VICE NewsIn January 2021, US President Biden signed an executive order ending federal contracts with private prison companies. But did it go far enough?
A year on, the companies have already found loopholes.
Private prisons have been proven to be less safe for inmates and staff, and have higher rates of violence.
But the companies have read the tea leaves and have expanded into new profit areas. Will there be a repeat of their desire to put profits over people?
New Ways Private Prisons Are Making Billions | System ErrorVICE News2022-04-22 | In January 2021, US President Biden signed an executive order ending federal contracts with private prison companies. But did it go far enough?
A year on, the companies have already found loopholes.
Private prisons have been proven to be less safe for inmates and staff, and have higher rates of violence.
But the companies have read the tea leaves and have expanded into new profit areas. Will there be a repeat of their desire to put profits over people?
#VICENews #NewsCobalt Mining Is Still a Dangerous Job in CongoVICE News2024-06-25 | The south of the Democratic Republic of Congo sits on top of about four million tons of cobalt, a silvery-blue mineral used in nearly every lithium rechargeable battery on the planet. That's nearly half of the world’s known supply. And yet the Congo remains among the five poorest countries on the planet. A brutal combination of post-colonial dynamics, corruption and excessive greed have left those desperately digging with their bare hands with the losing card in the billion-dollar industry. In April 2024, VICE traveled to the Congo to investigate how cobalt mining became such a profitable venture for major companies and yet an often life-threatening trade for the miners themselves.
This segment is from the show 'VICE' which aired in June 2023.
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#VICENews #NewsOn the Fringes: Life After Eviction in AmericaVICE News2024-06-20 | The housing crisis in America has grown for decades. As COVID-19 era eviction moratoriums approached their end, millions of Americans faced the prospect of having no place to live. Ben C. Solomon meets those pulled into the cycle of homelessness: from eviction to living on the fringes of society. This segment is from the show ‘VICE’ which originally aired in March 2021.
#VICENews #NewsThe Spectacular Rise and Fall of WeWorkVICE News2024-06-18 | Correspondent Seb Walker examines the spectacular rise and fall of WeWork, and delves into the world of venture capitalists willing to gamble billions on the next big startup.
This segment is from the show ‘VICE’ and originally aired in April 2020. Since then, WeWork declared bankruptcy and former CEO Adam Neumann has attempted to buy the company he was ousted from.
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#VICENews #NewsHow Small Town Florida Handled the Global PandemicVICE News2024-06-15 | When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis passed the buck to local counties and municipalities to figure out safety measures for their towns. Alzo Slade visits one small town to find out how local government officials are handling a global pandemic.
This segment is from the show ‘VICE’ which originally aired in June 2020.
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#VICENews #NewsWho Was Behind the Ukraine Power Grid Hack of 2015? | CyberwarVICE News2024-06-12 | This episode of Cyberwar first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
A cyber attack on Ukraine’s power grid leaves thousands of people in the dark. As a military conflict involving Russia rages in the east, has the ground war led to cyberwar?
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#VICENews #News #hackerWhy Are US Military Bases so Dangerous?VICE News2024-06-06 | US armed forces are trained and readied to face violence anywhere in the world, but alarm is growing as enlisted personnel are falling victim to violence in a most unexpected place – on stateside military bases. Gianna Toboni meets with victims and insiders to explore stories of violence and impunity across the US military.
This segment is from the show ‘VICE’ which originally aired in April 2021.
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#VICENews #NewsIrans Response to COVID-19VICE News2024-06-04 | Iran experienced one of the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks. VICE founder Suroosh Alvi takes an in-depth look at the role of sanctions and mismanagement in the country's fate, including an exclusive interview with former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
This segment is from the show ‘VICE’ which originally aired in May 2020.
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#VICENews #NewsHow Hackers Stole 37M Peoples Data from Ashley Madison | CyberwarVICE News2024-05-30 | After Ashley Madison, a hook-up site for married people, got hacked, its users weren’t the only ones exposed. Turns out the cheating site may have been cheating its own customers.
This episode of Cyberwar first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
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#VICENews #NewsGoing to a Korean Jail for Mental HealthVICE News2024-05-28 | Correspondent Dexter Thomas goes on lockdown in South Korea to search for the benefits of isolation -- ironically, just weeks before the rest of the world would join him in their COVID-19 quarantines.
