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Poker Face
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
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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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?
New World
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
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.
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Downtime
Alynda Lee Segarra, Queen of the Riff Raff
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
Editor's Pick
CDC Warns of Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Oubreak
If you have any romaine lettuce in the house, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging consumers to throw it away.
What's the Air Quality in Bay Area Like Today?
Tuesday's San Francisco air quality was considered "unhealthy."
Underage Girl Auctioned Off on Facebook
The girl’s father reportedly received 500 cows.
Trump’s Border Troops Deployment ‘Betrayal’ of Military
“The president used America’s military forces not against any real threat but as toy soldiers, with the intent of manipulating a domestic midterm election outcome,” said three professors, including two retired Army colonels.
Chris Christie ‘Feels Great’ About $85,000 Portrait
“I feel like I’ve done the job as well or better than anybody who’s ever had it,” Christie told The New York Times shortly before leaving office in January.
Pompeii Archaeologists Discover Leda and the Swan Image
Experts say the depiction is unique because Leda looks out of the painting at its viewer.
More Than 1,000 City-Dwellers Receive Farm Bailout
Scott Yocom, an architect based in Manhattan, received a $3,300 check from the USDA last month. He visits his family farm in Ohio for two weeks each year.
40 Percent of Canadian Cannabis Users Drive Stoned
While many Canadians may be driving stoned, police across the country have not noticed an uptick in pot-impaired drivers in the past month.
