Unfortunate Radio Station Employee Sends Letter To Annie Lennox 

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Unfortunate Radio Station Employee Sends Letter To Annie Lennox 
Look, we get it — being tasked with finding good new music for your radio station to feature can't be an easy job. But also, if that's your job, you should probably know who Annie Lennox is.

June 30, 2017 at 05:05PM
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Australian Police Charge Vatican Cardinal With Sex Offenses

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Australian Police Charge Vatican Cardinal With Sex Offenses
Australian police say they are charging a top Vatican cardinal with historical sexual assault offenses.

June 28, 2017 at 11:09PM
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Facebook’s Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men from Hate Speech But Not Black Children

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Facebook’s Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men from Hate Speech But Not Black Children
A trove of internal documents sheds light on the algorithms that Facebook’s censors use to differentiate between hate speech and legitimate political expression.

June 28, 2017 at 11:28AM
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The Far-Right Alliance Is Over

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The Far-Right Alliance Is Over
We were promised a showdown at high noon. Instead, Washington DC was host to two pitifully-attended competing rallies this Sunday, followed by a Twitter slapfight between two 39-year-old men.

June 26, 2017 at 10:22PM
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The $100 Billion Per Year Back Pain Industry Is Mostly A Hoax

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The $100 Billion Per Year Back Pain Industry Is Mostly A Hoax
A new book investigates the ways people in pain are being swindled, and explains what actually works.

June 26, 2017 at 11:02AM
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'Glow' Star Betty Gilpin: What It's Like To Have Pea-Sized Confidence With Watermelon-Sized Boobs

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'Glow' Star Betty Gilpin: What It's Like To Have Pea-Sized Confidence With Watermelon-Sized Boobs
From "GLOW" star Betty Gilpin: "I won’t name names, but sometimes a TV set can be a shame-and-fear obstacle course for an actress."

June 25, 2017 at 02:37PM
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Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety

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Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety
The incineration of the 24-story London high rise, the deadliest fire in Britain in more than a century, was rooted in a regulatory breakdown.

June 24, 2017 at 04:20PM
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Warnings Along the Inundation Line

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Warnings Along the Inundation Line
After the tsunami in 2011, one of the most ominous details revealed about the coast where it struck, for those of us not familiar with the region, was that a series of warning stones stand there overlooking the sea, carved with sayings such as, "Do not build your homes below this point!"

June 23, 2017 at 01:36PM
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Overcoming Us vs. Them

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Overcoming Us vs. Them
Humans universally make Us/Them dichotomies along lines of race, ethnicity, gender, language group, religion, age, socioeconomic status, and so on. And it’s not a pretty picture.

June 22, 2017 at 10:33AM
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A Spectacular Photo From The Mars 

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A Spectacular Photo From The Mars 
While we've seen seen selfies taken by the rover, we've never seen something like this.

June 21, 2017 at 11:26AM
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How cult leaders brainwash followers for total control

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How cult leaders brainwash followers for total control
The brainwashing methods of isolation, engulfment and fear can lead anyone to a cult. I should know – I was in one.

June 20, 2017 at 06:06PM
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How An Entire Nation Became Russia's Test Lab for Cyberwar

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How An Entire Nation Became Russia's Test Lab for Cyberwar
Blackouts in Ukraine were just a trial run. Russian hackers are learning to sabotage infrastructure — and the US could be next.

June 20, 2017 at 12:51PM
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How Millennials Killed J. Crew

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How Millennials Killed J. Crew
The millennial shopper’s wants and needs have been studied extensively as of late, and what’s been determined paints a pretty positive picture of said consumer, but an equally dire future for retailers like J. Crew and its ilk.

June 19, 2017 at 12:27AM
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This Secret Catholic Exorcist Cult in Brazil Is Making a Deal with the Devil

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This Secret Catholic Exorcist Cult in Brazil Is Making a Deal with the Devil
The Vatican is looking into a group of exorcists who apparently made a pact with Satan on climate change and the death of Pope Francis.

June 18, 2017 at 02:08PM
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The Dream Of North Korea Is Alive In West Africa

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The Dream Of North Korea Is Alive In West Africa
North Korea's brand of communism was once welcomed with open arms across revolutionary Africa. These days, the cause is still carried on by a few thousand fervent believers.

June 17, 2017 at 05:24PM
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What If (Almost) Every Gene Affects (Almost) Everything?

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What If (Almost) Every Gene Affects (Almost) Everything?
Three Stanford scientists have proposed a provocative new way of thinking about genetic variants, and how they affect people’s bodies and health.

