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In normal everyday life, time is a liquid that flows around us all unceasingly — a kind of existential syrup. During election season, this syrup is captured, boiled down, dehydrated and separated into its constituent grains — grains that we like to …
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At around 5pm on 25 March, a cold, wet Wednesday earlier this year, Tian Tian, the female giant panda at Edinburgh zoo, stirred from the wooden platform in her outdoor enclosure and began to bleat.
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There is no more exuberant winner than Serena Williams. She leaps into the air, she laughs, she grins, she pumps her fist, she points her index finger to the sky, signaling she’s No. 1. Her joy is palpable. It brings me to my feet, and I grin right …
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The MOOC revolution that wasn’t
What happened to the MOOC revolution? Just a few short years after promising higher education for anyone with an Internet connection, MOOCs have scaled back their ambitions, content to become job training for the tech sector and for students who alr…
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Chicago at Dusk as Seen From the Top of the Willis Tower [2048×1152] : CityPorn
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My friend was told to take one number : firstworldanarchists
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Pixel: The WatchLoaf : Catloaf
Pixel: The WatchLoaf via /r/Catloaf http://t.co/AvhwSzQ6tJ http://t.co/gSDlKkOXsf
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enjoying August by mauro maione / 500px
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U.S. Marine Testifies in Killing of Transgender Woman in Philippines http://t.co/sEI3L9c0aC
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First World Problems via /r/funny http://t.co/d5dVqtZWxd http://t.co/ECezVTNzRB
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Who Was Afraid of Ray Bradbury & Science Fiction? The FBI, It Turns Out (1959) | Open Culture
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Significant Digits For Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015 | FiveThirtyEight
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the telling numbers tucked inside the news. De Beers, the worldwide diamond empire, cut the price of diamonds by 9 percent this year, Bloomberg is reporting.
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Intersection Episode 3: It’s Not Mother Nature Who’s Racist | The New Republic
It’s been ten years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast and claimed the lives of over 1,800 people, most of whom were poor and black. For folks like Derrick Evans, though, it still feels like yesterday.
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How Elizabeth Warren Is Shaping The 2016 Election | ThinkProgress
But the influential Massachusetts Democrat is still very much a part of the 2016 presidential election.
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Abbreviated pundit roundup: Analysis on Bush, Biden and more
Now, however, the perilous nosedive of stock markets around the world should jolt us back to a harsher reality. We probably won’t know for a week or more whether markets will settle down or whether they will take a damaging toll on the underlying wo…
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Photos Emerge of the Islamic State’s Destruction of Palmyra Temple | VICE News
Two days after the reported destruction by Islamic State (IS) militants of the ancient temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra, Syria, dramatic photos from the scene were posted online. The images show barrels of explosives being rigged at the temple, its e…
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Photos Emerge of the Islamic State’s Destruction of Palmyra Temple | VICE News
Two days after the reported destruction by Islamic State (IS) militants of the ancient temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra, Syria, dramatic photos from the scene were posted online. The images show barrels of explosives being rigged at the temple, its e…
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Cyanogen OS Lands On Two New Smartphones, Targeting EMEA | TechCrunch
The Cyanogen flavor of open Android, which is pushing a more customizable version of Google’s mobile OS — helped along by some $115 million in funding in its coffers, including an $80 million round back in March — has landed on two new smartphones h…
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In what has been described as the biggest climate-driven migration since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, more than a million people fled from hurricane Katrina. Many never moved back home. They escaped to Baton Rouge, Birmingham, San Antonio, Dallas and…
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One minute of silence is now the most popular song in Austria | The Verge
A one-minute long silent recording is creating a lot of noise in Austria, drawing renewed attention to the country’s refugee crisis.
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Beijing residents hope China Dream remains on track – Al Jazeera English
Kong Qingquan is reading his morning paper. His attention is drawn to only one story – a story that even China’s state controlled media is struggling to play down. Not the snappiest of headlines, but a fair summary of what they are calling China’s “…
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Jeremy Clarkson’s Amazon show won’t get a big UK audience, says Piers Morgan | Media | The Guardian
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May’s Amazon show is unlikely to get many viewers in the UK, Piers Morgan has claimed. The former Top Gear trio signed a $250m (£160m) deal last month to front a new motoring show on Amazon Prime Instant Vi…
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When Psychoanalysis Meets Modern Neuroscience – The Atlantic
I am in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, surrounded by psychoanalysts.
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Beware the “Ostrich Effect” When It Comes to Your Financial Health
Money is already kind of a taboo topic, and when financial times are bad, we tend to ignore it even more. Researchers call this the “ostrich effect,” and you want to watch out for it with certain areas of your finances.
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Hackers Are Sabotaging My Spotify Playlists With Awful Ambient Music | Motherboard
When one of your internet accounts gets hacked, you assume your details might be used for nefarious purposes. But if your premium Spotify account has been compromised, it may be exploited in a way you hadn’t imagined.
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Ashley Madison Sued for Failing to Prevent Hack | Al Jazeera America
Infidelity website Ashley Madison and its parent company have been sued in federal court in California by a man who says the companies failed to adequately protect clients’ personal and financial information from theft and that he suffered emotional…
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South Korea halts propaganda broadcasts as Koreas reach deal
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After more than 40 hours of talks, North and South Korea pulled back from the brink Tuesday with an accord that allows both sides to save face and, for the moment, avert the bloodshed they’ve been threatening each other wit…
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Boy trips in museum and punches hole through million-dollar painting | World news | The Guardian
A 12-year-old Taiwanese boy lived out a slapstick nightmare at the weekend when he tripped at a museum and broke his fall with a 350-year-old painting, smashing a hole in the work of art valued at $1.5m.
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Glass is half full of acid trip : perfectloops
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Give anywhere you can, but the library is also good to donate time and our money too – Imgur
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Found my cat sleeping in an interesting position : Catloaf
Found my cat sleeping in an interesting position via /r/Catloaf http://t.co/znK2tD7YX2 http://t.co/7sieKl92as
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The thousand yard stare. : cats
The thousand yard stare. via /r/cats http://t.co/ihPqsntJST http://t.co/jZjYgnpxwD
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meow irl via /r/MEOW_IRL http://t.co/1urW9UDUqk http://t.co/6Q7MGg72vN
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Absolutely useless but I adore them : cats
Absolutely useless but I adore them via /r/cats http://t.co/H6Rw4Xrz2E http://t.co/hy18EKAtYf
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Blep via /r/Blep http://t.co/9fmX4hvusM http://t.co/NFyJDCQlqP
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Sorry, Millennials. You’ll Never Stop Caring About What People Think. | The New Republic
Sorry, Millennials. You Will Never Stop Caring About What People Think of You. http://t.co/tL1IeiB5Xu
In my neighborhood in Toronto, there’s an intimidatingly minimalist boutique that caters to a definitively grown-up, sophisticated demographic; I pass it maybe once a week or so, en route to other, less daunting destinations (the Japanese grocery st… -
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Spare5 Raises $10M Series A Round For Its Mobile Mechanical Turk Service | TechCrunch
Spare5 lets businesses outsource menial tasks like tagging and describing images, cleaning up data and classifying content to smartphone users who want to earn a few cents while standing at the bus station.
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Russia jails Ukraine director Sentsov on terror charges – BBC News
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
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Big Data Vendor BlueData Announces $20M Round And Intel Partnership | TechCrunch
BlueData, a company that helps customers generate virtualized big data clusters, announced a $20 million Series C round and a partnership with Intel today. Intel Capital led the round.
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This could be HTC’s next ‘hero’ smartphone | The Verge
Back in June, HTC CEO Cher Wang promised that her beleaguered company would launch a new “hero product” this October, revitalizing its core smartphone business.
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Amazonians of the world, unite! – Al Jazeera English
The conversation cranked open by the Amazon expose still hasn’t died down. The global tech giant’s workplace culture, you will remember, was dramatically depicted last week in a 10,000-word piece in the New York Times, from which emerged a cruel pic…
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BBC Sport – Scotland v Italy: Greig Laidlaw is captain as star names return
Greig Laidlaw resumes the captaincy as Scotland continue their World Cup preparations against Italy on Saturday. The Gloucester scrum-half led Vern Cotter’s team during the autumn Tests and this year’s Six Nations campaign.
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Government permission to use banned pesticides face legal challenge | Environment | The Guardian
A government decision to permit the use of banned pesticides linked to declining bee populations is to be challenged in the high court by the environmental charity Friends of the Earth (FOE).
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A New Kind of Sandcastle – The Atlantic
“Although I study the sociology of art, amongst other things, I have not worked up anything particularly deep about sandcastles,” said Matt Kaliner, a sociology lecturer at Harvard University and the architect of some of the weirdest, most wonderful…
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Europe ‘must open official channels for migrants’ – BBC News
European leaders should do more to open up and help migrants instead of using language that dismisses their rights, a UN expert on migrant rights has said. Talking about “marauders” and “swarms” was an unsubtle way of dismissing their legitimacy, sa…
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Why Frozen Sperm Can’t Save Earth’s Imperiled Species—Yet | WIRED
Zoo animals are giving humans a run for their money in the assisted reproduction department. Mei Xiang, a giant panda at the National Zoo, gave birth to twin babies this past Saturday, thanks to artificial insemination.
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‘Lot of hope’ for Iranian football after nuclear deal – Al Jazeera English
Iran football coach Carlos Queiroz is too well versed in football politics to accept all the issues he faces in his role will be fixed following the nuclear deal that will lift financial sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
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Facing possible ban, more Americans are buying new—and legal—$900 flamethrowers | Ars Technica
In the wake of two companies now selling the first commercially-available flamethrowers in the United States, at least one mayor has called for increased restrictions on their use. And to no one’s surprise, the prospect of prohibition has now driven…
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These Are the Porsches That Started It All | WIRED
Caption: This year’s Quail car show included “Iconic Pre-1965 Porsches” as one of its special classes. Mathew Scott for WIRED
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This Guy Rode a Boot Camp to Startup Success | WIRED
Eliam Medina had the perfect idea for an internet startup. The only trouble was: he didn’t know how to code—and he couldn’t find a programmer he trusted to make his vision into a reality. So he quit his job as an executive at Burger King and signed …
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Philips solves Hue’s biggest problem with new dimmer switch | The Verge
Philips continues to expand its popular Hue lineup of ingenious lighting products with the introduction of its first wireless dimmer. The four-button (on/off, dim up/down) dimmer can be stuck to the wall just like the Hue Tap wireless switch.
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Only three of 116 Guantánamo detainees were captured by US forces | US news | The Guardian
Only three of the 116 men still detained at Guantánamo Bay were apprehended by US forces, a Guardian review of military documents has uncovered.
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At this bar, you get tipsy just by breathing | The Verge
At exactly 3 o’clock on Thursday afternoon, a tall, mustachioed man in a cream tuxedo jacket emerged from a brick building behind London’s Borough Market.
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Canada’s Police Want Laws That Will Give Them ‘Real Time’ Access to Your Data | Motherboard
Thanks to a recent Supreme Court decision, Canadian cops need a warrant before they can get subscriber information from telecommunication companies—which is why police are now lobbying for a legal workaround so they can access that same information …
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The Charisma Myth: Practical Advice on Becoming More Likable
Charisma, that irresistible magnetism some people possess, is often thought of as trait you’re born with—you either have it or you don’t.
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Yemen’s government declares Taiz ‘a disaster area’ – Al Jazeera English
Yemen’s exiled government has declared Taiz a “disaster area” and urged the international community and the UN Security Council to intervene to stop the bloodshed.
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Physicists Craft Single-Photon Quantum Logic Gates | Motherboard
Physicists from the University of Toronto have succeeded in constructing logic gates from single particles of pure light, according to research published in this week’s Nature Physics.
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A Painting of the World’s Oldest Digital Computer Has Gone Missing | Motherboard
Portrait of a Dead WITCH by artist John Yeadon might not be the most high-profile artwork. But it’s been mysteriously missing since October 2014, and the staff at the UK’s National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) at Bletchley Park want to find it.
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In April 1815, the most powerful volcanic blast in recorded history shook the planet in a catastrophe so vast that 200 years later, investigators are still struggling to grasp its repercussions.
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I Interviewed Paul Mason About How Capitalism Is Going to End | VICE | United Kingdom
Capitalism is on its last legs and is about to be destroyed by a generation so connected by technology that they have more loyalty to their phone than to their social class.
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Islamic State photos ‘show Palmyra temple destruction’ – BBC News
Islamic State (IS) has published photos of what appears to be the destruction of the Temple of Baalshamin at the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria. Stills from a video showing militants rigging the temple with explosives and a large explosion were c…
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The fast-growing online education service Coursera today announced that it has raised a $49.5 million Series C funding round led by New Enterprise Associates. Other investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and International Finance Corpora…
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Stem Cells Survive Wild Ride on Prototype Space Capsule
Despite a rough landing, stem cells riding in a prototype capsule survived a long fall back to Earth during a drop test — part of an initiative to research the cells in space.
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Mobile game of the week: Pac-Man 256 – Offworld
The new Pac-Man game is a little bit different than you remember, and not just because you play it on your smartphone.
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Fear the Walking Dead breaks US cable record – BBC News
The spin-off series to The Walking Dead has had the biggest premiere in US cable TV history. AMC’s 90-minute series opener of Fear the Walking Dead delivered a record-breaking 10.1 million viewers, the network said.
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underworld by Rocco Romola / 500px
underworld by RoccoRomola http://t.co/J0KgqJ5J1D http://t.co/LhvuDy1Fsc
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Finally managed to snap a picture while she was still : cats
Finally managed to snap a picture while she was still via /r/cats http://t.co/955COkgcfN http://t.co/HqzBBpfUHQ
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Natasha by Sean Archer / 500px
Natasha by SeanArcher http://t.co/qjDi6aEiD1 http://t.co/rEBXJuWJou
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me irl via /r/me_irl http://t.co/eibWCV6Fug http://t.co/6ZSih66PbS
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‘The Martian’ Shows 9 Ways NASA Tech Is Headed to Mars
In the sci-fi film “The Martian,” which hits theaters in October, astronaut Mark Watney (played by Matt Damon) is stranded by himself, and presumed dead, on the Red Planet.
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Turkey’s Davutoglu appointed interim PM ahead of polls – BBC News
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed PM Ahmet Davutoglu to head an interim administration ahead of elections expected in November. Mr Erdogan confirmed the snap election on Monday, after Mr Davutoglu had failed to form a coalition in…
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Open Bionics shows off its robot arm – BBC News
Open Bionics says its device can be made faster and more cheaply than current alternatives. It intends to launch a service next year that will 3D-scan amputees and then build and fit them with a custom-fitted socket and hand for about £2,000.
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Twitter blocks accounts tracking MPs’ deleted tweets – BBC News
Twitter has blocked a series of accounts on the social network that tracked politicians’ tweets and alerted other users when they were deleted. Twitter said the accounts broke its rules for apps connecting to the service.
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Why has Apple broken its vow of silence? – BBC News
It must be one of the most secretive companies on earth. Apple will never talk – in public or off the record – about forthcoming products.
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Just a boring cat being a boring cat : cats
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Red Rainbows by Christian Lim / 500px
Red Rainbows by christianlim http://t.co/HvodQ3vH56 http://t.co/x4rnhBXU4I
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Summer Bliss by Kimber Leigh / 500px
Summer Bliss by kimberimages http://t.co/VDw3JOeEO2 http://t.co/P7usqbfzst
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any love for Freddy? – GIF on Imgur
any love for Freddy? http://t.co/U0sMGKILmO http://t.co/zXchr5whEZ
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Whale shark by Chanon Ngernthongdee / 500px
Whale shark by KillerNay http://t.co/Y6UHY7kJb4 http://t.co/HeuYiOe6Gz
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Good Morning by Sebastiao Ribeiro / 500px
Good Morning by sebastiaoboanerges http://t.co/Z7cFyzaw3n http://t.co/jaD1GUIMGL
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30 Whales Found Dead in “Unusual Mortality Event” in Alaska : environment
30 Whales Found Dead in “Unusual Mortality Event” in Alaska via /r/environment http://t.co/3o7UV9EfS6 http://t.co/PxdJlLRyhq
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Sunset at Bodensee, Germany [OC] [5184 x 3456] : EarthPorn
Sunset at Bodensee, Germany [OC] [5184 x 3456] via /r/EarthPorn http://t.co/UZ5orcZrI8 http://t.co/qhE31lW1jy
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China cuts interest rates – BBC News
China has cut its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points after two days of stock market turmoil. It’s the fifth interest rate cut since November.
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Private Space Stations Could Be a Reality by 2025
SAN JOSE, California — There are strong prospects that commercial space stations will become a reality within the next 10 years if entrepreneurs and NASA can properly manage the tricky transition from the government-run International Space Station t…
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Billionaires Wanted to Fund Private Mars Colony
Could the first Mars colony be called Buffettville, or Zuckerburgh? The Netherlands-based nonprofit Mars One aims to establish a permanent settlement on the Red Planet, beginning with the touchdown of the first four pioneers in 2027.
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Read a cool new book on our strange, deep relations with video games – Offworld
My friend Simon Parkin has been working long and hard on Death by Video Game, an amazing book of journalism on some of our stranger obsessions with the form.
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Mavis Beacon taught you typing. Who was she really? – Offworld
Mavis Beacon, the typing software tutor whose beaming but strict oversight was the scourge of many sixth-graders’ “free” period in the computer room, was not actually a real person, but rather emblematic of an age where the anthromorphization of pro…
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Sampras and Agassi recreate New York street tennis event – video | Sport | The Guardian
To celebrate the upcoming US Open in New York, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi were among past and present players to paticipate in the Nike ‘NYC Street Tennis’ event commemorating the 20t…
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How an Academic Became the New Orleans Coroner – The Atlantic
Ten years ago, psychiatrist Jeffrey Rouse was on a clear path toward academia. He spent most of his days hunkered down in a research lab, staring at MRI images of brains. Then Hurricane Katrina upended his world.
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It’s Taking More than Two Months to Preserve this 400-Pound Whale Heart | Motherboard
Earlier this summer, we wrote about the Royal Ontario Museum’s mission to preserve the recovered heart of a blue whale—the largest animal on the planet. As this video from PBS shows, the process is still underway over two months later.
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How The Supreme Court Could Intervene in The War on ISIS – The Atlantic
The biggest casualty in the struggle against the Islamic State so far has been the American Constitution. One year into the battle, the president and Congress threaten to destroy all serious restraints against open-ended war-making by the commander-…
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Test Scores Don’t Tell Us Everything About New Orleans School Reform | FiveThirtyEight
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans is still debating the merits of Louisiana’s experimental overhaul of its flooded schools. But research released this month signals that student outcomes in the city have improved and that th…
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There’s a new sustainable ag technique in town, and it’s cleaning up | Grist
The farming technique known as push-pull — which involves planting grasses with special properties to protect crops — started out as a rudimentary defense against stem borer insects. But it just keeps getting more sophisticated.
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What is so great about whales? This scientist says it’s their poop | Grist
“I have an unhealthy — or, I would like to say, healthy — obsession with poop,” says marine biologist Asha de Vos.
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Friendsy Gets $500k To Grow Its .edu-Only U.S. Tinder Rival | TechCrunch
Stay long enough in tech and you’ll see the same ideas being recycled, usually with a slight twist. To wit: Friendsy, a student-only social network that’s aiming to bringing Tinder-style meet-up ease to existing communities of U.S. college students.
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Nigeria’s ex-national security adviser Dasuki charged – BBC News
Nigeria’s sacked national security adviser Sambo Dasuki has been charged with illegally possessing weapons and undermining national security, an official statement has said. Weapons were seized during a raid on his properties last month, it added.
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BBC News – Saudi Arabia executes 175 people in a year – Amnesty
At least 175 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia in the past year after unfair trials lacking basic safeguards, Amnesty International says. In many cases, it adds, defendants are denied access to a lawyer and in some they are convicted on the …
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On Saturday at BMO Field, Toronto FC hammered Orlando City 5-0, and Sebastian Giovinco was again at the heart of things for the hosts. He scored one – a brilliant free-kick – made another, and burnished his video-game statistics in his debut MLS sea…
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August 25, 2009: Ted Kennedy Dies | The Nation
Today in 2009 Senator Ted Kennedy passed into the great beyond.
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Those who reject the 97% expert consensus on human-caused global warming often invoke Galileo as an example of when the scientific minority overturned the majority view.
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Passengers is a game about the human cost of Europe’s migrant crisis – Offworld
The ongoing European Migrant Crisis sees death tolls rise as refugees take expensive and often extremely-dangerous trips with smugglers, often to be displaced again or even arrested when they arrive.
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Why is FTSE 100 shrugging off Shanghai Noon? – BBC News
So why on earth has the plunge in Chinese stock markets – Shanghai fell another 7.6% today, taking the losses on shares over four days to well over 20% – left European markets unperturbed this morning after yesterday’s fall?
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Breaking the Galaxy Note 5 is as easy as reinserting the stylus backwards | The Verge
Owners of Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 5 should be careful about how they handle the device’s stylus. According to reports from various outlets, reinserting the Note 5’s S Pen into the smartphone the wrong way can permanently disable the device’s stylu…
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I Can’t Stop Reading One-Star Yelp Reviews of National Parks | Mother Jones
The National Park Service turns 99 years old on Tuesday. To celebrate, the Department of the Interior has waived admission fees for all NPS sites for the day. That’s a pretty sweet deal. You should stop reading this right now, call in sick, and enjo…
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MIT’s Multi-Material 3-D Printer Isn’t Crazy-Expensive | WIRED
3-D printers haven’t bum-rushed our daily lives like the hype suggested they might. But don’t let the fact they aren’t a living room staple suggest the technology isn’t progressing in invigorating ways.
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Kenya football stadium tackles alcohol abuse – BBC News
There has been a massive crackdown on the sale and consumption of illegal alcohol in Kenya over the past month. For the thousands who struggle with alcohol abuse, they can now receive help at central Kenya’s football stadium, which has been converte…
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I Hung Out With the Prisoners Who Fight California’s Wildfires | Mother Jones
On the main road through Lower Lake, a town of 1,294 people in the heart of Northern California’s Lake County, spray-painted signs reading, “THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS!” hang from fences and windows.
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Can Poop Save Us From the Next Global Epidemic? | Mother Jones
About a quarter of deaths around the world are caused by infectious diseases—a number that is expected to increase with rising rates of antibiotic resistance.
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A Giant Glob of Deadly Algae Is Floating off the West Coast | Mother Jones
From the air, the Pacific algal bloom doesn’t look like much of a threat: a wispy, brownish stream, snaking up along the West Coast. But it’s causing amnesia in birds, deadly seizures in sea lions, and a crippling decline in the West Coast shellfish…
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Spiders tune their webs like guitars – Aeon Video
It should come as no surprise that spiders constantly monitor their webs, for both potential mates and potential meals: food and sex are two of nature’s most fundamental drives.
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Is it ever worth not knowing the truth? – Jess Whittlestone – Aeon
In 2006 in California, Anne Wojcicki co-founded the personal genetics company 23andMe, with the mission of ‘helping people access, understand and benefit from the human genome’. For around $100 and a saliva sample, anyone can receive detailed inform…
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On Saturday, cops arrested two men who may have intended to carry out a shooting spree at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, where thousands gathered over the weekend for the Pokémon World Championship.
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Moscow’s Only Nudist Beach Is Being Threatened With Closure | VICE News
Authorities in Moscow are threatening to close down the city’s only nudist beach calling the area’s visitors “depraved” and “out of their minds.
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Little Rascals – Moko, the doberman puppy by Elke Vogelsang / 500px
Little Rascals – Moko, the doberman puppy by Wieselblitz http://t.co/FDGceLYemg http://t.co/ssLDECkAMQ
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Lion kills guide in Zimbabwe safari park where Cecil was slain | Environment | The Guardian
Quinn Swales was taking guests on a photographic walking safari in Hwange national park at dawn on Monday when he was charged by the male, according to the Camp Hwange lodge. The 40-year-old Zimbabwean saved his guests but died of his injuries.
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You’re Using Your Camera’s Flash All Wrong | WIRED
You just spent $750 on a fancy digital camera, so why does the flash turn your beautifully lit living room into a haunted cavern every time you photograph it? The culprit is most likely that cheap flash setup that came with your otherwise quality ca…
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Mizuno Thinks Boron Is the Key to the Ultimate Golf Club | WIRED
The traditional way of making golf irons requires steel, fire, and lots of hammering by a blacksmith. The more common way requires pouring molten metal into what are essentially Jell-O molds. Those are cast irons, the most common type of club you’ll…
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How to effectively melt the coldest of hearts : InterestingGifs
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Uzungol, Trabzon, Turkey [1343×755] : CityPorn
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Russia bans Wikipedia : worldnews
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Wikipedia blacklisted in Russia – Business Insider
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Woke up early to go to the gym… These two had other ideas! : cats
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When Cat chooses your shoe over a toy… : cats
When Cat chooses your shoe over a toy… via /r/cats http://t.co/Z1qD3cuVih http://t.co/tttORTqMjr
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Tuxedo Loaf via /r/Catloaf http://t.co/zpfheLuk6a http://t.co/wpE5iQ1Iwd
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Germany ‘arson attack’ destroys planned asylum shelter – BBC News
Police in Germany say a school sports hall intended as a temporary shelter for asylum seekers has burned down in a suspected arson attack. Investigators believe the fire in Nauen, west of Berlin, was started deliberately. No-one was injured.
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IndyCar confirms death of driver Justin Wilson – video | Sport | The Guardian
IndyCar driver Justin Wilson has died, Mark Miles, CEO of IndyCar parent company Hulman & Co, says on Tuesday. Wilson was hit by debris from another car at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.
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Boy trips and damages £1m artwork – BBC News
CCTV has captured the moment a 12-year-old schoolboy tripped and punched a hole in a million-dollar painting in a Taiwan museum. The painting, called “Flowers” by Italian artist Paolo Porpora, dates back to the 17th century.
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Ola, Uber’s Rival In India, Now Supports Other Services With Its Payment Platform | TechCrunch
India’s Ola is taking its rivalry with Uber beyond taxis after it made its in-app payment service available within a range of other apps and services.
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This Microsoft concept puts an e-ink Start menu on a Surface keyboard | The Verge
Microsoft is experimenting with a new Surface keyboard concept. While the software giant has hinted at Surface blades accessories in the past, this new concept comes directly from Microsoft’s applied sciences group that is responsible for the curren…
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BBC Sport – Mario Balotelli: Liverpool striker arrives at AC Milan for medical
Mario Balotelli will take a pay cut to return to AC Milan from Liverpool on a one-season loan deal. Liverpool are also going to pay some of Balotelli’s wages as part of the move, which is close to being completed.
