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Independent journalism and the future of the CBC – Al Jazeera English
Launched almost a century ago, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, or the CBC, has always played a crucial role in promoting Canadian identity, culture and values. Its output spans a vast, lightly populated country.
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Russia mourns victims of Sinai plane crash – Al Jazeera English
Russia mourned the victims of its biggest ever air disaster after a passenger jet full of Russian tourists crashed in Egypt’s Sinai, killing all 224 people on board.
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Educating Igor – Al Jazeera English
Igor and his siblings grew up in a Roma settlement in eastern Slovakia. They have faced racism, discrimination and even violence that targets ‘gypsies’.
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Human waste fuels Kenyan homes – Al Jazeera English
Environmental activists in Kenya are trying to make their community more energy efficient. Naivasha is known for its flower farms which earn the government millions of dollars from export. But it is also a sanitation hazard.
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I’ve never seen such an obvious division of cloud fronts before : mildlyinteresting
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MRW I’m a failed manager and I ask the owner for one more chance : shittyreactiongifs
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There is no sphere of life that polling hasn’t touched. The language of data is ubiquitous: X percent of Americans think this, Y percent identify as that.
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This novella by Gillian Flynn, author of the phenomenon that was Gone Girl, was originally published in an anthology edited by George RR Martin and is here released as a standalone volume.
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‘Women are more interesting than men’: Simon Mawer on Tightrope | Books | The Guardian
The name’s Sutro. Marian Sutro. Alas, the temptation to write that is just too strong, even after a conversation with Simon Mawer about his new novel, Tightrope, and its lead character reveals a good-natured frustration with the fixations of the pre…
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MY dear professors!
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Bella Donna: Coven Road by Ruth Symes – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
This book is about a girl called Bella Donna who’s always wanted to be a witch. She got left at the door step of a children’s home with a witch mobile and nothing else as a baby. Her best friend there is Sam, a boy who also lived there since he was …
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This is what Halloween is all about. : aww
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Halloween brings dental woes – and many have no way to pay for crucial care | US news | The Guardian
It’s the day after Halloween. Do you know where your toothbrush is? Hopefully, after all that candy, a brush is all you need. For many, however, the situation will be worse.
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How a President Bernie Sanders could end the federal marijuana ban | US news | The Guardian
When Vermont senator Bernie Sanders called for an end to federal marijuana prohibition this week before an audience of college students, he went further than any major national presidential candidate before him. But that’s not the only reason his de…
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Somalia’s resurgent gas sellers – Al Jazeera English
Mogadishu, Somalia – After more than two decades of bloody civil war that has left tens of thousands of people dead, the guns are slowly falling silent and life is gradually returning to normal in the Somali capital.
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Shaker Aamer, the British-based former Guantánamo Bay detainee finally freed this week after nearly 14 years in captivity, was so mistrustful of his US captors that he did not eat anything on the plane flying him home for fear it might have been spi…
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Royals one win away from World Series crown – Al Jazeera English
The Kansas City Royals moved within one win of their first World Series crown in 30 years by beating the New York Mets 5-3 to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven for the Major League Baseball championship.
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BattlePsBattle: A child dressed as a porcupine in the parking area. (i.imgur.com) It’s PorcuZilla!!
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Spotify ain’t messin’ around : firstworldanarchists
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Fall magic at Eibsee near Zugspitze, Germany [5184×3456] : EarthPorn
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Azerbaijan votes in parliamentary elections amid boycott – BBC News
Parliamentary elections are taking place in Azerbaijan with the main opposition parties boycotting the vote. They accuse the government of President Ilham Aliyev of jailing almost all of its opponents.
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Jean Seberg (Breathless), ’60s. : OldSchoolCool
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Twilight Over Doubtful Lake – North Cascades National Park, Wash by DaveMorrow https://t.co/m0e1nRt7RV https://t.co/1eeRSzTQzG
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Myanmar’s historic elections – Al Jazeera English
Millions of citizens in Myanmar are casting their votes on November 8 in parliamentary elections described as the first “free and fair” general balloting in 25 years. At stake in the polls is control of the two-chamber legislature known as the Pyid…
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Scotch whisky’s pre-eminence takes a shot from Asia – Al Jazeera English
Glasgow, Scotland – During last year’s independence referendum debate in Scotland, advocates of Scottish statehood often boasted of an entrepreneurial land that, over the course of its long history, frequently punched above its weight.
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A picture of the ISS flying over New Zealand. : space
A picture of the ISS flying over New Zealand. via /r/space https://t.co/WPDnuAqq2M https://t.co/8Qq7MIQBic
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Just returning my trolley : firstworldanarchists
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Boogie On A Dingo via /r/gif https://t.co/mdP9a3qe2O https://t.co/epZLAWiVeD
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Waiting by Margaret Morgan – Photo 127236853 – 500px
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In recent years, Bill Nye, best known as “The Science Guy,” has become a must-book figure when a talk show, or President Obama for that matter, is looking for someone to challenge climate change denial.
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November 1, 1993: The Maastricht Treaty Is Ratified, Setting Up the European Union | The Nation
Reading the papers one would think leftist Euroskepticism was a new phenomenon; count on the late Daniel Singer, longtime European correspondent for The Nation, to disprove it.
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“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water,” observed WH Auden. This absorbing, apocalyptic debut novel set in a drought-stricken community depicts what happens when people are faced with an existence deprived of both water and love.
The Well by Catherine Chanter review – dystopian vision of life without love or water https://t.co/MlSOawGJoP -
Theresa May rules out keeping web browsing data – BBC News
Security agencies will not be given powers to look at a suspect’s website browsing history under new laws, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. She also told the BBC that companies would not be banned from encrypting data, as she prepares to present…
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The many skylines of Toronto, Canada [1600 x 1066] : CityPorn
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Breaking into James Baldwin’s House – The New Yorker
Breaking into James Baldwin’s House https://t.co/wor4iaRjK9
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Six people killed as flooding hits Texas – Al Jazeera English
Six people are known to have died as storms slam parts of the US. The worst of the weather hit the southern state of Texas, where at least three tornadoes were reported.
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BBC Sport – Sonny Bill Williams: All Black gifts winners’ medal to young fan
One young rugby fan left Twickenham with the ultimate souvenir after Sonny Bill Williams handed him his winner’s medal. But the youngster was lucky to make it to his hero after being “smoked” by a security guard, as he was tackled to the turf.
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Sinai plane crash: Search widens for bodies and debris – BBC News
Teams investigating the fate of a Russian airliner which crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on Saturday killing all 224 on board have widened their search for bodies and debris.
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A late justice for Shaker Aamer – Al Jazeera English
It was not my first time walking up the dusty path towards the gate of Camp Echo at Guantanamo. Over the past decade, in nearly 40 trips to the prison, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve walked that way, heading to or from meetings with sha…
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Underwater dream by Gabriela Slegrova Solms – Photo 127240573 – 500px
Underwater dream by GabrielaSlegrovaSolms https://t.co/4josIKnKSE https://t.co/XGCKCNZfX9
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A lot of Construction, Luanda Angola [960 x 720] : CityPorn
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Life on Mars by Ashraf Ahmed – Photo 127196885 – 500px
Life on Mars by ash4studio https://t.co/04wOJfCVXI https://t.co/yYgwOpVha3
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BBC Sport – Michael Schumacher still fighting, says FIA president Jean Todt
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher is “still fighting”, almost two years after suffering severe head injuries in a skiing accident, says FIA president Jean Todt. Todt was team boss at Ferrari, where Schumacher won five successive…
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Sinai plane crash: What caused it? – BBC News
Egyptian and international experts have begun their investigation into why a Russian airliner carrying 224 people crashed in the north of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all on board. What will be their main lines of inquiry?
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From nowhere by Ricky Schonewald – Photo 127134081 – 500px
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Blaine County – [OC] [3992×1080] : ExposurePorn
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Spider Web in the Misty Morning. [4032×3024] : AnimalPorn
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This Halloween costume : firstworldanarchists
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Beautiful cliffs fog pretty over england [1280×853] : EarthPorn
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The Golden Hour by Nick Brundle – Photography – Photo 127183227 – 500px
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DR. BEN CARSON has the most moving personal narrative in modern presidential politics. His mother, one of 24 children, had only a third-grade education. She was married at age 13, bore Ben and his brother, and then raised the boys as an impoverished…
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Communal violence claims lives in CAR – Al Jazeera English
At least two people have been killed and several wounded in communal riot in the capital of the Central African Republic, a military source said. The incident is the latest outbreak of violence in the lead-up to elections expected to be held in Dece…
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You have written four screenplays: Fever Pitch, An Education, Wild and Brooklyn.
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Patricia Cornwell: ‘I grew up with fear’ | Books | The Guardian
Bad things happen to good people.
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India’s rising power in Africa – Al Jazeera English
In an attempt to boost trade and investment opportunities abroad, India has welcomed heads of state, policymakers, and businessmen from every country in Africa, marking the largest ever India-Africa summit.
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Underwater dream by Gabriela Slegrova Solms – Photo 127240575 – 500px
Underwater dream by GabrielaSlegrovaSolms https://t.co/2eM6fFyv34 https://t.co/8hPbnehKo4
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China manufacturing shrinks for third month in a row – BBC News
Chinese manufacturing has contracted for the third month in a row, according to the government’s latest factory survey. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed a reading of 49.8 for October, unchanged from last month.
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Seattle Voters Take Aim at Big Money in Politics | Al Jazeera America
Running for re-election, Seattle City Council Member Mike O’Brien knows firsthand that the campaign chase for donors is often at odds with the hunt for votes. “Most candidates spend about 10-15 hours a week on the phone dialing for dollars,” he esti…
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You’ll forget you’re drawing on an iPad with the Pencil by FiftyThree digital stylus / Boing Boing
Whether you’re an aspiring da Vinci or just like doodling in the margins of your notebook, you’ll love taking your skills to your iPhone or iPad. FiftyThree’s Pencil rolls up your pick of pens, pencils, paintbrushes, and color palettes into one nift…
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WWE The Music: A New Day, Vol. 10 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WWE The Music: A New Day, Vol. 10 is a compilation album released by WWE on January 28, 2010. Unlike previous albums in the series, the album was released both in CD-R and digital download forms, exclusively on Amazon.com in the United States, the U…
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Sinai plane crash: What we know – BBC News
The Egyptian authorities say a Russian passenger plane has crashed in the Sinai peninsula, killing the 217 passengers and seven crew on board. The plane was flying from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg.
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Misty morning by Rune Askeland – Photo 127235931 – 500px
Misty morning by RuneAskeland https://t.co/I7LGIrXLut https://t.co/5AtlsbWubl
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Blair County [OC] [3992×1080] : ExposurePorn
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We left candy on our porch and asked the trick-or-treaters to be considerate. Mom takes all of it. (youtube.com) I would love to see you put a poster of this up in your neighborhood, apologizing to every family or household which was unable to get a…
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My one armed friend is dressing up as the guy from 127 Hours. Pants will be shat. – Imgur
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Desperate journeys: Persecuted Hazara flee Afghanistan – Al Jazeera English
Lesbos, Greece – The smuggler camp where Milad was waiting is ideally situated as a launching point to the Greek island of Lesbos. The island spreads out invitingly on the horizon with nothing between the camp and the Greek shore but 10km of open se…
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An Indian Tortoise shell butterfly casting a shadow, OC [843×1460] : AnimalPorn
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Feeding Fly [5472×3648] [OC] : AnimalPorn
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My cat Percy and his Itty-Bitty blep (x-post r/blep and r/aww) : cats
My cat Percy and his Itty-Bitty blep (x-post r/blep and r/aww) via /r/cats https://t.co/fqXROXhxLo https://t.co/qJaOfevIz4
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Loch Tummel in the Autumn (Scotland) [OC] 5312×2988 : EarthPorn
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All I told him was that I was going as a cat. Well played, sir… : funny
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My one armed friend is dressing up as the guy from 127 Hours. Pants will be shat. – Imgur
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One Direction have played the final gig of their world tour before their self-proclaimed extended break. After more than 80 shows across 20 countries, their On The Road tour came to an end in Sheffield.
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The Bag I’m In: Underground Music and Fashion in Britain 1960-1990 – review | Books | The Guardian
British music and fashion, when they come together and when they come together well, are almost always the creation of the lower classes. So argues Sam Knee in his introduction to The Bag I’m In, a glorious photographic compendium of styles and stre…
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Paper Towns by John Green – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
I feel this book was really good and included everything that you could want in a book. It includes comedy, love, sadness and many more desired feelings. If I were to sum this book up in two words, it would be ‘wonderful’ and ‘gripping’.
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I won’t do what you tell me. : firstworldanarchists
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Petrel Cove by Bipphy Kath – Photo 127214909 – 500px
Petrel Cove by All4Nature https://t.co/2Z8LGyUBtA https://t.co/S3QsNjEgKB
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Natsuki Kuga is a bit like a proto-Homura [Mai-HiME] : animegifs
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My neighbor did not break character the entire evening. : pics
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Full moon induced king tide offers preview of sea level rise : environment
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Mountain Semeru by Franshendrik Tambunan – Photo 127184267 – 500px
Mountain Semeru by FranshendrikTambunan https://t.co/9zxbmakbUP https://t.co/lo6k0hR941
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One Direction: Cheers and tears at final tour date in Sheffield – BBC News
Fans of One Direction had an emotional night at Sheffield Arena, as the band performed the final date of their world tour. They are taking a break until March 2016 – but have added that they fully intend to come back.
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Sinai plane crash: Russian aircraft ‘broke up in mid air’ – BBC News
An investigation is under way after a Russian airliner crashed in Sinai, killing all 224 people on board. Egypt’s prime minister said a technical fault was the most likely cause, dismissing claims from Islamic State militants that they were responsi…
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Refugees found in refrigerated truck in Bulgaria – Al Jazeera English
At least 129 refugees have been found in a refrigerated truck on the Bulgarian border with Turkey, according to a Bulgarian state news agency report.
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Rowling hands the sorcerer’s stone to the occupation – Al Jazeera English
Of all the things that J K Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, said to justify her stand against boycotting Israel, her citing of the poems of Mahmoud Darwish has been the worst.
