The Alleged Plot To Falsely Accuse Robert Mueller Of Sexual Misconduct Is Very Confusing, But Bear With Us

The Alleged Plot To Falsely Accuse Robert Mueller Of Sexual Misconduct Is Very Confusing, But Bear With Us
Two right-wing operatives, Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, appear to be behind a plot to frame Mueller for sexual misconduct. But their tactics are... confusing.

October 31, 2018 at 09:49PM
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Has Mueller Subpoenaed the President?

Has Mueller Subpoenaed the President?
A careful reading of court filings suggests the special counsel hasn't been quiet. Far from it.

October 31, 2018 at 11:56PM
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This Fish Can Identify Different Human Faces By... Spitting On Them

This Fish Can Identify Different Human Faces By... Spitting On Them
"In the wild, archerfish use their spit cannons to knock insects and other prey into the water to eat. But in the lab, scientists used food to train these fish to use their spitting abilities to help us better understand animal cognition."

October 31, 2018 at 09:01PM
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Last year’s iPhones get controversial processor throttling feature after all

Last year’s iPhones get controversial processor throttling feature after all
Apple previously said "hardware updates" made them less prone to battery degradation.

October 31, 2018 at 06:56PM
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Trolling the Monster in the Heart of the Milky Way

Trolling the Monster in the Heart of the Milky Way
In a dark, dusty patch of sky in the constellation Sagittarius, a small star, known as S2 or, sometimes, S0-2, cruises on the edge of eternity. Every 16 years, it passes within a cosmic whisker of a mysterious dark object that weighs some 4 million suns, and that occupies the exact center of the Milky Way galaxy.

October 31, 2018 at 05:47PM
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The Risk And Rewards Of Altering Our DNA

The Risk And Rewards Of Altering Our DNA
New breakthroughs in gene editing will lead to incredible rewards — and risks we can barely contemplate.

October 31, 2018 at 04:40PM
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Just The Good Stuff From Today's Apple Event

Just The Good Stuff From Today's Apple Event
Today — just over a month since everyone's favorite one-trillion-dollar technology company unveiled two new phones and a new smartwatch — Apple announced updates to the MacBook Air, the Mac Mini and the iPad Pro.

October 30, 2018 at 08:30PM
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Juul Offered Schools As Much As $20,000 To Teach A Curriculum That Blamed Teen Vaping On Peer Pressure, Not Marketing

Juul Offered Schools As Much As $20,000 To Teach A Curriculum That Blamed Teen Vaping On Peer Pressure, Not Marketing
The country's biggest vape company tried to fix a problem it created by shopping around a vaping prevention program that encouraged "mindfulness" and meditation as an alternative to e-cigarettes.

October 31, 2018 at 05:44AM
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Astronomers Creep Up To The Edge Of The Milky Way's Black Hole

Astronomers Creep Up To The Edge Of The Milky Way's Black Hole
Hot spots have been discovered orbiting just outside the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center. Their motions have given us the closest look at that violent environment.

October 31, 2018 at 05:44AM
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Weather 2050

Weather 2050
America is warming fast. See how your city's weather will be different in just one generation.

October 31, 2018 at 01:04AM
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We Posed As 100 Senators To Run Ads On Facebook. Facebook Approved All Of Them.

We Posed As 100 Senators To Run Ads On Facebook. Facebook Approved All Of Them.
On the eve of the 2018 midterm elections, a Vice News investigation found the "Paid for by" feature is easily manipulated, and appears to allow anyone to lie about who is paying for a political ad, or to pose as someone else paying for the ad.

October 31, 2018 at 02:43AM
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The Alleged Plot To Falsely Accuse Robert Mueller Of Sexual Misconduct Is Very Confusing, But Bear With Us

The Alleged Plot To Falsely Accuse Robert Mueller Of Sexual Misconduct Is Very Confusing, But Bear With Us
Two right-wing operatives, Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, appear to be behind a plot to frame Mueller for sexual misconduct. But their tactics are... confusing.

October 31, 2018 at 02:30AM
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This Is Not What You Expect To Find When You Haul Your Fishing Net Out Of The Ocean

This Is Not What You Expect To Find When You Haul Your Fishing Net Out Of The Ocean
This might explain why the net felt really, *really* heavy.

October 31, 2018 at 12:43AM
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Yes, Manhole Explosions Happen About Once A Month In London, But No, You Shouldn't Worry Too Much

Yes, Manhole Explosions Happen About Once A Month In London, But No, You Shouldn't Worry Too Much
The explanation behind London's rash of sewer surprises is actually pretty simple, and even a pyrotechnic's take on the phenomenon is only a big deal up close and in slow motion (which, this being a YouTube video, it is).

