BlogHide Resteemsvicenews (42)in google • 7 years agoThe war between Google and Uber is finally overGoogle vs. Uber had all the makings of a legal showdown for the ages. Google, which previously invested in Uber, sued the startup in 2017 for stealing secrets and using them to gain an advantage in…vicenews (42)in drugs • 7 years agoA Man Spent 90 Days in Jail Because a Cop Thought Drywall Was CocaineA different handyman hanging drywall. Photo via Flickr user Don Hankins "I know for a fact [that] it’s drywall because I’m a handyman." A handyman in Oviedo, Florida, wound up spending a few…vicenews (42)in photography • 7 years agoEerie Scenes from Death Valley's Hottest TownTimelessness and nothingness in California's desert. Cathy Marshall, a New Zealand–born photographer living in Melbourne, Australia, focuses primarily on fashion and portraiture. She's been…vicenews (42)in science • 7 years agoToxic algae caused by climate change might be killing scores of whales, and scientists are getting worriedPerched in a tiny zodiac, Tonya Wimmer and a team of scientists jetted into the Gulf of St. Lawrence last week, the Magdalen Islands visible in the distance. Their destination: an “absolutely…vicenews (42)in mma • 7 years agoTHE MMA FIGHTER ON A MISSION TO EXPOSE “FAKE MARTIAL ARTISTS” IN CHINAThe fight ended before it even began. Footage posted online shows four Chinese police officers sweeping in and detaining controversial Chinese mixed martial arts fighter Xu Xiaodong minutes before…vicenews (42)in life • 7 years agoLosing Connection - Jails are replacing visits with video chats and families are devastatedUPDATE June 27, 2017, 5:27 p.m: Governor Brown approved the state’s 2017 budget along with a measure that stops jails from continuing to replace in-person visitation with video calling and gives…vicenews (42)in life • 7 years agoSea levels are rising faster than before, study shows“A threat to billions of people who live on or close to coasts” By the end of the century, coastal cities could end up a lot closer to the coast than they started out — global sea levels rose at…vicenews (42)in cannabis • 7 years agoTexas man sentenced to 24 years in prison for selling weedA 56-year-old Texas man will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for selling marijuana in a case that highlights the severity of the mandatory-minimum drug sentencing laws that are making…vicenews (42)in technology • 7 years agoPro Isis Hacker: Ohio attacks are "only the beginning"A pro-ISIS hacker who claims to have helped deface dozens of U.S. government websites over the weekend has warned that the worst is yet to come, although the person wouldn’t elaborate on where and…vicenews (42)in trump • 7 years agoThe ban is back Trump's travel ban brought back from the dead by Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court agreed Monday to review President Donald Trump’s travel ban and partially reversed lower court rulings that blocked the ban from being implemented. Trump’s travel restrictions…vicenews (42)in news • 7 years agoBrits are pissedthat Polish hate preachers were invited to a far-right rally Two of Poland’s most notorious far-right hate preachers, one of them a Catholic priest, are scheduled to speak at a “rally against…vicenews (42)in life • 7 years agoWhite power in numbersThe Klu Klux Klan still has active groups in 33 states It’s not a typo — the Klu Klux Klan has active chapters in more than a third of all states, a report published by the Anti-Defamation…vicenews (42)in cannabis • 7 years agoWEED FRAUD - Are weed testing labs inflating potency data to make more money?Many of the states that have legalized marijuana now require tests for potency and purity to ensure that consumers know exactly what they’re buying when they visit a dispensary. But the labs that…vicenews (42)in news • 7 years agoMexico on course to replace Syria as world’s most violent countryFigures published Wednesday suggest Mexico is on course to overtake Syria as the most violent country in the world, after murder rates soared thanks to increased fighting among drug cartels…vicenews (42)in trump • 7 years ago“In those particular positions I just don't want a poor person”Donald Trump was back in full form Wednesday night at a rally in Cedar Falls, Iowa that ran over an hour and played like a remix of his favorite topics. And like he has before in other largely…vicenews (42)in anarchy • 7 years agoNOT GUILTY Yet another cop walks after fatally shooting someoneA Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a 23-year-old man during a 2016 foot chase was acquitted by a jury Wednesday. Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown had faced up to 60 years in prison on the…vicenews (42)in hacking • 7 years agoElection systems “probed” Feds won’t say which 21 state election systems Russia hackedRussian hackers targeted “election-related systems” in 21 states during the presidential election, an official with the Department of Homeland Security confirmed today in Senate testimony. The…vicenews (42)in palestine • 7 years agoIsrael is trying to cause a humanitarian crisis in Gaza to oust HamasIsrael started cutting electricity to the Gaza Strip this week in a move that could translate to 21-hour blackouts and intensify the coastal enclave’s already dire humanitarian crisis in the brutal…vicenews (42)in refugees • 7 years agoThere are more refugees today than ever beforeNearly two years have passed since the image of a lifeless 2-year-old, Alan Kurdi, washed up on a Turkish shore horrified the world, waking it to a surging refugee crisis that had gone largely…vicenews (42)in war • 7 years agoA FLEXING CONTEST IN SYRIA MAY TRAP THE U.S. IN AN ENDLESS CONFLICTRussia’s defense ministry didn’t mince words Monday about its willingness to attack U.S. military jets in Syria. Less than 24 hours after the U.S. shot down a Syrian air force jet, Russia…