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My cat Percy and his Itty-Bitty blep : Blep
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Zavrsnica lake by Aleš Krivec – Photo 127122815 – 500px
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The most wonderful thing in the world – in pictures | Children’s books | The Guardian
Skip to main content Children’s books The most wonderful thing in the world – in pictures A dog performing card tricks, a piece of frozen sky, mermaids doing somersaults… just what is The Most Wonderful Thing in the World? Vivian French talks us thr…
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When my gf says not to stare at the slutty women tonight. : AdviceAnimals
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Kirkjufell by Fred Concha – Photo 127147821 – 500px
Kirkjufell by fredconcha https://t.co/rxSzuARn3K https://t.co/TYqj2412pQ
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The Little Belt Bridge 2 by Martin Worsøe Jensen – Photo 127155275 – 500px
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‘I was intoxicated by her combination of beauty and clarity and candour’ | Books | The Guardian
I have had John Hayes’s telephone number for a year now, without finding the courage to call him. A friend of my stepmother knows him. He still lives, she told me, with the man he was living with when he was seeing Hannah, who is also called John. T…
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ISIL recruiting and brainwashing Afghan children – Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera has gained rare access to areas in eastern Afghanistan held by ISIL. The fighters say they are gaining territory from Afghanistan’s largest armed group, the Taliban. And in areas under ISIL control, young children are being trained to bec…
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On the afternoon of 14 December 1965, a 29-year-old woman dropped the younger of her two sons at a Christmas party at his nursery school and drove to the flat of a friend in Primrose Hill, north London. Inside, she sealed the kitchen doors and windo…
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The Crossing by Andrew Miller review – mesmeric but infuriating | Books | The Guardian
Andrew Miller has always been a bold writer, which often means avoiding the obvious or easy path. After the success of his historical novel, Pure, which won the 2011 Costa prize, readers might have expected him to produce something in a similar vein.
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BBC Sport – World Series: Kansas City Royals lead 3-1 to stand on brink of title
The Kansas City Royals are on the brink of their first World Series title in 30 years after they beat the New York Mets 5-3 in game four on Saturday. The Mets had led 3-2 at the top of the eighth after two home runs from rookie Michael Conforto.
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Tennessee Republican compares Obamacare to the Holocaust, and means it
Tennessee Republican compares Obamacare to the Holocaust, and means it https://t.co/tiDH1IRcmQ
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A best website to show your talent don’t miss it. : InternetIsBeautiful
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Best costume ever via /r/pics https://t.co/XbgrqJzNN7 https://t.co/f51D041HMh
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Australia should “tell the story of the Pacific to the world” when global leaders sit down to climate change talks in Paris at the end of this month, Labor has said.
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Press freedom under fire – Al Jazeera English
Head to Head Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: Old fears, new threats? Jewish scholar Robert S Wistrich on whether all criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic, and the root causes of Islamophobia Politics, Israel, Palestine 101 East Sabah’s Invisible Chil…
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I had $10400 in medical bills reduced to $2400 in 5 minutes with 2 phone calls. : personalfinance
TaxesI had $10400 in medical bills reduced to $2400 in 5 minutes with 2 phone calls. (self.personalfinance) After two emergency room visits with terrible insurance I had two bills totalling $10400. I called their billing department and explained tha…
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Ted Cruz Is Fighting Climate Change… – NowThis Politics | Facebook
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The Screw reloaded by Carsten Meyerdierks – Photo 127151111 – 500px
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Mad hops via /r/gif https://t.co/Am7UzqeKBj https://t.co/bxP0QIW8nX
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Just found this little guy on the street : cats
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Bernard’s Halloween costume : cats
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Fatlord Blep via /r/Blep https://t.co/fHb3vD5UlS https://t.co/VBwrhDdGEx
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Excelsior! via /r/funny https://t.co/FAfZOaGTdn https://t.co/IDQLL06Wv9
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Ethnic groups of Austria-Hungary in 1910[2000×1547] : MapPorn
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Will the Pacific save us? In his biography of an ocean, Simon Winchester finds an optimistic note among all the doom we humans trail in our wake. This enormous body of water, which covers roughly a third of the planet’s surface, has become a cistern…
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To vegetate is an odd verb, sometimes even an unpleasant one. But Richard Mabey’s great book is positively fuelled by the curious green energy of its contradictory meanings. To vegetate: to grow and cover the ground, but also to be apparently inacti…
The Cabaret of Plants: Botany and the Imagination by Richard Mabey review – a hymn to flower power https://t.co/jDyx8Az8mZ -
It only took Japanese Researchers 29 years to prove Star Trek right: transparent aluminum to be commercially available in 5 years (gizmodo.com)submitted 11 minutes ago by loading…
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Heard this kid while trick-or-treating with my daughter tonight. : AdviceAnimals
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Intimate by ali zeki kaya – Photo 127195755 – 500px
Intimate by alizekikaya https://t.co/5wQpPtezjw https://t.co/L52lCsUEoy
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Leaders of China, S Korea and Japan meet in Seoul – Al Jazeera English
The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan have held their first summit in more than three years, setting aside historical animosities and territorial disputes to focus on shared security and trade concerns.
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The Milky Way Over Monument Valley by Joshua Oakley | We Heart It
The Milky Way Over Monument Valley https://t.co/9SPOsGdvzo https://t.co/5bzShX08ET
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Longnose gar by Lyosha Stefanik – Photo 127181037 – 500px
Longnose gar by LyoshaStefanik https://t.co/4uNBqGLspd https://t.co/88CnAR5NUE
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Enchanted forest by Ferenc Szabó – Photo 127196283 – 500px
Enchanted forest by szfefe69 https://t.co/xvezsh63hc https://t.co/DOyiGFLarI
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Turks head to polls in crucial snap election – Al Jazeera English
Istanbul – Turkey is heading to polls for a second time in five months amid instability spilling over from neighbouring Syria and renewed tensions over 30-year-old Kurdish conflict.
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The Milky Way Over Monument Valley by Joshua Oakley | We Heart It
The Milky Way Over Monument Valley https://t.co/8cH86Uhbpb
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Ranui, Dolomites, Italy by Sven Broeckx – Photo 127183105 – 500px
Ranui, Dolomites, Italy by svenbroeckx https://t.co/rghMrqCXDd https://t.co/kcGdGlm46J
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Dia de Los Muertos – Los Angeles Times | Facebook
Los Angeles Times https://t.co/S8GT2D20um
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All In with Chris Hayes | Facebook
All In with Chris Hayes https://t.co/lqXdFgADLx
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Farm machine via /r/woahdude https://t.co/ILm7V6p5my https://t.co/sj4G3Z9fmH
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night by Yilmaz Kendirli – Photo 127163581 – 500px
night by YilmazKendirli https://t.co/myynEcF0lJ https://t.co/FiVyZ8zrCT
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Murphy giveth, Murphy taketh away – and the Mets are staring down the barrel | Sport | The Guardian
One minute the New York Mets were looking at the prospect of extending this delicious, evenly matched jewel of a World Series to seven games.
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What Startups Need To Know About The Safe Harbor Ruling In Europe | TechCrunch
Rooted in history and deep-seated cultural beliefs, the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) recent decision to invalidate a major data-sharing agreement should be as unsurprising as it is unsettling to U.S. companies conducting business in Europe.
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LPT: Eat all of your kid’s Halloween candy to make sure it’s safe for them. : LifeProTips
LPT: Eat all of your kid’s Halloween candy to make sure it’s safe for them. https://t.co/Ehaxx9Afeg
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Blep via /r/foxes https://t.co/mUo6rtgV47 https://t.co/wTRQsJuMIW
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Colored Rhythms by Andriy Solovyov – Photo 127133711 – 500px
Colored Rhythms by andriysolovyov https://t.co/Zr86cN3KOd https://t.co/2hw2fcueb1
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/8cWk41vKma https://t.co/aENVbwFcFO
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Assault and Battery : firstworldanarchists
Assault and Battery via /r/firstworldanarchists https://t.co/VLmKonmadu https://t.co/uWILvFJbNp
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[OC] Edmonton Alberta [2048×1536] : EarthPorn
[OC] Edmonton Alberta [2048×1536] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/HoJ8VmYzaB https://t.co/b0E2cHNAtk
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me irl via /r/me_irl https://t.co/KpTK4yolbM https://t.co/8RQHQJNVPo
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LPT: Eat all of your kid’s Halloween candy to make sure it’s safe for them. (self.LifeProTips) Bonus LPT: wash the candy you’ve just eaten down with a bottle of your kids’ freshly collected tears.
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Polls open in Turkey’s snap general election – Al Jazeera English
Polling stations have opened in Turkey for the second general election in five months. Sunday’s election was called after the Justice and Development Party, or AK Party, lost its parliamentary majority in June for the first time in 13 years and then…
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Tfw at a Halloween party : ledootgeneration
Tfw at a Halloween party via /r/ledootgeneration https://t.co/3ITfop6cgT https://t.co/OHIi1fw0Jz
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Playful Baby Sealion by Sab_Hae – Photo 127146379 – 500px
Playful Baby Sealion by Sab_Hae https://t.co/3XGsozpMKV https://t.co/y5po7xxIqk
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Wait for it…Gotcha! via /r/gifs https://t.co/uLR5K2052Q https://t.co/w90yiknyNK
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The Coalition government is asking miners and coal seam gas companies to recognise that the “moral right” of farmers to determine what happens on their land overrides companies’ legal right to explore or mine.
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Somalia: Mogadishu hotel attacked by gunmen – BBC News
At least eight people have been killed in a suicide attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Gunmen used a vehicle packed with explosives to blast their way into the Sahafi hotel compound before storming the building, police said.
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This collection of oddly satisfying .gif files : oddlysatisfying
This collection of oddly satisfying .gif files via /r/oddlysatisfying https://t.co/aipkp7iErg https://t.co/TZA2UKhO7J
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A Friendly Public Service Announcement (fixed) : AdviceAnimals
A Friendly Public Service Announcement (fixed) via /r/AdviceAnimals https://t.co/QgnCAFKBPp https://t.co/nNuNTiPvSH
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They weren’t even hot! : firstworldanarchists
They weren’t even hot! via /r/firstworldanarchists https://t.co/bzqdxVNTPz https://t.co/9L4w3lxXUC
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Beyond the Sky by Andrea Auf dem Brinke – Photo 127115607 – 500px
Beyond the Sky by brinke https://t.co/InXr19dkQt https://t.co/KqxNdgANus
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My sister is a culinary arts major and dressed up as a Sioux Chef … No one got it. – Imgur
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I needed a Halloween costume… So I made an Arc Reactor! – GIF on Imgur
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I live in Seattle, part of the Pacific Northwest in the NW corner of the continental United States. We have the reputation of being a very rainy place, but it’s nothing compared to the Olympic Peninsula, just to my immediate west.
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Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: October 30 – November 1 · AVQ&A · The A.V. Club
We’ve expanded the definition of AVQ&A—our weekly thought-starter—by asking you (and us) a simple question each week: What pop culture did you consume this weekend, and what did you think of it? If you have suggestions for AVQ&A questions, big or sm…
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Avoid an overdue fee by checking out The Librarians · What’s On Tonight · The A.V. Club
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Sunday, October 11th. All times are Eastern. The Librarians (TNT, 8 p.m.): Even as we head into November, fall premieres show no signs of ending.
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Feast rules: Eat now, worry later · Food Fiction · The A.V. Club
Even fictional people have to eat. Sometimes food reveals what we should know about a character, sometimes it’s a pleasant pause in the action, and sometimes it’s a grape you were absolutely, explicitly told not to eat.
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At 10am on 1 October 1964, with less than a week and a half to go before the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the two inaugural Hikari Super Express Shinkansen, or “bullet trains,” arrived at their destinations, Tokyo and Osaka. They were precisely…
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Saw this shitty costume at work yesterday. : pics
Saw this shitty costume at work yesterday. via /r/pics https://t.co/Hfg6BXINtV https://t.co/ehH3uzwj4t
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She does this every time I try to use the mouse… : cats
She does this every time I try to use the mouse… via /r/cats https://t.co/GYIu4kmmwK https://t.co/uJTOBTgPV5
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-Old Prague- by Viktor Egyed – Photo 127178585 – 500px
-Old Prague- by egyedviktor https://t.co/tTeltMcwLt https://t.co/DPTJTGS7wt
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Rave crowd clashes with riot police in Lambeth – BBC News
Crowds throwing bottles and chanting “scum” have clashed with riot police after an alleged illegal rave in central London. Officers dispersed hundreds of people and blocked off Black Prince Road on Albert Embankment in Lambeth.
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Jarryd Hayne ‘no chance’ of returning to NRL, says player’s agent | Sport | The Guardian
There is no way Jarryd Hayne’s NFL setback will propel him back to the NRL, says his Australian agent Wayne Beavis. One of the savviest agents in the NRL, Beavis was instrumental behind the scenes in helping Hayne’s transition to American football.
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Six million workers paid less than the living wage – BBC News
Almost six million workers in the UK are paid less than the living wage, a study suggests. The data showed a “worrying trend” of part-time, female and young workers being most likely to earn below the figure, researchers found.
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Love Everyone Often Peace Beauty Balance Life Light Magic: Ghosts and Star Trails
Ghosts and Star Trails https://t.co/yABON1kbZN https://t.co/Is2Y4sIAiX
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Japan, China and South Korea meet to mend ties – BBC News
The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea are due to meet for the first time in three years amid territorial disputes and historical disagreements. The talks in the South Korean capital Seoul are an attempt to ease ill-feeling between the countrie…
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APOD: 2015 October 31 – Ghosts and Star Trails
Explanation: Don’t be scared. Stars won’t fall from the sky and ghosts won’t really haunt your neighborhood tonight. But it looks like they might be doing just that in this eerie picture of an eccentric old abandoned house in moonlight.
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I can never drive again. : oddlysatisfying
I can never drive again. via /r/oddlysatisfying https://t.co/hBtfO7AXbp https://t.co/IkSszW0L7c
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Impulse vs Grunts via /r/animegifs https://t.co/DZi5GTfQzf https://t.co/pnPx4D6Izn
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Godly Heads, Christchurch, New Zealand [OC] (2073×3110) : EarthPorn
Godly Heads, Christchurch, New Zealand [OC] (2073×3110) via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/pWkiQJ2w7T https://t.co/OGyouHJ7eX
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Winner for most terrifying costume is… : funny
Winner for most terrifying costume is… via /r/funny https://t.co/W3LV23l2U4 https://t.co/PenYoHwpRD
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My sister works in retail and is going to creep out all of her customers today – Imgur
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Powerful Gestures – The New Yorker
In November of 1979, First Lady Rosalynn Carter made a trip to a refugee camp near the Thai-Cambodian border.
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Neil Patrick Harris sure knows how to do Halloween properly! – Imgur
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I thought I was going to be in and out really quick. : AdviceAnimals
I thought I was going to be in and out really quick. via /r/AdviceAnimals https://t.co/o5cepVC57L https://t.co/1ug6EU8zRm
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My friend dressed as Ms. Rabbit : pics
My friend dressed as Ms. Rabbit via /r/pics https://t.co/KmTlZ5Dp4v https://t.co/1DcHFl6YYJ
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Sunlit Mountains Image, Scotland – National Geographic Photo of the Day
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Sunday Talk: Haters and losers
Although Trump’s prediction proved accurate, you certainly didn’t need to be a brain surgeon/snake oil salesman to see that one coming; I mean, the writing was literally on the wall. CNBC, which hosted the debate, is a well-known hotbed of liberalis…
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Attackers storm Somali hotel after car bomb explosion – Al Jazeera English
At least five people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an attack on a hotel in the centre of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, witnesses tell Al Jazeera. The gun fight is ongoing.