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Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7 | WIRED
The micro four-thirds camera market has matured greatly since the standard was launched seven years ago by Olympus and Panasonic.
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Vivid X-Rays Reveal the Guts of Robots and Radios | WIRED
Skip Article Header. Skip to: Start of Article. Slide: 3 / of 14 . Caption: Alarm Clock Roy Livingston Slide: 4 / of 14 . Caption: Bell & Howell 8 Milimeter Movie Camera Roy Livingston Slide: 5 / of 14 . Caption: Microscope Roy Livingston Slide: 8 /…
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BHP profits tumble after commodity prices plunge – BBC News
Annual profits at BHP Billiton slid 86% despite slashing costs, as a collapse in Chinese demand for commodities hit the Anglo-Australian mining giant. The company reported that net profit for the 12 months to 30 June was $1.91bn (£1.2bn), compared w…
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Record number of refugees enter Hungary from Serbia – Al Jazeera English
A record number of refugees streamed into EU member Hungary from Serbia on Monday, police said, just days before Hungary completes a border fence. A total of 2,093 potential asylum seekers, the highest ever daily total, crossed the border near the H…
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Diego “Chico” Corrales should be celebrating his 38th birthday today. He should be waking up to hugs and presents from his wife and five adoring kids. He should be spending the day with his loving mother, step-father and two brothers.
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US university suspends fraternity over sexually suggestive banners | US news | The Guardian
The banners, thought to have been hung by members of the Sigma Nu fraternity, included statements such as: “Hope your baby girl is ready for a good time”, “Freshman daughter drop off” and “Go ahead and drop off mom too”.
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Two More Canadian Veterans Are Fighting the Islamic State | VICE News
Two more former Canadian Forces soldiers have reportedly picked up arms alongside Kurdish militia to fight against the so-called Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS) in Syria.
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BBC Sport – World Championships: Michael Johnson advises Greg Rutherford
Coverage: Live on BBC TV, Red Button, Radio 5 live, online, mobiles, tablets and app. Click here for full details. Britain’s Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford has been advised to “do more jumping and less talking” by sprint great Michael Jo…
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Gold Reserves per Capita by Country [3600 x 1640] : MapPorn
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Can Hillary Clinton Win Over the Left? | The Nation
Earlier this year, Buzzfeed uncovered a 1979 television interview with Hillary Clinton—then Hillary Rodham—who had just become first lady of Arkansas.
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This Animator-Turned-Roboticist Is Making a Universal Language for Robots | Motherboard
Andy Flessas, aka computer animator and roboticist andyRobot, wants to bring robots to life by “animating” them. To date, robots enabled with his unique software have taken to the stages of the likes of popstar Bon Jovi and DJ Deadmau5, to name but …
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Coming soon: UpFront, hosted by Mehdi Hasan – Al Jazeera English
The comedian gives an insight into his street-smart Nigerian life as he gets his act together and grows his brand. The world’s most expensive living artist discusses his work and the controversies surrounding his creations and career.
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Colin Russell was held in a Russian prison after the Dutch-flagged Arctic Sunrise was boarded in September 2013 and the 30 Greenpeace activists and journalists were detained.
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Web extra: Debating the Israel boycott – Al Jazeera English
Public opinion in Israel has been successfully shaped by right-wing leaders…. What we are seeing today is as Iran is taken off the top of the international community’s agenda, the bogeyman that the Israeli right wants to focus on is BDS.
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Web extra: Do black lives matter in the US? – Al Jazeera English
In UpFront’s “Headliner” segment, Mehdi Hasan challenges key global, political and cultural figures about crucial issues facing the globe. The killing of innocent people is in fact terrorism or execution, however you want to put it, it’s very wrong …
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Despite US training, Iraqi military can ‘barely’ defend – Al Jazeera English
The battle for western Iraq’s Anbar governorate – the largest in the country – is intensifying as the Iraqi military and tribal militias attempt to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the area.
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Kenneth Rogoff has long warned of a potential financial crisis in China. Mr. Rogoff, a professor of economics at Harvard University, accurately predicted the eurozone debt crisis and for years has been telling anyone who would listen that China pose…
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India’s Patel community gather in numbers for caste quotas – BBC News
Tens of thousands of people of Gujarat’s Patel community have gathered in India’s western city of Ahmedabad to demand affirmative action for better access to jobs and education. The meeting is being addressed by Hardik Patel, a 21-year-old controver…
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1311 in Scotland – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Events from the year 1311 in Scotland. August – King Robert the Bruce retaliates for Edward II’s invasion the previous year by invading northern England.
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They had the chance, they took the chance – Imgur
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Map of Public Debt in Europe with Credit Ratings [823×755] : MapPorn
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They had the chance, they took the chance http://t.co/8ANG7Pqxh1 http://t.co/Ur1vtzFxWf http://t.co/nBNDlUcHsz
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Canal Grande at dawn by Vittorio Delli Ponti / 500px
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One last cut when you get cut : trippinthroughtime
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness, One last cut when you get cut via…
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More than Enough by Bobby Bong / 500px
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Two More Canadian Vets Are Fighting the Islamic State | VICE News
Two more former Canadian Forces soldiers have reportedly picked up arms alongside Kurdish militia to fight against the so-called Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS) in Syria.
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VICE News Capsule – Tuesday, August 25 | VICE News
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines.
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Zipcar Buys Fleet Management Startup Local Motion | TechCrunch
Zipcar looks like it is boosting the enterprise side of its car sharing business after it acquired Local Motion, a five-year old fleet management startup, in an undisclosed deal.
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A year after ISIL attack, Yazidis ‘will never forget’ – Al Jazeera English
Less than one month after Mosul fell to ISIL, its fighters advanced on the predominantly Yazidi region of Sinjar in northern Iraq on August 3, 2014.
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Office 2016 for Windows expected to launch on September 22nd | The Verge
Microsoft is planning to launch its Office 2016 suite next month. After releasing a Mac equivalent in July, Microsoft’s Office 2016 for Windows won’t provide many major changes over the existing version.
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This NASA test crash montage is surprisingly zen | The Verge
When NASA wants to test how well a space ship will survive a crash landing it just drops it. However, as this montage from the space agency’s Landing and Impact Research Facility shows, this process isn’t nearly as violent as you might expect.
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The stocks fall in facial expressions – BBC News
On Black Monday, China’s all-important Shanghai Composite index fell 8.5% in its worst collapse since 2007, sending shockwaves around the world. Here is the story as told through the expressions and gestures of the traders and investors. An unusuall…
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The dangers of loneliness as a parent – BBC News
It has described the results as shocking and is calling for more support for parents. Simon Jones reports.
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US Cops Aren’t Getting Warrants to Spy on People’s Cellphones for Petty Crimes | VICE News
Law enforcement’s secretive and often-times warrantless use of the cellphone tracking device known as StingRay is receiving fresh scrutiny this week following an investigation into the Baltimore Police Department’s widespread use of the device in cr…
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BBC Sport – Solheim Cup: Paula Creamer and Brittany Lang chosen by USA
Former US Women’s Open champion Paula Creamer and Brittany Lang have been chosen as the USA’s two wildcards for next month’s Solheim Cup. Creamer, 29, will make her sixth appearance in the biennial team event against Europe.
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Pissing off Sims makes my life – Imgur
Pissing off Sims makes my life http://t.co/LQ9QQmRsEA http://t.co/rhlN4ZeJ64 http://t.co/WYTFbDBRyp
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness, Pissing off Sims makes my life…
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Natasha by Stepan Kvardakov / 500px
Natasha by StepanKvardakov http://t.co/uLnI5f0I35 http://t.co/edVVmmvwFz
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Please, play with me by Kam / 500px
Please, play with me by gulich_79 http://t.co/FginRHF7wc http://t.co/DgNHGiAEyJ
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Rocky knoll around 13,00 feet, Pikes Peak, Colorado. [OC] [1033×775] : EarthPorn
Rocky knoll around 13,00 feet, Pikes Peak, Colorado. [OC] [1033×775] via /r/EarthPorn http://t.co/dmwD1PaYRu http://t.co/i8YR67dlz6
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“Status Asthmaticus” · Teen Wolf · TV Review · The A.V. Club
“Status Asthmaticus” is an episode of Teen Wolf. In its placement on the schedule, it is also the summer finale of the fifth season, but for the purposes one would expect from a finale, it doesn’t quite fit the bill.
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me irl via /r/me_irl http://t.co/r0Fn6Tnb1f http://t.co/XrhXum23e9
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If i dont move, he won’t see me (xpost r/gaming) : perfectloops
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Aurora as seen from ISS : space
Aurora as seen from ISS via /r/space http://t.co/E8vy1T0Xvu http://t.co/hTJf2m45Qj
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Amsterdam, Netherlands [OC] [1000×597] : CityPorn
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Water halo by Ulises Sandoval / 500px
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Just moved into college yesterday… Looks like mom misses me – Imgur
Just moved into college yesterday… Looks like mom misses me http://t.co/4VQzenpRss http://t.co/QFo2eIWzgE
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Justin Wilson: tributes pour in for a ‘great person and racing driver’ | Sport | The Guardian
British Formula One racing star Jenson Button has led the tributes to the IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, who died from his injuries after being struck in the head by debris at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.
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The biggest Star Wars spaceship casts a shadow the size of Manhattan | The Verge
The Super Star Destroyer Executor was, after the Death Star, Star Wars’ second-biggest beast. While we see the former crash into the latter in Return of the Jedi, it’s tough to tell exactly how big the ship — taken by Darth Vader as his personal fla…
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Nepal quake victims at risk of human trafficking – Al Jazeera English
There are growing concerns that victims of the recent earthquake in Nepal have become the latest targets of human traffickers. They’re part of a wider problem. The UN says around 7,000 Nepalese women and girls are trafficked to India every year.
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Islamic State has killed at least 30 people for sodomy, UN told | World news | The Guardian
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for killing at least 30 people for sodomy, the head of an international gay rights organisation has told the first UN security council meeting in New York to focus on violence and discrimination against lesbi…
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Bri Neal by Jason Harynuk / 500px
Bri Neal by jharynuk http://t.co/91aKoH7qvf http://t.co/SHVA2Qgr4H
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Tynemouth Priory [OC][3600×2304] : AbandonedPorn
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Amsterdam, Netherlands [OC] [1000×639] : ArchitecturePorn
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A Song in my Heart by Jenn Bischof / 500px
A Song in my Heart by JennBischof http://t.co/KFJokX3pz3 http://t.co/fire35xR9V
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Deadly Smile by Oleg Bazhenov / 500px
Deadly Smile by OlegBazhenov1 http://t.co/NSdJwNrk3C http://t.co/fMwQ2uLmZZ
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Happiness is… by Lilia Alvarado / 500px
Happiness is… by LiliaAlvarado http://t.co/HNdNqp58An http://t.co/niXgFUlkwP
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night is coming.. by iD’s / 500px
night is coming.. by idrusarsyad http://t.co/DXE7jZEdmH http://t.co/zUnI89n0ya
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Afghan gas blasts ‘kill 10 children’ in Herat – BBC News
A series of explosions at a gas terminal in the western Afghan city of Herat has killed 10 children and an adult, a hospital official says.Those killed lived in a camp for displaced people, which was next to the the gas company compound.
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Aliyun, the cloud computing unit of Alibaba Group, is launching an artificial intelligence platform that it claims is the first in China. Called DT PAI, the service combines algorithms used by Alibaba with machine and deep learning techniques and pr…
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Milky Way rising high above Whistler, Canada js – Just Space
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Downvote Cat via /r/cats http://t.co/Dg5BfgYa0i http://t.co/YW7qbcgY8z
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Milky Way rising high above Whistler, Canada js http://t.co/MYIQwT9O28 http://t.co/AKCu7LQcoj http://t.co/zDUgQJnm3b
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Relax!!!!!!!!!! via /r/cats http://t.co/gOq9akwsJI http://t.co/A54oJ0ng75
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Long exposure of bugs under a streetlamp : pics
Long exposure of bugs under a streetlamp via /r/pics http://t.co/3zx7H2nvil http://t.co/dMjRoPXe4i
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X by Ricardo_Mateus http://t.co/kkgyPXv66A http://t.co/jxM6tOZcRN
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BBC Sport – Petr Cech shows his class but Arsenal still need to strengthen
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers claimed victory for either side at Arsenal would deliver an early psychological advantage in the battle for places in and around the top of the Premier League.
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Just climb. via /r/woahdude http://t.co/qTkB674aeR http://t.co/DjeU3aBtVR
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness, NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe js…
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Sakura 2015 by Yokai Catchlight / 500px
Sakura 2015 by Yokai http://t.co/yv1DlT0xRV http://t.co/00OHVIOXd9
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Michael Rosen’s Sad Book: A Beautiful Anatomy of Loss, Illustrated by Quentin Blake | Brain Pickings
“Grief, when it comes, is nothing like we expect it to be,” Joan Didion wrote after losing the love of her life.
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Someone on Twitter pointed out to Amy Schumer that she looks like the woman from American Gothic. Her and JK Simmons quickly responded with a photo. (i.imgur.com) She is the embodiment of a Cabbage Patch Kid. That’s all I see.
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The Waves by Isam Telhami / 500px
The Waves by Isamtelhami http://t.co/0pbOl1mWoI http://t.co/yaSNqO0VnS
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Rocky Mountain House Northern Lights August 23 Timelapse [1080p] : auroraporn
Rocky Mountain House Northern Lights August 23 Timelapse [1080p] via /r/auroraporn http://t.co/PMyesIIclO http://t.co/TDydiMwHTU
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Alphonse Clap [Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood] : animegifs
Alphonse Clap [Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood] via /r/animegifs http://t.co/7HCiuz3AhN http://t.co/hlKiFsReow
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“All girls dress the same” : funny
“All girls dress the same” via /r/funny http://t.co/Q69K2xyagD http://t.co/AYZqAmW00c
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The solar industry is letterboxing all electors in the crucial West Australian Canning byelection urging them to vote against the Liberal party on 19 September in response to the Abbott government’s “war on solar”.
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Deadly clashes hit Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon – Al Jazeera English
At least three people have been killed in clashes between rival armed groups in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, near the southern port city of Sidon.
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Vysor Puts Your Android Device’s Screen On Your Desktop | TechCrunch
If you’ve ever wanted to play games or use apps from your phone on your desktop — web versions of messaging apps prove how convenient desktops are — then Vysor is a new service for Android owners that might well be up your alley.
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Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson have told One Direction fans not to worry and say they’re not splitting up. The pair took to Twitter to reassure “directioners” that they’ll be back as a group after a year’s break.
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Europe commissioner: ‘EU has a duty to protect refugees’ – BBC News
Europe’s commissioner for migration has promised “a war against people smugglers” and said migrants who have travelled to the EU for purely economic reasons will be returned home. Dimitris Avramopoulos also said that refugees fleeing conflict are en…
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August 25, 1944: Picasso, the Liberation of Paris, and the Meaning of Heroism | Brain Pickings
“To be an artist,” Louise Bourgeois wrote in her diary, “is a guarantee to your fellow humans that the wear and tear of living will not let you become a murderer.
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Two brothers : AnimalsBeingBros
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Secret by Joachim Bergauer / 500px
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pls heLp him!!!!11!1! :((( : ledootgeneration
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Calm by AhmetUtgan http://t.co/ZKwNFWsdqD http://t.co/8aX09eETTI
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Jurassic World by Martin Rak / 500px
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The Boy In The Mirror by Jake Olson Studios / 500px
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John Cena hits Jon Stewart with Attitude Adjustment on ‘WWE Raw’ : television
John Cena hits Jon Stewart with Attitude Adjustment on ‘WWE Raw’ via /r/television http://t.co/XAZ6eBgJ3k http://t.co/A3BOordRyM
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meow_irl via /r/MEOW_IRL http://t.co/cbmOYVMX3S http://t.co/iPhraeY7WP
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The Moon Keeper (OC) : woahdude
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Anna Karina in 60’s : OldSchoolCool
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Purple Apocalypse : ImaginaryMindscapes
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My dentist is the black Ryan Gosling. : pics
My dentist is the black Ryan Gosling. via /r/pics http://t.co/u0sapSRYYo http://t.co/Bp5hJtv3bN
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BULLET. My best friend for 13 years. RIP : cats
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I’m working now 🙂 via /r/cats http://t.co/eLBA7rTSEQ http://t.co/cpzyaBAlwb
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I think he likes the new mattress. : cats
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Cat yawning via /r/cats http://t.co/UP547krdmi http://t.co/1kktRu0gBj
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So my ex just sent me a pic of one of our cats : cats
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Fuel economy hasn’t improved in 100 years : environment
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Is Organized Religion Losing Parisioners to Mother Nature? : environment
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Hana, Maui [OC] [3264 x 1836] : EarthPorn
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One of My Favorite California Sunsets – taken 06/30 [2000 x 1333] : EarthPorn
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A penny for your thoughts [OC] [4923×3264] : EarthPorn
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Mount Chaukhi, Caucus mountains Sakartvelo[1900×1200][OC] : EarthPorn
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Late Night Slide (2640×1760) : ExposurePorn
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Great Basin National Park, Eastern Nevada, USA [OC] [5990 x 3984] : EarthPorn
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BEYONCÉ REMINDS ME of Rachel, the prettiest girl in my high school. Rachel never spoke up in history class (the only class we had together). She had a seat at the “cool table,” but conversations would unfold basically on top of her as people talked …
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4 Women Were Beaten By Cops And No One Believed Them, Until This Video Surfaced : news
About damn time these officers are held accountable. On a different note: Notice how badly the reporter’s hand are shaking @ 1:45.
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APOD: 2015 August 24 – Dione, Rings, Shadows, Saturn
Explanation: What’s happening in this strange juxtaposition of moon and planet? First and foremost, Saturn’s moon Dione was captured here in a dramatic panorama by the robotic Cassini spacecraft currently orbiting the giant planet.
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Tiny trackers could help solve global bee death mystery – BBC News
An international group of scientists, beekeepers, farmers and technology companies is using cutting-edge technology to help find out why honey bee populations around the world are crashing.
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Ambition (short) : ImaginaryMindscapes
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The Moon Keeper, Photoshop : Art
ArtworkThe Moon Keeper, Photoshop (i.imgur.com)submitted 6 minutes ago by loading…
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Hitching a Ride by Adrian C. Murray / 500px
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Abandoned Truck [780×1170] : AbandonedPorn
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Geometry in nature. : woahdude
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Teddy’s gonna be a big boy… : aww
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Tropical forests covering an area nearly the size of India are set to be destroyed in the next 35 years, a faster rate of deforestation than previously thought, a study warned on Monday.
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Cutting Wood via /r/perfectloops http://t.co/rjxPbn9Ekf http://t.co/Vp0uuqtrva
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Rosette nebula js – Just Space
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Lunch time for the granddaughter. : TrollXChromosomes
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Choose a booth via /r/pics http://t.co/GaxR6plRXH http://t.co/AWsuN5697r
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Shy blep via /r/Blep http://t.co/h4KoNwrLPj http://t.co/M3pWiv6g0V
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If I still fits…I still sits. : aww
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Lovecraft with adjectives, similes and metaphors edited out – Boing Boing
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Barack Obama has railed against US political and business figures who oppose the expansion of wind and solar power in a speech where he singled out the influential Koch family for criticism.
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Came downstairs to see this little guy making himself right at home : pics
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San Francisco by Frank Yang / 500px
San Francisco by frvnkyvng http://t.co/R4rVvx4d8i http://t.co/xIMoga7hlx
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Doggie birthdays via /r/funny http://t.co/tSjEy2mTzp http://t.co/Zezj6HUxl5
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HMB while I burn this motherfucker down : holdmybeer
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HMB I’m gonna roll through that fire… : holdmybeer
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Waikiki Beach closed due to 500,000 gallon sewage spill : environment
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me irl via /r/me_irl http://t.co/8MGUBMRlMl http://t.co/ogCB2PR27f
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Open thread for night owls: Six minutes of Foxagandists wallowing in sexism
Blast from the Past. At Daily Kos on this date in 2014—Dallas deputy chief: The militarization of the police isn’t the problem, it’s the color scheme:
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IndyCar driver Justin Wilson dies of injury – Al Jazeera English
British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson has died from a head injury sustained during a race at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania.
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‘Dangerous’ prisoners’ living conditions criticised – BBC News
Some of the living conditions in which the most dangerous prisoners are kept have been criticised by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons. Nick Hardwick visited close supervision centres, which hold about 60 men in eight prisons in England and Wales.
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A PRIVATE equity firm announces it will pay for both your baby and a nanny to fly with you when you travel for business until the baby’s first birthday. IBM plans to ship home breast milk pumped on a work trip.
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A rock in a rock costume : mildlyinteresting
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Valley of Fire highway, Nevada [2048×924] by Jerry Fryer : unitedstatesofamerica
Valley of Fire highway, Nevada [2048×924] by Jerry Fryer via /r/unitedstatesofamerica http://t.co/Fu6hjfc5yf http://t.co/xWndY2Vdyl
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Perpetual Kebab Confusion : perfectloops
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Parrot helps boy pull out loose tooth : AnimalsBeingBros
Parrot helps boy pull out loose tooth via /r/AnimalsBeingBros http://t.co/X2v5gaZTJt http://t.co/KvLOdorXdw
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Izzy daydreaming about sunbathing in the grass : cats
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Sammezzano castle, Italy [1600×1067] by Julia Kamp : AbandonedPorn
Sammezzano castle, Italy [1600×1067] by Julia Kamp via /r/AbandonedPorn http://t.co/JUx6XTjDiy http://t.co/NZ91aFkUa2
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp http://t.co/hOXohmDFvr http://t.co/Uq16FUeDl4
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Ashley Madison roundup: Execs hacked competitors, wrote screenplay | Ars Technica
Last week, a hacking ring calling itself “Impact Team” released a trove of information collected by Ashley Madison, a dating site that connected people looking to have extramarital affairs.
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Navajo Farmers Reject Use of Water | Al Jazeera America
One of the largest communities of Navajo farmers along the San Juan River has voted to keep irrigation canals closed for at least a year following a spill of toxic sludge at a Colorado gold mine.
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Fashion chain H&M offers $1m recycling prize for reusable clothing | Fashion | The Guardian
Hennes & Mauritz, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, is launching an effort to promote recycling as it seeks to cut its environmental impact, boost its ethical credentials and address looming shortages of raw materials.
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Why does the end of the world appeal to people so much?
Over the past decade or so, almost every big-budget summer movie has depicted large scale destruction, where cities (usually New York and Los Angeles) and national landmarks are destroyed, with people running for their lives.
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Hackers Now Going After Ashley Madison Targets | TechCrunch
Hackers have taken to the 36 million email list stolen during the Ashley Madison hack to attempt to extort folks who may or may not have used the app to cheat.
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Australian bailed as Anzac Day terror charges dropped – BBC News
A Melbourne teenager accused of plotting a terror attack during a national military parade, this year, has been released from jail.Police withdrew a charge against Harun Causevic, 18, of conspiring to commit a terror act, due to lack of evidence.
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Denmark’s autonomous Faroe Islands announced on Monday that they had refused entry to a ship carrying 21 activists from the militant conservation group Sea Shepherd who were trying to disrupt traditional whale hunts.
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An internal email conversation from 2012 between Ashley Madison’s CTO Raja Bhatia and Noel Biderman, the CEO of the site’s parent company Avid Life Media, reveals that the duo might have hacked one of their competitors, writes Brian Krebs of Krebs o…
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Galileo Humpkins posts what he wants, where he wants : firstworldanarchists
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Carved Pearls http://t.co/Kkzy38PyP5 http://t.co/vFa672HAlv
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US sends F-22 fighter jets to Europe as part of Ukraine response | US news | The Guardian
The US is to deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe as part of efforts to support eastern European members of the Nato alliance unnerved by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine.
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People smuggler forced teen migrants from Guatemala into egg farm work | US news | The Guardian
A people smuggler operating in the US has pleaded guilty to running a scheme where Guatemalan teenage migrants were released into his custody by federal authorities, then forced to work on egg farms in Ohio.
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Yahoo is holding a contest for Community binge-watchers · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Surely someone who reads The A.V. Club would claim to be the world’s biggest Community fan, and now Yahoo is giving that person (or any person, really) a chance to put their money where their mouth is by competing in what’s being dubbed “a binge-wat…
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Abandoned barn in Batavia, IL [OC] [5472×3648] : AbandonedPorn
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Top 10 Most Common Nightmares – Explained : Awwducational
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A Rocky Mountain, Rocky mountain national park, Colorado. [OC] [4928X2772] : EarthPorn
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View Through the Wildflowers – Maroon Bells, Aspen, CO [OC] [1920×1080] : EarthPorn
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Pizza cones! via /r/gifs http://t.co/rqDGgi3zWj http://t.co/91tBFrERES
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Obama calls for big clean energy push | Grist
President Obama spoke in Las Vegas Monday at the National Clean Energy Summit. He was introduced by Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, who called Obama “the leader who finally put us on the path to stop climate change.
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As San Francisco’s population rapidly changes with an influx of new tech money and workers, a big question is what happens to the city’s K-12 schools and what tech’s ultimate influence on local education will be.
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Classic Style in this Chelsea Loft [1200×900] : RoomPorn
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Cold front moving in [4608X3456][oc] : SkyPorn
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Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Imagination Truth Consciousness, Make a wish by .Fabio_S.
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Guatemala ex-VP Baldetti accused of taking bribes – BBC News
A former vice-president of Guatemala has appeared in court accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes in a scandal that has rocked the government.Prosecutors said Roxana Baldetti took a 50% cut of illegal payments channelled to officials helpin…
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In Conversation With Quentin Tarantino — Vulture
We’re five months from the release of The Hateful Eight. How close to finishing are you? We’ve got a little bit more than an hour finished right now. I just got back from seeing an hour of the movie cut together.
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What is causing China’s economic slowdown? – Al Jazeera English
There is growing concern among investors that the world’s second-biggest economy is declining more than previously thought. The government has injected $100 billion into banks to help spur the economy. Earlier, China’s central bank devalued the yuan…
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The True Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Never Truly Ate the South | Science | Smithsonian
As a young naturalist growing up in the Deep South, I feared kudzu. I’d walk an extra mile to avoid patches of it and the writhing knots of snakes that everyone said were breeding within.
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Amazon has garnered an enormous share of the book market, and their “activities tend to reduce book prices, which is considered good for consumers.” But hundreds of writers (including Philip Roth and V. S.
