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With little more than a flick of the pen, an Obama appointee legalized online poker
Escape From Syria: On the Road With the Refugees Walking to Europe
The road from war-torn Aleppo to a Western utopia is fraught with danger and disillusionment
The Girls Who Tried to Kill for Slender Man
It's extremely rare for young girls to attempt murder. These two 12-year-olds did so to prove their allegiance to Slender Man
How the Law Is Standing Up to Cyberstalking
In the hands of strangers the internet has become a lethal weapon, but following landmark legislation, psychological terrorism is about to meet its match
In Focus
Ballet Shoes
Dancers from the Australian Ballet practice outdoors for a production of Swan Lake in Sydney’s Capitol Theatre. Graeme Murphy’s adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s
haunting score is the most popular production ever at the Capitol Theatre and has been taken on tour all over the world. The venue for this rehearsal is the Bondi Icebergs pool, while it is empty for cleaning.
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Periscope
Britain and France are on a collision course over how to stem a tide of desperate men and women determined to cross the Channel
The 'Palestinian Gandhi' Who Still Believes Non-Violence Is the Answer
'Plant olive trees, take the beatings, clog up Israeli jails': Mubarak Awad still believes that non-violence is the answer for the Palestinians
Who's to Blame for the ISIS Crisis?
If U.S. troops had stayed in Iraq, they may have stopped the militants. But that wasn't our choice to make
Why Russia and Cuba Are Partying Like It's 1962
With Russia reopening a spy base in Cuba, are we in line for Cuban Missile Crisis II?
Why Has Norway's Attempt to Break the Glass Ceiling Failed?
A new study shows that the 40% quota for public companies, set in 2003, has done little to help women further down the ranks
How the Financial Crisis Hit the UK's Most Popular Suicide Spot
The volunteers patroling over the drop of Beachy Head may have to disband due to lack of funds
Drug Legalisation in the UK Is a Question of Time
After reform in the US and Europe, the chair of the UK's inter-party drug policy group says change is inevitable
Horizons
Research into solar activity won't mean another little ice age, but decadal forecasting could be good news for business
A Picture of Health
An algorithm can scan family photos and predict genetic disorders with astonishing accuracy
Rent Sweet Rent
There's never been a worse time to buy a house, as the Internet is making ownership a sentimental mistake
Ebola Shows the World Is Primed for the Perfect Microbial Storm
Thanks to a population boom, intensive farming and poverty, incidents of emerging disease have quadrupled in 50 years
Kangaroo Mother Care Could Save Millions of Lives In Poor Countries
Premature birth is a mass killer in developing countries. But it doesn't have to be.
The No-Pilot Program
Drone cargo planes are cheap and happy to fly through fog and worse
Crazy Dreamers
Mental illness may finally yield to science after centuries of confusion and myth
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Downtime
The once homeless Alynda Lee Segarra has found a home in New Orleans' diverse musical community
American Horror, Ivy League Edition
Three new books suggest that an elite education may be the most poisonous education of all
Catfight at the Anti-Feminist Corral
Women vs. women vs. militant cats: a political debate for the ages
The Lights Go Out On Italy's Fourth Largest Opera House
Unable to pay bills, the Teatro Petruzzelli has abruptly cut its November season, bringing Italy's opera crisis to new fortissimo
Will Fine Dining Start Asking for the Money Up Front?
Taking inspiration from theatre and music concerts, the reservation systems of the future will ask customers to pay in advance