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With little more than a flick of the pen, an Obama appointee legalized online poker
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
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
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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