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Why I’m not allowed to cook dinner anymore : funny
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Most people probably view this as an accident. I see the work of a seasoned veteran. I myself have employed the “destruction method” to get out of a lifetime of ordeals. Cooking, cleaning, plumbing, parenting…..the list goes on and on. -
Working together for a common goal : AnimalsBeingBros
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Royal burns via /r/funny http://t.co/ppiaIKdZpO http://t.co/kOkue90007
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Just moved into college yesterday… Looks like mom misses me : funny
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The homepage of every student loan website ever… : funny
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Justin Wilson, IndyCar driver, dies of head injuries from Pocono crash | Sport | The Guardian
IndyCar driver Justin Wilson has died of a head injury, it has been confirmed. The British driver, who was 37, had been in a coma since sustaining a head injury when he was hit by a large piece of debris that broke off a car in a crash-filled race a…
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Watch this birdie do a pretty much perfect R2D2 impersonation – Boing Boing
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The Secret Confessions of the Most Famous Monsters
From artist Teo Zirinis (Hands Off My Dinosaur) comes a series of wonderfully simple works depicting the problems of monsters such as Cthulhu, Godzilla, and King Kong. Life for the supernatural is harder than we think it is. Below are more from the …
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The Milky Way from Eastern Australia js – Just Space
The Milky Way from Eastern Australia js http://t.co/BxhMHbE8tg http://t.co/TZtjJtJnek
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Guatemala President Balks at Calls for Resignation http://t.co/UAU2NEgiTh
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An Amazonian Field Test For a Smartphone Microscope | WIRED
Caption: Leaf galls are bud-shaped growths caused by parasites. Aaron Pomerantz If fieldwork be your folly, then specimens be your burden.
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Seat of the church: Philadelphia prisoners build a chair for the Pope | World news | The Guardian
Pope Francis will have a nice place to sit when he meets with Philadelphia prisoners after inmates built a stately chair hand-carved from walnut. The chair was made and refinished at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center, one of six jails …
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Pregnant women’s diet linked to baby heart risk – BBC News
Women who eat healthily before and during pregnancy may cut the risk of their baby developing a heart problem, researchers believe. The link is suggested by a study of 19,000 women in the US who were asked about their diet in the year leading up to …
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Labour leadership: Candidates meet amid vote infiltration claims – BBC News
Labour’s four leadership candidates are expected to meet acting party leader Harriet Harman, amid claims the vote may be infiltrated by opponents. Candidate Andy Burnham has said there is “no question” of any legal challenge to the contest.
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Rachel didn’t realize how shitty her life was until… : wheredidthesodago
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Untitled by jimmy song / 500px
Untitled by jimmy_gang http://t.co/WAwMgRcFXz http://t.co/aXIRHC5JP8
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SAN FRANCISCO — Last week, Jim Cramer, the boisterous host of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” had a company called Skyworks Solutions on his show.
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Asian shares continue to fall – BBC News
Asian stocks continued to fall on Tuesday but the drop was less severe than analysts had feared after Monday’s dramatic global sell-off. Japan’s Nikkei 225 took the hardest hit in the region, down by 3% to 17,970.32.
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New York City’s Food Warriors: Broadway Junction – Boing Boing
Internets Celebrities, with hosts Dallas Penn, Rafi Kam, and director Casimir Nozkowski, have a fun new NYC street foodie episode out. The L and the J/Z on distinct separate elevated platforms, while the A and C remain underground – joined by a gian…
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Twitter Storms The Stage, Unveils The Tiniest VMAs Emoji Of All Time | TechCrunch
Today, Twitter launched an emoji tied to the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards (which are happening this weekend). Users hash tagging either #VMA of #VMAs will get a very tiny moon man emoji to pop up in their tweet.
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Gabriel Chavarria to play the human in War Of The Planet Of The Apes · Newswire · The A.V. Club
According to Deadline, Gabriel Chavarria (Freedom Writers, Aquarius, the upcoming Low Riders) has signed on to be “one of two human leads” in War Of The Planet Of The Apes.
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Totem Pole on Journey Against Northwest Coal | Al Jazeera America
On Monday, the totem pole arrived in Portland, Oregon, where it was blessed in an interfaith ceremony. The pole’s journey began in Vancouver, B.C., on Aug. 21 and it will travel to communities that could be affected by the coal projects until it arr…
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Global stocks selloff extended on China’s Black Monday – Al Jazeera English
Global stock markets have continued to plummet on Tuesday as fears continue over the state of the Chinese economy. The Nikkei-225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 3.47 percent in early trade on the back of Monday’s 4.61 per cent slump which sa…
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Can authentic politicians deliver when it matters most? – BBC News
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump and UK Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn are demonstrating that whether you come from the left or the right, authenticity can win support. But are there limits to how far authenticity can take a politicia…
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The LeBron James of Weightlifting – WSJ
At the weightlifting nationals this month, C.J. Cummings, a 15-year-old from South Carolina, turned in a record-breaking performance.
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These Burners want to clean up Burning Man | Grist
They say one person can make a difference in the world. I’ve never really believed this. That is, until now. Let us all put our hands together for Katie Herzog. A post I wrote last week on the carbon footprint of Burning Man has, shall we say, blown…
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He’s been workin like a dog : cats
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp http://t.co/Xbv68DEZDP http://t.co/GXAHA8zOTl
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“do not cut” : firstworldanarchists
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At first I was like, “This is a Nopefly.” : gifs
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Stop Drooling and Check Out This Crazy Collection of Back to the Future Props
With Marty McFly’s arrival in 2015 fast approaching, things are sure to get very Back to the Future everywhere you look. That includes the Internet, where franchise co-creator, co-writer and producer Bob Gale has revealed has jaw-dropping and jealou…
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Galaxy Note 5 design flaw: A backwards S-Pen can permanently damage the device | Ars Technica
The Galaxy Note 5 has a novel new S-Pen slot design. The Pen inserts flushly into the body and a spring-loaded mechanism ejects it.
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An election about hair, swearing and dragon slaying – BBC News
Mention the words hair, election and scandal to anyone and they might (wrongly) assume you were talking about business mogul Donald Trump and his US presidential bid.
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Crumbling cabin on the outskirts of Zion National Park [OC][4608×3072] : AbandonedPorn
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mr. skeltal delivrs calsim!!!!!! : ledootgeneration
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Alessja by Boris Meyer / 500px
Alessja by BorisMeyer1 http://t.co/k5F2HuQzi5 http://t.co/BDQcGY3TTS
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Carbon credits undercut climate change actions says report – BBC News
Carbon credits ‘like printing money’ http://t.co/ayDtUCiplr
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Kenya’s stadium for alcoholics – BBC News
Kenya recently announced a crackdown on illegal alcohol and so many people are now being treated that a sports stadium has been converted into a rehabilitation centre, as the BBC’s Emmanuel Igunza reports. Some of the names of those interviewed have…
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Burning Man: The Musical – Boing Boing
Here are the first 5 minutes of a full-length musical about Burning Man and life in Silicon Valley that these people are hoping you’ll want to pitch in and fund. It’s Burning Man: The Musical.
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Ashley Madison’s founding CTO claimed he hacked competing dating site – Boing Boing
Raja Bhatia was the original CTO of Avid Media, Ashley Madison’s parenting site; in an email to Avid CEO Noel Biderman in the latest Ashley Madison dump, he hacked the back-end of Nerve, a competing dating site. He describes Nerve’s security as poor.
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California lawmakers have sided with privacy advocates to pass a bill that bans drones from flying lower than 350ft (106m) over private property.
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Financialization darkens ‘Black Monday’ | Al Jazeera America
After a stomach-churning start to the week, the New York Stock Exchange has mostly recovered from the global financial spiral triggered by China’s stock market plunge.
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The Stock Market’s Dive Is Global and Rational – The New Yorker
In any stock-market dive, two questions immediately arise: How far will it go? And is it justified on the basis of economic fundamentals? Obviously, the two questions are connected, but they aren’t the same. The only sensible answer to the first que…
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How a My So-Called Life Actress Became a Member of British Nobility | Vanity Fair
It looks as though Claire Danes and Jared Leto now have some serious competition in the category of most established My So-Called Life alums.
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Carbon credits undercut climate change actions says report – BBC News
The vast majority of carbon credits generated by Russia and Ukraine did not represent cuts in emissions, according to a new study. The authors say that offsets created under a UN scheme “significantly undermined” efforts to tackle climate change.
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So a stock crash in China triggered a big decline around the world, while I was trying to have a personal life (and succeeding, actually). Leaving aside whether this really made sense, why should events in China matter for the rest of us?
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In a sign of how its new host’s eclectic tastes are already having an effect at CBS’s “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert has unveiled the roster for his first week’s worth of guests and the list not only includes film, TV and music stars, but notable …
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State Asylum – Hallway [OC] [6000×4000] : AbandonedPorn
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Alina by Ivan Gorokhov / 500px
Alina by ivangorokhov http://t.co/h2sgYtjOoV http://t.co/6yDjfWAyAc
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Sony unveils drone prototype that looks like a miniature airplane | The Verge
Sony announced last month that it was teaming up with ZMP Inc, a Tokyo-based robotics company, to create commercial drones. The company, called Aerosense, will use drones to survey and inspect areas that are difficult to access.
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Old Dominion fraternity suspended for sexually suggestive signs – BBC News
Old Dominion University’s Sigma Nu fraternity has been suspended after its members hung sexually suggestive signs on their off-campus home. Fraternity members hung the signs on Friday as new students moved onto the campus in Norfolk, Virginia, for t…
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Colombia condemns Venezuela expulsions after border closure – BBC News
Colombia has condemned deportations of its citizens after Venezuela closed its border with its eastern neighbour last week. The crossings were shut after an attack by smugglers left three soldiers and a civilian injured.
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Immigration Bill: Illegal workers ‘may face six months’ jail’ – BBC News
People who work illegally in England and Wales will face up to six months in prison, under proposals to be included in the forthcoming Immigration Bill. The bill, to be introduced in the autumn, will also contain measures against takeaway restaurant…
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Re-issue of 1990 bOING bOING T-shirt – Boing Boing
Not many people bought the first bOING bOING T-shirt when it came out in 1990. We charged $12 for it. Since you waited 25 years, you will have to pay $19.95. If you wait until 2040, the price will be $39.90.
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One Direction Taking ‘Well-Earned Break,’ Says Niall Horan | Rolling Stone
One Direction Taking ‘Well-Earned Break,’ Says Niall Horan Singer responds to claims that boy band would disband next March
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Ferguson judge withdraws arrest warrants before 2015 – CNN.com
(CNN)The municipal court judge in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday announced sweeping changes to the city’s court system, including an order to withdraw all arrest warrants issued in that city before December 31, 2014.
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MRW I post to r/Blackpeopletwitter : reactiongifs
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shirty : (informal) Ill-tempered or annoyed. http://t.co/UMGoAHaNJ2
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Caloboletus calopus – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia article of the day for August 25, 2015 http://t.co/mxtv8WdbEY
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We’ve featured all kinds of bags for all types of people, but sometimes, you just need a little bit of a tech and a lot of simplicity. Reader Louie Tran’s is just that. The bag is a Waterfield Designs Staad Backpack. Here’s what’s inside:
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The global impact of China’s slowdown – BBC News
Hundreds of billions of dollars have been wiped off stock markets around the world. Global investors are worried about growth in the Chinese economy.
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Quebec plane crash leaves six dead – BBC News
Six people have died after a seaplane crashed in a wooded area in Canada’s Quebec province, police say. The Beaver aircraft had taken off on Sunday from Tadoussac, which is on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, about 500km (311 miles) no…
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Jennifer Lawrence and Kris Jenner’s Wild Night Explained | Vanity Fair
Late last week, Kris Jenner mystified millions of Instagram users by posting a photo of herself tangled in bed with Jennifer Lawrence, the Oscar winner, highest-paid actress in the world, and Internet crush.
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France train shooting: Passengers ‘left to their fate’ – BBC News
A British man caught up in the foiled train attack near Arras in northern France has criticised the actions of the train’s staff.
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Excellent creepy hand illusion – Boing Boing
“Drawn on my hand with markers and pen,” writes Natalie Nakles.
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Open Bionics robotic hand for amputees wins Dyson Award – BBC News
A prototype 3D-printed robotic hand that can be made faster and more cheaply than current alternatives is this year’s UK winner of the James Dyson Award.
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Gulf countries issue travel warnings for Lebanon – Al Jazeera English
Three Gulf countries have issued warnings over travel to Lebanon after peaceful anti-government demonstrations in Beirut turned violent over the weekend.
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As everyone knows, college is a time when you should be coddled, cushioned, and kept as far away as possible from any thoughts and ideas that may challenge the way you think or feel.
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Masters of Sex GIF and a Graf: Virginia Flashes an Ape | WIRED
Oh dear, Masters of Sex, what happened? After 2.5 seasons of fairly remarkable television—and 2.5 seasons of offering up Virgina Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) as the Prime Stroker of Male Ego—you might have went too far.
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Asian stock markets braced for steep falls after Wall Street slump – live | Business | The Guardian
A headline about the global sell-off in stocks is displayed on the Times Square “Zipper” in New York on Monday. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters
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Cooper Tire wants to make tires out of guayule, a flowering shrub native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico. The NYT reports the company “is expected to demonstrate tires this week with components” made from guayule-derived rubber, and exp…
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Ukraine crisis: Crimean Tatars uneasy under Russia rule – BBC News
The lilac leather sofa still stands on the set of the ATR morning show in front of a wall decoration of giant paper flowers in matching tones. But the autocue screens are black and the cameras are off.
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Nuisance drones: Can technology help police our skies? – BBC News
Hobby drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles. Remote-controlled copters. Call them what you will, they’re becoming a nuisance.
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Could consumer tech help tackle wildfires? – BBC News
Firefighters in Santa Barbara, California are combining consumer thermal imaging technology and drones to help monitor wildfires. Drought and high temperatures has seen large parts parts of the western US ablaze.
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Mutilated toucan gets 3D-printed beak prosthesis – BBC News
In a ground-breaking project, a Brazilian toucan which lost the upper part of its beak while being trafficked has been fitted with a prosthesis made with a 3D printer. The female bird, named Tieta, was rescued from a wildlife animal fair in Rio de J…
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The fight to save Kolkata’s heritage homes – BBC News
Kolkata’s historic homes reflect a rich architectural heritage – where European styles are blended with mix of colonial and Indian influences. But they are now under threat, as Divya Guha reports.
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Stay Warm and Travel Light by Packing More Base Layers, Fewer Coats
Packing light is an art, one that saves you from having to haul around a heavy bag or pay baggage fees. Next time you’re going somewhere with cooler weather, lighten your load by adding more base layers like tights and thermals, rather than bulky sw…
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Astronauts Spot Another “Rare” Red Sprite Already!
After years of describing red sprites as “rare” and “elusive,” astronauts on the International Space Station are out to prove me wrong. They photographed two entirely unrelated sprites above thunderstorms in the Midwest and Mexico within minutes. Wh…
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Guy Torments His Girlfriend With Terrible Puns At IKEA – Digg
IKEA is said to be the ultimate test of relationship strength, but this is enough to drive anyone crazy.
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Inside the Flame Nebula js – Just Space
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Donate your old computers! – Imgur
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As Turkey Targets Militants, War Grips Kurdish Lands Once Again http://t.co/QtgaLmOSw1
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Rest in peace MWD Bresko (J010): Mar 2003 – Aug 2015 – Imgur
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Went to Pisa for the tower, but I think this was the better view. – Imgur
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Wait — What’s Going On With The Stock Market? – Digg
Last Friday saw massive drops in world markets, with a 530-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and stocks continued to plummet Monday, including a brief 1000-point drop in the Dow. So what’s going on? Should we all be freaking out?
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Duke students boycott ‘pornographic’ reading assignment – BBC News
A group of students at Duke University have refused to read a book assigned to all new students, saying the graphic novel’s depictions of sexuality “compromised” their religious beliefs. Fun Home was selected as “shared experience” reading for Class…
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Australian crocodile farms cashing in on fashion – BBC News
Australia is synonymous with crocodiles, and crocodile farms are big business. Increasingly though, Australian farms are being bought up by high end fashion chains such as Louis Vuitton and Hermes who treasure the prized skins.
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CITIZENFOUR director to debut documentary series on Julian Assange · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Before she started filming Edward Snowden for her Oscar-winning documentary CITIZENFOUR, director Laura Poitras was busy with another controversial (though admittedly less likable) leaker living in exile: Julian Assange.
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How China slowed global markets in 90 seconds – BBC News
Hundreds of billions of dollars have been wiped from the value of shares across global stock markets. Chloe Hayward explains why a slowdown in China is affecting whole world.
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Four friends of a former New Hampshire prep school senior accused of raping an underage girl testified that defendant Owen Labrie told them he had sex with the girl during an annual spring tradition of scoring with girls called “Senior Salute”.
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In Photos: Living Without Access to Clean Water on the Navajo Nation | VICE News
More than 10,000 people in the Navajo Nation — which includes parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado — live without regular access to clean drinking water.
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Mobile Exits Drop Below Investments For First Time Since 2013 | TechCrunch
It’s been party time for mobile, with massive growth and disruption helping VCs to raise huge funds, entrepreneurs to raise massive rounds, and valuations to skyrocket.
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The Hurricane Station – BBC News
Through deadly winds, rain and floods – a New Orleans radio station fought to keep listeners alive during Hurricane Katrina. TAP HERE to see how the storm swept through the city known as the Big Easy – leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
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Katherine Heigl joins retooled CBS drama Doubt · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Katherine Heigl is set to make her re-return to network television after the first attempt, NBC’s canceled political thriller State Of Affairs, couldn’t quite ignite her television career. Heigl has landed the lead role in the new CBS drama Doubt, D…
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Far right working on next big ‘sting’: an attempt to break federal campaign laws
The women presented themselves as Allison Holmes, Jess Koski, and Jess Jones, according to the Clinton campaign, which collected names, email addresses, and phone numbers for the women.
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Skynet Wins After All: Terminator Genisys Is a Monster Hit in China!
Terminator Genisys was a flop in the United States, making just $89 million here. But now Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to the franchise has scored a monster opening day in China, which means it will probably wind up being considered a hit overall.…
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Wilson’s Bird of Paradise: Weird-Looking Bird or Weirdest-Looking Bird?
This is photograph is underselling how colorful Wilson’s Bird of Paradise is. This bird goes all out on the pigmentation, but pigment isn’t the only thing that’s producing color. What else is? Just as a hint, those aren’t blue feathers on its head.
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Dr. Dre Assault Apology: ‘This Is Bigger Than Hip-Hop,’ Victim Says | Rolling Stone
Dee Barnes, the female hip-hop journalist who penned a powerful essay about Dr. Dre’s assault on her, has said she is grateful for the rapper’s public apology last week. Barnes spoke up earlier this month about the 1991 incident, in which Dre assaul…
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World Premiere – SXSW 2015 Official Selection – Short of the Week 2015 A short film by Samuel Aaron Bennett Starring Renée Felice Smith CREW Written and Directed by Samuel Aaron Bennett Produced by Rachel Kiri Walker and Renée Felice Smith Cinematog…
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Watch Sony’s Drone Prototype Take Flight
Aerosense, Sony’s new drone business, just released video of its drone prototype flying, and it’s so cool I kind of wish I had the ability to Honey I Shrunk the Kids myself so I could fit inside it. Now, obviously, this isn’t the most original drone…
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Dachshund puppy protects owner from any harm : AnimalsBeingBros
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A record number of humans tuned in to Fear The Walking Dead’s premiere · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Although the series premiere of Fear The Walking Dead got off to something of a slow start revealing this zombie apocalypse everyone’s been talking about, plenty of people seem to be tuning in to AMC’s newest spinoff. The pilot episode pulled in 10.
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Intel introduces its smallest socketed form factor yet: the 5×5 | Ars Technica
If you think mini-ITX is too big but don’t like the soldered down processor of the Intel NUC, the chip giant has come up with a new form factor that splits the difference: 5×5. Measuring, er, 5.5 inches by 5.8 inches (compared to the 4.5″×4.4″ of th…
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Mozilla CEO threatens to fire person responsible for anonymous hate speech on Reddit | The Verge
An anonymous person complaining about “social justice bullies” at Mozilla will be fired if the person is discovered to be an employee, the company’s CEO said today.
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BlackBerry Passport shown running Android in new video | The Verge
BlackBerry’s Android-powered smartphone is allegedly due later this year, but the company may also be rejigging one of its recent devices to run Google’s OS. A video showing the BlackBerry Passport very clearly running Android Lollipop has surfaced.
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Ashley Madison Founder Apparently Co-Wrote a 100-Page Movie Script | Motherboard
The hack of extramarital affairs site Ashley Madison has produced a slew of alleged internal documents, including emails that appear to show that the company saw security as an afterthought and that its founder wanted to hack a competitor.
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These Newborn Pandas Face 4 Big Threats to Survival
Now that Washignton, D.C.’s female panda has surprised the world with twin cubs, zoo staff are working ’round the clock to help the babies through the first fragile weeks of life.
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Why Dung Beetles Watch the Sky While Rolling Poop Balls
Watching a dung beetle with its head to the ground, its rear in the air, and its hind legs kicking an enormous ball of poop—it’s difficult to imagine that these critters navigate by the sky.
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This Week’s Night Sky: Spy Saturn’s Icy Moon Dione
Pluto Views. We got an amazing view of the dwarf planet in July when NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew by, and sky-watchers can still get a good glimpse of this distant world through backyard telescopes this week.
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Bailey Island, Maine. [OC][4320×2432] : EarthPorn
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At some point things had to come back to reality. Even if only a little. It’s a global cold, and everyone is sneezing.
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Tech Giants Tumble on ‘Black Monday’ | WIRED
The global stock market took a significant tumble yesterday, amid concerns over China’s “Black Monday,” and the slide hit some of Silicon Valley’s biggest tech companies, including Apple, Google, Twitter, and Facebook.
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German Neo-Nazis Accused of Urinating on Children Amid Wave of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment | VICE News
Still shocked by the anti-migrant riots that left dozens injured in the eastern German town of Heidenau over the weekend, Germans learned of another racist attack on a commuter train in Berlin on Saturday night.
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Echoing Trump, Scott Walker calls on Obama to call off China summit | US news | The Guardian
Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker on Monday called on President Barack Obama to show “some backbone” and cancel an upcoming state visit by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, blaming turmoil in US markets on Monday on China’s recent curr…
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Frédérique Constant Aims Upscale For Their Refined Horological Smartwatch | TechCrunch
“If the roast beef is right they’ll be back,” said Thornton Mellon and that has been the motto of Swiss watchmakers since the beginning of the burgeoning smartwatch revolution.
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Lest you think it’s only comedians who dislike walking millennial trend piece Josh Ostrovsky, a.k.a. The Fat Jew, now a group of ramen-shop owners in New York have dropped out of a food festival because they don’t want to be associated with him.
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Every town of a certain size has at least one, and it’s nearly a zone requirement for northern New Jersey: the hair salon with a horrible pun for a name. Cutting Remarks, Curl Up & Dye, Mane Street—the possibilities are endless.
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New Ferguson judge orders all arrest warrants issued before 2015 withdrawn
Defendants will receive new court dates along with options for disposing of their cases, such as payment plans or community service. Fines may be commuted for indigent people. The changes come five months after the U.S.
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Alabama man with spoon killed by officer had a ‘mental episode’, police say | US news | The Guardian
An Alabama police officer was wearing a body camera that was not turned on when he fatally shot a man who held a “large metal spoon in a threatening manner” as he approached the officer, according to Tuscaloosa County officials.
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The almost 20-year-old saga that inspired Serial soldiers on: In court on Monday, Adnan Syed’s defense attorney filed a motion officially challenging the cell phone material used to convict his client more than a decade ago. The Baltimore Sun report…
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Milkyway over the Schwarzkpfl near Kaprun, Austria… – Just Space
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Cat startled by foldable laundry basket. : StartledCats
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UN Security Council holds first meeting on LGBT rights – Al Jazeera English
The United Nations Security Council has discussed attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on sexual minorities, in the first meeting by the organisation to be focused on gay rights.
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ARLINGTON, VA—Touting it as an easy and effective way to superficially connect with Latino voters, education technology company Rosetta Stone unveiled Tuesday a new Spanish language program exclusively for pandering presidential hopefuls.
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TaskRabbit Cofounder Launches A Slick New, 401(k) Platform | TechCrunch
In recent years, Kevin Busque began to notice something at TaskRabbit, the outsourced jobs marketplace that he cofounded seven years ago with his wife, and TaskRabbit’s CEO, Leah.
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It was a tumultuous Monday on Wall Street, as the US stock market suffered its biggest one-day fall since 2011 over fears of a collapse in the Chinese economy. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 586 points, or 3.56%, recovering slightly from when…
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Ashley Madison Leak Reveals Its Ex-CTO Hacked Competing Site | WIRED
While Ashley Madison and its parent company grapple with fallout from the recent hack of its network, emails released in the latest hacking leak indicate that the company’s own former CTO may have hacked a competing dating site.
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Ryan Adams Is Almost Finished With His 1989 Project | WIRED
Ryan Adams hadn’t posted an update about his 1989 sessions since Saturday and we were starting to fret.
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This Video Explains Four Scientific Ways to Stay Awake Without Caffeine
When your day is starting to drag, and you don’t want to drink any more coffee, there’s still a few things you can do to help you stay awake. This video explains four methods, supported by science, to keep the Z’s away.
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Maryland State Police arrested two men today suspected of trying to use a drone to smuggle porn and drugs into a prison, the Associated Press reports.
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Science Fiction Writers Explain How to Write Videogames That Never Feel Dated
An imagined future is supposed to tell us something about the world to come, but how we imagine it usually ends up telling us a lot more about our present than our future. Here, several different science fiction writers explain how to create videoga…
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Deep Voice Gives Politicians Electoral Boost – Scientific American
What makes a successful politician? Experience? Skill? Charisma? Perhaps you were searching for these traits while watching the recent Republican presidential debate. But what you might not have thought about was how your perception of the candidate…
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Deadspin Cris Carter’s “Fall Guy” Advice Was Kept Off The Record At The NFL’s Request | Gizmodo John McAfee: Ashley Madison “Was An Inside Job” | Jalopnik Why Oil Prices Aren’t Going Up Anytime Soon And Why Gas Prices Might | Jezebel Talking to a Ma…
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Migrant crisis: The fence being built to keep the migrants out – BBC News
The number of number of migrants trying to reach Europe is continuing to rise, with many travelling through Hungary in an effort to get into the EU’s passport free zone. More than 120,000 migrants have arrived there this year, triple the number in 2…
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Topless Women in Headless City | | Observer
Chicken Little is not one of the characters approaching tourists in Times Square. But he should be; and Mayor Bill de Blasio is perfect for the job under the costume.
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Thanks to advances in marine technology, police are better-equipped than ever to discover submerged evidence, according to dive-safety periodical Alert Diver.