This segment is from the show ‘VICE’ which originally aired in April 2020.
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#VICENews #NewsSurviving COVID-19 Without a Safety NetVICE News2024-05-23 | Correspondent Paola Ramos explores what it’s like to survive as an undocumented immigrant in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak.
This segment is from the show ‘VICE’ which originally aired in May 2020.
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#VICENews #NewsRenters Continue to Be Punished After Time-ServedVICE News2024-05-21 | Nearly 90% of landlords use criminal background checks in their rental application processes. This presents a problem when nearly one third of Americans have some sort of criminal history. Add to that the racial biases of the American justice system, and the flaws in the system become clear: a criminal history can dictate where you live. VICE News' Alzo Slade dives deep, talking to formerly incarcerated individuals navigating the rental market, landlords who feel they deserve to know who's living in their spaces, and the data scientists who can explain the stakes for future generations' upward mobility.
This video first aired in May 2023
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#VICENews #NewsCIA & Anonymous vs ISIS: Collaborating With the Enemy | CyberwarVICE News2024-05-16 | Anonymous declares war on ISIS. But when Anonymous members share intel with the government it fractures the hacktivist collective.
This episode of Cyberwar first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
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#VICENews #News #hackerHow Detransitioners Are Shaping the Debate on Gender-Affirming Care BansVICE News2024-05-14 | VICE News’ Alyza Enriquez unpacks the role that detransitioners are playing in the push to ban gender-affirming care. They speak to those who want to ban transition for minors, and others who feel left behind by polarizing policies.
This segment is from the show ‘VICE’ which originally aired in June 2023.
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#VICENews #NewsThe Flaws that Allow Hackers to Remotely Access Cars | CyberwarVICE News2024-05-09 | "Zero days" are bugs in software that hackers use to break into systems. Some are valued at up to a million dollars, with both buyers and sellers shrouded in secrecy.
This episode of Cyberwar first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
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#VICENews #NewsBeyond Dance Challenges: TikToks TakeoverVICE News2024-05-07 | TikTok was the most downloaded app in 2020 (and in 2021 and 2022). As it was starting to pick up fans, Dexter Thomas spoke to three creators who understood its potential as a place to talk and laugh about race, immigration, and life on the rez.
'This segment is from the show ‘VICE’ which originally aired in May 2020.
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#VICENews #NewsIs Morocco Making Migrants Disappear?VICE News2024-05-01 | David Noriega investigates the deaths and disappearances of Moroccan migrants as they attempt to cross the Spanish border at Melilla and examines how outsourced European immigration policies may ultimately be responsible for these tragedies.
This segment is from the show ‘VICE’ which originally aired in June 2023.
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#VICENews #NewsThe Most Dangerous Crypto Scam in the WorldVICE News2024-04-25 | VICE News’ Natashya Gutierrez investigates an exploding crypto scam industry built on enslaved labor, gaining rare access to the human trafficking victims who were forced into stealing billions of dollars from everyday Americans.
This segment is from the show ‘VICE’ which originally aired in June 2023.
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#VICENews #NewsExposing the NSA’s Mass Surveillance of Americans | CyberwarVICE News2024-04-23 | Tailored Access Operations, or TAO, is the NSA's elite hacking force. TAO employs some of America's best hackers – so who are their targets?
This episode of Cyberwar first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
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#VICENews #News #hackerInside South America’s Lawless TriangleVICE News2024-04-19 | Correspondent David Noriega reports from the border between Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, a lawless place where criminal gangs are more powerful than nation-states.
This segment is from the show ‘VICE’ which originally aired in May 2020.
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#VICENews #NewsAre Hackers the Biggest Threat to America’s Critical Infrastructure? | CyberwarVICE News2024-04-09 | As Iran ramps up its offensive cyber operations, American critical infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable to attacks.
This episode of Cyberwar first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
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#VICENews #NewsTrans Kids Are Fighting for Their Rights in TexasVICE News2024-04-02 | When Texas lawmakers introduce a record number of anti-trans bills, transgender kids and their families from across the state converge on the Capitol to fight back.
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#VICENews #NewsThe World’s First Cyber Weapon Attack on a Nuclear Plant | CyberwarVICE News2024-03-28 | Stuxnet was a sophisticated cyber attack on an Iranian nuclear plant that may have changed the nature of warfare forever.