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Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me! : firstworldanarchists
Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me! via /r/firstworldanarchists https://t.co/5M7cYoLPod https://t.co/pPD3kf06q3
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Entering night. by jose arley agudelo – Photo 127211783 – 500px
Entering night. by arleyagudelo https://t.co/4thFUn86CW https://t.co/Hqp59XiRPs
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Buster Keaton’s stunts before green screen – 1920s : OldSchoolCool
Buster Keaton’s stunts before green screen – 1920s via /r/OldSchoolCool https://t.co/abos3trBOY https://t.co/sPaAVEUh7J
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Peanut takes a breather. : cats
Peanut takes a breather. via /r/cats https://t.co/69HH58B9R1 https://t.co/LbI4NVOTS4
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Caturday and Meow-oween! Link gives it two paws up! via /r/cats https://t.co/zZGiLXAWmb https://t.co/TkbbYZgKRN
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Tried to take a cute photo of our shop cat. Instead he farted. : cats
Tried to take a cute photo of our shop cat. Instead he farted. via /r/cats https://t.co/DKjPA65W8N https://t.co/uOZIuRNIll
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Fischboedle lake in Alsace by Etienne Ruff – Photo 127192275 – 500px
Fischboedle lake in Alsace by etienneruff https://t.co/b3T25FOoI2 https://t.co/35sZhWmq26
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Autumn Patchwork 2 by Carlos Rojas – Photo 127202247 – 500px
Autumn Patchwork 2 by akcharly https://t.co/lNn3WHrqou https://t.co/Oy0833wqou
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“Episode 4” · The Last Kingdom · TV Review · The A.V. Club
I mentioned in my review of last week’s episode that one of the reasons The Last Kingdom is succeeding in a market full of historical dramas is that there’s an attention paid to character that’s rewarding each and every week.
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A Mass Migration Crisis, and It May Yet Get Worse https://t.co/FbckjrNkRr
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Happy Halloween from Max the Vampire! : cats
Happy Halloween from Max the Vampire! via /r/cats https://t.co/MvJK8wrTuL https://t.co/ybRH9GPzNH
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This crack on the floor looks like a bug via /r/mildlyinteresting https://t.co/GF4sqgDkTs https://t.co/ro0nmevB2C
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Inca Trail, Peru [OC][2048×1365] : EarthPorn
Inca Trail, Peru [OC][2048×1365] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/EI2o8yFGSo https://t.co/i94Edh0B4j
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/aHJWkqOPoT https://t.co/x7JofUZA7W
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“L’enfant” · The Returned · TV Review · The A.V. Club
Things used to be permanent in the world of The Returned. If a dam was un-compromised, it held back the flood waters. If someone became a parent, they stuck around to watch over their children. If someone died, they stayed dead.
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FBI: No evidence that Maldives explosion was a bomb – Al Jazeera English
The United States FBI has said there is no evidence to show that September’s explosion aboard the Maldivian president’s boat was caused by a bomb. The FBI said in a statement on Saturday that the debris it was asked to investigate turned out to be b…
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SID, Serbia — They arrived in an unceasing stream, 10,000 a day at the height, as many as a million migrants heading for Europe this year, pushing infants in strollers and elderly parents in wheelchairs, carrying children on their shoulders and life…
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Lago di Braies, Italy. Photo captured by Nicola Campanella [1080X1080] : EarthPorn
Lago di Braies, Italy. Photo captured by Nicola Campanella [1080X1080] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/n2iN7GP4g1 https://t.co/JFCuC67cRJ
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Lightning Silhouette by Callum Mackie – Photo 127113937 – 500px
Lightning Silhouette by callummackie23 https://t.co/9jbdIZPjjU https://t.co/eLwwWuucOD
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The Best Pros Won’t Work For You, But You Can Still Engage Them | TechCrunch
Recruiting is one of the top jobs for any executive or entrepreneur. Talent is the lifeblood of your company; let it drain away, and you die. Unfortunately, that lifeblood is in very short supply — and it’s about to get worse. Here’s why.
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Open thread: Kentucky election, ‘Childhood’s End’ and guns
What’s coming up on Sunday Kos …
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Turkey election: Erdogan’s AK Party seeks majority – BBC News
Turks are due to go to the polls for the second time in five months. The AK Party, formed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, failed to retain its majority in June’s poll, and attempts to form a coalition government since then have proved unsuccessfu…
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Halloween celebrations around the world – BBC News
People have been dressing up and celebrating Halloween around the world. Traditional activities including trick-or-treating and pumpkin carving have been taking place from Tokyo to Florida.
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Mr skeltal is in my Univ band. Updoot for support! : ledootgeneration
Mr skeltal is in my Univ band. Updoot for support! via /r/ledootgeneration https://t.co/lgQg6xskkD https://t.co/ephJE363fL
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A row of cars [540×960] : AbandonedPorn
A row of cars [540×960] via /r/AbandonedPorn https://t.co/HwZKjWjpgf https://t.co/Thh1dX1VN1
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Disconnect by Carlos M. Almagro – Photo 127203601 – 500px
Disconnect by Carlosmacr https://t.co/MM8yRjsfp8 https://t.co/lJvbuTaEKb
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Missing ship: El Faro ‘found by search team’ – BBC News
Searchers say they believe they have found the wreckage of a cargo ship which went missing off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin last month. The 790ft (241m) El Faro disappeared while sailing from Florida to Puerto Rico with 33 crew on board.
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“The Zygon Invasion” · Doctor Who · TV Review · The A.V. Club
It’s relatively rare for Doctor Who to comment directly on contemporary issues.
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Study: Antarctic ice has gained more than it’s lost : environment
Study: Antarctic ice has gained more than it’s lost via /r/environment https://t.co/gD439MB3Ym https://t.co/nIwq0bOWLw
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I think my friend nailed it. – Imgur
I think my friend nailed it. https://t.co/TsLrOn1Zzq https://t.co/wmjuizYO6R
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Near Eyjafjallajokull [OC] [2947×1958] : EarthPorn
Near Eyjafjallajokull [OC] [2947×1958] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/79iewzw3T1 https://t.co/P0dSiV4mZ8
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sleepy kittie via /r/cats https://t.co/1pJZFy5ZdD https://t.co/QQBGF0zpg0
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Wondering Why We Like Fresno? – The Atlantic
Give a FREE gift subscription to your friend when you start your own subscription now.
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Possibly the greatest image ever : aww
Stan Lee? With great grumpiness comes great responsibility.
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I’m no hero. I put my bra on one boob at a time like everyone else. – Imgur
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Here’s a Doctor Who Story Where I Honestly Have No Idea What a “Happy Ending” Is
There are basically two major types of Doctor Who stories: 1) The Doctor protects the status quo from some outside disruption. 2) The Doctor finds a terrible status quo, and overturns it. But then there are outliers, where the “status quo” is in its…
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‘Ash vs. Evil Dead’ Season Premiere Recap: Groovy | Rolling Stone
The Bruce is back, baby! The latest of the Starz network’s hard-R-rated genre series (see also Spartacus and Outlander), Ash vs. Evil Dead stars Bruce Campbell in a reprise of the role that made him a nerd-culture icon: Ash J.
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Cyclone Chapala takes aim at war-torn Yemen – Al Jazeera English
Cyclone Chapala has tracked west from its position in the Arabian Sea, potentially taking it on a path towards eastern Yemen’s war-torn sea port of Mukalla and its population of 300,000 people.
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Cute kitten playing with bubbles and string… : cats
Cute kitten playing with bubbles and string… via /r/cats https://t.co/DarE68nIPF https://t.co/wvLdoN1JIv
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/vt1zwkhi9T https://t.co/BA2Z7ATHBu
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Hold my beer while I show off my impressive karate moves. : holdmybeer
Hold my beer while I show off my impressive karate moves. via /r/holdmybeer https://t.co/3SDTxZ0Cey https://t.co/x41d0putON
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How to Make Andrew Jackson’s Shrimp Pie – The Daily Beast
The 1828 campaign for presidency was so ugly and bitter you would think it took place in our day and age. John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson (nicknamed Old Hickory) went head to head and things got very personal, very fast. Mrs.
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El Faro cargo ship’s wreck found 15,000 feet under the Atlantic | US news | The Guardian
Wreckage believed to be the cargo ship El Faro has been found at a depth of 15,000 feet (4,500 metres) in the Atlantic after it was lost in a hurricane Joaquin, according to reports quoting US officials.
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Mesmerising swirly thing via /r/oddlysatisfying https://t.co/2SCWWSw4Dp https://t.co/wmu9BIRmat
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Brooklyn [1532×780] [Google] : CityPorn
Brooklyn [1532×780] [Google] via /r/CityPorn https://t.co/GJlbpnUNng https://t.co/eyLpooWIDN
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Yellowstone Canyon, WY [oc] [2333 x 15558] : EarthPorn
Yellowstone Canyon, WY [oc] [2333 x 15558] via /r/EarthPorn https://t.co/jZTq6WkUdB https://t.co/Kfm5RRLkbS
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autumn by RUSLAN KLIUFINSKYI – Photo 127129769 – 500px
autumn by ryslankliyfinsky https://t.co/Z90ehg3LZE https://t.co/1lQ6mPmfZG
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Hy! you gonna come with me for a walk………. : aww
Hy! you gonna come with me for a walk………. via /r/aww https://t.co/jmmHwe8gZF https://t.co/1MoMo8aPLx
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The Horror of Working in a Hospital – The Daily Beast
My old friend Potter works at a hospital these days. It isn’t a great job but the benefits are good. It’s part of growing up—one way or another you settle for good benefits.
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The Obesity Epidemic in Slasher Films – The Daily Beast
Has Freddy Kruger ever haunted your dreams? Released in 1984, the iconic American slasher film series Nightmare on Elm Street has three decades worth of Freddy Krueger (9 films in total with a 10th film on its way) slicing up teenagers.
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Meet the U.S. Defense Firm Supplying Iran’s Internet – The Daily Beast
Nestled in a suburban Washington, DC, office park, across the street from a shopping mall, a technology company that counts the U.S. Defense Department as its biggest customer is charting out a new frontier: providing Internet service to Iran. But G…
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The Death Worshipping Cult of Santa Muerte – The Daily Beast
In the opening scene of season three of Breaking Bad, the fearsome twin assassins, the Primos Salamancas, drive into a dusty outpost in Mexico where a procession of people are crawling on hands and knees through the dirt.
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Where Quakers And Muslims Lie Together For Eternity – The Daily Beast
Business at the Quaker bookstore near Swarthmore, Pennsylvania where Jerimy Pedersen works has not been great in recent years, but things at the Quaker cemetery where he digs graves part time with his sometime bookstore colleague, cemetery manager G…
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Farewell To Anita Sarko, Queen of New York Nightlife – The Daily Beast
Yes, Manhattan does still have a nocturnal pulse, kind of. Bob Gruen’s birthday party was at Berlin on Avenue A this year. Gruen is a great rock photographer and amongst his fellow shutterbugs present were Mick Rock, Godlis and Marcia Resnick.
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The Greatest Love Story of 2015 – The Daily Beast
Andrew Haigh’s superb 45 Years, about an aging couple with a haunted past, caps off a radical year in film for stories about older people.
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The Man Behind ‘The Martian’ – The Daily Beast
Before his novel The Martian became a bestseller and inspired a Ridley Scott blockbuster, Andy Weir was a computer programmer who read lots of science fiction and researched the intricacies of human space travel in his spare time.
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Geographically, the Catskills are a mountain range in upstate New York, traversing Sullivan, Ulster, Greene, Delaware, and Schoharie counties.
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Are You Man Enough For ‘Man Therapy’? – The Daily Beast
Dr. Rich Mahogany, a mustachioed man with a paunch and a penchant for cursing, orders visitors to his taxidermy-filled office to “take a knee.”He promises they’re in a safe space where “men come to be men,” as evidenced by the leather furniture and …
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Sam Wilson, a.k.a. Captain America, was only trying to be a hero when he flew to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona to investigate the disappearance of a Mexican teenager in the first issue of Nick Spencer’s Captain America: Sam Wilson.
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New Clues to Van Gogh’s Suicide – The Daily Beast
AMSTERDAM—In the voluminous letters of Vincent van Gogh, who lived on the brink of abysmal poverty and deep depression in the 1870s and ‘80s , he would write from time to time about the gas lighting that he wanted and needed to keep working into the…
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What ‘Leaning In’ Leaves Out: Anne-Marie Slaughter’s ‘Unfinished Business’ – The Daily Beast
When former State Department official and Princeton Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter wrote her essay “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” for The Atlantic in 2012, it caused a firestorm, becoming one of the most widely read articles in magazine’s histo…
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This New York Epic Dazzles Then Fizzles – The Daily Beast
City on Fire, the debut novel from Garth Risk Hallberg, is as massive (944 stuffed-to-bursting pages) as the advance that Hallberg reportedly received for it (nearly $2 million, which would be probably unfair to mention in the first sentence of a re…
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Sinai plane crash: Egypt dismisses IS claim – BBC News
An investigation is under way after a Russian airliner crashed in Sinai, killing all 224 people on board. Egypt’s prime minister said a technical fault was the most likely cause, dismissing claims from Islamic State militants that they were responsi…
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A note to my kids : AdviceAnimals
A note to my kids via /r/AdviceAnimals https://t.co/T7HY6XrWIp https://t.co/OrBJtY3HRV
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President Obama’s motorcade through Nairobi, Kenya [1600 x 1067] : CityPorn
President Obama’s motorcade through Nairobi, Kenya [1600 x 1067] via /r/CityPorn https://t.co/ZNmikpdCTo https://t.co/YiUZ4X84fc
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Nairobi, Kenya[1024 x 768] : CityPorn
Nairobi, Kenya[1024 x 768] via /r/CityPorn https://t.co/ilvCRfMMX0 https://t.co/iNl9YecU5K
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Surprised loaf via /r/Catloaf https://t.co/cLSFuAKbEu https://t.co/u8tBjaeIWJ
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what we live for… by Rob Sese – Photo 127187707 – 500px
what we live for… by RobSese https://t.co/iQYvRdJb8D https://t.co/36qZGrfsm2
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Autumn energie by Ingmar Hoogerhoud – Photo 127198659 – 500px
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Chilehaus, Hamburg [2725 x 5158] : ArchitecturePorn
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My cat enjoying having her collar off on her electric cat bed : cats
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Happy Halloween from a terrifying octopussy : cats
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This is how my friend is answering the door for trick or treaters : funny
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SXSW says “our bad,” announces online harassment summit · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Reversing a decision it made earlier this week to cancel a pair of panels focused on the cultural hurricane that’s been hovering malevolently over the world of video games and their attendant online discourse for more than a year, SXSW has announced…
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Sleepy kitten loaf via /r/Catloaf https://t.co/QRacMvl83H https://t.co/vRoZ58KQi0
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The Sunset by RoccoJay – Photo 127180053 – 500px
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Image of the Day: Ancient Mystery Earthworks So Massive NASA is Imaging Them From Space https://t.co/mSOyI1IKpz https://t.co/RP6BZpcnGW
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Russia’s coverage of Syria brings back painful memories – BBC News
Vladimir Putin is proving the master of surprise in the Syrian conflict – whether it’s firing cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea, or hosting President Assad in Moscow. Moscow’s military intervention in Syria reflects a resurgent Russia, a country …
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Spooky Skyscape | Space Wallpaper
About this Image Ripples of green linger over the rocky horizon in this bone-chilling image. These shades of green appear to be an menacing astral eagle sharp beak and sprawled wings and all. [Read more about the aurora borealis.] Credit: B. Jørgens…
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Nazi victim Sidney Ashcroft’s grave found after 70 years – BBC News
By punching a German officer in Nazi-controlled Guernsey, 20-year-old Sidney Ashcroft sealed his own fate. He was trying to protect his single-parent mother but his act of resistance meant he would never see her again.
