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The week is finally over. Take a breath and look back at the best of this past week on VICE News.Russian Roulette (Dispatch Thirty-Five)VICE News visited a Ukrainian regional military academy where pro-Russia rebels had set up a perimeter surrounding the entrance.The $5 Million Violin and the Telltale Taser: Inside an Epically Stupid CrimeHow did a bumbling ex-con in Wisconsin make one of the world's most expensive Stradivarius violins all but worthless? By stealing it.'We Don’t Have Any Hope to Go Back': Syrian Refugees’ Lives Turn Permanent in Zaatari CampRefugees arrived in Zaatari hoping for a short stay. But as the war next door raged on, they realized they won't go back anytime soon.‘We Cannot Wait Any Longer’: Ukraine’s Rebels Are Angry Over Putin's Referendum DelayPutin called for a delay in the referendum vote scheduled for this weekend “in order to create the conditions necessary for dialogue."US-Mexico Border Patrol Agents Can Get Away With Pretty Much AnythingA FOIA litigation reveals serious allegations of abuse — with little consequence — by patrol agents on the US-Mexico border.Little MogadishuResidents of Nairobi's "Little Mogadishu," the home of al Shabaab, are fighting to resolve the dire state they live in.Thousands of Palestinians Marched in Israel For the Right of ReturnOn Israel’s Independence Day over 10,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel congregated in the Lavie Forest.Burning Obama In Effigy Won’t Change US Foreign PolicyThis year’s joint US-Philippine military exercises highlight the complex historical relationship between the two countries.Breaking Hash: Hash Oil Is the New Exploding Meth LabPeople are turning to hash oil, which can be used with a portable vaporizer pen or an e-cigarette, in droves.New York City's Cops Are Waging War on Subway PerformersCommissioner Bill Bratton's new "quality of life" campaign is seemingly designed to drain New York of character — and punish the poor.
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