June 16, 2017 at 12:00PM
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How do you draw a circle? We analyzed 100,000 drawings to show how culture shapes our instincts

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How do you draw a circle? We analyzed 100,000 drawings to show how culture shapes our instincts
Did you start at the top or bottom? Clockwise or counterclockwise? New data show that the way you draw a circle holds clues about where you come from.

June 15, 2017 at 11:53AM
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Here's How Much Businesses Pay To Get On Those Big Blue Exit Signs

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Here's How Much Businesses Pay To Get On Those Big Blue Exit Signs
Drive down any major interstate in the US, and you’ll see big blue signs decorated with business logos near most exits. Here’s who decides which businesses make it on the signs, and how much it all costs.

June 14, 2017 at 01:04PM
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Should the world eat more like the Cantonese?

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Should the world eat more like the Cantonese?
Hong Kong is a rabbit’s warren of eateries offering all manner of dishes — some of them not for the faint-hearted. But could this adventurous eating actually be good for us?

June 12, 2017 at 10:17PM
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Deeply Odd Video Shows Cabinet Members Praising Trump Before Meeting

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Deeply Odd Video Shows Cabinet Members Praising Trump Before Meeting
It was so weird, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer already filmed a parody with his staff.

June 12, 2017 at 05:20PM
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We should thank millennials for ruining these terrible products

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We should thank millennials for ruining these terrible products
"Applebee’s is not a richly beloved neighborhood joint. It is a chain restaurant that serves 990-calorie fried cheeseburger egg rolls."

June 11, 2017 at 01:48PM
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Washington's Never Seen Anything Like the Comey Crisis. Or Has It?

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Washington's Never Seen Anything Like the Comey Crisis. Or Has It?
Tim Weiner, chronicler of US intel agencies, points out that in showdowns with a president, the FBI is 4-0.

June 10, 2017 at 04:10PM
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The Best 25 Films Of The 21st Century... So Far

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The Best 25 Films Of The 21st Century... So Far
"While we're sure almost everyone will agree with our choices, we’re equally sure that those of you who don't will let us know."

June 9, 2017 at 01:54PM
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Just The Good Stuff From James Comey's Senate Testimony

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Just The Good Stuff From James Comey's Senate Testimony
In one of the most highly-anticipated and followed Senate hearings in years, former FBI director James Comey testified about his dismissal and President Trump. Here are the highlights.

June 8, 2017 at 02:33PM
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Read James Comey's Prepared Statement For Tomorrow's Senate Hearing

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Read James Comey's Prepared Statement For Tomorrow's Senate Hearing
The former FBI director has released his prepared opening statement, which contains a lot of salacious details about his interactions with President Trump.

June 7, 2017 at 06:54PM
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This Is The Smoothest Water Slide Move You'll Ever See

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This Is The Smoothest Water Slide Move You'll Ever See
​How does this water magician do what he does? We have no idea, but it's pretty incredible.

June 6, 2017 at 10:33AM
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First Interview With Alex Honnold, Climber Who Scaled El Capitan Without a Rope

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First Interview With Alex Honnold, Climber Who Scaled El Capitan Without a Rope
Honnold reveals how he accomplished the greatest feat of rock climbing in history.

June 5, 2017 at 11:18AM
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Fatalities After Central London Vehicle And Stabbing Attacks

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Fatalities After Central London Vehicle And Stabbing Attacks
More than one person has died after an incident involving a vehicle and stabbings in central London, in what Prime Minister Theresa May has called a "potential act of terrorism."

June 3, 2017 at 09:21PM
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Welcome To Poppy’s World

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Welcome To Poppy’s World
You see a woman in a YouTube video. She is blond and petite with the kind of Bambi-sized brown eyes you rarely encounter in real life. Also, most of her videos are too unnerving to watch from beginning to end.

June 3, 2017 at 01:49PM
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First Private Moon Landing Gears Up for Launch by Year's End

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First Private Moon Landing Gears Up for Launch by Year's End
It looks like MoonEx might just make the deadline to win the $20 million Google Lunar X Prize.

June 2, 2017 at 01:15PM
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Inside The Cut-Throat World Of Toddler Bike Racing

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Inside The Cut-Throat World Of Toddler Bike Racing
As our writer cheered on his three-year-old at the Strider Cup in Texas — a merciless race replete with tears, anxiety, and elation — he had one question: Is intense competition good for the tiniest of competitors?

June 1, 2017 at 02:45PM
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