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Syria conflict: Russia’s scars from Afghanistan – BBC News
It is more than 26 years since Soviet troops pulled out of Afghanistan. But today Russia, once again, is at war outside the former Soviet Union – in Syria. The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg in Moscow met some veterans of that Soviet war to find out what les…
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Bear Mountain Bridge by James Bian – Photo 127135059 – 500px
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MRW: I walk in and see my drunk friends making out…with each others wives – GIF on Imgur
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Can I be buried next to my Jewish husband? – BBC News
Birth, marriage and death – three obvious candidates for creating tensions in an interfaith family. But while child-rearing and marriage are endlessly discussed, the question of how mixed families deal with the end of life remains in the shadows.
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A Point of View: When my mother was painted gold – BBC News
Historian Lisa Jardine, who has died aged 71, presented many editions of A Point of View. This piece from May 2010, on her mother and the importance of recording personal memories, is re-published as a tribute.
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A riot of scents at Delhi’s oldest perfumery – BBC News
Delhi’s oldest perfumery is steeped in history and is a riot of scents. It also has a long list of celebrity clients, as Anasuya Basu found out during a visit to the shop.
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Bill Clinton Driving Through Nevada at Night [OC] : ImaginaryLandscapes
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Scruffy’s gonna die the way he lived. (x-post from r/futurama) : perfectloops
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couleur d’automne by didier laurancy – Photo 127196111 – 500px
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/plbKILJoFP https://t.co/vdr1OGOtYs
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Trapped With a Bed Sheet – The Atlantic
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Loud mouthed, rude and often obnoxious, Germaine Greer is consistently controversial. In other respects, including as a feminist, she is all over the place: dazzling us at one moment with polemics in favour of free love and, a few years later, vocal…
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The on-air ‘groping’ that got Mexico talking – BBC News
A viral video of alleged groping on Mexican TV didn’t just spark a national debate about sexism – now, a prominent senator has told the BBC she wants a government investigation.The scene played out between a male presenter and his female co-host. Fi…
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One man’s obsession with Sergeant Bilko – BBC News
A museum dedicated to Phil Silvers, the actor famed for playing Sergeant Bilko, has been opened in the unlikely location of Coventry by a man described as “an adopted son” of the star.
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WASHINGTON — JEB, dragging his wilted exclamation point around, is so boring that it’s hard to focus on the epic nature of his battle. Not the battle against Donald Trump, although his beat-down by Trump is garishly entertaining.
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The Observer view on Shaker Aamer | Observer editorial | Comment is free | The Guardian
The release of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held without charge in the American prison camp in Guantánamo Bay, is cause for celebration.
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Stay safe tonight, everyone (redone) : AdviceAnimals
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My dog and I dressed as Blue and Steve. : aww
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Spotlight on green news & views: McKibben on ExxonMobil; Greenland melting faster than thought
Spotlight on Green News & Views (previously known as the Green Diary Rescue) appears twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The most recent Spotlight can be seen here. More than 23,755 environmentally oriented diaries have been rescued for inclu…
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Internet firms ‘should retain users’ data’ – BBC News
New security laws should force internet firms to keep users’ data, former head of GCHQ Sir David Omand has said. He said keeping web browsing data was not for spying on the public but to see “for example, whether a suspect has downloaded a terrorist…
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Will Arnett to try this “network sitcom” thing yet again · Newswire · The A.V. Club
It may be time to add “Will Arnett making a network sitcom” to the pantheon of doomed perserverers, right next to Sisyphus rolling his boulder up the hill and Charlie Brown trying to feel happy for one God-damned second of his pitiable, sadsack life.
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Cats Aren’t The Only Animals That Like Laser Pointers – Digg
Animals Curious Just set up an underwater net, and all you need to bag a fish dinner is a laser pointer.
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Stitch Is A Social Network For Seniors | TechCrunch
The winner of a recent TC Radio Pitch-Off contest, Stitch is a social network designed for those over 50 years old. Headquartered in Australia, the site is designed to help members find friends, romantic companionship, or just new activities to try.
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Best Halloween costume : funny
Uhhh this is Canada bro. You’re probably stoned. I picture you wearing a red knitted beanie. A deep red. Almost maroon. And it’s not even covering your ears. It is pretty much just sitting on your head. No purpose. Not keeping you warm or anything. …
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Bolide visible in Polish sky on October 31 : space
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My sister works in retail and is going to creep out all of her customers today : pics
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Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentinean Patagonia [OC] 5876X1790 : EarthPorn
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View of Sacre Coeur in Paris [OC] [3648×2736] : ArchitecturePorn
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Map of the Iraq Civil War as of October 16th, 2015 [3360×3438] : MapPorn
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Airsoft BB breaking glass filmed at 10,000,000 frames per second : gifs
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New York City by Krzysiek Rabiej – Photo 127185609 – 500px
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Why has US reneged on vow to keep troops out of Syria? – Al Jazeera English
One of the central commitments of Barack Obama’s presidency has been keeping US troops out of wars in the Middle East. But that commitment seems, once again, to be in doubt after the US decided to commit special forces to Syria, in what the White Ho…
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This cart has a isle guide on it : oddlysatisfying
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Happy Halloween with a blep and Breaking Bad : Blep
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Senset by Lee – Photo 127150743 – 500px
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Work starts on UK’s first permanent Middle East base since 1971 – BBC News
Work has begun to construct Britain’s first new permanent military base in the Middle East since 1971. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and naval personnel attended a ceremony to mark the start of construction of HMS Juffair at Mina Salman Port in B…
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Rugby World Cup: ‘The little guys won’ – BBC News
And so the best team won. And it wasn’t Australia. Hurrah. For the third time, the New Zealand All Blacks are the Rugby Union World Champions.
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New NASA Images: The Geysers of Saturn’s Enceladus
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has begun transmitting its latest images of Saturn’s icy, geologically active moon Enceladus, acquired during the dramatic Oct. 28 flyby in which the probe passed about 30 miles (49 kilometers) above the moon’s south polar …
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Listen To C.L. Moore Read Her Space Horror Story, ‘Shambleau’
Here’s a perfect story for Halloween: Shambleau. Written by one of my favorite science fiction authors, C.L. Moore, you can now listen to the story as read by the author in a recently discovered recording.
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Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now (Live, 1970) – YouTube
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Frost pattern on my car this morning : pics
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Every week, we share a number of downloads for all platforms to help you get things done. Here were the top downloads from this week Android/Windows: Home monitoring systems can be expensive if you have to buy all new hardware.
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World Series 2015: Royals v Mets, Game 4 – live! | Sport | The Guardian
Mets center fielder Juan Lagares scores a run against the Kansas City Royals in the sixth. Photograph: Jeff Curry/USA Today Sports
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This week in the war on workers: Success Academies targets kids who’ve ‘got to go’
Kindergarteners at Success Academies schools can be disciplined and ultimately suspended for big scary stuff like calling out answers and leaving their seats without permission. And discipline and suspension are used as tools to drive out kids admin…
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You might expect that the society devoted to the memory of PG Wodehouse and his works would celebrate its biennial “international convention” somewhere in Shropshire, deep in Wodehouse country, perhaps a bread roll’s throw from Blandings Castle.
Devoted American pilgrims move Jeeves, Bertie Wooster and Blandings Castle to Seattle https://t.co/372fLMaHqF -
M42: Inside the Orion Nebula js – Just Space
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Pure mischief [Owari no Seraph] : animegifs
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Upper Gregg’s Two Fall, Alabama [2048×1360] : waterporn
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Major airlines review routes over Egypt after crash – Al Jazeera English
At least two major airlines are reviewing their flight routes over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula after a Russian commercial plane crashed there, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board.
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American Pharoah in spectacular Breeders’ Cup Classic win at Keeneland | Sport | The Guardian
American Pharaoh, the first horse to win the US Triple Crown for 37 years, ended his career in emphatic style with an imperious success in the Breeders’ Cup Classic here on Saturday.
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Image of the Day: Ancient Mystery Earthworks So Massive NASA is Imaging Them From Space
During the past few years, archaeologists have revealed more than 200 massive Turgai, Kazakhstan earthworks, called Steppe Geoglyphs, or the Turgai Geoglyphs, so large they are not obvious from Earth. They were discovered by a Kazakh archaeologist b…
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New UK naval base HMS Juffair opens in Bahrain – BBC News
Britain has stepped up its military presence in the Gulf by opening a new naval base in Bahrain. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, who attended the inauguration of HMS Juffair, said the base represented a watershed moment for Britain’s presence in t…
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UN and Red Cross scold world leaders over ‘conflict paralysis’ – BBC News
The heads of the UN and Red Cross have issued a rare joint rebuke to world leaders, accusing them of “disturbing paralysis” in the face of conflict. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer said the world had rarely wit…
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MRW I realize that those tabs weren’t actually bunk after all. : shittyreactiongifs
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On a beautifulsunny morning in San Francisco, Stacey Griffith and her daughter, Ariana, are pointing an iPhone skyward to take a picture of the pole on which the Haight and Ashbury street signs intersect. They are visiting from Chicago on a 15th bir…
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Custom-Built Slip-n-Slide : interestingasfuck
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Reflections in London Tonight [oc][2048×1345] : CityPorn
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I think my friend nailed it. : pics
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Reflections… by Lucy Filippini – Photo 127131601 – 500px
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Living Large in Hawaii : Image of the Day
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on Earth. The shield volcano rises gradually from sea level to 4,169 meters (13,678 feet). The flanks of the mountain extend another 5 kilometers (3 miles) below the surface, and the massive volcano p…
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This week in the war on voting: A modernized registration system and Kansas prosecutes voters
In last week’s revival of WoV, Meteor Blades highlighted Ari Berman’s must-read Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America, a reading-list recommendation I heartily endorse.
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A tough night in a tough city. —————— ¡POST-CREDITS SEQUENCE (not a minute of credits, I’m not a monster)! Full screen and loud, please and thank you. Contains cartoon violence. Happy Halloween! —————— CREDITS Directed by Art…
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Construction worker killed in NYC building collapse identified | US news | The Guardian
The worker killed when the interior of a midtown Manhattan building caved in during a demolition project was identified on Saturday, as authorities investigated what caused the collapse. Pedro Bacilio, 26, died after part of a five-story town house …
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From Only Child To Older Sister To Adoptee, Under China’s One-Child Policy : NPR
This week, the Chinese government announced a major change: all Chinese families will now be permitted to have two children. For 35 years, the nation’s one-child policy shaped the lives of millions of people around the world — including Ricki Mudd.
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The next-gen head tilts are in [Owarimonogatari] : animegifs
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Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now (Live, 1970) – YouTube
Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now – Live 1970 – YouTube https://t.co/EdUHnbEu3t
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Ride em cowboy! Hyah! via /r/cats https://t.co/Qqno3M1QOh https://t.co/elOjNHpxtF
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wake up – get out by Sebastian Belzner – Photo 127145771 – 500px
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The Path To Expertise | TechCrunch
There’s a popular meme that states it takes 10 years of effortful study to become an expert at something. Studies show that, in reality, the number of years varies a bit from subject to subject and from one individual to the next — but one thing is …
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Reel Scary Helps You Find the Perfect Scary Movie
Not all horror movies are the same kind of scary. Reel Scary tells what movies people rate to be the scariest, and helps you separate the disturbing from the gory and the suspenseful.
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The new Power Rangers movie has assembled its Mighty Morphin team · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Casting notices for the new Power Rangers movie have been trickling out at a steady pace for the last couple of months, with various largely unknown performers shuffling dutifully into their tightly-tailored chromatic duds.
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At This Sandwich Shop, A Vietnamese Pop Star Serves Up Banh Mi : The Salt : NPR
In Orange County, Calif., there’s no shortage of restaurants selling bánh mì, that delicious Vietnamese sandwich of meat, pate, fresh and pickled vegetables on a crunchy baguette. The OC’s Little Saigon is home to the largest Vietnamese population o…
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Four dead including gunman in Colorado Springs shooting spree | US news | The Guardian
Four people were dead, including a suspected gunman, following a shooting spree in Colorado Springs on Saturday that ended in a gun battle between police and the suspect.
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How Familes Were Impacted By China’s One-Child Policy : NPR
Since China’s three-decade old one-child policy has been in place, it has impacted countless families both there and in the United States.
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Why Latinos Heart Horror Films : Code Switch : NPR
On a Saturday night in Silver Spring, Md., the Torres brothers are at the movies. They’re here to see Director Guillermo Del Toro’s new movie, “Crimson Peak,” and Jose is in the mood for horror in his wolf mask. “Anything that is paranormal, has a f…
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The Changing Role Of Police In American Classrooms : NPR
The confrontation between a school resource officer and a student in a South Carolina school has revived questions about the role of law enforcement in the nation’s classrooms.
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The Barbershop View: School Law Enforcement, Black Lives Matter And Hillary Clinton : NPR
Jolene Ivey, Farajii Muhammad, and Ordale Allen join the Barbershop to discuss the video of the South Carolina student being disciplined by a deputy, Black Lives Matter interrupting a Clinton rally, and news that processed meats are carcinogenic.
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‘Cecil The Lion,’ ‘Clock Boy,’ Other Newsmakers Become Latest Halloween Costume Ideas : NPR
Many Halloween outfits these days are just as likely to be ripped straight from your newsfeed as they are from comic books or horror movies. Host Michel Martin takes a look at a couple of this year’s news-inspired costumes.
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Films About Syrian Civil War Move From Online To New York Gallery : NPR
Through years of brutal civil war, a Syrian film collective has been producing short films, which are now in a New York gallery, where the collective hopes to show a more human side of war victims.
