VICE News Tonight

Episode 398 - Pablo Escobar Tourism & World's Oil King (2018x136)

Uitzenddatum: Aug 15, 2018

2:08 Yemen’s bloody civil war is in its fourth year. More than 10,000 have been killed in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis — but it could be about to get a lot worse. 12:49 This year, the US broke a 48-year-old record for oil production, and is on track to become the world’s biggest producer next year. Nowhere has been been more important to the boom than the Permian Basin. 17:08 West Virginia House lawmakers voted to impeach all four of the state's Supreme Court Justices this week. Now Republicans are poised to stack the court. We take a look at what this means for the balance of power in the state. 19:48 Pablo Escobar was the head of one of the most prolific drug trafficking cartels in history, becoming infamous the world over. We look at narco-terrorism has led to a rise in Escobar tourism.