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How Jerry Brown Quietly Pulled California Back From The Brink

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How Jerry Brown Quietly Pulled California Back From The Brink

While the nation is squabbling over presidential candidates long on vitriol but short on solutions, Jerry Brown has saved California—again.

By Alexander Nazaryan

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New Anti-Gay Law Proves Mississippi Don't Know How to Read (the Bible)

Despite what evangelicals say, God’s OK with you selling baked goods to a gay couple.

By Kurt Eichenwald | 7 min read

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How Much For Your Child? Afghan Condolence Payments Draw Scrutiny

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As Man-Made Earthquakes Thunder Through Oklahoma, Residents Get Innovative With the Law

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Silicon Valley Targets Smart Guns

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Tesla's Newest Electric Car Has the Buzz, but GM Has the Real Shocker

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New Anti-Gay Law Proves Mississippi Don't Know How to Read (the Bible)

Despite what evangelicals say, God’s OK with you selling baked goods to a gay couple.

By Kurt Eichenwald | 7 min read

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How Much For Your Child? Afghan Condolence Payments Draw Scrutiny

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As Man-Made Earthquakes Thunder Through Oklahoma, Residents Get Innovative With the Law

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Silicon Valley Targets Smart Guns

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Tesla's Newest Electric Car Has the Buzz, but GM Has the Real Shocker

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Brain Scans Show Why LSD Makes You Feel One With Nature and Your Self Dissolve

Feeling “one with nature” or feeling the self “dissolve” is triggered when psychedelics shift the patterns of connectivity in the brain.

By Zoë Schlanger | 4 min read

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Facebook Could Blow Up Credit Cards and Make Loans to Billions

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Turning Enzymes From the Most Inhospitable Places on Earth Into Consumer Products

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Brain Scans Show Why LSD Makes You Feel One With Nature and Your Self Dissolve

Feeling “one with nature” or feeling the self “dissolve” is triggered when psychedelics shift the patterns of connectivity in the brain.

By Zoë Schlanger | 4 min read

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Facebook Could Blow Up Credit Cards and Make Loans to Billions

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Turning Enzymes From the Most Inhospitable Places on Earth Into Consumer Products

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Touring Westeros by Bus, 'Game of Thrones' Fans Seek Sights and Spoilers

Northern Ireland has become a hot new tourist and filming destination, thanks to HBO’s Game of Thrones.

By Peter Ward | 8 min read

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An Engineering Disaster on Edge of L.A. Offers an Ominous Warning

When the St. Francis Dam burst 88 years ago, 12.4 billion gallons of water rose 140 feet, surging 54 miles to the Pacific Ocean.

By Alexander Nazaryan | 12 min read

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Touring Westeros by Bus, 'Game of Thrones' Fans Seek Sights and Spoilers

Northern Ireland has become a hot new tourist and filming destination, thanks to HBO’s Game of Thrones.

By Peter Ward | 8 min read

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An Engineering Disaster on Edge of L.A. Offers an Ominous Warning

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