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Pete’s Diner, Where John Boehner Can Be A ‘Regular Guy’ : It’s All Politics : NPR
He’s far from regular on Capitol Hill, but one of the few places in Washington Boehner can still get away with that title just might be Pete’s Diner on Capitol Hill.
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The Economic Reasoning Behind China’s One-Child Policy Change : NPR
As China starts allowing families to have two children, the Wall Street Journal’s China editor Carlos Tejada explains the economic reasons fueling the change.
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Airsoft BB breaking glass filmed at 10,000,000 frames per second : interestingasfuck
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Not getting away [Working’!!] : animegifs
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Toledo, Spain [2048×1261] : CityPorn
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Middle Fork Trail: Washington State. [OC] [1872×2496] : EarthPorn
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Ramona falls, Oregon [1400×934] : waterporn
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Conservative education policies brought by Koch-backed board polarizes Colorado county
But as those members passed new measures giving money to charters and hired a new superintendent, a backlash grew. Critics accused the board of secrecy and of trying to turn the 86,500-student district into a petri dish for conservative educational …
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A pair of custom engraved colt pistols. – Imgur
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Genetically modified ash trees could replace the 80 million expected to die in the next 20 years from a deadly fungus, scientists have proposed.
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Open Channel: What’s That One Costume You’ve Always Wanted To Do?
Happy Halloween! It’s one of the points in the year when costumes are out in full force! Some people plan out for months what they’ll wear, and put something together over that time.
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What Would It Take To Finally Ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty? | Motherboard
Bill Clinton signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in 1996. Eventually, he was joined by leaders in 183 nations, all pledging to ban any and all nuclear explosions in any and all environments. Nearly 20 years later, the treaty has …
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If I could make a kid cry tonight, I would be so happy – Imgur
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When The Whole Squads Outfits Are On Point…but you didn’t get the message – GIF on Imgur
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Dolomites Overview by Stefan Thaler – Photo 127164277 – 500px
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Science Guy Bill Nye Explores How We Mourn a Changing Climate
The pastel Art Deco buildings of Miami Beach face a waterlogged future, as rising seas and saltwater intrusion threaten to reclaim the low-lying city. Hundreds of square miles of forest lay torn asunder in Alberta, Canada, as tar sand companies sque…
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Carson vs. Carson on the issues: An abundance of contradictions
He did just that, though, in February. As Congress and the White House tussled over a Homeland Security funding bill, Carson suggested the president could be considered treasonous if he stood in the way of security funding.
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Nadal to meet Federer in Basel Indoors final – Al Jazeera English
Rafael Nadal reached the final of the Swiss Indoor tournament when he beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6(7), a result that was good news for fellow Spaniard David Ferrer.
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Run Split View and Picture In Picture at the Same Time on the iPad
The new multitasking stuff on the iPad is great as it is. But it turns out you can actually run both the new Split View and the new Picture in Picture mode at the same time for maximum multitasking overload.
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Al Molinaro, the basset-hound-faced character actor who was known for playing Al Delvecchio, the harried diner owner on the long-running sitcom “Happy Days” — and who recommended a little-known comic named Robin Williams to port
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My cat’s halloween costume is a Schrodinger box : cats
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Tallulah Gorge. Tallulah Falls, GA. [OC] [2053×3655] : EarthPorn
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Deaths After New Round of Storms Pound Texas | Al Jazeera America
Another band of strong storms and heavy rain spawned three tornadoes and dangerous flooding in east Texas on Saturday, with the death toll rising to five after Houston police found two bodies.
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BBC Sport – Nico Rosberg beats Lewis Hamilton to Mexican Grand Prix pole
Nico Rosberg secured pole position at the Mexican Grand Prix, beating team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying for the fourth consecutive race. Rosberg, who was 0.
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The Sciliar by Stefano Landenna – Photo 127121361 – 500px
The Sciliar by steveland https://t.co/gHAxo3FVNO https://t.co/GdXYOskMdr
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Instagrammer of the Week: Ockie Fourie – The Daily Beast
Ockie Fourie is the world’s youngest man. Or at least that’s what he goes by on Instagram. The Cape Town photographer, 38, is a bit of a Curious George.
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Iowa social conservatives laud Marco Rubio – and his competition | US news | The Guardian
In the heart of socially conservative northwestern Iowa, Marco Rubio is maintaining his momentum. On Wednesday night, the Florida senator shone in the third Republican debate.
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Guantánamo ‘war on terror’ camp is a big stain on Obama’s record | US news | The Guardian
Since Barack Obama became US president he has dramaticallyshifted the direction of US foreign policy.
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Shaker Aamer will need years of therapy after release from Guantánamo | World news | The Guardian
Former Guantánamo detainee Shaker Aamer, now back in the UK receiving treatment in hospital, is being urged to adopt a low profile and allow himself a chance to recover as he begins what are expected to be years of rehabilitation.
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Remembering Yitzhak Rabin – Al Jazeera English
Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered in Tel Aviv to commemorate the late Israeli leader Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated by an ultra-nationalist Israeli twenty years ago.
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Republican rising star Marco Rubio passes $1m raised since debate | US news | The Guardian
Marco Rubio has raised more than $1m since the Republican presidential debate less than three days ago, a campaign aide said on Saturday. The fundraising boost, largely in the way of small donations, follows a debate that has been dubbed a breakthro…
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Ex-rugby league star Jarryd Hayne waived by San Francisco 49ers | Sport | The Guardian
The San Francisco 49ers have waived the former Australian rugby league star Jarryd Hayne.
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Black Lives Matter activist targeted in Iowa
Kaija Carter told the Des Moines Register that it was close to midnight this past Monday when she heard something hitting her home, as well as the slur being yelled. Police are classifying the crime as racially motivated. They say the theft of Carte…
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In 1977, Star Wars hit theaters, bringing with it a major merchandizing campaign. Later that year, Halloween costumes based on the films were so popular that suppliers ran out of stock. Starwars.com takes a look at what happened that fall.
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Fall in the Great Smoky Mountains OC [5184×3456] : EarthPorn
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4 Disturbing Hauntings That Had a Totally Logical Explanation
4 Disturbing Hauntings That Had a Totally Logical Explanation https://t.co/cf4lwVqRHZ
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Map of FBI Field Divisions by area/county [833 x 528] : MapPorn
Map of FBI Field Divisions by area/county [833 x 528] via /r/MapPorn https://t.co/Epi6Iwl93D https://t.co/b7jFDRjGM3
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Track of the Day: ‘Mr. Ghost Goes to Town’ – The Atlantic
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Did Accident From 14 Years Ago Doom Russian Plane Over Egypt? – The Daily Beast
The suddenness of what happened to the Russian-operated jet that crashed in the Sinai is highly unusual. According to reports the pilot had reported a technical problem and a diversion to the nearest airport.
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Watch Steely Dan’s ‘FM’ Soundtrack Empire State Building Light Show | Rolling Stone
Watch Steely Dan’s ‘FM’ Soundtrack Empire State Building Light Show Band’s 1978 single used to celebrate 50th anniversary of iconic skyscraper’s Master FM Antenna
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Real life Tom & Jerry. Don’t move little mouse… – GIF on Imgur
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Rescuers work to free humpback whale from fishing line off California | US news | The Guardian
Marine experts were on Saturday trying to save a humpback whale that was struggling off the coast of California, with a length of commercial fishing line tangled in its mouth. Rescuers were following the whale, trying to figure out if they could fre…
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They Built This Slip-n-Slide And Called It The Flying Man. : gif
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Dreading Those Drones https://t.co/5TpumBWmCb
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Vancouver during Halloween [1024×678] : CityPorn
Vancouver during Halloween [1024×678] via /r/CityPorn https://t.co/jYYZyC3aHe https://t.co/tQ8WrElDSN
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Me, age 2 in 1979 being all smooth with this random older girl : OldSchoolCool
Me, age 2 in 1979 being all smooth with this random older girl via /r/OldSchoolCool https://t.co/reJe226Dmd https://t.co/xu08MqIXgO
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4 Disturbing Hauntings That Had a Totally Logical Explanation
Widespread accounts of otherworldly visitations leave people convinced that ghost stories are real, but many are outright scams, hoaxes or accidents. Let’s debunk some famous supernatural scares, shall we?
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My girlfriend made me a Bowser costume for Halloween! : DIY
My girlfriend made me a Bowser costume for Halloween! (imgur.com)
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There’s something very wrong with recreational drones. You can see the attraction. They can be extremely easy to fly and they take cool pictures.
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Spielberg threatens Indiana Jones fans with possible fifth movie · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Noted prankster Steven Spielberg is up to his old tricks, teasing Indiana Jones fans with the possibility of a fifth film in the geriatric adventure franchise.
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Custom Quick Settings Creates Your Own Settings Tiles in Android Marshmallow
Android: The Quick Settings shade is a handy tool for toggling your hardware settings. Now, Custom Quick Settings lets you add your own tiles to quickly do all kinds of things. The app, which does not require root, allows you to create custom shortc…
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In the summer of 1990, a teenage filmmaker successfully raises $100,000 to shoot a pioneering horror film.
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Coat of Arms of the constitutional Ukrainian Oblasts [2466×1749] : MapPorn
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Your beauty captures the eyes by Ayman Alzaid – Photo 127178267 – 500px
Your beauty captures the eyes by ayman14 https://t.co/NQastMhyg5 https://t.co/hTSK3swu4Z
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MFW vegitarian week finally ends at my favorite local eatery : shittyreactiongifs
MFW vegitarian week finally ends at my favorite local eatery via /r/shittyreactiongifs https://t.co/lRD4aFnjLd https://t.co/WwmbtbDBek
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Ben Carson’s Church Believes the U.S. Government Will Team Up With the Antichrist – The Daily Beast
Ben Carson’s Church Believes the U.S. Government Will Team Up With the Antichrist https://t.co/6Lwy5z4Iq3
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Ben Carson’s Church Believes the U.S. Government Will Team Up With the Antichrist – The Daily Beast
Ben Carson’s church believes the United States government will bring about the End Times. According to mainstream Seventh-Day Adventist doctrine, the Second Coming of Christ will occur after the U.S.
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VERY SPOOKY DO NOT OPEN!1!!!!111 : ledootgeneration
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Here’s Buddha, lounging around on Halloween : cats
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Blanca Lake From Above by Dylan Furst – Photo 127165663 – 500px
Blanca Lake From Above by Fursty https://t.co/8hhHAJehlg https://t.co/FDzvvjZwU7
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MRW I bust a nut for the first time : shittyreactiongifs
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Window washing : oddlysatisfying
Window washing via /r/oddlysatisfying https://t.co/QhVcFfVjxK https://t.co/Vgv7xeA99A
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New Zealand have won the 2015 Rugby World Cup! : sports
RugbyNew Zealand have won the 2015 Rugby World Cup! (self.sports) This world cup was the first time I’ve watched rugby on TV. I had a fucking blast.
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Sinai plane crash: Airlines review Sinai route – BBC News
Two major airlines say they will avoid flying over Sinai after a Russian plane crashed on the Egyptian peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. Lufthansa and Air France-KLM said they would avoid the route while the cause of the crash was investig…
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Check Out This Fantastic Poster For The Martian’s IMAX Release
Starting yesterday, The Martian is being screened in IMAX theaters across the country. To accompany the release, there’s a new poster, and it’s a beauty. The Martian will only be in IMAX theaters through next Friday, so if you’re near one, you’ve on…
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First snow dates in the US [2480 x 2606] : MapPorn
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The Real Story of The Secret Space Station : space
The Real Story of The Secret Space Station via /r/space https://t.co/Yj6bW14k18 https://t.co/DqqVEqvp79
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PSA: Please don’t be Rob Lowe tonight. – Imgur
PSA: Please don’t be Rob Lowe tonight. https://t.co/H8er6jejq0 https://t.co/az2q78sYWT
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27 Killed in Fire at Bucharest Heavy Metal Concert | Rolling Stone
At least 27 people were killed and over 180 injured after a deadly fire and stampede broke out during a free heavy metal concert at a Bucharest, Romania nightclub.
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This week at progressive state blogs: Anti-abortion protests irk parents; the media crown Rubio
Take this mindless drivel by Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post on how Marco Rubio had a “strong showing” at last night’s debate, mainly because of a silly, schoolyard-style back-and-forth with “JEB” Bush over Rubio’s frequent absences from the U.…
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I made a The Thing pumpkin. It only took an unreasonable amount of time. – Imgur
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“Spilled” some on her as well, licked it. Thanks to the 5 second rule – Meme on Imgur
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This Graphic Helps You Identify Your Home’s Biggest Energy Costs
Looking at your electric bill, it’s not totally clear where all of that money actually goes—or what in your home is costing you the most. This graphic from Constellation Energy gives you a room-by-room breakdown of your average power costs and which…
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Sweat Bee [5472×3648] [OC] : AnimalPorn
Sweat Bee [5472×3648] [OC] via /r/AnimalPorn https://t.co/zKRkH4J7Qh https://t.co/94NEqhMfln
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If I could make a kid cry tonight, I would be so happy : pics
If I could make a kid cry tonight, I would be so happy via /r/pics https://t.co/tz9LrTog92 https://t.co/ix9gBosSNa
This was the one I did last year that might have actually been better, but I felt like this one was more challenging– which sounded like a good thing at first, but then I started running out of eyeliner 4/5ths of the way through. -
Monty is ready for Halloween. : cats
Monty is ready for Halloween. via /r/cats https://t.co/3SZM9dKu2l https://t.co/wYHUvk98NE
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I’m no doctor, but I think it’s a little too late for Joseph. : funny
I’m no doctor, but I think it’s a little too late for Joseph. via /r/funny https://t.co/a4jNF0svWh https://t.co/XFmcoStNq1
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As a paramedic, I’ll be one of the first to be bitten in a zombie apocalypse : Showerthoughts
Urggh “No! Brains go away!” The addition of “CDC” personnel in bio-hazard suits to Left 4 Dead 2 was genius. Of course medical personnel would be overrepresented among zombies!
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How To Extract More Than Capital From Your VCs | TechCrunch
The relationship between VCs and their portfolio companies has changed significantly over the past five or so years. In many ways it is still the same, in that VCs provide capital, then take a significant equity stake and often a board seat.
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Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian | Al Jazeera America
Israeli security forces shot and killed a Palestinian who ran at them with a knife in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, police said, as a monthlong wave of violence showed no signs of abating.
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The Best Pumpkin Carving On YouTube – Digg
Originals Art Culture Halloween is nearly upon us again. Lets take a moment to appreciate the incredible talent that goes into truly great pumpkin carving.