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NRA Sues Seattle Over ‘Gun Violence Tax’ | Al Jazeera America
Three gun rights groups, including the National Rifle Association (NRA), sued the city of Seattle on Monday over its adoption of a so-called “gun violence tax,” a tax on firearms and ammunition designed to help offset the financial toll of gun viole…
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De Blasio Defends Plan to Develop NYCHA Open Space Into Housing | Observer
Mayor Bill de Blasio today rebutted criticisms of his proposal to build 17,000 apartments on open parcels of New York City Housing Authority property, arguing such construction is essential to relieving the city’s affordable housing drought and maki…
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Whatever Happened to New York’s High Dives? | Observer
As August moseys toward its end and people increasingly talk about summer in the past tense, one’s mind naturally drifts to other summers of years gone by.
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Is there a narcissist in your life? Many people exhibit some narcissistic qualities, but full-blown narcissistic personality disorder afflicts about 8 percent of men and about 5 percent of women. While it’s tough to be married to a narcissist, it’s …
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We’re making massive waste islands in the sea | Grist
That message in a bottle you tossed into the sea as a young rapscallion? Remember how you didn’t get a response? It’s because oceans aren’t the same thing as carrier pigeons.
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How Bootleggers and Brands Became the Biggest Foe for Graffiti Artists | Village Voice
Almost 30 years ago, Andre Charles could command $200 for one of his signature murals painted on a storefront gate. Two hundred dollars for a full panel that might take him days to conceive and execute. It was a lot of work for little pay, but it be…
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Typhoons Goni and Atsani : Image of the Day
Typhoons in the western North Pacific can happen at any time of year, but activity tends to pick up during the summer months. In August 2015, the ninth and tenth typhoons of the year spun in the vicinity of Japan.
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“quenching” The most badass part in the process of making a sword. : gifs
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Russian Wikipedia Editors Weighing Options After Site Is Blacklisted In Russia | TechCrunch
The Russia government has instructed all ISP’s in the country to block Russian Wikipedia following their denied request to remove a post about preparing narcotics.
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A Catholic priest convicted of groping a woman on a US airline flight was sentenced to six months in federal prison on Monday after the victim testified that she was still traumatized by the ordeal, prosecutors said.
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Aurora shooting wrecked my life, says mother of victim – video | US news | The Guardian
Rena Medek, whose daughter was killed in the Colorado movie theater massacre, breaks down in court while testifying at a three-day hearing at which gunman James Holmes will be formally sentenced to life in prison with no parole.
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Farewell Dione: Cassini Snaps Last Close Photos of Saturn Moon
Saturn’s moon Dione hangs in front of Saturn’s rings in this view taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft during the inbound leg of its last close flyby of the icy moon. The image was acquired on Aug. 17, 2015.
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Swingline Thermal Laminator on sale for $15 – Boing Boing
My daughter Jane has been asking for a laminator so she can make bookmarks, club ID cards, and other projects. I just learned that Amazon is selling a Swingline thermal laminator for $15 (regularly $60) so I ordered it. It comes with 5 letter-sized …
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Here’s How Artificial Leaves Could Produce Zero-Emissions Fuel | VICE News
VICE News is closely tracking global environmental change. Check out the Tipping Point blog here.
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Asus ZenFone 2 and Galaxy S6 rank as fastest-charging smartphones in test | The Verge
With user-replaceable batteries now (mostly) a relic of smartphones past, a lot of companies are making a big deal about how fast their handsets can charge up. Both Samsung and Motorola would have you believe their latest (and in Moto’s case, upcomi…
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FTC can sue companies with poor information security, appeals court says | Ars Technica
On Monday, a federal Appeals ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the power to take action (PDF) against companies that employ poor IT security practices.
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Washington wildfires break state record: just how big is the blaze? | US news | The Guardian
The fire complex burning in north-central Washington is now the largest in state history, beating a record set just last year in the same county.
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For horror fans of a certain age, it’s hard to imagine that one of the most anticipated new series this fall is based on a 1981 low-budget cult favorite. But it is: Starz unleashed a new trailer for Ash Vs.
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Missouri judge withdraws Ferguson arrest warrants before 2015 | US news | The Guardian
A new municipal judge in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday ordered sweeping changes to court practices in response to a scathing Justice Department report following the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown a year ago.
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One flu shot could soon protect against any strain | The Verge
Scientists are getting closer to developing a vaccine that protects against multiple types of flu viruses, according to two separate studies published today in Nature Medicine and in Science.
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New Walking Dead promo reminds us who hasn’t died yet · Coming Distractions · The A.V. Club
With its spinoff starting off on a pretty good foot, AMC wants to make sure we don’t forget about vanilla Walking Dead and its lovable crew of post-apocalyptic survivors.
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As part of an ongoing feature called “Super,” in which Complex sits down with rappers and asks them about what they’d be like as superheroes, A$AP Rocky revealed that his ideal hero is sort of a benevolent take on an iconically cruel villain.
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The Hayley Atwell Dubsmash Revolution, as it shall be referred to in the history textbooks, has reached such great heights that Team Agent Carter and Team S.H.I.E.L.D. have organized a formal Dubsmash war for charity.
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The Constitutional Question of the Day: Should America Ban Ballot Self | Vanity Fair
A serious constitutional debate has arisen over the #millenialification of one of America’s most sacred institutions: ballot selfies, which, as the term indicates, are selfies taken of inside the voting booth, with votes clearly visible.
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Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism From the Leaders of Iran – The Atlantic
The lobbying against the Iran deal continues.
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Conventional Ground Beef May Be More Likely to Contain Dangerous Bacteria
Grassfed organic ground beef may be more expensive than conventionally raised ground beef, but according to a recent study by Consumer Reports, it’s only half as likely to be the home of dangerous, antibiotic resistant bacteria.
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Hot Looks: Prolong Summer Looks with These Sultry Makeup Sets | Vanity Fair
Some brands just get us. We couldn’t just highlight one product from each line, so we’re giving special shot outs to the brands that gave us some of our favorite summer hits for fun days and nights! 1) Giorgio Armani: The Crema Nuda is the answer to…
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Lois Lane Is Getting a Second Thrilling Young-Adult Novel!
Despite getting to reveal one of the biggest secrets in comics, Lois Lane isn’t getting that much exposure in DC Comics lately—it’s been ages since she had her own title. So it’s great news that the acclaimed prose novel, Lois Lane: Fallout by Gwend…
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Donald Trump’s face appears in tub of organic butter – Boing Boing
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A Conversation. With Walter Murch on Vimeo
A Conversation With Walter Murch Locarno dressed as San Francisco, Piazza Grande that extends itself to look like Union Square. When you’re facing Walter Murch and a Revox, you know right away that something unique is coming. Sounds, reverberations,…
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Buy your man a fucking flower. – Imgur
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Exciting News: This Pterosaur Fossil May Be Full of Crap!
Fossilized feces, aka “coprolites,” are an uncommon paleontological find. But fossilized poop inside a fossilized creature? That’s rarer, still, and why researchers are so excited about the pterosaur fossil pictured above.
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10 happy hamster videos – Boing Boing
Bookmark this page for your next bad acid trip, or perhaps an evening when you’ve bitten off more pot cookie than you could handle, or maybe the day after Donald Trump becomes president.
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US stocks drop for fifth day in a row – BBC News
(Close): Wall Street fell for a fifth consecutive trading session amid a dramatic global sell-off as fears over China’s slowing economy intensified.In a volatile day of trading, the Dow Jones briefly plunged more than 1,000 points, then almost recov…
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‘8 Days or Bust’ +50: Gemini 5 Made History with 1st Crew Mission Patch
Astronauts Gordon Cooper (left) and Charles Conrad are seen in the Gemini 5 spacecraft just before launching on their “8 Days or Bust” mission in 1965. The crew was the first to design and wear a mission patch, as shown.Credit: NASA/Museum of Flight…
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A rediscovered document could undermine key cellphone evidence in the case against Adnan Syed, an attorney has claimed. Syed’s conviction for the murder of Hae Min Lee was the subject of the popular podcast Serial.
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Would Obama back a Biden 2016 bid? White House stays quiet – video | US news | The Guardian
White House press secretary Josh Earnest refuses to speculate on whether Barack Obama would endorse a presidential run by Vice-President Joe Biden.
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Lovers of black comedy and/or Supergrass should find a lot to like in the new trailer for Kill Your Friends.
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Game|Life Podcast: The Future of Mario and Pac-Man | WIRED
Known issue alert: Yes, the remote recording this time did occasionally get weird or cut out briefly. We’re hoping to fix this in later installments, but we’re still experimenting with the format! Thanks for following along.
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Until Dawn review: Don’t open that door! | Ars Technica
I have a certain level of respect reserved for games where the scope is relatively lean—where the characters don’t save the universe but simply have to get through more personal challenges.
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Iron Maiden wrote a hideously titled song about Robin Williams · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Even Iron Maiden, celebrated celebrator of the number of the beast, felt a little sad when Robin Williams died. At least, that’s the story behind “Tears Of A Clown,” a song off the group’s new record that vocalist Bruce Dickinson says is dedicated t…
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Quentin Tarantino wants to know who the fuck reads TV reviews · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Vincent Vega famously declared that he “doesn’t watch TV” in Pulp Fiction, but that was 20 years ago, before a new Golden Age of TV that now looks more like a Gold Alloy age with the glut of scripted programming currently being produced.
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The Largest-Ever U.S. Gallery Of Jack Kirby’s Comic Art Heads To California
Jack Kirby’s career crossed all over comics, from Marvel to DC and beyond, giving us a veritable treasure trove of some of the most iconic pieces of comic book art ever produced. Want to get up close and personal with it? If you’re in Los Angeles, y…
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Few filmmakers are as known for their meticulous shot planning, editing, and mise en scène as Wes Anderson and Stanley Kubrick. Both also use or used music to great effect in their works, creating evocative scenes forever tied to a particular song f…
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As if Samuel L. Jackson playing the president isn’t enough of a draw for Big Game, writer-director Jalamri Helander ratchets up the fun by crash-landing him in the middle of the Finnish wilderness, where he reluctantly teams up with a teen in order …
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This Human Centipede-inspired glass pipe just sucks · Newswire · The A.V. Club
According to Dangerous Minds, some industrious DIYer took it upon themselves to create a glass pipe in the shape of The Human Centipede’s titular abomination, which means we can add “weed paraphernalia” to the list of questionable tie-ins to the mov…
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Rise of the Cultural Libertarians
A new force is emerging in the culture wars. Authoritarians of all stripes, from religious reactionaries to left-wing “social justice warriors,” are coming under fire from a new wave of thinkers, commentators, and new media stars who reject virtuall…
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The Landing – Grand Teton NP (OC) [1600×1600] : SummerPorn
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My local observatorium let me use their gear to take photo of the sun. : space
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My friend cut into his cake and said, “Oh my god, this cake is a meme.” – Imgur
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New Ferguson Judge Withdraws All Arrest Warrants Issued Before 2015 | ThinkProgress
Ferguson’s new municipal court judge, Judge Donald McCullin, issued an order Monday to withdraw all arrest warrants issued before the end of last year. The order may affect thousands of people in Ferguson who have racked up exorbitant debt for traff…
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Jeb! Bush explains that Asian anchor babies are the real problem
Absolutely not, Jeb! said, citing his Spanish fluency and “the fact that I’m immersed in the immigrant experience” before going on to a more … unexpected defense of his use of “anchor baby.”
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Lebanon protesters call off planned mass rally – Al Jazeera English
Anti-corruption protesters in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, have called off a large rally planned for Monday. Organisers are assessing the damage after two nights of clashes with police, in which one demonstrator was killed.
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Microsoft Offers Free Download Of “Start Me Up” To Celebrate 20 Years Of Windows 95 | TechCrunch
Remember Windows 95? I mean, how could you not? Oh, you’re under 30? Yeah, then you probably don’t remember Windows 95. Its launch was a glorious day, it stood for the rise of graphical interfaces that we’ve come to known and love. Its launch also f…
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Next to Nothing: The Economics and Aesthetics of Streaming Music | The Nation
Over the past few years, streaming has been a wildly popular phenomenon and something more: a transformative one. The way we experience art shapes it in our minds and hearts.
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Automatic Windows 10 Updates Chewing Through Data Caps | Motherboard
Privacy activists and software pirates aren’t the only people who have a bone to pick with Windows 10.
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Why Is It So Hard to Breed Giant Pandas? | Motherboard
Over the weekend, giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to twin cubs at the Smithsonian National Zoo, to the delight of conservationists and keepers (and everyone who loves roly-poly fur balls).
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Kadenze Offers Free Online Classes on Art Studies and Creative Technology
We love online courses here at Lifehacker, but you may not be interested in studying law or learning how to code.
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De Blasio Has Faith in NYPD After BB Gun Shooting Near Gracie Mansion | Observer
After a member of his NYPD security detail was shot with a pellet gun outside Gracie Mansion last night, Mayor Bill de Blasio said today he has “tremendous faith” the department will keep him and his family safe. The officer, part of the group assig…
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Trey Anastasio Readies New Solo LP, ‘Paper Wheels,’ Fall Tour | Rolling Stone
The dust hasn’t settled on Phish’s Magnaball festival and Trey Anastasio is already eyeing his next project: The guitarist will release Paper Wheels, his 10th solo album, on October 30th.
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Hillary Clinton Cannot Be trusted on Keystone XL and Arctic Drilling | | Observer
The expansion of the Keystone pipeline, Keystone XL, has created intense debate and political controversy.
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Typhoons Goni and Atsani : Natural Hazards
Typhoons in the western North Pacific can happen at any time of year, but activity tends to pick up during the summer months. In August 2015, the ninth and tenth typhoons of the year spun in the vicinity of Japan.
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Fashion It So | I mean, I think this was inevitable. Feel free to…
I mean, I think this was inevitable. Feel free to use it, MTA!
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IN the mid-1980s, a University of Arizona surgery professor, Marlys H. Witte, proposed teaching a class entitled “Introduction to Medical and Other Ignorance.” Her idea was not well received; at one foundation, an official told her he would rather r…
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Response To Volatile Wall Street Muted In Lower Manhattan : NPR
It was an erratic day on Wall Street Monday. But outside the New York Stock Exchange in Lower Manhattan, traders and tourists alike were taking the ups and downs in stride.
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Commodities Trader ‘Somewhat Confident’ We’ve Seen The Worst Of Market Fall : NPR
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Chicago-based commodities trader Jack Scoville about this wild day for the markets. He says he hasn’t seen anything quite like it in the near 30 years he’s been trading.
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What Does The Market Turmoil Mean For Your Retirement Fund? : NPR
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with David Kotok, chairman and chief investment officer of Cumberland Advisors, about what the sell-off means for retirement investments.
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In Turkey, A Kurdish Conflict Flares — Again : Parallels : NPR
In Washington, Turkey is seen as an important ally in the fight against the Islamic State, or ISIS, in Syria and Iraq. But Ankara is also struggling to quell a resurgent conflict with its own Kurdish minority.
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Global Economy Feels Ripples Of Chinese Stock Market Fall : NPR
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to three NPR correspondents about the state of the global economy, including Frank Langfitt in Shanghai, Corey Flintoff in Moscow, and Lourdes Garcia-Navarro in Rio de Janeiro.
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Mary was tired of her son being a little shit : wheredidthesodago
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Der Sommer macht kurz Pause…… by Dirk Wiemann / 500px
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Grizzly Bear Embraces Lazy Sunday, Decides To Just Roll Down Hill – Digg
Some tourists at Denali National Park in Alaska came across a grizzly bear who realized what every kid realizes at some point: rolling down a hill is way more fun than walking.
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Just realized what the world is missing: the “fuck fuck fuck” scene from the first season of The Wire, but done in the style of (“cuss cuss mothercusser”) and with the characters from Fantastic Mr. Fox.
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Exposed Ashley Madison members targeted by scammers and extortionists | Ars Technica
Ars has already chronicled the feeding frenzy among lawyers trying to capitalize on the epic Ashley Madison data breach. Now there’s word of scam sites charging hefty fees to expunge the data of exposed members and attempts to extort people caught u…
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Facebook Rolls Out Its “Donate Now” Button To Non-Profits | TechCrunch
Facebook just made making your donation to Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption a bit easier more visible. Today, Facebook announced that the company is opening up its donate button as an available call-to-action for all non-profits’ pages and linked adv…
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Jeb Bush Doubles Down On ‘Anchor Babies,’ Tells Critics To ‘Chill Out’ | ThinkProgress
At a press conference on Monday in McAllen, Texas, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush hit back at reporter who challenged his use of the term “anchor babies” to describe U.S. citizen children of undocumented parents.
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BBC Sport – Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
Arsene Wenger is likely to keep faith with the team that sealed Arsenal’s first win of the season. Mathieu Flamini is a doubt with an ankle problem while Danny Welbeck is still weeks off a return to training.
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Court Says the FTC Can Slap Companies for Getting Hacked | WIRED
For companies like the dating site Ashley Madison or the health insurer Anthem, financial loss, customer anger and professional embarrassment aren’t the only consequences of getting massively gutted by hackers.
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Inside N.YC’s First Ever Cereal Bar: 24 Options, 25 Toppings, and 5 Types of Milk | Vanity Fair
Ronnie Fieg might not be a household name, but most have seen the designer’s work on his acclaimed releases for Nike, Asics, New Balance, or myriad of products at either of his Kith storefront locations in New York City.
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Two men arrested after trying to drop drugs, porn into prison via drone | Ars Technica
On Monday, Maryland law enforcement authorities announced the successful bust of two men who tried to use a drone to fly drugs and DVDs loaded with porn into the Cumberland prison in the western part of the state.
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New Hunger Games Banner Gives All New Meaning to #SquadGoals | WIRED
The new Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2 promotional banner is called “Fallen Snow” and depicts Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and her fellow rebels surrounding a toppled statue of President Snow (Donald Sutherland).
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BBC Sport – EuroHockey 2015: England women beat Italy to make semis
England women have qualified for the EuroHockey semi-finals after a 2-0 victory over Italy on Monday. Helen Richardson-Walsh scored her second goal of the tournament from close range at the end of the third quarter to help seal consecutive wins.
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Dozens of casualties in attack on police bus in Egypt – Al Jazeera English
A bomb has struck a bus carrying Egyptian policemen in the Nile Delta region, killing three and wounding 33, officials have said. Monday’s attack occurred in the province of Baheira, 260km north of the capital Cairo, while the policemen were travell…
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Would you like fecal matter with that? There’s nasty stuff in your burger | Grist
I was a vegetarian for most of my life, and it started with hamburger. In middle school, I realized that all of the stringy bits of ground beef that look so orderly and neat at the deli counter could potentially be hundreds of individual cows. Hundr…
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Chef Wants Diners To Remember Her Cooking, Not Her Blindness : The Salt : NPR
Many chefs dream of opening their own restaurant. But Laura Martinez faced an obstacle that many people thought would make that dream impossible to fulfill: The 31-year-old chef is blind. It took two years for Martinez to open La Diosa, her tiny res…
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The Manchester Road Bridge London [OC][2048X1366] : CityPorn
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Undergrad Michael Jordan in his dorm room, 1983 : OldSchoolCool
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Cat’s reaction to cats meowing : cats
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U.S. forest fire smoke hits B.C. air quality : environment
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Absurdly awesome covers from 1930s boys’ magazine: The Hotspur – Boing Boing
The Hotspur was a boy’s story newspaper from Britain that launched in 1933 and featured fantastical covers with giant monsters, robots, and extraterrestrials in conflict with stalwart humans.
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Group Armed With Spears and Axes Kills Seven Police Officers at Protest in Nepal | VICE News
People wielding spears and axes killed seven police officers in western Nepal, prompting the government to declare an indefinite curfew on Monday. A two-year-old child also died in the incident, which began as a protest staged by Nepal’s minority Th…
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Scott Walker: Cancel Chinese president’s visit in retaliation for stock market dip
Spartanburg, S.C. — Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinxing’s state visit to the U.S. next month, Gov. Scott Walker released the below statement.
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Anti-Muslim Protests Spoil The First Day Of School For Kindergartners In Houston | ThinkProgress
A group of adult protesters likely spoiled the first day of class for 132 knee-high pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students at Texas’ Houston Independent School District (HISD) who were on their way to a new Arabic immersion program at their scho…
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Volcano Erupts on the Island Where MH370 Debris Washed Up | WIRED
Piton de la Fournaise on Reunion Island has started erupting again—for the second time in the last two months.
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Saudi Arabian Women Finally Get A Vote. But Will They Have A Voice? | ThinkProgress
Women in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote over the weekend — for the first time in that country’s history. They will allowed to sign up to contest elections next weekend.
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Species native to the Great Barrier Reef are more likely to face extinction through climate change than marine life elsewhere that can adapt by “invading” new regions, according to new research.
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Companies That Let Themselves Get Hacked Can Be Sued by the FTC, Court Rules | Motherboard
Today, a US appeals court affirmed the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to go after companies for having inadequate cybersecurity practices—under a statute passed in 1914.
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BBC Sport – Liliya Shobukhova: Russian runner’s drugs ban ends early
Russian distance runner Liliya Shobukhova is free to compete again after her doping ban was ended early for assisting other investigations. Shobukhova was also stripped of Chicago Marathon wins in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
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Jeb Bush Grapples With Donald Trump – The Atlantic
To be a candidate for high office is to be surrounded by a cacophony of advice. So long as things are going well, most of the advice can be politely disregarded. President George W.
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Video: Milky Way Soars Above California’s King Range
Robert Wick, photographer for the BLM, contributed this video to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The mountain peaks in King Range National Conservation Area, on the far northern California Coast, offer opportunities to get above the coa…
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Ashley Madison’s CEO Wanted to Hack a Competing Site to Steal Emails | Motherboard
If you want to succeed in business, you need to keep an eye on what your competitors are doing. But judging by a cache of alleged internal emails published by hackers, Noel Biderman, the CEO of Avid Life Media (ALM), the company that owns Ashley Mad…
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French Authorities Investigate High-Speed Train Attack : NPR
French authorities are questioning the suspect in Friday night’s attack on a crowded high speed train that was traveling from Amsterdam to Paris.
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Yo La Tengo To Perform Live On ‘Morning Edition’ : NPR
As you listen to Morning Edition on Tuesday, pay special attention to the music you hear between stories. The band Yo La Tengo will be in the NPR studios, accompanying the show while it’s live on the air.
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New York Begins To Question Solitary Confinement As Default : NPR
Last in a three-part report on solitary confinement in U.S. prisons.
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‘Sad Puppies’ Fail To Stuff Ballot Box At Hugo Awards : NPR
The “sad puppies” — a group of disgruntled, mostly white male science fiction authors — struck out at the Hugo Awards over the weekend after trying to stuff the ballot box.
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Economists Divided Over Interest Rate Hike Amid Market Turmoil : NPR
With stocks plummeting around the world, the Federal Reserve has a monumental decision to make about interest rates at its September meeting. Some Fed watchers say it won’t dare raise rates for fear of adding to jitters about a global slowdown.
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Why Phone Fraud Starts With A Silent Call : All Tech Considered : NPR
Here’s an experience some of us have had. The phone rings. You pick it up and say “Hello. Hello. Helloooo.” But nobody answers.
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Live Topless Or Die: Bare-Breasted Activists Hit N.H. Beach : NPR
On Sunday, a group of women relaxed on a popular New Hampshire beach — topless. Their mission was to decriminalize, destigmatize and desexualize the female body.
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Federal Trade Commission: To Combat Robocalls, ‘Just Hang Up’ : NPR
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks to Patty Hsue, who leads the robocall-combating tech initiatives at the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, about its plans to combat phone fraud.
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Do Not Resort To ‘Panic-Induced Thinking’ During Market Fall, Economist Says : NPR
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Austan Goolsbee, former Council of Economic Advisers chair, about what is happening on Wall Street and what the average American should do.
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Global Markets Remain Erratic After China Worries Spark Sell-Off : NPR
China’s Shanghai Composite Index fell 8.5 percent Monday prompting a global sell-off. When trading opened in the U.S., the Dow and S&P 500 plummeted, then recovered, then fell again.
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Obama Could Endorse In Primary Between Clinton, Biden : It’s All Politics : NPR
The White House did nothing to tamp down speculation Monday that Vice President Biden might mount a presidential bid in 2016.
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Chasing The Future, Diplo Makes The Hits Of Today : NPR
What do the songs “Where Are Ü Now” (with vocals by Justin Bieber), “Lean On” (with MØ) and “Take Ü There” (with Kiesza) have in common? They’re some of the biggest hits of this summer, and they were all created by the same producer and music master…
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Katrina Shut Down Charity Hospital But Led To More Primary Care : Shots – Health News : NPR
Five years ago, New Orleans attorney Ermence Parent was struggling to find out what was wrong with her leg. She was 58 years old, and her right leg hurt so much that she needed a cane. That was not only painful, but frustrating for a woman who routi…
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Lebanon’s Shrinking Public Beaches : Parallels : NPR
The sun is beating down on the rocky shore of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, and architect Mona Hallak is taking her son and his friends to see their heritage. The kids say they can, but they learned in private beach clubs.
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Particles From The Edge Of Space Shine A Light On Fukushima : NPR
It’s one of the greatest, and most disturbing, questions of the Fukushima disaster: What happened to the nuclear fuel inside the plant? Now physicists are trying to shed some light on the problem using particles from the edge of space. The Fukushima…
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Last week, global financial markets were churning, but it really only mattered if you were an oil trader, Chinese bureaucrat or hedge fund manager. Now it’s starting to get scary for everyone.
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beautiful skys over Arizona js – Just Space
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Tehran, Iran [1024 x 397] : CityPorn
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Cat fucking hates receipt scanner!!! : cats
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Average Elevation [feet] of Contiguous US Interstate [1591×871] : MapPorn
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Thanks to the Texas Supreme Court, Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), which creates LGBT nondiscrimination protections for the city, will be subject to a ballot referendum this November.
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It’s all in the hands in this Steve McQueen supercut · Great Job, Internet! · The A.V. Club
From a dramatic standpoint, hands deserve special attention. While it’s easy to form attachments to faces and read their expressions, it is the hands and fingers that do the “doing.
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New Jerseyians Don’t Want To Pay For Gov. Christie’s Struggling Campaign | ThinkProgress
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) campaign appears to be struggling. Two months after officially launching his campaign, the candidate is sagging in the polls and is failing to compete with his challengers who are dominating the media.
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10 Years After Katrina, Will Sacramento Be The Next New Orleans? | ThinkProgress
A 2011 New York Times Magazine story sounded the alarm: “Scientists consider Sacramento — which sits at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers and near the Delta — the most flood-prone city in the nation.