This episode of Cyberwar first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
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#VICENews #NewsThe Death Row Prisoners Suffering From Severe Mental IllnessVICE News2024-03-26 | VICE News looks at high rates of severe mental illness among America's death row prisoners. Are we executing the "worst of the worst," or some of the country’s most vulnerable?
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#VICENews #NewsWhat it’s Like to Be a Mom in Prison | Woman with Gloria SteinemVICE News2024-03-22 | The U.S. locks up more women than any other country. Most of them have children, who are 7 times more likely to end up in prison, creating a repeating cycle of incarceration.
This episode of Woman first aired on VICE TV in 2016
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#VICENews #NewsDid Syria’s Cyber Battlefield Create a Model for Future War? | CyberwarVICE News2024-03-19 | Is Syria’s convergence of cyber and real-world war zones a model for future wars?
This episode of Cyberwar first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
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#VICENews #NewsThe Terrorist-Fighting Female Commandos of Pakistan | Woman with Gloria SteinemVICE News2024-03-14 | Extremist violence in Pakistan is profoundly affecting the female population. We explore how women are responding to the threat and empowering themselves to create positive change.
This episode of Woman first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
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#VICENews #NewsTaiwan’s Chips Could Be Preventing War With ChinaVICE News2024-03-12 | As China’s threats to Taiwan escalate, the global economy is increasingly at risk of a catastrophic disruption to the supply of microchips -- which are responsible for shaping our modern world. In response, the U.S. is racing to up its manufacturing capacity, pouring billions of dollars into the domestic microchip industry.
VICE News' Isobel Yeung steps into the technological race between the world’s two superpowers to see how semiconductors are changing geopolitics and every part of how we live.
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#VICENews #NewsPutins Russia: A Country at War with ItselfVICE News2024-03-09 | Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has brought war back to Europe and is transforming Russia itself— dissent is crushed, propaganda is raging and fear is everywhere. Filmed over 12 months with unparalleled access, VICE News documents how this war is pushing the country from authoritarianism to dictatorship.
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#VICENews #NewsAmazon & Walmarts Online Shopping War For the Indian Holiday SeasonVICE News2024-03-07 | India’s e-commerce market is booming, set to overtake America by 2034. Two American companies are duking it out for the business of the fast-growing middle class.
#VICENews #NewsOne of the Most Dangerous Places To Be a WomanVICE News2024-03-01 | Every year, hundreds of women in El Salvador are being murdered just because they’re women. We explore the culture of machismo and gang violence to find out why.
This episode of Woman first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
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#VICENews #NewsWas North Korea Behind Sony’s Cyber Attack? | CyberwarVICE News2024-02-20 | Sony Pictures was hacked and the U.S. blamed North Korea. But the government's evidence wasn't all that convincing, and many hackers and computer experts still have doubts.
This episode of Cyberwar first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
In memoriam: Daniel Kaminsky (February 7, 1979 – April 23, 2021)
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#VICENews #News #hackerWhy Are Indigenous Women Disappearing Across Canada?VICE News2024-02-17 | The First Nations women of Canada are disappearing and being murdered at an alarming rate. We explore the reasons behind this disturbing issue and what’s being done to stop it.
This episode of Woman was filmed in 2016.
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#VICENews #NewsNavalny Jokes In What Is Believed To Be His Final Court Appearance Before Death in Russian PrisonVICE News2024-02-16 | ...Shocking Moment Cop Mishears Falling Acorn As Gunshots and Starts Shooting #shortsVICE News2024-02-14 | ...Behind the Hacks: The Origins of Anonymous | CyberwarVICE News2024-02-14 | The notorious hacktivist collective Anonymous has targeted everyone from PayPal to the FBI. So who are the people behind the group?
This episode of Cyberwar first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
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#VICENews #NewsDomino’s Apologises After Video Goes Viral of Employee Appearing to Pick Nose and Wipe It on PizzaVICE News2024-02-13 | ...Water Slide Explodes At New Amusement Park in Sweden #shortsVICE News2024-02-12 | ...Putin Appears to Mock Tucker Carlson for Being Rejected from the CIA #shortsVICE News2024-02-09 | During the two hour interview, Putin repeated claims that his invasion of Ukraine, which Kyiv and its allies described as an unprovoked act of aggression, was necessary to protect Russian speakers in Ukraine and prevent the country from posing a threat to Russia by joining NATO.
