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Egyptians dangle from October Bridge, conflicting death rate reports
4 p.m. Egypt time: Egyptians are dangling from October Bridge. Members of the Muslim Brotherhood claim that the police are shooting at them, while the military claims that the Muslim Brotherhood are to...
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Protests erupt in Muslim countries around the world in solidarity with...
Protests erupted in nearly a dozen Muslim countries on Friday, with demonstrators voicing support for ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and condemning a police crackdown on his Islamist...
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Photos: Egypt violence leaves scores of protesters bloodied and wounded
At least 60 people have been killed in Egypt Friday, and scores more wounded, according to government officials, after violent clashes broke out during the Muslim Brotherhood’s “Day of Rage.” These...
View ArticleFollow the revolution as violence spreads across Egypt
While most the most horrific violence has centered in Cairo thus far, clashes between security forces and demonstrators are coming to a head across the country. We’ll be updating this map as fighting...
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Egyptians fearing they’ll be shot in the clashes write their names on their arms
The situation in Egypt is so dire, some people have taken to writing their names on their forearms in case they are killed or severely wounded. A deep scan of Twitter found photos of forearms, signed...
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Live blog: Egypt’s day of rage — the roundup
Darkness descended on Egypt Friday and the police are attempting to enforce a curfew. Violence broke out in the streets across the country, two days after security forces and pro-Morsi supporters...
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Dick’s Sporting Goods caves in to pressure and sells Newtown massacre rifles...
You have to love the chutzpah. Last December, Dick’s Sporting Goods, the country’s largest retailer of outdoor and sporting equipment, suspended sales of modern sporting rifles “out of respect” for the...
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Tame the outdoors, one man-made mountain, beach or river at a time
Lots of people say they don’t enjoy nature enough, but let’s be honest: The great outdoors isn’t always that great. You can broil under the searing sun or go numb from frigid winds. There are swarms of...
View ArticleVideo: The faraway kingdom where witch doctors rule…and women are (literally)...
In Tehe, a rural village in far-western Nepal, the people are isolated and extremely superstitious. To get there you must charter a plane to the nearest airstrip, then travel on foot or horseback for...
View ArticleVideo: Chemical weapons in Syria? “All of these people are dead and there’s...
WARNING: SOME IMAGES IN THE VIDEO ARE EXTREMELY DISTURBING. In an interview with Vocativ on Thursday, a Syrian man who asked to remain anonymous because he fears for his safety described the horrific...
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Mouth of the inferno: Inside the firestorm consuming Yosemite
The massive wildfire outside Yosemite National Park more than tripled in size on Thursday, reaching 84 square miles, as nearby businesses shut down and tourists fled the area. California Governor Jerry...
View ArticleWitness to Syrian slaughter: “two thirds of the dead are women and children”
WARNING: SOME IMAGES IN THE VIDEO ARE EXTREMELY DISTURBING. In a Skype video interview on Friday morning, a prominent Syrian media activist spoke anonymously to Vocativ from the site of Wednesday’s...
View ArticleThe situation in Syria is so miserable that people are fleeing to miserable Iraq
A cavalcade of bomb attacks across Iraq killed nearly 50 people on Sunday, but that hasn’t stopped desperate Syrians from pouring over the border to escape their country’s surging civil war. During the...
View ArticleExclusive: Eyewitness describes in detail U.N. search for “chemical smoking gun”
Vocativ has spoken to an eyewitness in Syria’s death zone who has given a detailed description of United Nations efforts there to find hard evidence of chemical weapons before it’s too late. He also...
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Sidestepping Obama, conservatives target his U.N. ambassador over Syria:...
She made her name fresh out of Yale as a fearless journalist by decrying human rights abuses in the former Yugloslavia in the 1990s. She literally wrote the book on genocide, her Pulitzer-winning A...
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Photos that touch your heart: American girls cherishing their first American...
What Louis Vuitton handbags are to adult women, American Girl dolls are to…American girls. If you had one of these status symbols (which now go for $110 and come with a book) growing up, chances are...
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Photos: Scenes from Syria’s borders as everyone prepares for the worst
As Syria’s Assad regime awaits an increasingly imminent American military strike, scenes from the nation’s border reveal emergent hot spots for impeding chaos and violence. It is an understatement to...
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Welcome to Tank Town USA
Totally unprovable fact: Driving around an FV432 armored personnel carrier is the most reliable way to relieve stress. Or at least that’s what Todd Liebross, owner of Tank Town USA, would like you to...
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Military strikes against Syria? The Assads just want to have fun
Ah, domestic bliss. The strife in Syria may have left more than 100,000 people dead and nearly 2 million displaced, but the country’s ruling family has been enjoying some quality time together. Photos...
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Photos: Become a faux ninja in just 90 minutes
When the central Japanese towns Nabari and Iga were strapped for cash as their economies tanked, they turned to their most valuable commodity: their ninja heritage. The first known ninja was trained in...
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