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High-Res NASA Video of Hurricane Katrina Could Improve Forecasting
Ten years after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, NASA has helped scientists better understand why the storm was so devastating, and how to save lives in the future.
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Palestinians ordered to pay $10m to terror victims while appealing lawsuit | US news | The Guardian
Palestinian authorities found liable in a high-profile lawsuit over Americans killed in terrorist attacks must pay $10m in cash – and an additional $1m monthly payment while the case is on appeal – to secure the hundreds of millions awarded by a jur…
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Hundreds of billions of dollars were wiped off global stocks on Monday as a panic that started in China spread across the world. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 586 points, or 3.56%, a fall of more than 13% from its record high reached in May.
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Americans Who Took Out Gunman on French Train Receive Country’s Highest Honor in Paris | VICE News
French President François Hollande has awarded the Legion of Honor — the highest decoration in France — to three Americans and one Briton who helped stop a Kalashnikov-wielding gunman on a high-speed passenger train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris…
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Enable “Save As” On a Mac with the Option Key
OS X got rid of the option to “Save As” in favor of “Export” a while ago, but Appleworld Today points out that you can bring it back in a lot of apps by holding down the Option key. All you need to do is hold the Option key when you click on the Fil…
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Us, Turkey to Launch Anti-ISIL Operation | Al Jazeera America
Turkey and the United States will soon launch “comprehensive” air operations to flush Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters from a zone in northern Syria bordering Turkey, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Reuters on Monday.
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Classrooms empty in Gaza as strike by UNWRA staff bites – Al Jazeera English
Thousands of educational staff employed with UNRWA have taken to the streets of Gaza City on the first day of the school year, to strike over what they said was dwindling resources being provided by the United Nations agency which looks after Palest…
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Kristen Stewart to play not-quite Coco Chanel in Karl Lagerfeld short · Newswire · The A.V. Club
We’re not sure how she managed to pull it off, but Kristen Stewart has built a career in Hollywood that is so reasonably respectable that someday we might even forget she was in those sparkly vampire movies.
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Detest Uber’s surge pricing? Some drivers don’t like it either – CNET
It was the holiday season in San Francisco in 2013. Office parties were in full swing, and people were boozing and reveling. It was a good night for Uber drivers to make extra cash picking up passengers.
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Sun Unleashes Medium-Strength Solar Flare (Photo)
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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an M5.6 solar flare (visible in the lower-center region of the sun) on Aug. 24, 2015.Credit: NASA/SDO View full size image The sun fired off a midlevel solar flare early this morning (Aug. 24)… -
NASA Extends Contract for Training Facility Support at Johnson Space C | NASA
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Windows 95 turns 20, and Ars reminisces on a simpler age long gone | Ars Technica
For Christmas of 1994, my family bought a brand new Gateway P5-66 tower.
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Peru ‘will not host’ 2016 Dakar Rally due to El Nino – BBC News
Peru says it will not host the 2016 Dakar Rally due to concerns about the El Nino weather phenomenon. Organisers say Peru believes El Nino will be particularly violent there and it wishes to have all emergency services available to respond to it.
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Americans Who Took Out Gunman on French Train Receive Country’s Highest Honor | VICE News
French president François Hollande has awarded the Legion of Honor — the highest decoration in France — to three Americans and one Briton who helped stop a Kalashnikov-wielding gunman on a high-speed passenger train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris…
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The best Burning Man coffee table book – Boing Boing
About two-thirds of the way through NK Guy’s enormous, gorgeous, and thoughtful new Taschen book, Art of Burning Man, the author/photographer makes a small confession: “For all the wonders of Burning Man, it has to be said that not all the art is in…
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Hiring Software Juggernaut Greenhouse Swallows $35M Series C | TechCrunch
“We’re not trying to be the all-singing, all-dancing HR system. I don’t know how to be kickass at payroll” says Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait. But what his startup is kicking ass at is hiring software.
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Twitter cuts API access to more sites archiving deleted politicians’ tweets | Ars Technica
Twitter has severed API access to more sites that archive deleted tweets from politicians. The most recent targets—Diplotwoops and the international version of Politwoops—spanned at least 30 countries, but Twitter found the sites to be in breach of …
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Take That, Ice Cube! Vin Diesel Confirms He’s Making A New xXx Movie
Before Fast and Furious turned into one of the biggest franchises in the world, people though of Vin Diesel of a man of three franchises. Fast and Furious, of course, Pitch Black and xXx. Even though Diesel only showed up in the first xXx film, he l…
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Twitter’s decision to ban archiving of politicians’ deleted tweets is a mistake | The Verge
Who does Twitter serve? Twitter’s commitment to democracy appears to end when it makes the powerful uncomfortable.
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Book club says Napa Valley Wine Train ejected them for #LaughingWhileBlack | US news | The Guardian
Eleven African American women were kicked off a Napa Valley Wine Train on Saturday for allegedly laughing and talking too loudly in an incident that has sparked widespread anger and the hashtag #LaughingWhileBlack.
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The Stock Market Drop Exposes The Dangers Of Privatizing Social Security | ThinkProgress
The stock market continued a period of volatility on Monday. Media reports sounded the alarm as the DOW opened 1,000 points down and other indexes took huge hits, only to climb back up a bit later in the day.
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Gotham shares first look at secret lair that is not the Batcave · Newswire · The A.V. Club
At the end of Gotham’s first season, young Bruce Wayne and Alfred discovered a secret lair beneath Wayne Manor, and the underground room will apparently become a crucial part of Bruce’s life in season two.
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This Book Will Make You Want a Banker’s Point of View of Game of Thrones
The Richest Man Who Ever Lived, by Greg Steinmetz, is about Jacob Fugger, a man who never drew a sword, nailed up his theses on a church, or painted a picture, but still helped turn the Medieval era into the modern world. Learn how money, properly a…
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According to a recent episode of Now You See It, breaking the fourth wall can be defined as “a dramatic technique in a work of fiction where characters display an awareness that they are in such a work.
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The Rightwing Campaign Against Sci-Fi Diversity Failed—China Won Its First Hugo | Motherboard
Three Body Problem book cover. Image: Tor. The maddening 2015 Hugo award season has finally drawn to a close.
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Despite seeing Pixels, Nintendo is mulling a return to Hollywood · Newswire · The A.V. Club
How bad was Super Mario Bros., Nintendo’s foray into the big screen starring Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, and Dennis Hopper? It was so bad that it enjoys a 16 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and it sent Nintendo bounding from Hollywood like it ha…
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The newest in a series of unsubstantiated Star Wars rumors is that Peter Cushing will be returning from beyond the grave to appear in Star Wars: Rogue One. The Daily Mail’s anonymous source says, “This is one of the most complex and costly CGI re-re…
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“Comfort” in Running Shoes May Not Mean What You Think It Means
It’s probably best to pick running shoes based on comfort rather than the old theory of evaluating your gait and correcting for pronation. But a lot of runners, especially beginners, might misunderstand what’s meant by “comfort.”
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Not Just ‘Deez Nuts’: 15 Unpresidential Candidates | Rolling Stone
Last week, a 15-year-old Iowa prankster took the political world by storm after he filed to run for president under the name Deez Nuts – only to wind up polling at 9 percent in North Carolina. A survey of filings at the Federal Election Commission s…
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If VR Is Going to Become a Business, We Might Need to Rethink the Living Room | Re/code
There’s this weird idea floating in the virtual reality hype circles right now: We’ll create new rooms in our houses to make VR happen. If you listen closely, you can hear my editor’s brow furrowing.
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The first weekend is over! : AdviceAnimals
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The Joker’s Plot via /r/funny http://t.co/xgSf443Uie http://t.co/ogVRyzIOhe
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Don’t Read Too Much Into Ohio State’s Unanimous No. 1 Ranking | FiveThirtyEight
The 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes haven’t played a game yet, but they’re off to a historic start.
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Ranger School officer slams critics of female graduates – Boing Boing
Capt. Kristen Griest and First Lt. Shaye Haver recently graduated from the U.S. Army Ranger School, the first female students ever to complete the grueling course.
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The Entertainment Industry Satire Trailer: Kill Your Friends | WIRED
After years of being directly next to the leading man conversation, Nicholas Hoult is making a play in 2015 to be the conversation. He was excellent in Mad Max: Fury Road and in the last quarter of 2015 he’ll be front and center in three movies, one…
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In North Dakota, a white supremacist looking for a town he can take over and turn into his dreamed-of white supremacist enclave says he’d name the town after his new hero, Donald Trump.
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Paul Haggis Blasts Reporters for Not Asking Tom Cruise About Scientology | Vanity Fair
Scientology has been in the news all year thanks to Alex Gibney’s damning HBO documentary, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief; a reported tell-all in the works; wire-tapping rumors; and disturbing allegations that the organization bra…
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Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Dwight D. Eisenhower, contrary to popular belief, did not build the federal highway system for the sole purpose of evacuating…
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The Wild Ride Gets Wilder – Only Government Spending Can Fix This
The world is out of balance. Everyone’s nervous. There is a glut of money floating around the world and no one offers a “safe place” to put it. The stock market is way up, way down, way up, way down – sometimes all on the same day. China’s currency …
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The Talocan ride, Phantasialand, Bruhl, Germany : gif
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Serra da Canastra National Park, Brazil: Giant Anteater [1600 x 1067] : AnimalPorn
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Vogue via /r/cats http://t.co/xjDLaFtqxU http://t.co/l0FpRwl5XS
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Dancing under the Sirius by Lafugue Logos / 500px
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This aerobatic formation is unreal : woahdude
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See Metallica guitarist’s killer collection of classic monster memorabilia – Boing Boing
If you are traveling through the San Francisco International Airport during the next four months, don’t miss the exhibit Classic Monsters, featuring fantastic items from the collection of Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, on view in the Terminal 2 g…
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Microsoft is turning the iPhone’s camera into a 3D scanner | The Verge
Microsoft wants the camera on the back of your phone to do more than take 2D photos. A new project from Microsoft’s research lab is turning the average smartphone’s rear camera into a 3D scanner — one that can automatically create 3D models that are…
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Fashion Editor Tapped As Target’s First Stylist | Observer
It was announced today that the latest stop on Zanna Roberts Rassi’s domination of all angles of the fashion sphere is the role of “stylist” for mega brand, Target. The one-stop-shop continues to double down on their ties to New York’s fashion commu…
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Man Arrested in Rosie O’Donnell Missing-Daughter Case Sent a Nude Photo | Vanity Fair
Several days after Rosie O’Donnell’s adopted daughter Chelsea was found at the New Jersey home of Steven Sheerer, a 25-year-old previously charged with heroin possession, Sheerer was arrested and charged on Friday with third-degree allegations of ch…
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Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry Teach Us Windows 95 | WIRED
Windows 95 was released 20 years ago today, a decade after Bill Gates first declared that Microsoft’s goal was to put a PC on every desk and in every home. But before Windows 95’s launch, that goal was far from accomplished.
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This smartphone anti-slip solution has the best Kickstarter video ever – Boing Boing
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Henry Cavill and Kevin Smith agree: Man Of Steel’s orgasms are super · Newswire · The A.V. Club
What’s old is new again in the world of Kryptonian semen: Almost twenty years after Kevin Smith raised the question in Mallrats of just how powerful Superman’s orgasm would be, current Man Of Steel Henry Cavill has resurrected the debate in an inter…
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The judge who oversaw the trial of Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes gave an impassioned defense of the jury and the trial itself on Monday after the mother of one of the wounded said Holmes’s life sentence showed more concern for the kille…
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Chicago, we’re presenting another (free!) comedy show this Saturday · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Hello Chicago. If you ventured out to any of this year’s 26th Annual Comedy Festival, you may have seen Ian Abramson performing, either as the host of the delightful 7 Minutes In Purgatory, or perhaps opening for Kyle Kinane.
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Wall Street bounces back after steep selloff – video | Global | The Guardian
Analyst Max Wollf says the climb back in US stocks after a dramatic early selloff shows the world is not ‘coming to an end’. Despite the recovery, the chief economist for Manhattan Venture Partners says there are still reasons to be concerned about …
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#HeadlinesWeWouldLove Lets Twitter Users Idealize The News | Observer
Bad news seems to be piling up recently, from the stock market’s troubles to topless women in Times Square. Wouldn’t it be nice if the public controlled the news cycle for once? Thanks to the Twitter hashtag #HeadlinesWeWouldLove, they can.
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Tales of the Gold Monkey, another lost tv treasure – Boing Boing
Join a former flying tiger, his awesome dog and a Grumman G-21 Goose as he explores the south Pacific, fights Nazis, and has a broken relationship with a pretty singer/spy. This should have been my life, not a one season tv show you’ve never heard o…
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BBC Sport – Benzema dismisses Arsenal and Manchester United speculation
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has appeared to end speculation linking him with a move to the Premier League. Benzema, who joined Real from Lyon in 2009, has been linked with both Arsenal and Manchester United.
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Wine Cocktails and Sangria Are the Chicest Way to Wind Down Summer | Observer
With August reaching a close, it’s nearing time switch up the cocktail regimen. Light, fruity and farm fresh are the best types of summer drinks, but these sorts of cocktails aren’t as fall-friendly as the spiked ciders and pumpkin beverages that ma…
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Nathan Fillion keeps nerd hopes alive by naming superheroes he could play · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Nathan Fillion has long been a hero to many, simply for being an incredibly charming guy and a solid actor who knows how to play to his geek fan base.
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Ask an Expert: All About the Different Ways to Cook Meat
Today we have a professional chef here to answer your burning questions about all the different ways to cook meat! Say hello to Chef Angie Mar—she’s the executive chef of The Beatrice Inn here in New York and recently won Chopped Grill Masters on th…
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David Addington, the legal adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, made that declaration to Jack Goldsmith of the Office of Legal Counsel in the months after September 11, 2001.
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A.V. Club readers triumph as New York Times corrects Price Is Right story · Newswire · The A.V. Club
In a Great Job, Internet! post last week, I alerted readers to a shocking injustice perpetrated by The New York Times against game show fans, pop culture nitpickers, and all those who rally to the cause of truth.
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Jennifer Rubell to Offer Visitors a Chance to Get Nude With the Art | Observer
Would you take off all your clothes for art? Visitors to Jennifer Rubell’s newest solo exhibition “Not Alone,” opening Friday, September 4 at Stephen Friedman Gallery in London, will have to ask themselves that question.
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This Week’s TV: The End of Everything
Mr. Robot, Defiance, and Dark Matter end for the season, Teen Wolf ends for the summer, and Hannibal ends forever! All on This Week’s TV. Grunkle Stan runs for mayor! Super promising.
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Policy Proposals from #BlackLivesMatter
With the launch of Campaign Zero, the #BlackLivesMatter movement raises its political game with detailed policy solutions to end police violence, and puts policy makers on notice by defining deliberate actions to implement these solutions.
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Silence by Attilio Di Giangiacomo / 500px
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Arcade with 2 hearts by Ardam / 500px
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Fat Loaf via /r/Catloaf http://t.co/B117744CSI http://t.co/Jomqe2oRcX
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Black Butterfly in the Netherlands by Tashina van Zwam [OC] [6000×4000] : AnimalPorn
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Gilgit-Baltistan,Pakistan [OC] [1080×1080] : EarthPorn
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MONROEVILLE, Ala. — It’s been just over a month since the release of “Go Set a Watchman,” the long-awaited second novel from Harper Lee. The book has been the publishing sensation of the year, but the literary world has largely moved on now, focused…
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“Mistress America” and the Art of Making a Living as an Artist – The New Yorker
Noah Baumbach’s new film, “Mistress America,” which he and Greta Gerwig co-wrote, is a masterwork of entrepreneurial cinema.
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Midday open thread: Silicon Valley oligarchs don’t like Bernie; Nat’l Parks free for NPS’ 99th b’day
What this woman wants. This week, by Susan Grigsby These aren’t scare tactics. A Republican President will take away your Obamacare protections, by Ian Reifowitz
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Rhino horns for sale in San Francisco’s Chinatown despite crackdown | US news | The Guardian
California legislators aiming to pass more stringent regulations on the sale and dissemination of ivory and rhinoceros horns received a boost last Friday when a San Francisco man pleaded guilty to selling an undercover federal agent two black rhinoc…
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The 2015 wildfire season continues to rage throughout the West, as historic drought conditions and record temperatures have pushed many states’ fire suppression capacities to their breaking points.
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10 Years After Hurricane Katrina The Recover Is Not Complete – The Atlantic
NEW ORLEANS—One thing that New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu wants everybody to remember is that the death and destruction that accompanied Hurricane Katrina wasn’t an act of God or nature.
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The History of Toplessness | Broadly
Boobs, right? Today a sighting of them out of context is about as surprising as “Boobs, right?” at the beginning of an article: You are momentarily titillated, stirred, aback, or at least noticing, until you remind yourself not to be.
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How America’s Legal Weed Is Changing the Black Market and Influencing Mexican Cartels | VICE News
Drive an hour east of Portland, Oregon, through the stunning Columbia River gorge, and you’ll arrive in the idyllic town of Hood River.
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Wavelength by Daniel Greenwood / 500px
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Veil of fog, the Baltic Sea @ Lilaste Beach, Latvia [OC] [4160×3120] : seaporn
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Natalia by Nikolay Tikhomirov / 500px
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For a show set in New York City in the late ’90s and early 2000s, it’s odd how little Friends ever touched on the events of September 11. In fact, the show never once commented on the tragic occasion, with the closest mention coming from an “FDNY” s…
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These Portlandia-themed baseball uniforms are just horrible · Newswire · The A.V. Club
While it’s nice that Portland seems to have a sense of humor about itself, a nearby minor league baseball team may have taken things a bit too far with a new set of Portlandia-inspired uniforms.
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Two sleeping dogs wake up a second before the recent SF earthquake is felt by humans – Boing Boing
On August 17, 2015, Gus and Gizmo woke up right before visible signs of the San Francisco Bay Area earthquake hit. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, “Very few humans notice the smaller P wave that travels the fastest from the earthquake sourc…
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Bash For iOS Makes It Easy To Organize Hangouts With Friends | TechCrunch
A group of high school friends, now UC Berkeley engineers, have created an app called Bash to make it easier for friends to organize hangouts, meetups and other events.
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Japan says PM will not attend military parade in China – Al Jazeera English
Japan has announced that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not be attending 70th anniversary celebrations of the end of World War II in the Chinese capital Beijing next month.
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China share slump: How it affects the rest of the world – BBC News
A slump in Chinese shares has prompted stock markets across Asia, Europe and the US to fall sharply. Why is this so significant? The wider story is that China’s economic growth is slowing and there are concerns that the transition to a slower and mo…
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Exclusive DC preview: Prez #3 swears in America’s first teenage president · Newswire · The A.V. Club
The concept of DC’s Prez miniseries is intended to be absurd. But with 15-year-old Brady C.
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Straight Outta Compton’s reach continued to extend this weekend as Universal opened the N.W.A. biopic on an additional 268 screens, pulling in an additional $28.6 million and keeping the No. 1 spot in the process. That’s a total of 3,025 screens and…
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MANCHESTER, NH—Describing the current Republican frontrunner’s frankness on the topic as a welcome change of pace in the crowded race, female supporters of Donald Trump told reporters Monday they simply felt more comfortable backing a candidate who …
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Here’s Proof That Most Teleporters Have a Very Limited Imagination
Tom Scott, of the incredibly useful “Things You Might Not Know” has a bone to pick with teleporters. As Scott points out, there are so many things you could do with that ability. And yet, the only thing people with this ability choose to do is fight…
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Build a Simple Digital Compass for Your Car
A compass is a handy addition for your car so you’ll always know which direction you’re facing without having to rely on GPS. A lot of cars come with a compass built in, but if yours doesn’t, Instructables user DaAwesomeP shows you how to make your …
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The Number of Drones Getting Too Close to Planes Is on the Rise | Motherboard
The number of drone sightings and near misses reported by pilots so far this year is nearly triple that of 2014, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Watch This Capuchin Monkey Use a Tool to Pick Her Nose and Eat It, Too | Motherboard
A female capuchin monkey has figured out how to use sticks to probe her nose and mouth, which researchers at her native Serra da Capivara National Park in Brazil say is unusual and idiosyncratic for females of her species.
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Migrant crisis: Hungary surge as fence slowly rises – BBC News
There’s a mood of exhausted chaos at the roadside near Roszke. More than a hundred Afghans, Syrians and Iraqis stretch out on the dry grass. Some build fires in the early morning to keep warm. Small children munch apples they picked on the way from …
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As any child of the ’80s can tell you, nothing was cooler than when your teacher would roll that big TV on a cart to the front of the classroom, pop in a shoddy VHS tape, and make you watch a video put together by some older people who just heard “R…
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Tumblr reimagines popular movie posters using only emoji · Great Job, Internet! · The A.V. Club
If you ask us, emojis have gotten a little out of hand. A lot of them make sense—the expressions and hearts and the poop—but really what are we supposed to do with a little clip art icon of a camel? The Tumblr Emoji Films has the perfect answer: mov…
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Will China’s slowdown make us poorer? – BBC News
There has never been an economic story like China’s – consistent rises in national income for 30 years at an annual rate of 10%, hundreds of millions of Chinese people lifted out of poverty, and expansion that took it from almost nowhere to become t…
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Whales Found Dead In ‘Mortality Event’ In Alaska – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
Since May of this year, 30 whales of various species have turned up dead along the Alaska coastline, an unexplained “mortality event” that has researchers struggling to pinpoint the reason for the historic die-off. What do you think?
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Angelo Badalamenti makes sure new Twin Peaks sounds like old Twin Peaks · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Sure, you can have your Sherilyn Fenns and your Sheryl Lees, but short of Twin Peaks creators David Lynch and Mark Frost and leading man Kyle MacLachlan, there’s only one other player necessary to make sure the series’ Showtime revival keeps the fis…
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“All By Myself” was Green Day’s illicit ode to masturbation · Hear This · The A.V. Club
In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week: Songs we felt we had to hide from others. A good, straight-A student, I never really got in trouble as a kid.
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Four friends confront mortality in this Stephen King summer classic · Watch This · The A.V. Club
Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: With the fall movie season upon us, we wave goodbye to the warmer months with some of our favorite films about the end of summer.
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Wright Thompson on life, loss and renewal in New Orleans 10 years after Hurricane Katrina
Editor’s note: This story contains mature language. ith the air conditioner off for filming, the only noise in Steve Gleason’s home is the breathing machine that keeps him alive.
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21-year-old Pamela Anderson, Vancouver, BC, 1989 : OldSchoolCool
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*** by LuisValadares http://t.co/Mnxe1z2GDZ http://t.co/HyOQRbmG1P
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Saw this and thought of all you wonderful ladies ❤ : TrollXChromosomes
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Smiley by Mark Johnson / 500px
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Lac Blanc in Chamonix, France [1920×1080] : EarthPorn
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J.R.P.G. Torkelson’s Lorne of the Rings trilogy
This is a guide to the famous Lorne of the Rings trilogy of movies. All your favorite characters are here, from Samsclub Gunjeans to Starman to Flowbee the Haddock to Aerosmith, daughter of Lord Efron to Gumball, son of Groin.
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Death row inmate says Alabama is wrongly ignoring claims he’s innocent | US news | The Guardian
The latest Alabama inmate seeking freedom from death row maintains the state is wrongly ignoring his claims of innocence while his health fails behind bars, one of his attorneys said Monday.
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Arctic Sunrise case: Russia ordered to pay damages – BBC News
An international court has ordered to Russia to pay damages to the Netherlands over its seizure of a ship protesting against oil drilling. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague said the amount of damages would be decided at a later date.
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Autozone is the one true Zone – Boing Boing
Seems lawyers for national chain “AutoZone” have sent a nastygram to a Mom and Pop shop, named “CycleZone,” claiming consumers will be confused by the similarity. She and her husband, William, say running CycleZone Motorsports and Marine has been th…
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Hannibal GIF and a Graf: The Penultimate Fire | WIRED
One of the characters most transformed in Thomas Harris’ novels, the Hannibal Lecter films, and Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal series is Frederick Chilton, administrator of the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.
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Inside the profitable world of shill Yelp reviews – Boing Boing
I use Yelp and Trip Advisor reviews to help me decide which restaurants and hotels to visit. I assumed many businesses purchase shill reviews to boost their ratings and try to take that into consideration, but I did’t know that the “review dealer” b…
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Microsoft celebrates Windows 95’s birthday with a free Rolling Stones song | The Verge
Windows 95 launched 20 years ago today to the beat of “Start Me Up” by the Rolling Stones. It became the theme tune of a massive launch that saw thousands of people lining up at midnight to purchase a copy of Windows 95 on a CD-ROM.
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Magician Dan White flabbergasts Jimmy Fallon with mentalism trick – Boing Boing
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Kenya ordered to give teachers 50% pay rise – BBC News
Kenya’s Supreme Court has said that the government should abide by a lower court’s decision to give teachers a pay rise of at least 50%. The teachers’ pay body had argued that it cannot afford the increase awarded by the industrial court.
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Boys at an elite New Hampshire prep school crowded into a senior’s room asking if rumors were true Owen Labrie had sex with a freshman girl during an unofficial school tradition known as “Senior Salute”, his friend testified in court Monday.
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When Did You Last Share a Gaze With Someone for More Than a Few Seconds?
A recent study found that extended bouts of eye contact could trigger “dissociative symptoms, dysmorphic face perceptions, and hallucination-like strange-face apparitions.” Sounds like a fun experiment to try at home, right? Maybe—if you can stomach…
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Police say Steven Vincent, 43, a senior trooper, was shot on Sunday by a man whose pickup truck was stuck sideways in a ditch, and died the following day at a hospital in Lake Charles.
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BBC Sport – Sepp Blatter tells BBC Sport that Fifa is ‘not corrupt’
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Don’t Trust China’s Web Monitors? This System Will Route Your Data Around Them | Motherboard
Each time you send an email or make a website request, your digital command gets broken into packets that travel through a series of routers enroute to its destination.
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Bitcoin Boosters Are Gloating Over the Stock Market Crash | Motherboard
The Chinese stock market is currently plummeting, which caused the US Dow Jones index to drop more than 1,000 points immediately after markets opened this morning. Although they’ve begun to recover, it’s a reminder to investors that markets can be v…
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Brand new microbead pillow vs. one used for over ten years. : mildlyinteresting
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meow irl via /r/MEOW_IRL http://t.co/3EAc2RJ5YA http://t.co/e5yYmwAiZv
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A Lego machine that builds rows of Dominoes. : interestingasfuck
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where kim goes for help – Imgur
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GTA V’s in-game video editor is coming to PS4 and Xbox One | The Verge
When Grand Theft Auto V launched on PC after numerous delays, it came with a number of great features that weren’t available to console gamers, including an editor for making your own in-game videos.