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Icelandic Night js – Just Space
Icelandic Night js https://t.co/XpufqEtlmF https://t.co/pBPHEr5LJ6
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Go to Amazon.com right now, and you’ll probably find a book that you’re looking for for $.01. Even with shipping, that’s a steal. The New York Times takes a look into the industry of buying books in bulk (sometimes from the trash) and reselling them…
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AppDynamics, A “Unicorn,” Raises Fresh $83.4 Million, And It’s Targeting More | TechCrunch
Looks like investors approve of former Adobe digital chief David Wadhwani. Just weeks after it was announced that Wadhwani has joined seven-year-old, San Francisco-based AppDynamics as its new CEO, an SEC filing shows the company has raised a fresh …
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Ruthless New Zealand retain Rugby World Cup – Al Jazeera English
Ruthless New Zealand withstood a rousing fightback from Australia before crushing the Wallabies 34-17 at Twickenham to become world champions for a record third time and the first team to retain the Webb Ellis Cup.
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Checking In On Windows 10 | TechCrunch
Mired as we are in earnings season, I was slightly remiss this week in keeping tabs on Windows 10, Microsoft’s new operating system. A few things happened that are worth our time, and, as it’s the weekend, we have the minutes.
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BBC Sport – Jose Mourinho: Chelsea boss says he will remain in charge
Manager Jose Mourinho believes he will be given time to turn around Chelsea’s fortunes after Liverpool fought back from a goal down to inflict a sixth Premier League defeat this season. The 52-year-old told BBC Sport: “The fans aren’t stupid.
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During a newborn photo session, someone walked in! : aww
During a newborn photo session, someone walked in! via /r/aww https://t.co/BLF3UazC8F https://t.co/04Sv1NZkLG
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[4160×2340] Silo on river [OC] : AbandonedPorn
[4160×2340] Silo on river [OC] via /r/AbandonedPorn https://t.co/eONgLJiCaH https://t.co/R81kU9xujM
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We just got a new kitten, she always looks concerned. : aww
We just got a new kitten, she always looks concerned. via /r/aww https://t.co/pysrA9kiAF https://t.co/VFeJC0Nuix
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Who Was the Real Lou Reed? https://t.co/yF4mecMDno
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[AMA Request] Bruce Campbell : IAmA
Request[AMA Request] Bruce Campbell (self.IAmA)submitted 18 minutes ago by My 5 Questions: In the new TV show, “Ash vs. The Evil Dead”, is the car you drive the same one you drove in past movies? In what ways is the filming of “Ash vs.
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R.I.P. Al Molinaro, “Al” from Happy Days · Newswire · The A.V. Club
Al Molinaro, best known for his role as malt shop owner Al Delvecchio on Happy Days, has died. Molinaro was 96. A former collection agency operator and real estate speculator, Molinaro didn’t break into acting until he was already in his 50s.
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After Lou Reed died of liver disease on Oct. 27, 2013, Rolling Stone wrote that he “fused street-level urgency with elements of European avant-garde music, marrying beauty and noise, while bringing a whole new lyrical honesty to rock & roll poetry.”…
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Indian Intelligentsia Return Awards To Protest ‘Climate Of Intolerance’ | ThinkProgress
Dozens of prominent writers, filmmakers, and scientists have returned some of India’s top awards from the government or government-supported organizations in order to protest what some of them have called a “climate of intolerance” in the country.
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Orbital View: Happy Halloween – The Atlantic
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Meet Mia! via /r/cats https://t.co/aacp3N3cnS https://t.co/EhRdRAvkTd
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Found this on internet: “Tom and Jerry” in real life. : cats
Found this on internet: “Tom and Jerry” in real life. via /r/cats https://t.co/yk5zIrwsyr https://t.co/ReQGRMTfdx
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My black cat, Sasha, trying to look scary for Halloweeen : cats
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Pssh. via /r/firstworldanarchists https://t.co/bz0zcVz6Lp https://t.co/UpBrWBb8Q6
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Wind Harvest by Carlos Gotay – Photo 127098563 – 500px
Wind Harvest by gotay https://t.co/uOra9LJgp9 https://t.co/XOCznt2GUo
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Here’s Your First Look At James Franco In Hulu’s 11.22.63
Here’s Your First Look At James Franco In Hulu’s 11.22.63 https://t.co/MANS46GV1n
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Who Could Possibly Star with Sandra Bullock in an Ocean’s Eleven Remak | Vanity Fair
News broke this week that there’s an Ocean’s Eleven remake starring Sandra Bullock in the role that George Clooney played in the 2001 version in development.
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Russia plane crash: No survivors, say Egyptian officials – BBC News
The Airbus A-321 had just left the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, bound for the Russian city of St Petersburg. Wreckage was found in the Hasana area and bodies removed, along with the plane’s “black box”. An official described a “tragic scene” w…
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Gillmor Gang: Deep Cleaning | TechCrunch
The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, October 30, 2015. The Gang reconvenes with talk of Republicans, notifications, Web standards, Jack Dorsey, Marissa Mayer, and Apple TV.
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Here’s Your First Look At James Franco In Hulu’s 11.22.63
Hulu scooped up Stephen King’s time travel novel 11/22/63 a while back, with James Franco set to star as the lead. Now, the streaming video company has released the first images, synopsis and release date for the show. 11.22.
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View from the left—the media’s ‘objectivity’ on Trump is an insult to journalism
They were interviewing Alfonso Aguilar, one of the conservative Latino leaders who gathered in Boulder, Colorado, in advance of Wednesday’s GOP debate to put the candidates on notice: stop maligning Latino immigrants or you can kiss 2016 goodbye.
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Quentin Tarantino’s Father Joins Police Unions in Condemning Director | Rolling Stone
Quentin Tarantino’s Father Joins Police Unions in Condemning Director “I love my son and have great respect for him as an artist but he is dead wrong in calling police officers, particularly in New York City whe
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Skull-like asteroid makes ‘frightening’ flyby on Halloween | Ars Technica
As the “Halloween” asteroid approached its flyby of Earth on Saturday, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico captured images of the space rock using its large radio telescope. The rock, likely a dead comet, was due to come within 486,000 kilometers…
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Find Out If Anyone Has Ever Died Inside Your House With This Web Site
Besides the spookiness of it all, someone passing within a home can potentially affect the value of the house. DiedInHouse can find out if and how someone died in your house, or the house you’re considering to buy. DiedInHouse.com is pretty straight…
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Romanian president: ‘Nightclub regulations ignored’ – BBC News
At least 27 people have been killed and more than 180 injured in a fire at a night club. Hundreds of people had been at a rock concert at the Colectiv club when the fire broke out, prompting a rush for the doors.
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Tiger grooming the human, the puma gets jealous : AnimalsBeingBros
Tiger grooming the human, the puma gets jealous via /r/AnimalsBeingBros https://t.co/dwBl99UqhL https://t.co/x3hrVfVTUU
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Police unions gang up on Quentin Tarantino
PBA President Pat Collegian said, “Mr. Tarantino should be mindful of the potential dangers that can result from the dangerous rhetoric once it is ingrained in the mind of a person who is willing to harm an officer.”
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Dead Comet Passes Earth on Halloween – The Atlantic
Give up, everyone. A large rock in space has the best Halloween costume this year. NASA’s infrared telescopes captured the above image of the object called 2015 TB145 on Friday. It whizzed past Earth at around 1 p.m. EST on Saturday, but wasn’t visi…
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Airside planespotting @ Birmingham Airport – YouTube
A day in the life of a grasscutter on the airfield! These clips were filmed by Rich Biffen. Enjoy!Thanks for watching!Follow me on Twitter @hassaan97!Feel free to comment, thumbs up, favourite, share & subscribe!Help us caption & translate this vide…
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El cielo al amanecer | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
El cielo al amanecer by Antonio Chacon https://t.co/lU19k7wqhH https://t.co/bdBQWKIyrI
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It’s not a damn contest : AdviceAnimals
It’s not a damn contest via /r/AdviceAnimals https://t.co/MzqpGwHimW https://t.co/yCx1ZaRZrr
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MEOW_IRL via /r/MEOW_IRL https://t.co/HdsQAkyIGL https://t.co/JIIwKMEjzP
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German Village of 102 Braces for 750 Asylum Seekers https://t.co/VZENY17Nq5
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Baby sloth Edward gets ready for Halloween! : sloths
Baby sloth Edward gets ready for Halloween! via /r/sloths https://t.co/N9jlQxyxO4 https://t.co/Wds2wtLzfF
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SUMTE, Germany — This bucolic, one-street settlement of handsome redbrick farmhouses may for the moment have many more cows than people, but next week it will become one of the fastest growing places in Europe. Not that anyone in Sumte is very excit…
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Going Places: Girls’ Education in Ghana – Al Jazeera English
Filmmaker: Brian Tilley “Study after study has taught us that there is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls and the empowerment of women,” Kofi Annan, the then UN Secretary General said at a keynote address in 2004.
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BBC Sport – Swansea City 0-3 Arsenal
Swansea manager Garry Monk has a full-strength squad to choose from for the visit of Arsenal. Winger Wayne Routledge has trained this week after a calf problem.
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BBC Sport – Manchester City 2-1 Norwich City
David Silva is expected to feature for Manchester City after three weeks out with an ankle injury sustained on international duty with Spain.
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Here’s What ‘Nachora Bendl’ Means – The Atlantic
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World War Z Sequel Has A Surprising New Writer (And Now We’re Interested In It)
World War Z had a troubled production, but since it’s release, there have been efforts on a sequel film. Now, the movie has a new writer that gives us some hope that it might actually be good: Dennis Kelly, creator of the UK show Utopia.
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Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice https://t.co/1dtklOGmt8
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meow irl via /r/MEOW_IRL https://t.co/IEix1dcZMA https://t.co/YixQaJx594
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Marina Magica by Lars Hellebø (Teo) – Photo 127119331 – 500px
Marina Magica by lablab https://t.co/SOMg7OJgDC https://t.co/jghDzPCBhF
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Jenny’s inhaler was no longer working. She would’ve soon started to feel like she was suffocating, Krell said. She walked next door to a retired neighbor she was friends with, Richard Kelley, and asked him to drive her to the hospital.
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Secular publisher hacked to death in Bangladesh – Al Jazeera English
A publisher of a slain online critic of religious militancy was hacked to death in the Bangladeshi capital, police said, hours after similar attacks wounded two secular writers and another publisher.
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Sophie Doyle flying high in America: ‘Why am I here? I’m doing a job I love’ | Sport | The Guardian
On the Friday of Breeders’ Cup weekend, Sophie Doyle was enjoying a rare recreational day at the racetrack.
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BBC Sport – Nico Rosberg edges out Lewis Hamilton in final Mexican GP practice
Nico Rosberg narrowly edged out Lewis Hamilton in a closely matched final practice session at the Mexican GP. The German was just 0.067 seconds quicker than Hamilton despite an error from the newly crowned 2015 champion.
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Even with part of the first letter missing, … the sign still means the same thing… – Imgur
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On Page 5 of a credit card contract used by American Express, beneath an explainer on interest rates and late fees, past the details about annual membership, is a clause that most customers probably miss.
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Mike Huckabee, Marco Rubio, Carly Fiorina, the moderators — and us. These were some of your answers to the question we posed on Wednesday night: “Who made the most ridiculous comment in the Republican debate?” Over six hundred readers wrote in with …
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Karen Marshall: Between Girls A Passage to Womanhood – The Atlantic
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Mini Object Lesson: The Pregnancy Test as Plot Device – The Atlantic
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Got Caught Blepping (Xpost from awww) : Blep
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Godafoss waterfall before the midnight by Yiannis Pavlis – Photo 127149123 – 500px
Godafoss waterfall before the midnight by YiannisPavlis https://t.co/ZbpF5lzfzE https://t.co/vnOr0QRY3c
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me irl via /r/me_irl https://t.co/TBkX7nn8vK https://t.co/GR9VARKnEJ
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Can Civil Comments Kill The Internet Troll? | TechCrunch
To paraphrase an oft seen Internet trollism, ‘Internet comments are the worst thing since Hitler’. By which I mean: they suck. They suck bad. No, they really suck.
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As a public service, some background to Marco Rubio’s latest campaign coup. As the Times reports, Paul Singer — a huge contributor to Republican causes — has thrown his support behind Rubio. What it doesn’t mention are two facts about Paul Singer th…
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The Candy Hierarchy 2015: your essential guide to tonight’s treats / Boing Boing
It’s all about the candy, kids. It’s always about the candy. The Candy Hierarchy is full up with this “joy induction” measurement, this thing that the co-principle investigators (PIs) Cohen and Ng go on about each year.
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Almost 2,000 Vodafone customers ‘open to fraud’ – BBC News
Almost 2,000 Vodafone customers may be open to fraud after their personal details were accessed. Criminals used customer details gained from “an unknown source” to try to access accounts between Wednesday and Thursday, the company said.
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Somewhere on the Route 100A in Vermont. [oc][1200×1600] : unitedstatesofamerica
Somewhere on the Route 100A in Vermont. [oc][1200×1600] via /r/unitedstatesofamerica https://t.co/hU5HfzbPrW https://t.co/xiiQXxT4Lj
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Delft, The Netherlands(4096×3040) [OC] : CityPorn
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Fabulous blepping via /r/Blep https://t.co/jYwXyq2ZLr https://t.co/zJXPnOGLf7
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Joshua Oakley on Twitter: “Animal Collective – Peacebone https://t.co/sIUz5eVTtB”
Animal Collective – Peacebone https://t.co/sIUz5eVTtB
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Sam Raimi Wants One More Shot At Directing Spider-Man
While Sam Raimi has been on the publicity circuit for Ash vs Evil Dead, he dropped an interesting bit of news: he would love to come back to direct another Spiderman movie.
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On Tuesday, Houston voters will weigh in on Proposition 1, the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO). In the past week, HERO has won support from some prominent leaders, companies, and celebrities, while its opponents have continued to spread fear a…
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Israeli officer: ‘We will gas you until you die’ – Al Jazeera English
Israeli border police have issued a shocking threat to Palestinians in Aida refugee camp, saying, “We will gas you until you die,” in an apparent response to stone-throwing.
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Muslim students in California face discrimination – Al Jazeera English
Muslim students in public schools or non-Muslim private schools across California have been bullied at a rate more than twice the national average, according to the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) civil rights organisation.
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Leah Remini Details Scientology’s Role at Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ | Vanity Fair
Remini’s new interview with ABC detailed her split from Scientology, her problems with Tom Cruise, and why she thinks the church saw her as an impediment to recruiting J-Lo.
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Inside the CIA Red Cell | Foreign Policy
Around midnight on Sept. 12, 2001, then-Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet summoned his chief of staff, John Moseman, and the CIA’s deputy director of intelligence, Jami Miscik, to his seventh-floor office in the Original Headquarters Bui…
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Partnach Gorge, Germany [OC] (1024 x 678) : EarthPorn
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Cat. via /r/CatsStandingUp https://t.co/vInrnQGK8z https://t.co/TUZeWQBWX1
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Turkey election: Anxiety overshadows campaign – BBC News
Turkish voters are going to the polls on Sunday – for the second time in five months. The BBC’s Selin Girit in Diyarbakir samples the national mood.
