritic. For some fans, that’s unforgivable.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

Fuck the Police: Why Does Cop Porn Still Exist?

In the middle of Black Lives Matter protests, people were searching for more police-themed porn than usual.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

Donald Trump Is Getting Less Popular by the Day

Two-thirds of voters disapprove of his job performance on multiple issues, including how he’s handling the coronavirus pandemic.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

What’s Really Happening in the Background of Your Zoom Calls

Photographer Max Siedentopf imagines the scenes going on outside the boundaries of your webcam.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

The New Rules of Drinking in a Post-Lockdown World

The pubs are open again, but not as we once knew them. Luckily, our friends at Old Blue Last Beer have written a guide to help you navigate this strange new boozing landscape.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

New Ghislaine Maxwell Documents Reveal Explosive Sex Abuse Allegations

They also reveal that Maxwell lied at her bail hearing, when she said she hasn’t had contact with Jeffrey Epstein in over a decade.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

Is Tony Soprano’s Therapist Good at Her Job?

We asked real-life psychoanalysts to find out.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

The Great Nando’s Conspiracy Theory

Nando’s Medium Peri Peri Sauce is actually hotter than Nando’s Hot Peri Peri Sauce. Let me explain.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

Tory MP Says BAME Communities ‘Not Taking Pandemic Seriously’

The conservative has been asked to apologise for “shameless scapegoating”.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

A Man Who Lost His Penis Now Has a New One Growing On His Arm

The father of two was “completely gutted” when his penis fell off due to an infection, but is excited to see his new one grafted to his groin and “ultimately used for what it was built for”.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

What Happens When You ‘Complete’ a Dating App

Long-term swipers say that they’re haunted by users repeatedly popping up in their matches – even after they’ve already gone on awkward dates with them.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

UK Punks Creeper Trolled Westboro Baptist Church and Got Called Satanic

The Southampton crew return from their self-imposed exile to talk about coming up through the hardcore scene and their new album “Sex, Death & the Infinite Void”.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

Timeline: A Year of Siege in Kashmir

A year after the controversial revocation of Article 370, Kashmir continues to be under a security lockdown amid reports of across-the-board human rights violations.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

Australians Thought They’d Beaten COVID. They’re Now Setting New Records.

As a sense of hopelessness sets in, we spoke to experts who maintained that the new restrictions will work and the virus can be contained.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

Police Arrest Man for Performing Scrotum Surgery at a Backpacker’s Hostel

It’s been reported that officers also found a severed penis and testicles in the Australian man’s freezer.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

A US Citizen On Trial in Pakistan For Calling Himself a Prophet Was Shot Dead in a Courtroom

By some estimates, at least 88 people have died in extrajudicial killings linked to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

We Asked Former NYPD About the Unmarked Van Used in Trans Protester’s Arrest

“That’s not the normal warrant arrest.”

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Posted on 31/07/2020

Instagram Accounts Go Dark After Posting Sex Assault Allegations in Tattoo Industry

“We are facing escalating threats to our safety and women are being threatened by their abusers and by their local tattoo artists.”

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Posted on 31/07/2020

Tenants Are Facing ‘Revenge Evictions’ After Demanding a Rent Reduction

Multiple people in east London face eviction despite having always paid their rent, and say they have been surveilled by agents acting for their billionaire landlord.

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Posted on 31/07/2020

What Newly Government-Approved ‘Slum Housing’ Could Look Like

Permitted Development Rights allows for flats to be built in empty office buildings – and as small as 157 square-foot.

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