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What to Do With Your Money When the Stock Market Plummets (Hint: Don’t Panic)
Welcome to Black Monday, everyone. The Dow fell more than 5% this morning, and the S&P fell 3.4%, the worst drop we’ve seen in a while. Naturally, everyone is freaking out. It’s understandable, but don’t do anything drastic just yet.
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The USB-IF doesn’t want you to be confused about USB Type-C | Ars Technica
We’ve been following the new, reversible USB Type-C port since the very beginning, and as nice as we think it is compared to the current jumble of USB and mini and micro USB ports, it can be hard to explain to people. It was described as a “suppleme…
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Shoddy Chinese-Made Stock Market Collapses – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
SHANGHAI—Proving to be just as flimsy and precarious as many observers had previously warned, the Chinese-made Shanghai Composite index completely collapsed Monday, sources confirmed.
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These Senior Citizens May Know More About Vine Than You Do | Vanity Fair
In the first part of The Skin Deep’s Senior Orientation video series, a group of Brooklyn senior citizens learned all about Tinder, a dating app that aims to be the new singles bar. In part two, some older folks at a Queens Y.M.C.A.
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Amal Clooney Style Guide | Vanity Fair
From her Met Ball dress to her marriage to George Clooney, Amal always dresses for the occasion. See our experts discuss her style.
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How Do You Keep Pet Hair Under Control?
You love your pets, but you don’t want their hair all over the place. Their shedding gets out of control, covering your furniture, clothes, and, okay, pretty much your entire home. How do you keep it under control? I didn’t realize how much of a pro…
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ST. JOSEPH, MO—Saying that the daily ritual has been both physically and mentally draining, rookies on the Kansas City Chiefs confirmed Monday that they have been forced to carry all of head coach Andy Reid’s snacks to and from practice every day.
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Hurricane Katrina’s Devastating Lessons – Scientific American
In the 10 years since this storm, one of the most deadly hurricanes and the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, the nation’s leaders and engineers still struggle to upgrade our preparedness and responses
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5 Essential Gadgets for Students That Cost Less Than $50 – Scientific American
Shopping for the back-to-school season usually brings down everyone involved—whether you’re a student trying to figure out how to fit everything into a matchbox-size dorm room or a parent racing fellow customers to purchase a coveted item on the sch…
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Every Place We Used to Think Was a Planet (Until We Knew Better)
We once considered the Sun a planet, and it took finding Uranus to decide that moons should really be their own category of thing. These are all the places in our solar system that were once planets—but now have far more suitable names.
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Will computers pick out fashion’s next top models? | Fusion
Body size, height, and even shoe size can influence a young fashion model’s success. But what about her Instagram profile? It’s not news that social media celebrities have become powerhouses.
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When Your Mom Works a Phone Sex Chat Line | Broadly
My mom got her job answering calls on a phone sex line after years of failed attempts to get what might be called a “normal” job. She tried for bar jobs, retail jobs, waitressing jobs (all industries she has years of experience in) and the interview…
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A fiery early morning sky. Queenstown, New Zealand [OC] 4000×3000 : EarthPorn
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This restaurant has a sign to let the waiter know if you need help : mildlyinteresting
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Portrait of NGC 281. js – Just Space
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reflections in the river by Luis Borges Alves / 500px
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Colorful market shop by Roni_Burla / 500px
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Public Tech Companies Are Already Recovering From Brutal Stock Market Decline | TechCrunch
Things didn’t look good this morning. When stock markets opened, Facebook was down 12.1 percent, Apple was down 10 percent, Google was down 6.5 percent, etc. But public tech companies are already recovering from this brutal drop, with Apple leading …
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Developing Targeted Initiatives For Women Of Color In Tech | TechCrunch
More than 30 diverse tech startups recently attended the first-ever White House Demo Day as part of President Obama’s Startup America initiative to call attention to the low numbers of women and minority tech entrepreneurs.
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For Thousands Of West Africans, The Ebola Epidemic Isn’t Over | ThinkProgress
As the scourge of Ebola dissipates and the world turns its attention elsewhere, survivors and their families are still grappling with a host of ailments.
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Blatter: I’ll be appreciated when I’m gone – Al Jazeera English
FIFA President Sepp Blatter believes his critics will realise they have been wrong and will recognise his achievements once he has left football’s world governing body.
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The FTC can regulate companies with bad cybersecurity, court rules | The Verge
The FTC will be able to continue regulating companies that put users at risk with bad cybersecurity, a US appeals court ruled today.
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Chris Christie blames 20-year heroin epidemic on Obama – Boing Boing
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Windows 10 privacy paranoia leads to ban from private piracy torrent trackers | Ars Technica
Fears surrounding Windows 10’s online connectivity and data collection are continuing to run rampant.
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If you’re a Twitter on the web user, like I am, then you’ll be happy to know that the company has now introduced web notifications when you get a direct message.
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Harbor Seal Photobombs Stargazer’s Milky Way Snapshot in Maine
When one stargazer and astrophotographer went stargazing at Sand Beach in Acadia National Park in Maine, he expected to see amazing views of the Milky Way. But he didn’t expect to make a new friend.
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Watch The Weeknd bury himself alive in his video for ‘Tell Your Friends’ | The Verge
Abel Tesfaye is getting ready to cap off his rise to pop stardom with a new album, Beauty Behind the Madness, and he’s kicking off his release week with a new single and video, “Tell Your Friends.
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In New Zealand, deerstalkers have issued a grovelling apology after four critically endangered takahē were shot dead during a government cull of pukeko, a common and superficially similar-looking bird.
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Drake and Serena Williams May Be More than Friends | Vanity Fair
There have been rumors for most of the summer that the rulers of the tennis and rap worlds, respectively—Serena Williams and Drake—were perhaps romantically involved.
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Lebanon’s #YouStink Anti-Government Protests – The Atlantic
Over the weekend, anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon, turned violent for two nights, as demonstrators clashed with riot police near government offices.
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Jessica Chastain and Daniel Brühl to Star in The Zookeeper’s Wife | Vanity Fair
Well, it’s been quite the month for book-club books.
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As Labor Day looms, more Americans than ever don’t know how much they’ll be earning next week or even tomorrow. This varied group includes independent contractors, temporary workers, the self-employed, part-timers, freelancers, and free agents. Most…
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Stock Markets Down: What to Do – The Atlantic
The Dow dropped sharply this morning: The index was down more than 1000 points at opening bell before recovering later in the morning. The news, following Friday’s 500 point drop, lit up Twitter and news headlines.
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Big Oil hates a California climate bill so much that it’s telling outright lies about it | Grist
As Western wildfires follow the worst drought in modern history, the impacts of global warming have never been more stark. And as electric cars, LED light bulbs, and solar panels proliferate, the solutions have never been more obvious.
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America’s biggest crop brings nothing but trouble | Grist
The largest crop in the United States isn’t corn or soy or marijuana or cotton or even GOP presidential candidates. It’s grass. In a new study, researchers estimate that there are more than 63,000 square miles of lawn in the U.S.
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Here’s the giggly K-pop hit South Korea is tormenting North Korea with – Boing Boing
News reportage has focused on the propaganda messages, but this, relentlessly blasted across the border at such volume it can be heard 12 miles in, is surely what’s really keeping DPRK leader Kim Jong Un up at night.
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I have been driving up and down the same stretch of Virginia’s two-lane Highway 11 for almost an hour, and still I have not found Foamhenge. There are no signs for this place. There is no parking lot.
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Lebanon Builds Wall Around Prime Minister’s Office to Keep Out ‘You Stink’ Protesters | VICE News
The Lebanese army is patrolling the streets of Beirut and security forces have erected a giant concrete wall around the prime minister’s office after a weekend of protests that left hundreds of demonstrators and security personnel injured.
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Tom Brady Has an ‘Emotional Scar’ Thanks to ‘Deflategate’ | Rolling Stone
You’re probably sick of “Deflategate” by now. We get it. Hell, even resolute souls like John Cena – motto: “Never give up” – have reached the breaking point.
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How ‘We Are Your Friends’ Takes EDM to the Movies | Rolling Stone
Whenever the underground morphs into the mainstream, it is nearly inevitable that the era will be archived through film.
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Watch the Weeknd Bury Himself Alive in ‘Tell All Your Friends’ Video | Rolling Stone
The Weeknd may have contributed a sultry ballad, “Earned It,” to the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack, but his new video for “Tell All Your Friends” leans closer to David Lynch surrealism.
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America Has a Rape Problem – and Kate Harding Wants to Fix It | Rolling Stone
In an author’s note at the beginning of Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture – and What We Can Do About It, Kate Harding acknowledges that she had no idea how culturally relevant her book would end up being when she conceived of it in 20…
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Cat + Cute Robot = The Absolute Best Thing Ever
A tiny robot comes to life, and immediately is full of curiosity about the world, in our exclusive excerpt from the graphic novel Little Robot by Ben Hatke, creator of Zita the Spacegirl. But maybe not surprisingly, the robot’s explorations start wi…
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How SETI Will Understand Messages Broadcast by an Alien Intelligence
Imagine the day when we finally receive a signal from an extraterrestrial intelligence, only to find that there’s a message embedded within. Given that we don’t speak the same language, how could we ever hope to make sense of it? We spoke to the exp…
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This Technology Monitors Our Cellphones To Calculate Wait Times At Airports | TechCrunch
There are plenty of things that I don’t like, one of them is waiting. For just about anything. I’m not alone. The airport is one of those places where hours upon hours can disappear…just while waiting.
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Uber Tests Bus-Style Discounted “Smart Routes” | TechCrunch
Uber lets us trade money for time. But the cheaper the rides, the more people who will use Uber. That’s why it’s testing a way to let you pay less money for a little less convenience and a little less time saved.
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Chicago Bears’ Jeremiah Ratliff banned for three games for drunk driving | Sport | The Guardian
Another day, another NFL suspension. Jeremiah Ratliff of the Chicago Bears has been suspended by the league for three games for violating its substance abuse policy, after a January 2013 car crash when he was found to be twice the legal limit for al…
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Hurricane season sparks into life – Al Jazeera English
After a very slow start to the Atlantic hurricane season, which officially runs from June until the end of November, there are signs of increasing activity. Just three named storms had formed until last week: Ana, Bill and Claudette. Then along came…
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For those looking for a rundown of the events of The Lord Of The Rings complete with the names of characters and locations for events, keep on searching.
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Sentiment Building to Deport Nation’s Billionaires – The New Yorker
THE HAMPTONS (The Borowitz Report)—They don’t pay taxes. They circumvent our laws. They get free stuff from the government. They are America’s billionaires, and many would like to see them gone.
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Shorten Too-Long Tank Top Straps With a Scarf
If you’re on the short side, you may have a hard time finding tank tops that fit well. The straps are often a little too long. And while a hem or alteration will do the trick, here’s a simpler option that still looks good: use a scarf.
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Yemen crisis: Houthi rockets ‘kill civilians in Taiz’ – BBC News
At least 14 civilians have been killed by rockets fired by Houthi rebels in Taiz, as the battle for Yemen’s third city intensifies, reports say. One resident told the Reuters news agency that most of the dead in the Deluxe district were children.
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Elizabeth Warren Won’t Say Whether She’ll Run for Senate in 2018 | Vanity Fair
While the G.O.P. presidential field has Too Many Candidates, the Democrat field basically has two: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. (With apologies to Martin O’Malley and the Harvard guy.) As a result, America is itching for Sen.
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Donald Trump on today’s market turmoil: ‘This could get very messy! Vote Trump.’
Donald Trump sees the market turmoil. Donald Trump surveys the situation, summoning his years of business expertise and analytical know-how. Donald Trump announces his plan.“As I have long stated, we are so tied in with China and Asia that their mar…
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The face of nightmares – Imgur
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College Freshmen, brace yourselves : AdviceAnimals
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Pitch Your Startup In The TC Radio Pitch-Off On Sirius XM | TechCrunch
If you enjoy reading TechCrunch, there’s a really good chance you’d enjoy the TechCrunch Radio show on Sirius XM. Yes, that’s a real thing. John Biggs and I discuss the latest in tech news for the first half hour and then we dive right into the Tech…
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North and South Korea ‘reach agreement’ in crisis talks – Al Jazeera English
South and North Korea have come to an agreement in talks to ease tensions in the latest crisis on the peninsula, South Korean news broadcaster has YTN reported. The details of the agreement are expected to be announced early on Tuesday morning local…
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Fear The Walking Dead Is Finally Here, And It Kind of Sucks
After months of teasing and anticipation, The Walking Dead prequel Fear the Walking Dead started Sunday and maybe it’s because we’ve had five blood-soaked seasons of The Walking Dead as lead up, but it was a disappointment. Very slow, very obvious a…
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Mickey Rourke plays an unlikely mentor in the Ashby trailer · Coming Distractions · The A.V. Club
Older men getting hornswoggled into mentoring aimless boys has a fine tradition in cinema. Most recently, Bill Murray channelled the boozy, degenerate version of the character in St. Vincent, a follow-up to the aloof millionaire type he played in Ru…
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See Jason Isbell Honor Guy Clark With ‘Desperadoes’ | Rolling Stone
The 41st season of Austin City Limits kicks off October 3rd, extending the longest-running music series in TV history by another year.
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Ashley Madison offers $500,000 reward amid reports of member suicides | Ars Technica
An international roster of police and private investigators are vowing to vigorously pursue the people who hacked the Ashley Madison dating website for cheaters, with the cheating site offering a $500,000 reward and appealing for help from hackers a…
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Strongside/Weakside: Jose Mourinho – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
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Dow Jones cuts early Monday loss of nearly 1,100 points as markets take deep plunge worldwide
In mid-May, at its all-time peak, the Dow closed at 18,312.39. On Friday, Aug. 21, the Dow lost 531 points, putting it 10 percent below the peak, making it a market correction. In the view of most, but not all, analysts this plunge marks the end of …
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Constructing a Geocities website may have required only basic knowledge of HTML, but the actual page designs were far from simple. That’s something underscored by the website Cameron’s World, a loving tribute to both the hosting platform’s heyday an…
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Hear Andrea Zonn’s Sublime Duet With Vince Gill | Rolling Stone
In the brooding, intense title track from her inspired — and inspiring — second LP, Rise, fiddle player and vocalist Andrea Zonn sings, “Child, don’t you worry, it’s out of your hands/We all have trials we’re not meant to understand/Still we rise, r…
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Worried About The Stock Market? Whatever You Do, Don’t Sell. | FiveThirtyEight
Financial markets around the world continued to melt down today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1,000 points at one point this morning (it has since rebounded). Asian and European shares are down even more. Oil has fallen below $40 a barr…
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The Barista’s Guide To Bulletproof Coffee – Matt Perger
There’s a lot of hubbub about Bulletproof coffee at the moment. The company Bulletproof Executive has come under fire for a number of lofty health claims, while at the same time they attracted a $9M investment to open coffee shops in the US.
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Age Is Irrelevant When It Comes to Fitness | Outside Online
Last February, 59-year-old Ned Overend, aka “The Lung,” aka “Deadly Nedly,” won the first National Fatbike Championships, held in Ogden, Utah. Fat Bike Nats isn’t exactly the Tour de France, but it’s no charity ride, either.
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Has The ADA Broken Its Economic Promises To People With Disabilities? | FiveThirtyEight
In 1984, Donna Walton was working as a news assistant at a newspaper in Washington, D.C., when she decided she wanted to learn more about the production of the paper. She requested a transfer and got one, arranging the artwork and graphics on the ne…
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What Does The Chinese Fallout Mean For Apple? | TechCrunch
This morning, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) suffered from a stark drop when the stock market opened. Its shares tanked 10 percent to $95.17 compared to Friday’s closing price. Shortly after, Apple bounced back. As of this writing, Apple is back to $105.48 dow…
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Google Fiber and AT&T Like Cities That Lay Fiber, Public IT Veteran Says | | Observer
Three of the cities that have won Google Fiber service (including the first two, Kansas City and Austin), have something in common: Gail Roper. Ms.
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Microsoft Launches First Public Beta Of Cortana For Android | TechCrunch
After a private beta and a few leaks, Microsoft today launched the first public beta of its Siri- and Google Now-like Cortana personal assistant for Android.
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50 North Korean Submarines Have Reportedly Vanished in an ‘Unprecedented’ Deployment | VICE News
More than 50 North Korean submarines — about 70 percent of the country’s known fleet — have reportedly left their bases and disappeared from South Korea’s military radar, a development that comes as the two Koreas remain in a state of quasi war with…
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Here’s the First Scene from The Walking Dead Season Six | Vanity Fair
Last night’s Fear the Walking Dead premiere was a good reminder that there was life before the brain-lusting undead took over. But AMC, not being short on brains themselves, also used the spin-off to remind audiences that zombies and The Walking Dea…
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Radovan Krejcir: South Africa convicts Czech ‘mafia boss’ – BBC News
Krejcir and his co-accused, two of whom are part of the Hawks elite police unit, had pleaded not guilty to the charges. This is the first conviction against Krejcir, 46, who faces four separate trials in South Africa.
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Driver tries to kick cyclist, takes a Superman pratfall – Boing Boing
Ah, the schadenfreude of pratfalls by angry men. It all starts when a car passes too close to a cyclist, who catches up to the driver and confronts him.
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Star Tunes: Composer Sets Twinkling Data to Music
An astronomer and amateur musician has coaxed a haunting melody from a star’s distinctive twinkle. The twinkling star is one of two in a binary system called Y Cam whose two stars orbit very close together.
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Cortana Beta Brings Microsoft’s Digital Assistant to Android
Android: Microsoft has been working on a Cortana app for Android for a while. Now, it’s finally ready for prime time. Or at least beta time. The company has released a beta version of the app to the Google Play Store for the adventurous to try out.
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Verizon customer gets $1,500 refund after 5 years of phantom phone charges | Ars Technica
Verizon is reportedly issuing a $1,500 refund to a customer who recently discovered that she’d been paying every month for a long-canceled landline. Lauraine Hollyer of Glen Ridge, New Jersey, says she canceled her family’s second landline around th…
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How Wall Street’s Wild Day Played in the 2016 Presidential Race – The Atlantic
There’s nothing like a plunge on Wall Street to turn a bunch of presidential candidates into instant experts on global financial markets. Several 2016 hopefuls reacted quickly on Monday to the steep drop in the U.S.
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Home Healthcare Workers Haven’t Qualified for Minimum Wage for 80 Years. Now They Do. | The Nation
It took about forty years after the passage of federal wage standards for the government to decide that domestic workers deserved a minimum wage.
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While there has been a gradual drop in temperatures, this summer Algerians experienced a heatwave over 40 days. Is this normal?
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ISIS Destroys the Ancient Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra – The Atlantic
UNESCO is calling ISIS’ reported destruction of the Temple of Baalshamin—an ancient treasure in the historic city of Palmyra—a war crime.
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‘Fear The Walking Dead’ Postmortem, Week One: To Build a Fire | | Observer
In keeping with the longstanding tradition of characters reading a book or watching a movie that not-so-subtly foreshadows upcoming events, high school English teacher Travis Manawa (Cliff Curtis) is teaching his students To Build a Fire by Jack Lon…
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The Ongoing Stock Market Crash: A Premortem | Observer
Why is anyone surprised by the Chinese market crash? For months, even years, pundits predicted the slowing of China’s economy—if for no other reason than the law of large numbers.
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7 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before August 28 | | Observer
As part of the exhibition on the films of indie-wunderkind director Alex Ross Perry, the museum previews the director’s latest, Queen of Earth, which stars Elisabeth Moss, Patrick Fugit and Katherine Waterston.
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Are We Going to Get a Whole New Theory of Gravity?
Have you ever heard of Le Sage gravity? It’s an attempt to come up with a mechanical explanation for why massive objects move towards each other. It’s three hundred years old, but some modern scientists think it might still be the best way to think …
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Where Are The Women In Tech? Coding Bootcamps | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
Only 29% of all employees across the most influential U.S. technology companies—Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Intel—are women. But that includes salespeople, service workers, and communications professionals.
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Making Ocean Water Drinkable Is Much Harder Than You Think
When Dean Spatz began his introduction-to-engineering-design class as a sophomore at Dartmouth in 1963, reverse osmosis, the process of filtering water through a semipermeable membrane, was only four years old.
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The headrest didn’t come with instructions – Imgur
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Animation: Mike Pelletier Music: Robot Repair Composer: Josh Hawkins Executive Producer: Doug Darnell http://mikepelletier.nl http://www.robotrepair.net The motion capture data used in this project was obtained from mocap.cs.cmu.edu. The database wa…
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How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ Captured the Decline of the American Dream – The Atlantic
Forty years ago, on the eve of its official release, “Born to Run”—the song that propelled Bruce Springsteen into the rock-and-roll stratosphere—had already attracted a small cult following in the American rust belt. At the time, Springsteen despera…
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After 11 years, the WireTap radio show is coming to an end. As a farewell, they put together a video of people giving advice to their younger counterparts. Training wheels are for babies. Just let go already.
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New American Horror Story: Hotel teasers are here, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, and in typical AHS fashion, they’re both brief and terrifying.
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Music: “Psychotic Reaction,” The Count Five (1966) – Boing Boing
I can’t get your love, I can’t get a fraction. Uh-oh, little girl, psychotic reaction!
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Vin Diesel is really committed to making another xXx movie · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Now that the Fast & Furious movies stride the Earth like a gaggle of good-natured, multicultural blockbuster Colossi, Vin Diesel has earned enough cache to get all the weird little sequels and action movies made that he wants.
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Intel Presents: Innovators Wanted | Motherboard
Make your impact by submitting your ideas on how to improve cities across the globe to Intel’s Innovators Wanted Challenge. Your first challenge is to find new ways to enhance New York City’s urban infrastructure through technological innovation.
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Supergirl won’t kneel before Vartox in her latest trailer · Coming Distractions · The A.V. Club
Supergirl is coming to earth this fall, and we’re getting increasingly frequent trailers and casting news to herald the arrival of Kara Danvers, a.k.a. Kara Zor-El.
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The Primary Instinct Trailer Featuring Stephen Tobolowsky | Vanity Fair
Stephen Tobolowsky is Ned Ryerson from Groundhog Day, Sammy Jankis from Memento, or maybe just “that guy” you know from over 200 roles in film and television. But in The Primary Instinct, he is Stephen Tobolowsky, storyteller. See what we mean in th…
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BBC Sport – Nick Kyrgios: Suspended 28-day ban & fine for Stan Wawrinka jibe
Nick Kyrgios has been given a suspended 28-day ban and fined $25,000 (£16,200) by the Association of Tennis Professionals for making lewd remarks about Stan Wawrinka’s girlfriend. The incident took place during their Rogers Cup tie earlier this mont…
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‘Deal’ to reduce Korea tensions – BBC News
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Microsoft releases Cortana for Android beta | The Verge
An early version of Microsoft’s Cortana app for Android leaked last month, but the software maker is now making it official. Microsoft is releasing a beta of Cortana for Android today for anyone to download and install.
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Use an Awl to Punch Holes in Drywall and Forget the Dust
Drilling holes in drywall leaves dust and fragments on your floor and baseboards. Instead of using a power tool for this job, pick up a scratch awl and a hammer to make your hole. This technique creates no dust and cleaner hole for your wall anchor …
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Ashley Madison owners promise $379,000 bounty for information about hackers | The Verge
Avid Life Media is offering a CA$500,000 (around US$379,000) bounty for information on the hackers behind its massive security breach, which Toronto police now say could have resulted in two suicides.
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Starting From Zero — Cuepoint — Medium
At the dawn of Reagan’s America, Hollywood’s underground community of punk musicians, struggling artists, and scene-makers lived for the night. Their mornings, accordingly, began in the afternoon.
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Hollywood and the Pentagon: A relationship of mutual exploitation | Al Jazeera America
Remember “Jurassic Park III”? The one Steven Spielberg didn’t direct? The film’s producers contacted the Pentagon to see if they could get some A-10s for scenes in which the actors would have to battle out-of-control Pteranodon.
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Collapse of US stocks due to ‘a confluence of negative attributes’ – video | Business | The Guardian
Brendan Ahern, chief investment officer with KraneShares, explains why the US stock markets collapsed on Monday, continuing a global stock market rout that has wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off shares across the world.
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Atlanta Falcons’ big reveal: new home to be called the Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Sport | The Guardian
The Atlanta Falcons will share a stadium name with their biggest rival. Mercedes-Benz, which already has its name on the New Orleans Superdome, was announced Monday as the title sponsor of Atlanta’s new $1.4bn stadium.
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ICYMI: Valley stocks take a beating – BBC News
In Case You Missed It: a round-up of interesting technology-related links shared over the weekend. Silicon Valley companies took a hammering in the markets last week – spooked, the Silicon Valley Business Journal says, by instability in the Chinese …
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The Vomit Machine Can Teach Us About Stomach Flu Outbreaks – The Atlantic
On the first day of my vacation last week, I had just finished covering myself in sunscreen when I felt my knees go weak. I ran for the bathroom, where my body cleared itself of its contents with the fury of a surface-to-air missile.
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The Scars We’ve Left on Earth – The Atlantic
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ISIS Killed Khalid al-Assad for Refusing to Betray Palmyra – The Atlantic
An 83-year-old antiquities scholar beheaded by the Islamic State militant group in Palmyra this month was murdered because he would not betray the city to which he devoted his life, his friends and relatives say.
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Colbert’s First Show to Feature Academy Award Winner George Clooney andRepublican Presidential Candidate Jeb Bush, Tuesday, Sept. 8
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Union Unite suspends Tube strikes – BBC News
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‘Stark’ Racial Divide in Views on Katrina Recovery | Al Jazeera America
Residents’ perceptions of New Orleans’ recovery since Hurricane Katrina are “starkly divided” along racial lines, according to new study results released Monday, with 59 percent of African-American respondents saying Louisiana has “mostly not recove…
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BBC Sport – Sepp Blatter: Fifa chief says ‘he is clean’ amid corruption inquiry
Outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter has told the BBC that he is “clean” as investigations continue into corruption at world football’s governing body. Blatter, who has been president since 1998, will step down in February amid a criminal inquiry in…
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Welcome to Quakelahoma | VICE News
First, there was a little rumble. A bit later came the roar. At the Cripple Creek Stoneyard, clocks fell off the walls, and the office bounced on its slab. At Hometown Foods, the shelves swayed from side to side, tossing cans onto the floor.
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On The Line: Jason Leopold On “The Google Search That Made The CIA Spy On The US Senate” | VICE News
Follow us on Twitter where we’ll announce the next topic for On The Line. VICE News and On The Line want to hear from you! Let us know your questions on Twitter with the hashtag #ontheline, or send us a video message on Skype.