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How Jeb! pushed Florida’s quiet war on black voters
The story opens on James Ghent, a black Miami resident who turned his life around in the early ’90s after spending much of the ’80s in and out of jail. “He got clean. He remarried and raised a family. He went back to school for a degree in radiograp…
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John Kerry insists US troops will only fight Isis not Syrian civil war | World news | The Guardian
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday American special operations troops being sent to Syria would only fight Islamic State militants and would not become involved in the country’s long-running civil war.
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Chelsea’s dismal season continues with Liverpool loss – Al Jazeera English
Jose Mourinho’s future as Chelsea manager looked increasingly uncertain after Liverpool beat them 3-1 in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge with Philippe Coutinho scoring twice.
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New Syria coalition launches offensive against ISIL – Al Jazeera English
A new coalition of armed opposition groups in northeastern Syria has launched an offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in the province of Hasakah, as part of its strive to eradicate the group from the entire Syria.
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China is planning to build an enormous particle accelerator twice the size and seven times as powerful as CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, according to state media reports.
China Building World’s Most Massive Particle Accelerator –“Capable of Producing Millions of Higgs Bosons” https://t.co/A44cZNCGLu -
Meet the Mastermind Who Keeps F1’s Daredevil Racers Safe | WIRED
Caption: Bernd Maylander, at the office. He drives the Formula 1 safety car, a job not unlike being a shepherd keeping the flock safe. Tom Fowlks for WIRED
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Who Invented The ‘Bedsheet Ghost’? – The Daily Beast
There is perhaps no Halloween costume more clichéd than the easy-peasy “bedsheet ghost,” the most primitive of which can be fashioned with nothing but white linens and scissors for eyeholes.
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Meow_irl via /r/MEOW_IRL https://t.co/6rYdyiaXCu https://t.co/OxfJ8KkkH9
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MEOW_IRL via /r/MEOW_IRL https://t.co/5I7RLWnucQ https://t.co/jX7T49GHOx
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The Walking Dead Will Return For A Seventh Season
In news that surprises absolutely nobody, The Walking Dead has been renewed for a seventh season, according to Variety. Along with The Walking Dead, a companion after-action show, The Talking Dead was also renewed for another season.
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WASHINGTON — In Tennessee, the state insurance commissioner approved a 36 percent rate increase for the largest health insurer in the state’s individual marketplace. In Iowa, the commissioner approved rate increases averaging 29 percent for the stat…
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Crosley Cruiser – Vintage-inspired portable turntable / Boing Boing
See more photos at Wink Fun. Crosley makes a line of vintage-inspired portable turntables in great colors and prints. Thanks to variable speed settings, each player can handle your perennial 78s as well as your newly pressed Hozier record.
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BBC Sport – Turkish Airlines Open: Rory McIlroy a shot off the lead
Rory McIlroy moved to within a shot of joint leaders Victor Dubuisson and Jaco van Zyl after the third round of the Turkish Airlines Open. France’s Dubuisson carded a 67 to tie with overnight leader Van Zyl of South Africa on 16 under par.
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What It Would Really Take to Knock Out the Power Grid – Defense One
My favorite joke when I was 5 years old was, “Where will you be when the lights go out?” The answer, of course, is “in the dark,” though I used to make my very patient sister guess a bunch of other places first, which I used to think was absolutely …
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11 Horror Movies That Are Scary Because of What They Say About Humanity
We go to see horror movies to see terrifying monsters — but sometimes the scariest monsters in a horror film are the people. In movies like Carrie, opening today, the real horror is how terribly the humans behave. Here are 11 of the most misanthropi…
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Every Food is Crack: The Hyperbole of Addictive-Food Stories | First We Feast
In today’s health-conscious world, the pendulum of whether a certain food or drink is good for you or bad for you seems to swing frequently and wildly.
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An autopsy done on an 18-year-old who exchanged fire with an officer showed he had a gunshot wound under his chin, St. Louis County police said Saturday. The county medical examiner’s office did the autopsy on Amonderez Green on Friday, Sgt Brian Sc…
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Portland Retro Gaming Expo: Hacked carts, Tetris battles, and Atari legends | Ars Technica
Everything old was new again at October’s annual Portland Retro Gaming Expo, which overtook the city’s major convention center for two full days of arcade play, retro tournaments, and presentations from some of gaming’s biggest legends.
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Meet the people who run Instagram’s most horrifying accounts | Fusion
Alicia Potters works at a pathology lab in Florida. It wouldn’t seem like a particularly Instagrammable job.
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You can see spirals in this bread from when the dough was folded : mildlyinteresting
You can see spirals in this bread from when the dough was folded via /r/mildlyinteresting https://t.co/AWtoa4sftz https://t.co/Q5xoS499Y2
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“Be Still” by Michael MacRae : ImaginaryMindscapes
“Be Still” by Michael MacRae via /r/ImaginaryMindscapes https://t.co/DWT3JqGRoJ https://t.co/daEIHAHEX0
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I’m a monster : firstworldanarchists
I’m a monster via /r/firstworldanarchists https://t.co/doN18FdkGd https://t.co/aIfch1KDYD
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Least popular Breaking Bad costume : pics
Least popular Breaking Bad costume via /r/pics https://t.co/ogZBOjKkM9 https://t.co/V2rgOJuMuR
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What do Michael Myers and Kevin McCallister have in common? We make a case for Home Alone as a slasher movie. What do Michael Myers and Kevin McCallister have in common? Well, they both wanted their parents gone and had tenuous relationships with th…
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Getting married in a few hours : AdviceAnimals
Getting married in a few hours via /r/AdviceAnimals https://t.co/BFtDNzy43r https://t.co/TLw7xyUYR2
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NASA Kepler Mission: “Finding Alien Worlds with a Play of Light and Shadow” https://t.co/voIN3m5DXH https://t.co/rde8ZN1d1o
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The Unknown Caribbean Island Breeding Baseball Stars – The Daily Beast
AMSTERDAM — There was no joy in Mudville. Coach Loek Loevendie pointed to the rain washing over the fields surrounding the Amsterdam Pirates’ Baseball Café. “On a day like this,” he said, “there is nothing much you can do.
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Terry Collins And Ned Yost Both Took Their Starters Out Too Late In Game 3 | FiveThirtyEight
World Series Game 3 was a tale of two hooks. Managers often get too much credit or blame for how their teams perform, but one of the most important decisions they can make is pulling the starting pitcher at just the right time.
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Gun reform advocate says rude things to politician; politician worries he may have to shoot reformer
No sir, I would say on the scale of zero to having your daughter murdered on live television, being told that your pro-guns-everywhere stance is going to make a grieving father your worst nightmare, you little bastard ranks slightly below getting th…
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Hilary Clinton unveiled her platform on criminal justice reform at a rally on Friday that was briefly interrupted by demonstrators from the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Jim Breuer on World Series Game 3: ‘Keeping the War Alive’ | Rolling Stone
With the New York Mets down two games to none to the Kansas City Royals in the World Series, superfan Jim Breuer was feeling down about his team’s championship prospects, saying the Mets were “done.
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Leah Remini Talks Scientology Break, Tom Cruise Incidents | Rolling Stone
Leah Remini detailed her split from Scientology, the “crazy shit” the religion revolves around and being “written up” for criticizing Tom Cruise in an explosive new interview with 20/20.
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The Knick’s Jennifer Ferrin on That Harrowing Fever Scene | Vanity Fair
It might be hard to recognize Jennifer Ferrin at first, though she had one of the most memorable roles on the first season of The Knick.
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Bill Murray on being obnoxious / Boing Boing
“I‘m just an obnoxious guy who can make it appear charming, that’s what they pay me to do,” said Bill Murray in an interview with T.J. English for Irish America in 1988.
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Watch Dana Carvey Show Off His Trump Impression for Jimmy Fallon | Vanity Fair
If anybody would know about the benefits of nailing an impression of a presidential candidate, it would be Carvey.
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Billionaire Acquires Rubio Pending Physical – The New Yorker
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—In the biggest free-agency acquisition of the 2016 Presidential contest, the billionaire investor Paul Singer has acquired Florida senator Marco Rubio for a rumored eight-figure sum, pending a physical.
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Swarming Fire Ants Turn Themselves Into a Liquid by Playing Dead | Motherboard
A fire ant is a discrete organism. A single ant unit comes complete with its own six legs, antennae, brain, and everything else—but a fire ant alone still doesn’t count for very much.
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The Republican presidential candidates were full of tax talk at this week’s debate. But none has a tax plan coherent enough to be the basis of a substantive discussion, let alone one that could meet the nation’s challenges.
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From Zombies to Telepathy: When Science Takes on the Supernatural | Motherboard
On the very first episode of The X-Files, Fox Mulder told newcomer Dana Scully that “When convention and science offer us no answers, might we not finally turn to the fantastic as a plausibility?” This sets the conceit for the entire series, but it …
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Russian Airliner Crashes in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula With 224 People Aboard | VICE News
A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers and crew crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on Saturday, and a security officer at the scene said most passengers appeared to have been killed.
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On Being Against Secular Stagnation Before You Were For It https://t.co/mLAtTyNRBK
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Friday Food Post: The Economics Behind Grandma’s Tuna Casseroles – Bloomberg View
I grew up on New York’s Upper West Side in the 1970s and 1980s, in the afterglow of the food revolution that moved the city, and then American food, away from bland mid-century concoctions toward something spicier and more diverse. And I was born to…
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Horror Monsters that Ruled the Screen each Decade : movies
No wonder that horror movies never seems to affect me at all. Slashers are the best! Zombies and ghost stories aren’t scary at all They used Warm Bodies for zombies? Was that even a horror movie?
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First glimpse of rare Omura’s whale – video | Environment | The Guardian
An international team of biologists has made the first-ever field observations of one of the least known species of whales in the world – Omura’s whales – off the coast of Madagascar.
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BBC Sport – Max Whitlock: Briton win silver in Worlds men’s floor in Glasgow
Max Whitlock won Britain’s first silver in the men’s floor exercise since 1994 at the World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow on Saturday. Whitlock, 22, scored 15.566 points, finishing 0.667 points behind Japan’s gold medal winner Kenzo Shirai.
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My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons – review | Children’s books | The Guardian
This book is about a Luke and his brother, Zack, who are sitting in their tree house one night when Luke needs a wee.
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OK, nobody told me that this was being released. I am, however, grateful for the reminder that I have indeed lost weight. More substantively, what’s interesting about that debate is that I was essentially making the case for secular stagnation, whil…
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CAIRO — All 224 people aboard a Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt early Saturday have been confirmed dead, officials say. An Egyptian cabinet statement on Saturday morning said that military aircraft had spotted the wreckage of the Airbus plane…
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ONE of the great intellectual and moral epiphanies of our time is the realization that human diversity is a blessing. It has become conventional wisdom that being around those unlike ourselves makes us better people — and more productive to boot.
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Neil Gaiman Is Getting His Own Television Series!
One of fantasy’s biggest names is getting an anthology television series. Sky Arts will be airing Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories, with production beginning at the end of November. The Guardian has reported that the series will adapt four of Gaiman’s s…
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Empire State Building at sunset from Top Of The Rock [OC] [3,065 x 12,808] : CityPorn
Empire State Building at sunset from Top Of The Rock [OC] [3,065 x 12,808] via /r/CityPorn https://t.co/IPEpDSLLC5 https://t.co/FBt2sY578G
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Pragser Wildsee by Béla Török – Photo 127116981 – 500px
Pragser Wildsee by BelaTorok https://t.co/XmxMfqcFOX https://t.co/eHG3lzevXa
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Top 10 Evil Ways to Use Technology
Like other powerful tools, technology can be used for great good or for great evil. Learn how people use technology for wrongdoing so you can protect yourself—or use their tricks to actually do good. Here are the top 10 “evil” ways you can use techn…
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Breeders’ Cup 2015: day two from Keeneland – live! | Sport | The Guardian
Welcome to Keeneland. Photograph: Jon Durr/Zuma Press/Corbis
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The History Of Gaming: An Evolving Community | TechCrunch
Since its commercial birth in the 1950s as a technological oddity at a science fair, gaming has blossomed into one of the most profitable entertainment industries in the world.
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The Real Story of The Secret Space Station – The Daily Beast
In the late 1960s, the U.S. Air Force came close to completing a spy spacecraft capable of snapping photos of the Soviet Union in unprecedented detail. But this wasn’t just another satellite. It was huge—72 feet from tip to base. And for good reason.
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Antonio Carlos Jobim’s Aguas de Marco, or Waters of March – The Atlantic
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We had a hard time. That’s OK. A lot of people have a hard time.
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Saturday’s Best Deals: UE Mini Boom, Cheap Slippers, Lightning Cables, and More
Here are the best of today’s deals. Get every great deal every day on Kinja Deals, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never miss a deal, join us on Kinja Gear to read about great products, and on Kinja Co-Op to help us find the best.
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A penny fits perfectly in the cord hole on my table. : oddlysatisfying
A penny fits perfectly in the cord hole on my table. via /r/oddlysatisfying https://t.co/4Vwd1iuYSJ https://t.co/ifEj0j9ScS
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Welts, scars of beauty, pattern the entire back of a Nuba woman in Sudan : woahdude
Welts, scars of beauty, pattern the entire back of a Nuba woman in Sudan via /r/woahdude https://t.co/nKbtk0gBS3 https://t.co/CYibVHoyot
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Vikerfjell by Ole Henrik Skjelstad – Photo 127145403 – 500px
Vikerfjell by OleHenrikSkjelstad https://t.co/EeWbaKh8j3 https://t.co/dOydRH0Uij
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And now for something completely different — or anyway not the kind of thing I’ve been writing about lately. But I have been keeping my eye on the ongoing debate over the world trade slowdown, and wanted to weigh in on one issue.
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An addict heads for the shelter of home. But she’s not ready. Long before I got clean I made a trip back home to Boston.
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Nutella feud led to shopper punching 78-year-old man, officials say | US news | The Guardian
A Los Angeles-area man pleaded no contest on Friday to elder abuse for punching a 78-year-old fellow shopper in the face at a store after he complained the younger man had grabbed too many Nutella waffle samples.