It was Putin's first interview with a Western media figure since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago.
Two journalists working for US news organizations, The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Alsu Kurmasheva — are currently in Russian jail on espionage charges.
Putin suggested to Carlson that a trade might be possible for a Russian intelligence operative convicted for the 2019 murder of a Chechen dissident in Berlin.Dealer Accused Of Giving Out Free Cocaine Samples Attached to Business Cards #shortsVICE News2024-02-08 | ...UK PM Makes Transphobic Joke in Front of Mother of Murdered Trans Teen #shortsVICE News2024-02-07 | ...McDonald’s Admits It Missed Sales Target Because of Gaza War Boycotts #shortsVICE News2024-02-06 | For the first time in four years, McDonald’s has failed to meet their quarterly sales targets.
Now, the CEO is blaming it on “misinformation” fueled by the “war” as well as protests across the globe calling for a boycott of the fast food giant.
This comes after now-deleted social media posts from their Israeli chains appeared to show staff feeding IDF soldiers for free.
"This is disheartening and ill-founded,” McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said. "In every country where we operate, including in Muslim countries, McDonald's is proudly represented by local owner operators."
The biggest impact came from sales out of the Middle East, where Kempczinski said "so long as this war is going on... we're not expecting to see any significant improvement”.
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#VICENews #NewsMarried at 14: Zambia’s Child Brides | Woman with Gloria SteinemVICE News2024-02-06 | We follow a 14-year-old Zambian girl through a pre-wedding ritual before she marries a 48-year-old man, and we learn how child marriage threatens the entire region.
This episode of Woman with Gloria Steinem first aired on VICE TV in 2016.
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#VICENews #NewsSaving South India’s Below-Sea-Level FarmsVICE News2024-02-03 | Kuttunad is one of the few places where farms exist below sea level. Rice grown here is essential for South Indian feasts, so farmers are turning to ancestral knowledge to adapt to the challenges of climate change and industrial pollution threatening the ecosystem.
This excerpt is from season two of Counter Space and was filmed in 2022.
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#VICENews #News #indiaFormer Students of an All Boys School Are Protesting Because It’s Going Co-Ed #australia #shortsVICE News2024-02-02 | Staging a protest outside Newington Private School, which can cost more than $27,500 US for a year’s admission, protestors called the move “woke” and vowed to keep fighting until the school changed it back.
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#VICENews #NewsTikTok CEO Reminds Senator Multiple Times He’s From Singapore Not China #shortsVICE News2024-02-01 | Republican Senator Tom Cotton repeatedly probed TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, who is Singaporean, about being Chinese and part of the “Chinese Communist Party".
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#VICENews #NewsThe Women of FARC: Inside the Americas’ Longest War | Woman with Gloria SteinemVICE News2024-01-30 | As Colombia nears the end of a fifty-year civil war, we meet current and former female FARC soldiers to find out how they will be reintegrated into society.
This episode of Woman was filmed in 2016.
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#VICENews #NewsThe Scientists Creating the Foods of the FutureVICE News2024-01-27 | The fruits and vegetables in our supermarkets are not products of chance. Their journey took years of work by teams of scientists around the world, all attempting to figure out one of the most subjective of questions: what tastes good? VICE visited a company that bets billions of dollars that it can figure out the answer.
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#VICENews #NewsFollowing Rebel Forces in Libya | Developing NewsVICE News2024-01-24 | Nichole Sobecki has followed rebel forces in Libya, photographed human smugglers in Niger, and sat in Land Cruisers with cheetahs in Somaliland.
Behind her subjects’ intimidating fronts, she uncovers touching stories of vulnerability, grief and hope.
#VICENews #News #middleeastSpider Silk Could Save the World | MaterialisticVICE News2024-01-22 | In “Materialistic”, VICE News explores the future of ultra-sustainable fashion. In this episode, we explore synthetic silk. In their quest for stronger, more sustainable materials, industrial designers are increasingly looking at the amazing strength and versatility of spider silk. Synthetic versions of this wonder material could go a long way toward making the fashion industry more sustainable.
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