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Sierra Leone has discharged its last Ebola patient – BBC News
Sierra Leone has released its last known Ebola patient, according to the World Health Organization. The country hasn’t reported a new infection for more than two weeks, according the the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC).
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Dawn timber-laundering raids cast doubt on ‘sustainable’ Brazilian wood | Environment | The Guardian
The raids began at dawn as the sun rose over the Tapajós river and more than 100 police swooped on a dozen locations in the most sophisticated operation yet against suspected timber laundering in Brazil – a practice that allows consumers in the US a…
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Biden-Warren 2016? Meeting renews questions over ‘Plan B’ presidential run | US news | The Guardian
A hasty trip by vice-president Joe Biden to visit Senator Elizabeth Warren this past weekend has sparked new hope for Warren supporters that she will be a national candidate in 2016. Could Biden be planning a run for the presidency, and sounding out…
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Train gunman case and migrant influx challenge Schengen – BBC News
The Schengen Agreement is the holy grail of European integration and EU officials see it as one of the 28-member bloc’s greatest achievements.
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Marvel to feature cosplayers in variant covers this October · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Marvel’s been having fun with its cover art this year, including taking inspiration from Run The Jewels and classic hip-hop album covers. And the comics giant will soon salute the DIY spirit of cosplayers with its Cosplay Variant program.
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Global Markets Are Having a Worse Monday Than You Are | Vanity Fair
That manic, slightly frantic feeling in the air? That’s coming from Wall Street. Global markets plummeted early Monday, as concerns about slowing growth in China continued to seep across exchanges.
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One Direction Breakup Plans | Vanity Fair
The stock markets may be plunging this morning, but that only means that our finances will soon meet our hearts, which dropped through the floor and into the sub-basement of emotion this weekend when we all heard the news that One Direction is going…
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The Unfortunate and Obscure History of Monica Rambeau, the First Female Captain Marvel
As Carol Danvers rides high in the comics as Captain Marvel, one of Marvel’s premiere female heroes, it’s hard to remember that she wasn’t the first woman to take on the mantle: all the way back in 1982, Monica Rambeau became that woman.
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Google Classroom Gets An Update Ahead Of New School Year | TechCrunch
Google launched a couple of updates to its Classroom educational platform today that will make life a little bit easier for teachers as they get ready for the next school year.
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What’s the Latest?■ Stock markets in the United States plunged in early trading.■ In China, the benchmark Shanghai composite index erased all of the gains it had made this year.■ In Europe, stocks fell sharply, with the main indexes down by 4 percen…
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Deadly 2005 Hurricane Season – What Powered It? | Video
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BitTorrent Client uTorrent May Soon Ask Users for Money | Motherboard
It’s hard to imagine faceless torrent downloaders as the sort that would pay it forward, but the team behind the popular client, which garners over 170 million monthly users, is mulling over a few ways to get their massive user base to do just that.
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‘I’m Desperate:’ Ashley Madison Users Confide in a Security Researcher | Motherboard
I found myself in somewhat of a unique position last week: I’d made the Ashley Madison data searchable for verified subscribers of Have I been pwned? (HIBP) and now—perhaps unsurprisingly in retrospect—I was being inundated with email.
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Shoreham air crash: In pictures – BBC News
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LISTEN: Sunk by a Whale – Boing Boing
In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex was attacked and sunk by an 85-foot sperm whale in the South Pacific, a thousand miles from land.
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Ashley Madison Offering $500,000 Reward For Info On Hack Now Linked To Two Suicides | TechCrunch
At a news conference on Monday, police in Canada revealed that Avid Life Media, the company that operates the Ashley Madison website, is now offering a $500,000 reward to anyone providing information that leads to the identification and subsequent a…
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Shoreham air crash: In pictures – BBC News
On Monday a crane was brought in to remove the plane, which crashed on to the A27 on Saturday during a stunt display. The crane took away parts of the Hawker Hunter jet. Police have said the death toll is likely to rise after all the wreckage is rem…
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My friend looks exactly like these mannequins : mildlyinteresting
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Ashley Madison Offering $500K Reward for Info on Hackers | WIRED
Ashley Madison’s parent company Avid Life Media is offering a $500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the hacker or hackers behind the breach of its network. The announcement was made by Bryce Evans, acting staff superintendent of t…
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Inside the Trial of an Alleged Elite New England Prep School Rapist | VICE | United Kingdom
For three days in a row, a 16-year old girl has taken the stand at a New Hampshire courthouse to describe a decades-old tradition at Concord’s prestigious St. Paul’s School that she says resulted in her rape.
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In the second season of Review, Forrest MacNeil (Andy Daly) has gone to extraordinary lengths to court (and eventually lose) romantic partners. But one of this week’s assignments plays directly into his stated mission of getting over his ex-wife Suz…
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When it comes to doing Random Roles interviews, The A.V. Club strives to mix up the familiar and the obscure, often in the hopes that alternating between the obvious and the unexpected will result in anecdotes that have heretofore gone undocumented.
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The 4 Biggest Myths About Transgender Kids Used To Justify Denying Them Health Care | ThinkProgress
On Sunday, the New York Times published an op-ed from Richard A.
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BBC Sport – England batsman Joe Root rested for T20 and ODIs v Australia
England batsman Joe Root has been rested for the limited-overs series against Australia.
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Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox Talks Post-Accident Depression | Rolling Stone
Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox has opened up about the depression he suffered following a December 2014 car accident that left the singer hospitalized and how that condition informed the band’s upcoming LP Fading Frontier.
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France train shooting: Legion d’honneur recipients – BBC News
President Francois Hollande has personally awarded France’s top honour to four passengers who foiled a suspected terror attack on a high-speed train. He presented the Legion d’honneur medals to three Americans and a Briton on Monday.
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I am the Morninghead guy. In the last year after Shark Tank, I helped my buddy start a company that’s now processing over $350 million/yr. Tell us your idea and we’ll tell you how to grow it with zero cash (like my last AMA, we’ll answer every singl…
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Top 5 TV: Hello, ‘Fear the Walking Dead,’ Goodbye ‘Aqua Teen’ | Rolling Stone
Last night, Adult Swim’s longest-running series aired its final episode, just a few hours after the debut of a show inspired by cable’s most popular drama. That’s how it’s been with television this year: Each “welcome” alternates with yet another “w…
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MRW my buddy says photoshop is actually better than mspaint : reactiongifs
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The Detroit Tigers have had a troubled season in the AL Central – and now their stadium is falling apart. Ron Colangelo, the team’s vice president of communications, says stadium operations reported that a piece of a concrete fell at the 100-level c…
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It is Mexican tradition to amass red and white flowers at a funeral for a woman. But there were no flowers on Saturday for Tamara Dominguez, the record 17th transgender person reported killed in the United States this year, because her brother plann…
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It’s reassuring that Justin Wilson is in good hands, says Mark Webber | Sport | The Guardian
Mark Webber, the former F1 driver, has expressed his shock over the accident which has left the IndyCar driver Justin Wilson fighting for his life. The Briton remains in a coma having been stuck in the head by a large piece of debris that broke off …
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Oklahoma politician Mark Costello stabbed to death in restaurant – BBC News
An Oklahoma politician has been stabbed to death in a restaurant, allegedly by his own son. Mark Costello, the state’s Labor Commissioner, died in hospital from wounds to the head and neck suffered at an ice cream and fast food restaurant in Oklahom…
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Coming Soon: Helmets Made From Carrots | Innovation | Smithsonian
David Hepworth and Eric Whale, two Scottish material scientists, were looking for smart ways to reuse food waste when they figured out how to make nanofibers out of carrot pulp, the leftovers from carrot juice.
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Daily Cartoon: Monday, August 24th – The New Yorker
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The train track guiding refugees from Serbia into Hungary – BBC News
Thousands more asylum-seekers are expected to cross into the European Union via Hungary over the coming days. They have been able to reach Serbia after Macedonia abandoned forceful attempts to stop them at its border.
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A US marine charged with murder testified in court Monday that he choked a Filipino victim unconscious during a fight that started when he discovered that she was a transgender woman in a Philippine motel, but he stressed that he didn’t kill her, hi…
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Cops Investigating Ashley Madison Breach: We Need ‘White Hat Hackers’ to Help | Motherboard
Toronto Police are asking hackers and dark web denizens to help them track down the Impact Team, the group that has claimed responsibility for the hacking of Ashley Madison, a dating site for married people looking to cheat on their spouses.
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Huawei Nexus pictures show off metal device with a giant camera bump | Ars Technica
If you’ve been out of the loop, the rumors say Google plans to launch two Nexus phones this year: a 5.2-inch device from LG and a 6-inch phablet from Chinese OEM Huawei. Last week we saw a convincing leak of the 5.2-inch LG device, and this week it’…
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In ancient Israel, Jesus walked, but in the United States of America, Judy Bowman bikes. For more than two decades, the born-again resident of Lynchburg, Virginia, has led mission trips across the country on wheels. Biking for Jesus is not entirely …
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Nepal clashes at protest over constitution leave eight dead – BBC News
Violent clashes at a protest in western Nepal have killed at least seven police officers and a child. The ethnic Tharu protesters were at a rally in Kailali district in the Far Western region, demanding greater rights under a new constitution.
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How Doctors Use Viruses to Kill Cancer | Motherboard
For the first time in history, we are truly on the verge of curing cancer—and doctors are using the kinds of viruses that used to wipe out entire populations to do it. As early as the turn of the twentieth century, it’s been suspected that viruses c…
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If there is one health myth that will not die, it is this: You should drink eight glasses of water a day. It’s just not true. There is no science behind it.
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UN says 4.5m Ethiopians will need aid after rains fail – Al Jazeera English
The number of Ethiopians who will need food aid by the end of this year has surged by more than 1.5 million from earlier estimates due to failed rains, UN agencies have said. Ethiopia needs an extra $230m from donors to secure aid for a total of 4.
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This nearly 2000-year-old temple was just destroyed by ISIS : pics
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who is running for president, said that he would like to see colleges unbundle tuition in an interview on Morning Joe on Monday. He said he would like for students and their families to be able to pay for tuition …
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RoboKiller wins FTC prize by annihilating robocalls | Ars Technica
A new technology called “RoboKiller” has won a $25,000 grand prize from the Federal Trade Commission in the agency’s “Robocalls: Humanity Strikes Back” contest aimed at promoting technologies to block and defeat the scourge of automated telemarketin…
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With $1M In Funding, VC Database CB Insights Launches A Data Tool For Salespeople | TechCrunch
Many of you probably know CB Insights as the venture capital database that puts out reports about trends like the on-demand economy and compiles lists of unicorn startups.
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Jim Al-Khalili: How quantum biology might explain life’s biggest questions | TED Talk | TED.com
How does a robin know to fly south? The answer might be weirder than you think: Quantum physics may be involved. Jim Al-Khalili rounds up the extremely new, extremely strange world of quantum biology, where something Einstein once called “spooky act…
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Federal Judge Says Children Seeking Asylum Should Be Released From Detention Centers | ThinkProgress
A federal judge is giving the Obama administration two months to release asylum-seeking Latin American children currently being held in family detention centers, according to a ruling released late Friday. In a 15-page ruling that began with a Mahat…
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A key carbon offsetting scheme was so open to abuse that three quarters of its allowances lacked environmental integrity, a new report says.
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders Grassroots Planning Huge March on Washington | | Observer
First, the breaking news: a Facebook-driven grassroots movement of Bernie Sanders supporters is seeking 100,000 or more RSVP’s from other Sanders supporters to attend a mass rally at the Washington Mall on or around October 17, with the theme “enoug…
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Harvard-Backed Smart Placemat Will Transform Dieting & Healthy Eating | Observer
There are hundreds of nutrition-tracking apps that serve as the beloved tools of health-conscious eaters everywhere, but there are serious problems with their accuracy and overall usefulness.
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An American in Provence: Why This Artist is Having the Best Summer | Observer
For a moment, forget about the Hamptons, Fire Island or the coast of Maine for a weekend getaway and dream bigger. How does Europe sound? Because it turns out that Lacoste, France is an extraordinary place to escape to.
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‘America’s Got Talent’ Is a Mean and Bitchy Affair | | Observer
It took the pretty, smiling 20-something brunette a long time to get to the front of the line at Radio City Music Hall.
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‘Masters of Sex’ 3×7 Recap: Hot Girl on Gorilla Action | | Observer
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.” When Ian Fleming wrote these words he was referring to threats to James Bond, not gorillas going to second base with Lizzy Caplan.
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Cong. Nadler Powerless to Resist Obama Charm Offensive on Iran | | Observer
President Obama’s Iran deal is a direct threat to the survival of Israel, in the opinion of nearly 80 percent of Israelis, who believe it will lead to a nuclear Iran. Furthermore, there is a consensus across the Israeli political spectrum, which usu…
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Apollo Mission “Volcanic Fire Eruption” Mystery –Solved?
Tiny beads of volcanic glass found on the lunar surface during the Apollo missions are a sign that fire fountain eruptions took place on the Moon’s surface. Now, scientists from Brown University and the Carnegie Institution for Science have identifi…
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Give Scott Walker a week and he’ll take three positions on birthright citizenship
And yet over the past week, the Wisconsin governor and Republican presidential primary contender took three different positions on birthright citizenship. Last Monday, at the Iowa state fair:
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Dissecting Cats With High School Students – The Billfold
As a first-year high school anatomy teacher I got into the habit of hiding my cat dissection manual under a pile of books whenever guests came to my house. Toby, my big orange tomcat, liked sleeping on its crumpled, stained pages.
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South Korea Vows Not to Back Down in Military Standoff With North http://t.co/UCG9GqpRDn
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Marvel will feature cosplayers in variant covers this October · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Marvel’s been having fun with its cover art this year, including taking inspiration from Run The Jewels and classic hip-hop album covers.
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There was some uncontroversial good news at this year’s Hugo Awards ceremony: Guardians Of The Galaxy took home the prize for Best Dramatic Presentation in the Long Form category, and Orphan Black’s second-season finale took home the same prize for …
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Glacial Retreat During Last Ice Age –“Caused by Greenhouse Gases”
A recalculation of the dates at which boulders were uncovered by melting glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age has conclusively shown that the glacial retreat was due to rising levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, as opposed to oth…
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Today’s Best Media Deals: The Walking Dead Bundle, Jurassic World, and More
The Walking Dead Season 5 comes out on Blu-ray tomorrow, but you can fill out the rest of your collection with this seasons 1-4 bundle for $69 right now. [The Walking Dead Seasons 1-4 Collection, $69]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01…http://www…
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Carly Rae Jepsen is an actual vampire: an investigation | The Verge
This week, Carly Rae Jepsen released her third studio album, E*MO*TION, to critical acclaim and widespread popular interest.
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Ask the Press Start to Play Authors Anything You Want about Videogames In Science Fiction
Authors Daniel H. Wilson, Chris Kluwe, Rhianna Pratchett, Austin Grossman, and Chris Avellone are all here to answer your questions about the future of videogames, gaming in science fiction, and their new short story collection, Press Start to Play.…
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Stock Photos of Black People Are Finally Moving Beyond Racist Stereoty | The New Republic
Like so many millennial ideas, Kenneth Wiggins’s innovation gained its momentum from social media.
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#BlackMonday Could Threaten ‘Unicorn’ Startups | WIRED
Concerns over an economic slowdown in China caused the global stock market to nose dive Monday. The drop has already hit the tech industry hard, sending the stock prices of companies like Facebook, Apple, Google, and Microsoft into a steep decline.
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Amsterdam bids farewell to tall ships – BBC News
The tall ships which have been part of this year’s SAIL Amsterdam were waved out during the final parade. More than two million people attended this year’s event which takes place every five years, with organisers saying it has become the largest fr…
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Universal flu vaccine comes closer, scientists say – BBC News
Researchers say they are closer to developing a vaccine to give life-long protection against any type of flu, after promising trials in animals. Two separate US teams have found success with an approach that homes in on a stable part of the flu viru…
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Destruction of Palmyra’s Baalshamin temple ‘a war crime’ – BBC News
The destruction of Palmyra’s ancient temple of Baalshamin is a war crime, the UN’s cultural agency has said. Syrian officials and activists reported on Sunday that Islamic State (IS) militants had blown up the temple.
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Scientists Get One Step Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine | WIRED
Last year’s seasonal flu vaccine was a bit of a dud: It reduced a person’s risk of needing to see a doctor for the flu by only 23 percent. That wasn’t anyone’s fault really. Vaccines take months to make, and flu viruses are constantly mutating, so m…
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US Says Evidence Suggests the Islamic State Used Mustard Gas on Kurds in Iraq | VICE News
A US military official offered preliminary confirmation that Islamic State (IS) militants used mustard gas during a battle with Kurdish forces earlier this month in Iraq, a development that comes amid reports that the group may have again used chemi…
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‘Diary Of A Teenage Girl’ Tells A Coming-Of-Age Story We Rarely See | ThinkProgress
The Diary of a Teenage Girl starts with a triumph. Fifteen-year-old Minnie (Bel Powley), spring in her stride, tells us in a voiceover that she just lost her virginity. Or, as she put it: “I had sex today. Holy shit.”
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Jon Callaghan Of True Ventures To Talk At Disrupt SF 2015 | TechCrunch
Jon Callaghan is a founder and managing partner of True Ventures, an industry-leading venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology firms.
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Until Dawn combines the best of horror films and games on PS4 | The Verge
The best horror movie of the year might just be a video game.
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Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will be guests on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show | The Verge
Stephen Colbert’s first two Late Show guests will be George Clooney and Jeb Bush — exactly the kind of guests you would expect: very famous, very topical, and practiced on the talk show circuit. But Colbert’s Late Show takes a turn starting the nigh…
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You know the stock market is in trouble when Tim Cook is emailing Jim Cramer | The Verge
Stock markets around the world have been posting big losses for the last few days. The route was especially rough this morning, with the DOW Jones at one point falling 1,000 points in less than an hour.
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Refugees cross into Serbia after leaving Macedonia – Al Jazeera English
Thousands of exhausted refugees from the Middle East, Asia and Africa have crossed on foot from Macedonia into Serbia on their way to the European Union.
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Was Einstein the First to Invent E = mc2? – Scientific American
No equation is more famous than E = mc2, and few are simpler. Indeed, the immortal equation’s fame rests largely on that utter simplicity: the energy E of a system is equal to its mass m multiplied by c2, the speed of light squared.
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Hurricane Katrina’s Psychological Scars Revealed – Scientific American
Ninth Ward residents and their supporters pray against the rebuilt levee wall while honoring the victims of Hurricane Katrina during a Memrial Day service May 29, 2006 in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans still bears the scars of Hurricane Katrina…
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Comcast planning gigabit cable for entire US territory in 2-3 years | Ars Technica
While Comcast has started deploying 2Gbps fiber-to-the-home service to certain parts of its territory, much of its network is going to be stuck on cable for years to come.
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Spanish woman crash lands after husband passes out – BBC News
Debris from the crash-landing A Spanish woman who had never flown before was forced to crash-land a plane after her pilot husband lost consciousness during the flight.Air traffic controllers in Seville talked her through emergency landing procedure …
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Twitter blocks site that archives deleted politician tweets – Boing Boing
Politiwoops, already dead in the U.S., now dies in 30 more countries. They rely on Twitter’s API, after all, which the company has long made clear is not a public service. The problem: it kills something that keeps politicians honest.
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Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company | Motherboard
The early days at the Company are difficult. They are difficult because I don’t understand where I work. The Company is a store that doesn’t exist in a real place. It’s a store that doesn’t really want to make money. It is more philosophy than busin…
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US Says Evidence Proves the Islamic State Used Mustard Gas on Kurds in Iraq | VICE News
A US military official offered preliminary confirmation that Islamic State (IS) militants used mustard gas during a battle with Kurdish forces earlier this month in Iraq, a development that comes amid reports that the group may have again used chemi…
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Google Maps Tests A New Feature That Collects Users’ Foodie Photos | TechCrunch
Though services dedicated to photos of food – like Foodspotting or Forkly, for example – have exited the scene (as well as consumers’ collective consciousness) over the years, snapping photos of your delicious dinner still remains a popular activity.
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State trooper shot and killed by man whose truck was stuck in ditch | US news | The Guardian
Colonel Mike Edmonson, head of the Louisiana State Police, said 43-year-old senior trooper Steven Vincent died at a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Monday. Edmonson said Vincent was shot on Sunday by a man whose pickup truck was stuck sideway…
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How a Sermon Inspired Ashley Monroe’s ‘The Blade’ | Rolling Stone
She’s been in the music business her entire life, experiencing its many peaks and valleys along the way, and in 2015 singer-songwriter Jamie Floyd has finally broken through as a co-writer of what will surely be remembered as the most heartbreaking …
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Comment from the August 31, 2015, Issue – The New Yorker
In “Keeping Secrets,” Steve Coll writes about Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal, arguing that, unfortunately for the candidate, the law around classified material can resemble a hall of mirrors.
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Those of us from low-income communities of color are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. US cities and towns that are predominantly made up of people of color are also home to a disproportionate share of the environmental burdens that are fueli…
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Giant red ball barrels through streets of Toledo, Ohio – video | US news | The Guardian
A giant red ball barrels down the streets of Toledo, Ohio, after breaking loose from an art installation. Amateur footage, shot on Wednesday, shows the ball bounce off parked cars as bystanders chase it down the road.
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How to Escape the Public Internet | The New Republic
You’re familiar with the urge, I’m sure. Maybe you’re alone, or maybe with friends, or in a group of strangers—it doesn’t really matter where you are. Sometimes, you just have to share something online.
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IndyCar drivers react to Justin Wilson accident – video | Sport | The Guardian
IndyCar drivers Ryan Hunter-Reay and Josef Newgarden give their reaction after British driver Justin Wilson suffered serious head injuries in an accident during a race at the Pocono Raceway, Pennsylvania, on Sunday. Wilson is in a coma after he was …
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Lebanon cartoons vent anger at rubbish crisis – BBC News
The crisis over Lebanon’s waste collection has been parodied in Lebanese newspapers and on social media. Cartoons, some with a political message, show how the event is being seen by an exasperated population. Here is a selection of some of the treat…
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Before he self destructed: chronicling the fall of 50 Cent | The Verge
How did the world’s biggest rapper become a punchline? There was a time when Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson was unavoidable.
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Windows 95 is 20 years old today | The Verge
Where do you want to go today? Twenty years ago today, people were lining up at CompUSA or Best Buy at midnight. It wasn’t a new Call of Duty game, Apple’s latest iPod, or any type of hardware at all that shoppers were waiting for. It was software, …
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Hear First Song From Bat for Lashes’ New Psych Side Project Sexwitch | Rolling Stone
Hear First Song From Bat for Lashes’ New Psych Side Project Sexwitch Natasha Khan, TOY and producer Dan Carey team for covers album of Sixties and Seventies songs spanning Iran, Morocco and North America
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Iran deal does not mean peace in the Middle East – Al Jazeera English
It is truly worrying when some Middle East observers begin aligning themselves with Iran’s newfound leverage in the Arab region.
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Floyd Mayweather Buys the Most Expensive Car in the World | Rolling Stone
Floyd Mayweather Buys the Most Expensive Car in the World It’s called the Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita, it costs nearly $5 million and it “shines like millions of diamonds.
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Calculate What It Will Cost To Be a Stay at Home Parent
The staggering cost of child care alone is enough to convince some parents to quit their job and stay at home with the kids. At the same time, can your family survive without your income? This calculator will help you figure it out.
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Watch John Oliver Break Down the Injustices of LGBT Discrimination | Rolling Stone
We’ve made progress toward gay equality in the U.S., John Oliver says in his latest Last Week Tonight report. But that doesn’t mean we’ve come far enough.
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Pearl Jam, GN’R, Mudhoney Members Unite for Raucous Stooges Covers Gig | Rolling Stone
Mark Arm is slowly running out of Seattle landmarks to perform at. Two years ago, he and his Mudhoney bandmates celebrated 25 years together by playing a set on top of the Space Needle.
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Henry Cavill: Wonder Woman Is Great For Superman Because She Isn’t Afraid of Him
Cosmopolitan asked Henry Cavill the all-important Superman question: Wonder Woman or Lois Lane? In his attempt to avoid taking a firm stand one way or the other, Cavill gave a horrible, horrible answer.
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Fleeting Solitude by Iso100 Photography / 500px
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Study: new robot overlords will take “only 9.1 million” jobs – Boing Boing
Machines will “steal our jobs, but give us new ones,” writes Cade Metz. Yes, an analyst-sourced article. Funny how assumptions about labor find our way into these discussions.
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A Record 4,400 Migrants Were Rescued on the Mediterranean in a Single Day | VICE News
VICE News is closely watching the international migrant crisis. Check out the Open Water blog here. At least 4,400 migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, breaking the record for the number of rescues made in a single day, acco…
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Poll Shows Optimism Among Residents in New Orleans Since Hurricane Katrina – The Atlantic
Manuel Harper remembers standing in front of his home of 14 years, trying to absorb the sight. The landscaping destroyed, trash everywhere, and, he recalled, an odor permeating the air that he “had never smelled before.
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What Will Mars Colonists Eat? – The Atlantic
For three weeks in May and June of this year, the Pierogi Boiler—a cavernous Brooklyn factory turned art-gallery space—was home to an odd structure: a 1,200-square-foot translucent plastic bubble, held up by air pressure.
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Is Donald Trump’s popularity finally sinking in with the media?
In poll after poll of Republicans, Mr. Trump leads among women, despite having used terms like “fat pigs” and “disgusting animals” to denigrate some of them. He leads among evangelical Christians, despite saying he had never had a reason to ask God …
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“Knife-like, Flower-like, Like Nothing at All in the World” – William Saroyan An animated abstract-narrative set the a lush full orchestra composition by Duncan Thum (also entitled “Blue”). While a man’s past experience needs to be surgically remove…
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Islamic State Blows Up Ancient Temple in Palmyra | VICE News
Militants from the so-called Islamic State (IS) have blown up a 2000-year old temple in ancient Palmyra, just days after beheading the Syrian city’s retired antiquities chief, an official said.
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Inside the Migrant “Jungle” in Northern France | The New Republic
“When you travel out of Khartoum, you go with a smuggler,” the 22-year-old Ethiopian man says. We are in Calais, France. “They put you in the back of a pickup truck. There are 30 people in the back. It’s a small space. “When you go through the deser…
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What caused Friday’s stock plunge? What does it mean for the future? Nobody knows, and not much.
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System Routes Internet Traffic Around Countries You Don’t Trust – IEEE Spectrum
Whenever someone sends a website request or email, Internet data packets crossing the world can run afoul of data censorship or modification in certain countries, such as China.