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That “Spooky” Halloween Asteroid is Actually a Dead Comet
If you weren’t already having nightmares about the “Halloween asteroid” taking a detour and crashing into New York City, well, this space rock just got a little spookier. First off, Spooky isn’t an asteroid; according to NASA, it’s a dead comet. Wor…
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I guess the end result was the same. : AdviceAnimals
I guess the end result was the same. via /r/AdviceAnimals https://t.co/fFgVudnlkn https://t.co/JGxfFNOKQ1
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Sneered at me while I ate my chicken. : cats
Sneered at me while I ate my chicken. via /r/cats https://t.co/CvDjVnLpBe https://t.co/xjGtq2pYTO
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Self-Driving Car (xpost r/comics) : funny
Self-Driving Car (xpost r/comics) via /r/funny https://t.co/mUhOF4x6Gq https://t.co/BdBXLh07Xi
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HOWTO use Tor Messenger, the new, super-secure/private chat app / Boing Boing
It’s still in beta, but Tor Messenger from the Tor Project has security and privacy baked in by design, and it’s the easiest method yet devised to use OTR (Off the Record), the gold standard in secure communications.
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The Rev Al Sharpton was expected to deliver the eulogy on Saturday at the funeral of Florida musician Corey Jones, who was shot dead by a plainclothes police officer earlier this month.
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How to Drink Blood, and Other Rules of Being a Real-Life Vampire – The Atlantic
It’s late at night. Late for me, anyway, but still early for the gentleman sitting beside me—he sleeps during the day, and has only just awakened a few hours earlier. We’re at his house, where I’ve interviewed him more than a few times before, but t…
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Saudis: Russia and Iran Must Agree on Syria Exit | Al Jazeera America
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Saturday that Russia and Iran must agree to a date and means for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to quit the country, and to the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Syria.
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NASA Kepler Mission: “Finding Alien Worlds with a Play of Light and Shadow”
Astronomers have used many different methods to discover planets beyond the solar system, but the most successful by far is transit photometry, which measures changes in a star’s brightness caused by a mini-eclipse.
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Here’s Waldo: Computing the optimal search strategy for finding Waldo [OC] : dataisbeautiful
Data source: Waldo locations from the classic Where’s Waldo? books Tools: Python: matplotlib/Seaborn. You can find the corresponding notebook here.
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When Pokèmon meets math : gaming
When Pokèmon meets math (i.imgur.com)submitted 11 minutes ago by loading…
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Netanyahu Retracts Assertion That Palestinian Inspired Holocaust https://t.co/rvUrsKqGRV
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La Goulette by Rafik Ghediri – Photo 127042141 – 500px
La Goulette by ghediri-rafik https://t.co/1RiNlq2LlP https://t.co/2LNbBB7OMf
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My parents killed it this Halloween : funny
My parents killed it this Halloween via /r/funny https://t.co/siH7C4QT7M https://t.co/q25w5WNNL0
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How to use Tor Messenger, the most secure chat program around | Ars Technica
On Thursday, the Tor Project released its first public beta of Tor Messenger, an easy-to-use, unified chat app that has security and cryptography baked in. If you care about digital security, you should ditch whatever chat program you’re using and s…
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The Chemistry of Death and Dying | Motherboard
Thank you, American Chemical Society, for bringing Halloween back to the brutally, unavoidably real world of death science. Fun fact: In the time it took you to watch these two videos, about 1,000 people died worldwide. Death lurks!
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Chemistry flask lamps / Boing Boing
Available in Conical and Round, these designs won my heart with their clever use of retort stands and lab glass; love the fabric-sleeved power-cable too (available in four colors!). The £165; price-tag is admittedly steep, though.
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Everyone’s favorite underground club Halloween anthem from 1984 / Boing Boing
From the 1980s, an era when I wore copious amount of black eyeliner, and Ministry’s Al Jourgensen cultivated a faux English accent, we bring you the underground club anthem “(Every Day Is) Halloween.” (Fan video via YouTube.
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Bangladeshi publisher hacked to death – 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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Obama focuses once again on criminal justice system reform in weekly address
And he was clear about what he’s learned: “We know that having millions of people in the criminal justice system, without any ability to find a job after release, is unsustainable. It’s bad for communities and it’s bad for our economy.”
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A Special Halloween Warning – YouTube
Halloween isn’t all fun and games; sometimes it’s giant rogue pumpkins and razorblades.Subscribe To “The Late Show” Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/ColbertYouTubeFor more content from “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”, click HERE: …
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Petition: Rename Stephen Harper to “Calgary International Airport” / Boing Boing
UK police & spies will have warrantless access to your browsing history A new plan from Tory Home Secretary/Sith Lord Theresa May will require ISPs to retain one year’s worth of Britons’ online activity, and hand it over to the police and security s…
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JERUSALEM — After more than a week of local and international condemnation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel issued a statement on Friday retracting his accusation that it was a Palestinian cleric who gave Hitler the idea of annihilating …
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SEATTLE — Pocahontas, Caitlyn Jenner and Pancho Villa are no-nos. Also off-limits are geisha girls and samurai warriors — even, some say, if the wearer is Japanese.
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How do Ghost Forests Happen? https://t.co/9zPCRdnw2o
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Children’s Halloween costumes – 1925 : OldSchoolCool
Children’s Halloween costumes – 1925 via /r/OldSchoolCool https://t.co/YHtWHv1tH1 https://t.co/TsPUmb6qLt
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‘Serious’ crash between bus and car – BBC News
Police said at least nine people were on a Stagecoach bus which collided with a car on the A78 at the Hunterston roundabout at about 10:10. Emergency services are attending the scene and the road was closed between Hunterston and the Clydeport round…
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Build a Slide-Out Cabinet Drawer in About an Hour
Typical cabinets often aren’t the most efficient storage solutions—too many things get lost forever at the back of the cabinet. Solve that problem with a little DIY.
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Inkjet Samhain: awesome, printable Hallowe’en masks / Boing Boing
Josh Winkler is the engineer & inventor behind Cripple Concepts – an innovative startup that provides assistive tech for people with disabilities, made and designed by people with disabilities.
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Parents: beware of the Infant Catcherbots / Boing Boing
A poster from Scarfolk, the English horror-town that loops through the decade 1970-1980, over and over, warns of the Infant Catcherbots that roam the town’s roads, looking for children whose parents unwisely hid them from the civic trials of the 197…
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How to Beat Surge Pricing – The Atlantic
Three computer scientists studying Uber’s surge pricing have devised a simple recommendation for thwarting the algorithm: Walk. The car-service app increases prices when demand for the service is higher than normal, ostensibly to attract more driver…
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This is a ghost forest near Seward, Alaska. It’s not the only one—ghost forests are found on coastlines up and down the Pacific Northwest. But how are they created?
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Ackson Heights. Abandoned trailer park near Macomb, IL [OC] [800×600] : AbandonedPorn
Ackson Heights. Abandoned trailer park near Macomb, IL [OC] [800×600] via /r/AbandonedPorn https://t.co/oDis4HsmIg https://t.co/xBtctWKeof
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fantastic forest flipping forever [oc] : perfectloops
fantastic forest flipping forever [oc] via /r/perfectloops https://t.co/aIHESwMiI8 https://t.co/aqagt6pkJ3
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Watch Mets Fans Serenade Billy Joel With ‘Piano Man’ | Rolling Stone
Watch Mets Fans Serenade Billy Joel With ‘Piano Man’ Singer also delivers “The Star-Spangled Banner” at first World Series game in Citi Field history
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Hallowe’en with NYC’s super-rich / Boing Boing
The Koch brothers give a lot of money to universities, but on the condition that they get to approve the economics faculty. They give to public television, but only if they can cancel the airing of documentaries on climate change. They’re not the on…
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Two missing after Texas floods as storms move east through state | US news | The Guardian
Another round of storms and strong winds was moving east across Texas on Saturday, and two people were missing from earlier flash floods in the Austin area.
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NASA’s Mars Reconaissance Orbiter Is About To Get a Precarious Memory Wipe | Motherboard
Prior to its Aug. 12, 2005 launch, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) was loaded up with 10 years worth of data projecting the future positions of Earth and the Sun. These locations are provided to the orbiter in the event of an unexpected com…
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Dead women in LA park were friends as police search for suspects | US news | The Guardian
Two young women found dead in a popular Los Angeles park appear to have died of significant head trauma, police said.
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Russian plane crash in Egypt’s Sinai – CNN.com
Cairo (CNN)A Russian passenger airliner crashed Saturday in the Sinai Peninsula, Egyptian Prime Minister Sharif Ismail said. The Northern Sinai medical department declared a state of emergency, according to the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper.
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In a recent New York Times essay, “Overselling Breast-Feeding,” Courtney Jung points out that there is big money on both sides of the breastfeeding debate, not merely the obvious one.
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In Defense of Gentrification – The Atlantic
When higher-income people start moving into lower-income neighborhoods, how does that affect longtime residents? Recently, three studies have pointed toward an answer that’s different from the most common one.
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Kvitova stuns Sharapova to reach WTA Finals decider – Al Jazeera English
Agnieszka Radwanska rallied past an exhausted Garbine Muguruza to book a maiden appearance in the WTA Finals title match against double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. Radwanska beat Muguruza 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5 while Kvitova stunned Maria Sharapova 6-…
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Flags of the ‘Oblasts’ of Ukraine [2466×1749] : MapPorn
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Ready for the Halloween spirit : cats
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This week in science: the blimp has landed
New Horizons waves bye-bye to Pluto, 15 minutes after encounter. There’s enough science in that one shot to keep a 100 astronomy grad students cracking away on their dissertations. There have from time to time been strange reports of top-secret “ste…
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6X MORE DURABLE THAN COTTON Tests have shown that wool fibers resist tearing and can bend back on themselves more than 20,000 times without breaking. Cotton breaks after 3,200 bends.
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We Made A Friend: FiveThirtyEight And ‘On The Media’ Join Forces | FiveThirtyEight
So it’s particularly exciting to announce that FiveThirtyEight is collaborating with Bob Garfield, Brooke Gladstone and their ace team through the 2016 election. This collaboration will have lots of fun elements and evolve with the news, but the que…
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Banana vs .45cal bullet in slow motion. : woahdude
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[Art] Possibly Spurious : monkslookingatbeer
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31 ottobre 2015 – L’alba by Arturo Paiano – Photo 127122271 – 500px
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What We Know About the Russian Plane Crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula – The Atlantic
There are no survivors in the crash, the Associated Press reports. An Egypt airport official told the wire service that the 217 passengers and seven crew members were all Russian citizens. The commercial plane, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavi…
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Underwater Archeology AMAScience AMA Series: I’m Peter Campbell, co-director of the Fourni Underwater Survey that recently located 22 ancient shipwrecks in Greece. We’re looking for shipwrecks and sunken cities to understand our changing world, our …
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Need For Speed reboots successfully for the stanced generation | Ars Technica
Need For Speed is one of the longest running game franchises in the industry—and quite possibly the most veteran in the racing genre.
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For decades, Bill Rabolli built firehouses, family homes, and just about anything else people wanted made out of wood in northern New Jersey. A reputation for quality workmanship helped grow his carpentry business large enough that he needed a staff…
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The Tricks and Treats of Occult Photography – The New Yorker
A few days ago, the Times reported that many people in Norway—atheists, Lutherans, a princess—believe in the existence of ghosts. On Halloween, even Americans with no taste for lutefisk may find themselves feeling a little Norwegian.
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Happy Halloween! Let’s talk about the scariest thing in the tech world today. No, no, not bubbles, drones, or unicorns: Bitcoin. Seriously. (Mostly.
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This Airline Uses 25 Percent More Fuel Than The Most Efficient One | ThinkProgress
A study recently released by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) found a wide range in fuel efficiency for U.S. airlines.
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Does Schizophrenia Exist on an Autism-like Spectrum? – Scientific American
Most people have felt depressed or anxious, even if those feelings have never become debilitating. And how many times have you heard someone say, “I’m a little OCD”? Clearly, people intuitively think that most mental illnesses have a spectrum, rangi…
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Bucharest nightclub fire: Romanian president suggests rules ignored – BBC News
Romania’s president has said safety regulations seem to have been ignored in a Bucharest nightclub where a fire killed 27 people on Friday night. Survivors say the fire started after a heavy metal band set off fireworks, causing the ceiling and a pi…
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Jeb Bush’s arrival at a waterside sandwich shop in Portsmouth on Thursday was supposed to mark the beginning of his family’s return to the White House. Puffy clouds dotted a brilliant blue sky, the trees burned red, yellow and orange, and water lapp…
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Why College Students Need Their Urban Legends – The Atlantic
Legend has it that the forests surrounding Reed College in Portland, Oregon, are home to not only standard flora and fauna, but also a slightly lesser known species: zombie monkeys.
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Bill Maher: Blame Parents for Police Brutality – The Daily Beast
At the beginning of last night’s show, Maher strutted on stage with the gait of a well-hung silverback, hair combed straight back as though he had a gunfight to get to and couldn’t be bothered styling it.
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David Wright: smiling face of the Mets basks in his greatest night | Sport | The Guardian
For 12 years, David Wright was the face of a franchise going nowhere, and that isn’t a good thing to be when you play your baseball in New York. The superstars get all the glory when things go well, and wear the blame when they don’t.
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Beyond the pall … how London fog seeped into fiction | Books | The Guardian
I am not old enough to have lived through a yellow or black, dirty and suffocating London fog, but like many others I feel I have experienced it, especially through TV adaptations of the classics, with their inevitable use of fog as a backdrop to ta…
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Jaime ‘El Bronco’ Rodriguez: Mexico’s new Zorro? – Al Jazeera English
He is known as “El Bronco” – the man who cannot be tamed. And he says he is launching a new Mexican revolution.
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BBC Sport – WTA Finals: Agnieszka Radwanska beats Garbine Muguruza
Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska beat Garbine Muguruza 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-5 on Saturday to reach the final of the WTA Finals in Singapore. The world number six made the decisive break in the 12th game of the third set to finally break the Spanish world num…
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Happy Halloween : firstworldanarchists
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Cuevas de Mar beach. by Eliecer Labory – Photo 127023343 – 500px
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TIL The school Newspaper’s editor is a Spooky Skeleton, AMA. : ledootgeneration
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Egypt says Russian aircraft crashes in Sinai : Liberal
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Egypt says Russian aircraft crashes in Sinai, no survivors | The Seattle Times
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I got an angry letter today whilst in the office today… : funny
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The Celebration of Halloween worldwide [940 x 470] : MapPorn
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YikYak Gold https://t.co/P7CXsZ69zM https://t.co/SqrMKhXQzk
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Fractal trees made with ink : InterestingGifs
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Airplane Creek, BC [OC][1920×1280] : EarthPorn
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star ship by Simon Waldram – Photo 127084039 – 500px
star ship by SimonWaldram https://t.co/Dss6WXULEa https://t.co/x3rT9nxSIc
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The first thing I ever favorited on here – Imgur tags: Pocket brainiacs imgur: the most awesome i news newsblur opinion stories storytelling Channing Tatum – Imgur tags: Pocket brainiacs imgur: the most awesome i news newsblur opinion stories storytelling Independent journalism and the future of the CBC – Al…
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