Democrats Predict a Big Win in November
Democrats may return to power in 2018. Keeping it could prove difficult—just ask the congressional class of 1974
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Public Disturbance
Banda Aceh, Indonesia—A woman is flogged in front of a mosque on April 20. A group of couples and prostitutes were whipped in public for breaking Islamic law a week after the governor of Aceh province pledged to take the brutal practice indoors.
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Periscope
Prices for the top 20 drugs prescribed to seniors rose by an average of 12 percent every year from 2012 to 2017. Nothing about the medications changed, except their price tag.
U.S. Sanctions on Russia Are Hurting Putin's Oligarchs
Russia's top business leaders saw their fortunes fall precipitously.
Meet the Man Who Exposed Chemical Attacks in Syria
Eliot Higgins, the man behind Bellingcat, talks to Newsweek about Syria, chemical weapons and Russian disinformation.
Horizons
Some cancers are far more common in dogs than they are in people.
Cats' Tumors Less Useful Than Dogs' For Cancer Research
"There definitely are people out there that care about cats with cancer."
This Tiny Sensor on Tooth Can Reveal What You Eat
The tooth sensor can provide information regarding glucose, salt and alcohol intake.
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Downtime
She would like to play a woman written by McEwan "every 10 years."
Playing Ping-Pong with Spain's Most Fun Rock Band
Hinds, a band from Madrid, is living the indie-rock dream: "We don't have to die tomorrow to be cool today."
The Pulitzer Prize Winner Who Now Works at a Brewery
"I have a lot of complicated feelings about this photo," said Kelly of his image.