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Butterfly by Giuseppe Peppoloni / 500px
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Slavery (Social Experiment) : trippinthroughtime
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Why You Should Ignore The Media’s Freakout About The Stock Market Drop | ThinkProgress
Two weeks after China devalued its currency, the Dow Jones plunged more than 1,000 points on Monday morning, leading to widespread media coverage about the stock market in turmoil. Most major networks immediately shifted their morning coverage to fo…
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Two arrested after apparent Facebook threat to Pokemon card tournament | Ars Technica
The Boston Police Department arrested two men who posted threatening pictures and brought a number of guns to the world championships of the Pokemon card game Friday. Screengrabs (below) show 27-year-old Jame Stumbo made a post on the “Mayhem Pokemo…
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In style at Afropunk festival: come as you are – video | Music | The Guardian
This year’s Afropunk festival at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn attracted massive crowds. In its 11th year, the initially small black punk festival has grown into a conduit for black activism and community action
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BMI has “crucial shortcomings” as measure of obesity – Boing Boing
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VICE News Capsule – Monday, August 24 | VICE News
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Al Qaeda enters a major port in Yemen, South Koreans hope for improved relations with the North, Germany’s right wing causes trouble for migrants, and Brazil’s newest to…
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The Family Contest to Become Times Publisher — NYMag
The issue of succession is a difficult matter not just for family-run businesses but for the families that run them. Take the Murdochs, for instance. Or the Binghams, the Kentucky newspaper clan that imploded in the 1980s.
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Deadspin 32 Paragraphs About 32 Teams: A Thinking Fan’s Guide To The NFL Season | Gizmodo How Much Has Global Warming Worsened California’s Drought? Now We Have a Number | Jezebel You Should Probably Think Twice Before Insulting Nicki Minaj Online |…
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‘Suicides’ over Ashley Madison hack – BBC News
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Can technology make a hearing-centric world more accessible? | The Verge
Most humans live in a hearing-centric world, which means that the needs and preferences of people who are deaf or people who have some form of hearing loss are often overlooked. But some people are trying to change that — and their using technology …
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NASA & NOAA Now Understand Killer Hurricane Katrina’s Deadly Details | Video
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Ink Paste Helps You Learn New Vocabulary Words as You Come Across Them
Every now and then, we all come across a word we’ve never seen before. Rather than look it up and forget about it, why not take the time to learn and make it a part of your vocabulary? Ink Paste is a simple tool that helps you do just that.
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A lawyer for Huma Abedin, a top adviser to Hillary Rodham Clinton, has accused Charles E. Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, of damaging Ms. Abedin’s reputation through “unfounded allegations” about her time at the State Departmen…
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PARIS — President François Hollande of France on Monday awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award, to three Americans and a Briton for their role in stopping a gunman on a high-speed train traveling to Paris from Amsterdam on Friday.
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Tech companies are suffering from the current hostile stock market environment as stock markets around the world are plummeting following concerns over China. All tech companies are tanking right now, with some suffering from a stark correction.
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From the developer of Crossy Road (aka Infinite Frogger) comes Pac-Man 256, a Pac-Man game with an infinite board that gets eaten from below by the kill screen glitch from the 256th level of the original game.
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Donald Trump Changes His Tune On Taxing The Super Rich | ThinkProgress
On Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump struck a populist tone when talking about hedge funds and the taxes they pay. “They’re paying nothing and it’s ridiculous,” he told John Dickerson on Face the Nation. “They make a fortune, th…
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A Veteran’s Suicide on Social Media: The Story of Daniel Wolfe | GQ
and Daniel Wolfe walks up a shady street through bright sunshine, the heat still rising as the light falls.
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Critiquing U.S. Spending in Afghanistan, to Dramatic Effect http://t.co/nZCNFBEueU
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Air displays to face restrictions – BBC News
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Report: July 2015 Hottest Month On Record – The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
According to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, July was the hottest month since recordkeeping began in 1880, averaging 1.46 degrees hotter than the July average and beating the previous record-setting month by .1…
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Clashes Break Out During Protests Over Trash Crisis in Lebanon http://t.co/CPTLhiUpha
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How a New Father’s Brain Changes – Scientific American
The birth of a child leaves its mark on the brain. Most investigations of these changes have focused on mothers, but scientists have recently begun looking more closely at fathers.
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The Future of Sewage Is Power and Profits – Scientific American
HAMBURG, Germany—Sitting in an ordinary shed in a side hall just off the main grounds of this city’s massive sewage treatment plant is a pilot plant, launched last month, that has the recycling world abuzz with excitement.
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Desperate journey: A shipwreck survivor’s story – Al Jazeera English
Sicily, Italy – “Hey Rasta!” a man calls across the street, the latest passer-by to greet their young neighbour outside his house. With long dreadlocks falling over his blue pyjamas, Italian flag flip-flops under his feet, Rasta reflected on his pop…
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With more than 4.9 million articles, Wikipedia is an invaluable resource, whether you’re throwing a term paper together at the last minute, or trying to figure out what the heck that black oil was all about. We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities i…
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If you missed the Kickstarter for my hardcover, two-volume compilation, 25 Year of Tomorrow, good news—you can still pre-order a set!
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Howdy! Senior Writer Jason Heller here. Just wanted to let you know that Fantastique, The A.V. Club’s monthly fantasy film series, continues tonight in Denver at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema with The Dark Crystal.
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Anakin is one of the “top baby names” in the U.S. – Boing Boing
Granted, by “top” they mean “top 1000,” but still: what on Earth are you thinking, parents? An official list from the SSA sees a wave of parents naming their sons after Luke Skywalker’s Sith father. In 2014, Anakin was the 957th most popular name in…
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Inside the fierce world of women’s boxing in New York City | Fusion
You have to look carefully for the entrance to Gleason’s Gym along Front Street in Dumbo. But there it is, on the ritzy, tourist-filled street, between Bo Concept and West Elm.
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Space in Images – 2015 – 08 – Feathery filaments in Mon R2
Fierce flashes of light ripple through delicate tendrils of gas in this new image, from ESA’s Herschel space observatory, which shows the dramatic heart of a large and dense cosmic cloud known as Mon R2. This cloud lies some 2700 light-years away an…
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French Train Terror Suspect’s Lawyer: He Just Wanted to Rob People | Vanity Fair
The lawyer for the man accused of plotting a terrorist attack on a French train claims that her client, who was tackled to the ground last Friday by three Americans and one Briton, wasn’t actually a terrorist at all—just a homeless man who happened …
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Controversial Climate-Change Solution May Be In The Clouds | TechCrunch
In a move that has some environmentalists up in arms, a group of retired Silicon Valley engineers and scientists are proposing a new approach to fighting climate change. They want to brighten clouds. It’s one of the many solutions being proposed in …
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George and Amal Clooney Go on a Photobombing, P.D.A.-filled Ibiza Business Trip | Vanity Fair
While we all spent our weekends huddled by air-conditioning units, rationing episodes of Friends on Netflix (paired with almonds dipped in peanut butter), George and Amal Clooney, along with friends Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford, decamped to Ibiza.
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“Why you gotta film me scratching myself? Damn paparazzi.” : sloths
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Bees colliding in slow motion. : interestingasfuck
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Women who stalk women – Boing Boing
Charlotte Shane reports on women-on-woman harassment cases and their relationship to the false intimacy of the internet.
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BBC Sport – World Championships 2015: Fraser-Pryce retains 100m title
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce narrowly held off Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands to retain her 100m World Championships title. Fraser-Pryce, 28, started strongly but was almost caught by Schippers on the line as she crossed in 10.76 seconds.
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PLANO, TX—Wrinkling their noses and averting their gazes in revulsion as the pair began their day with a jovial high-five, employees at local data-storage firm Source Solutions told reporters Wednesday how disgusted they were by coworkers Jeff Hutto…
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Sport picture of the day: kaleidoscopic kiteboarders in California | Sport | The Guardian
A time-lapse composite image of kite surfers, Waddell Creek Beach, Santa Cruz, California Photograph: Casey McCallister/Rex Shutterstock
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Make Rock-Hard Ice Cream Silky Smooth with Your Stand Mixer
Ice cream is supposed to be cold but, when you’re scooping for a large party, the frozen dessert can seem a little too frozen. Letting it sit out for a bit renders it scoopable around the perimeter, but hard and icy in the middle.
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Artwork Attacks an Ohio City | | Observer
After 300 visits to 25 cities, this big red ball had had enough. On Friday, a 15-foot-tall, 250-pound inflated red ball known as the RedBall Project broke loose from an alleyway, where it was wedged between two retailers, and barreled through the st…
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This Ordinary-Looking Chart Provided the First Proof of an Ocean Legend
This doesn’t look impressive, but it is. It’s an up-close look at data collected on New Year’s Day in 1995—and it’s the first official evidence we have to show that “rogue waves” really do exist.
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One Year into the War That Congress Won’t Declare – Defense One
“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle,” George Orwell wrote in 1946. Here’s a corollary: The real scandal in any given system is usually the thing there’s no argument about. We hear a lot of discussion about executive powe…
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Hear a Funky Remastered Single from an Eighties Paul McCartney Classic | Rolling Stone
Just two years separated Paul McCartney’s second and third solo albums, 1980’s McCartney II and 1982’s Tug of War, but a lot changed for the ex-Beatle during that time.
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Twitter Shuts Down Services That Tracked Politicians’ Deleted Tweets In 30 Countries | TechCrunch
Two services that tracked deleted tweets by politicians and other diplomats in an effort to maintain a transparent, public record of statements made on social media, Politwoops and its sister site Diplotwoops, have now been cut off from accessing Tw…
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10 Most WTF Moments From ‘The Unauthorized Full House Story’ | Rolling Stone
Who, exactly, was clamoring for a biopic about the origins and backstory of Full House, the ABC sitcom that garnered huge ratings, spawned catchphrases, and introduced the world to the Olsen twins? It’s entirely possible that the movie was greenlit …
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Charts: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Sends N.W.A Back to Top Five | Rolling Stone
Charts: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Sends N.W.
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Mo Farah, Usain Bolt, and the World Championships – The New Yorker
Malcolm Gladwell and Nicholas Thompson discuss the World Track and Field Championships, which are underway in Beijing. Nicholas Thompson: Malcolm, it’s a pleasure to be chatting with you about track again. And, wow, what a spectacular opening weeken…
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Sunset in Saigon [OC] [1920×1280] : CityPorn
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ESO and ESA Directors General sign Cooperation Agreement / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA
On 20 August 2015 the Director General of ESO, Tim de Zeeuw, and the Director General of ESA, Johann-Dietrich Woerner, signed a cooperation agreement between the two organisations at ESO’s offices in Santiago, Chile.
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Doubling down on the justice beat: Meet Josie Duffy
I’m thrilled to check in from Bamberg to announce our newest editorial hire: Josie Duffy. Josie comes to us from the Center for Popular Democracy, where she provided legal and advocacy assistance on voting rights and racial justice issues.
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Alex Ross Perry on Queen of Earth | Vanity Fair
When students enter Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, the dare-to-dream goal is to hold public office. When they enter the film program at N.Y.U.’s Tisch School of the Arts, the goal, whether they know it or not, is to be Alex Ross Perry.
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Dante de Blasio Didn’t Want His Dad to Kill His Vibe When He Moved int | Vanity Fair
It’s not an exact science, but parents tend to be at their most mortifying on college move-in day. They wear high-wasted shorts, not in a cool way. They tell your roommates you still sleep with a stuffed animal. They cry, all over, everywhere.
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Alien Transit Systems May Be a Giveaway in the Search for ET – Scientific American
Avi Loeb has an unorthodox new idea about how to search for alien civilizations—and it is hardly a surprise. Loeb, who chairs the astronomy department at Harvard University, has spent much of his career thinking about how the first stars came to lif…
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Peggy Hubbard’s Video on Black Lives Matter – The Atlantic
Over the weekend, at least 7 million people watched Peggy Hubbard, a black grandmother, excoriate the Black Lives Matter movement in an emotional video posted to her Facebook page. 71,000 people liked the post. 16,000 people left comments.
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Three Americans who eschewed the title of heroes even after preventing what would have likely been a massacre aboard a Paris-bound train Friday were awarded France’s highest honor Monday.
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Lofoten Sunrise by Jarrod Castaing / 500px
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Deadly clashes between Nepali police and protesters – Al Jazeera English
At least six police officers and three protesters have been killed in western Nepal in clashes during demonstrations over a proposed new constitution, an official has said.
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Last moments of light… by Adrian Petrisor / 500px
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This 3-In-1 Gadget is Only $26, and Essential For Frequent Travelers
If you travel with any regularity, this versatile little gadget may just be your new best friend. At first glance, it looks like any other USB battery pack, but it’s actually three gadgets in one: Today on Amazon, you can knock 20% off the price of …
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Japan’s Cargo Ship Reaches the International Space Station | Motherboard
A Japanese vehicle headed to resupply the International Space Station has arrived and been successfully grabbed by the orbiting lab’s robot arm.
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The Gears of War remake proves it’s still one of the best Xbox games | The Verge
It’s easy to dismiss Gears of War. In another world, I would have, too. Gory video games about neckless space marines shooting reptilian aliens tend not to be my thing. But it was harder to dismiss Gears of War nine years ago when it was on your TV …
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Your Blurry iPhone 6 Plus Photos Aren’t Your Fault | Motherboard
Apple is now servicing select models of the iPhone 6 Plus to fix a problem with the iSight rear-facing camera that may result in blurry photos.
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Beat This Game by Sending Evil Amounts of Junk Mail | Motherboard
If you have a mailing address, you get junk mail. From coupons to catalogs, junk snail mail is still very much a thing, and it’s more annoying to get rid of than junk email because you have to physically carry it over to the trash. But where does it…
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Star Wars: Rogue One Could Use VFX to Bring Peter Cushing Back From The Dead
How will The Flash’s Professor Zoom differ from the Reverse Flash? Nintendo is considering a return to Hollywood. Jeremy Renner reveals his side in Civil War. George R.R. Martin contemplates what happens if Game of Thrones ends before his books do. …
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The Internet Dealers of Cuba | Motherboard
My eyes are scanning the masses at a crowded park in downtown Havana. I know what I need, and I think I know how to get it. A dreadlocked Cuban is perched on a ledge precisely so he can spot people who are fiending like me. I give him a nod, and he …
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BBC Sport – Kumar Sangakkara offered a role in politics by Sri Lanka president
Kumar Sangakkara was offered the post of Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to the UK after his farewell Test match. He was also presented with a signed shirt by India captain Virat Kohli before being addressed by Sri Lanka’s president in a televised cer…
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Ukraine conflict: Poroshenko says future on ‘brittle ice’ – BBC News
President Petro Poroshenko has marked Ukraine’s independence day, warning of the need to act carefully in the next year in the face of “Russian aggression”. Ukraine was walking on “brittle ice” and the smallest false step could be fatal, he said.
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HMB while I ride this quad : holdmybeer
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Fashion Designer Thom Browne on His Signature Looks | Vanity Fair
Thom Browne, the celebrated fashion designer, entered the Grill Room of the landmark Four Seasons restaurant in mid-Manhattan wearing his own invention—the little gray suit with matching shorts and black brogans that has the look of a boy’s prep-sch…
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FBi kept files on Ray Bradbury: “Definitely slanted against the United States” – Boing Boing
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Cab driver records music video with passengers – Boing Boing
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SunCalc: customizable data for the sun at any time and place – Boing Boing
SunCalc is a nifty site and app by Torsten Hoffman that allows visitors to enter any location and date and find out all the details of that day’s local solar path: Dawn, sunrise, sun peak level, sunset, dusk, duration, altitude, azimuth, shadow leng…
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Trailer for Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art – Boing Boing
The Land Art movement was part of the anti-gallery uprising of iconoclastic artists in the 1960s and 1970s. This new film by James Crump is an excellent primer, and it features the movement’s largely-reticent voices, including Robert Smithson, Walte…
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WATCH: Jurassic World in 90 seconds in LEGO – Boing Boing
It only takes 90 seconds to tell the story how we wish it had been told. The only thing that would make this lovely bit of business by BrotherhoodWorkshop better is more LEGO high heels.
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Gun enthusiasts show up at Pokémon finals, police catch ’em all – Boing Boing
Kevin Norton and James Stumbo were arrested this weekend near the Pokémon World Championship after showing up with a 12-gauge shotgun and an AR-15 they boasted about on social media.
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PARIS — Two days after a young Moroccan man was thwarted from an apparent plan to cause carnage on a Paris-bound express train, European officia
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Use the Three P’s to Defeat Your Inner Critic and Think Positively
How you talk to yourself inside your head can have a huge impact on how you act in real life. If you’re the type who struggles with an overly critical inner voice, you can try to change your habits with the three P’s.
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The richest entrepreneurs in Europe by country[1520×1025] : MapPorn
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Sunset Along the Chicago River [1024 x 683] [OC] : CityPorn
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Aerobatics cockpit view : woahdude
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Having Won Over VCs, Y Combinator Turns to LPs | TechCrunch
Last week, Y Combinator ran investors through 105 presentations by early-stage startups in a two-day show it calls Demo Day.
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President Trump’s First 100 Days
At Politico Magazine, I take a serious look at what a Trump presidency would really look like, based on both his comments and the constraints of the office.
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Morning Digest: Florida Republicans tear themselves to shreds, refuse to draw new congressional map
• FL Redistricting: In an epic descent into acrimony and recrimination, the Florida legislature concluded its special session on redistricting without producing a new congressional map, as ordered by the state Supreme Court.
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Review: Metal Gear Solid 5 is cliched, confused, and utterly brilliant | Ars Technica
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain arrives under so much hype, expectation, and otaku-fever that it’s almost destined to fail. In true Kojima fashion, this is a polarising game, one where the highest of highs is offset with lowest of lows.
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A smoky haze filled Nevada’s Humboldt Valley on Friday, hundreds of miles away from dozens of wildfires raging across the western United States.
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Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 113 | WIRED
For the seemingly interminable wait until Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters, we’re helping pass time by giving you daily challenges related to everyone’s favorite universe. When you complete a task, send us a tweet @WIRED or tag us on Faceb…
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Donald Trump On Black Lives Matter: ‘I Know Nothing About It’ | ThinkProgress
Appearing on Fox News over the weekend, Donald Trump admitted to being completely ignorant about the Black Lives Matter movement. “I know nothing about it,” the billionaire real estate developer said. Of course, his lack of knowledge didn’t prevent …
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This App Makes a Wacky Game Out of Sorting Your Email | WIRED
Eik Lukas hands me his iPhone and invites me to go through his mail. “Do you want to toss some emails?” he asks. That’s right, he calls it tossing. He has a folder for this, because “otherwise people get a little slap-happy with my emails.”
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How Einstein Discovered General Relativity amid War, Divorce and Rivalry – Scientific American
The general theory of relativity began with a sudden thought. It was late 1907, two years after the “miracle year” in which Albert Einstein had produced his special theory of relativity and his theory of light quanta, but he was still an examiner in…
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Science AMA Series: The recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in New York highlights the vulnerability of cooling systems to pathogens. At Dow Microbial Control, we study ways to control this kind of harmful microbial growth. We are Christine McI…
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This 1980s Computer System Is Still Used for Spanish Driving Tests | Motherboard
Our lives are brimming with shiny new gadgets and apps. We take pictures and message friends with our latest generation smartphones and work on our glossy new laptops.
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Germany Condemns Neo-Nazi Riots Outside Shelter | Al Jazeera America
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her government spoke out on Monday against violent protests against asylum seekers in the eastern German town of Heidenau over the weekend.
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A Lego machine that builds rows of Dominoes : InterestingGifs
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Her reaction when you use the same dad joke too many times : reactiongifs
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The Helix Nebula, with a couple of passing asteroids : space
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It’s Opening Day In Los Angeles For The Dodgers Accelerator Program | TechCrunch
The LA Dodgers Accelerator, an accelerator program in partnership with R/GA, is kicking off its first class today in the City of Angels with ten sports-related tech startups.
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FLIR shows us a hot, new infrared look for Formula 1 | Ars Technica
After a long summer hiatus, Formula 1 was back on track this past weekend, racing at one of everyone’s favorite tracks, Spa Francorchamps in Belgium.
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Ten Years After Katrina, Finally Some Actual Climate Progress | ThinkProgress
Climate Progress owes its existence to Hurricane Katrina. But it is only a decade after Katrina that we have actually seen anything resembling genuine “progress on climate” in the world.
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India and Italy should halt marines trial proceedings, says tribunal – BBC News
A UN-linked tribunal has ordered a halt to all legal proceedings in the case of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012.The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea called for India to suspend its court case against …
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New Google Maps notification asks for your restaurant food photos | Ars Technica
We’ve all done it before: you’re at a restaurant, your meal has just arrived, and it looks so delicious that you must take a picture. Usually that image ends up being posted on social media or sent to a friend, but there’s another app that would lov…
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Daily Kos Radio is LIVE at 9 am ET!
That doesn’t happen a lot on commercial radio, folks. Nor anywhere else in podcasting, to my knowledge. This is a helluva show, apparently. Listen LIVE, right here at 9:00 AM ET!
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AdMobilize And Verizon Partner To Monitor Ads In The Real World | TechCrunch
AdMobilize, a new monitoring and tracking technology that measures attention and traffic in stores and for outdoor advertising, is partnering with Verizon* to add 3G connectivity to its outdoor beacons.
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Why Discounted Prices Are Better Than Getting “Extra” Product for Free
If you’ve ever wandered the cereal aisle, you’re probably used to seeing promos along the lines of “20% more free!” While our brains interpret this as the same as getting 20% off, actually getting 20% off would be a better deal. As The Atlantic expl…
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According to a recent national Inside Higher Ed survey of college and university presidents, nearly one-third agree that sexual assault is prevalent on college campuses nationwide. But only 6 percent believe it’s prevalent at their own institutions.
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Refugees Cross Into Serbia From Macedonia | Al Jazeera America
As a new wave of refugees moved through the Balkans, thousands of exhausted people from the Middle East, Asia and Africa crossed on foot Monday from Macedonia into Serbia on their way to the European Union.
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Twitter shuts down 30 sites dedicated to saving politicians’ deleted tweets | The Verge
Twitter has shut down a network of sites dedicated to archiving deleted tweets from politicians around the world. The sites — collectively known as Politwoops — were overseen by the Open State Foundation (OSF), which reported that Twitter suspended …
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The Weird History of Hand Dryers Will Blow You Away | Atlas Obscura
An older model hand dryer. (Photo: Nick Douglas/flickr). The constant forward march of technology is visible pretty much everywhere.
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We’ve been told a lot lately that the Tories and right-wing press barons are clapping their hands and slapping their thighs with glee in anticipation of a Corbyn victory in the Labour leadership election.
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Why the Fuck Do Air Shows Still Exist? | VICE | United Kingdom
A year ago, I got a WhatsApp from a friend asking if I’d like to go to an air show in Ascot. Within seconds I replied: “Do not go to that. Have you never seen those disasters with the planes plummeting to the ground?” An hour later he replied, “I ca…
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Weasel and his Kitty : AnimalsBeingBros
Weasel and his Kitty via /r/AnimalsBeingBros http://t.co/M69YrjzoIT http://t.co/oyLiCxlnDn
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Dutch people are awesome – GIF on Imgur
Dutch people are awesome http://t.co/aHbJq9tebT http://t.co/OWCBp4xQ6N
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Oklahoma police arrest son of politician fatally stabbed at restaurant | US news | The Guardian
Oklahoma’s labor commissioner died after he was stabbed multiple times at an Oklahoma City restaurant on Sunday and his adult son was arrested on a first-degree murder complaint, police said. Officers were called at around 6.
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Lawyers smelling blood in wake of Ashley Madison hack | Ars Technica
“Life is short. Have an affair.” That’s the motto of the Ashley Madison dating website designed for cheating spouses and lovers. It’s a safe bet that a ton of divorce lawyers and child custody lawyers have already made gobs of cash from the site’s m…
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When the Next Hurricane Katrina Hits, Is the U.S. Ready? – Scientific American
The 2005 storm forced New Orleans to improve its flood defenses, but many other shoreline towns are still woefully unprepared By | Breach in 17th Street Canal levee in New Orleans on August 31, 2005, showing the inundated Lakeview neighborhood on th…
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China stock market crisis: Who’s to blame? – Al Jazeera English
When stock markets tumble they make headlines. #BlackMonday is trending on Twitter. This crisis has been long in the making. To overcome the North Atlantic Financial Crisis – you may refer to it as the Great Recession of 2008 – governments and centr…
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George Pataki Says Topless Women Are Destroying Times Square | Observer
Completely crazy. Clearly illegal. That’s what former Gov. George Pataki thinks about the topless women in Times Square. And he’s blaming Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Make Windows’ User Account Control Prompts Less Intrusive
Windows: The User Account Control feature in Windows provides an extra measure of security by prompting you to confirm before any major changes take place. It also takes over your desktop every time you use it. This setting allows you to display UAC…
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Staff Exodus, Pressure from Microsoft, Apple Hit Google Now | Re/code
On Thursday, Microsoft fired up an old rivalry. The Redmond giant released an update to its Bing search app that allows other apps to tap into its information architecture.
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‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Morning-After Rose Ceremony: Episode 7 | | Observer
Bachelor in Paradise is our reward for slogging through weeks of Kaitlyn, Shawn and Nick’s nonsense. Join us, as contestants from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette seasons past stop being polite, and start getting real (drunk and crazy).
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Amazon’s Number One Business Blunder | Observer
Whether Amazon is ‘shooting for the moon’ or shooting itself in the foot, what matters most about the debate raging over its workplace culture is that it is taking place at all.
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History Lesson: Men Need To Know If Grandpa Had Prostate Cancer | Observer
When prostate cancer is diagnosed early, prostate cancer is highly treatable. But that doesn’t make it any less dangerous. Its reputation as a silent killer stems from the limited warning signs.
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Can a Duck Boat Cross the Atlantic? | Atlas Obscura
For years I’ve had this dream. This is how it would go: We’d depart from Plymouth, MA, then sail northeast toward Greenland, traversing open seas for about 4,000 miles. Soon we’d approach the Greenland Sea’s mouth and up ahead at the head of our mac…
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Do You Age Faster in Prison? | The Marshall Project
Last year, Marielle Bolano, a student helping her professor research the health of aging inmates at a jail in San Francisco, asked one of them if he had trouble walking. He laughed, telling her, “I can’t stand for more than 15 minutes…Sometimes wa…
Love Everyone Often 08/25/2015
www.nytimes.com In normal everyday life, time is a liquid that flows around us all unceasingly — a kind of existential syrup. During election season, this syrup is captured, boiled down, dehydrated and separated into its constituent grains — grains that we like to … tags: Pocket digg stories story upcoming…
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