October 31, 2018 at 12:30AM
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Notorious Mob Boss Whitey Bulger Found Dead In Prison

Notorious Mob Boss Whitey Bulger Found Dead In Prison
Bulger, the former leader of the Winter Hill gang, was recently relocated to the West Virginia penitentiary.

October 30, 2018 at 10:33PM
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Ocean Shock: The planet's hidden climate change beneath the waves.

Ocean Shock: The planet's hidden climate change beneath the waves.
The seas cover 71% of the Earth and are home to the vast majority of living things on the planet. Water temperatures are rising, creating an epic underwater refugee crisis among marine life.

October 30, 2018 at 09:22PM
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Colbert: 'Hate Is Not What America Stands For'

Colbert: 'Hate Is Not What America Stands For'
"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert delivered a sad, funny, gutting and inspiring monologue on Monday night in the wake of the shooting of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.

October 30, 2018 at 07:09PM
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GAB’S DEMISE IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A HORRIFIC NEW ERA OF FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISM

GAB’S DEMISE IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A HORRIFIC NEW ERA OF FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISM
In 2016, Gab.com touted itself as one of the last bastions of free speech on the web. Now, as the site is "de-platformed" due to its connection to a mass murder in Pittsburgh, Gab has become yet another example of how technology is eroding democracy.

October 30, 2018 at 04:13AM
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Lightening In Slow Motion Looks As Cool As You Think It Would

Lightening In Slow Motion Looks As Cool As You Think It Would
​It looks like something out a movie.

October 29, 2018 at 10:39PM
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Fake Drugs: The Global Industry Putting Your Life At Risk

Fake Drugs: The Global Industry Putting Your Life At Risk
The manufacture and distribution of medicines is a global industry, tainted by fake and substandard products. Not only might these drugs not work as expected, but some are even contributing to antimicrobial resistance. So, what's in your medicine cabinet?

October 30, 2018 at 04:53PM
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Can A New Patch For ‘Asian Glow’ Cure My Lifelong Embarrassment Around Drinking?

Can A New Patch For ‘Asian Glow’ Cure My Lifelong Embarrassment Around Drinking?
Culturally speaking, glowing up is less of an issue in Asia, where so many people flush red that you're not going to be called out. But Asians in the West live in a different context as minorities, where turning red can make you stick out like a sore thumb.

October 30, 2018 at 04:53PM
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This Train Announcement About China's Social Credit System Is A Dystopia Come To Life

This Train Announcement About China's Social Credit System Is A Dystopia Come To Life
Imagine a future where the government is always watching you and tallying up your behavior — good and bad. Sounds pretty terrible! But it's happening now in China.

October 30, 2018 at 01:44AM
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The Big Meltdown

The Big Meltdown
As the Antarctic Peninsula heats up, the rules of life there are being ripped apart. Alarmed scientists aren't sure what all the change means for the future.

October 30, 2018 at 01:57AM
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Czechoslovakia ramped up spying on Trump in late 1980s, seeking US intel

Czechoslovakia ramped up spying on Trump in late 1980s, seeking US intel
The communist intelligence service in Prague stepped up its spying campaign against Donald Trump in the late 1980s, targeting him to gain information about the "upper echelons of the US government," archive files and testimony from former Cold War spies reveal.

October 30, 2018 at 04:13AM
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That Steak Is A Stretchy Biological Machine

That Steak Is A Stretchy Biological Machine
Sure, meat is made of animal muscles. But what even are muscles?

October 30, 2018 at 04:13AM
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Wisconsin’s $4.1 billion Foxconn boondoggle

Wisconsin’s $4.1 billion Foxconn boondoggle
Governor Scott Walker promised billions to get a Foxconn factory. Now he's running away from it.

October 29, 2018 at 11:27PM
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The Big Meltdown

The Big Meltdown
As the Antarctic Peninsula heats up, the rules of life there are being ripped apart. Alarmed scientists aren't sure what all the change means for the future.

October 30, 2018 at 01:57AM
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Chocolate Has a New Origin Story

Chocolate Has a New Origin Story
New archaeological evidence suggests humans were cultivating and consuming cacao — the crop from which chocolate is produced — as long as 5,300 years ago, which is 1,500 years earlier than previously thought.

October 30, 2018 at 01:45AM
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Two pastors just heckled Jeff Sessions at event on religious liberty

Two pastors just heckled Jeff Sessions at event on religious liberty
While Sessions spoke about religious freedom at the Boston Lawyers chapter of the conservative Federalist Society, two as-yet-unidentified religious leaders interrupted his speech.

October 30, 2018 at 12:39AM
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Redefining The Kilogram

Redefining The Kilogram
Officials will vote to overhaul the SI system of measurements, basing units such as the kilogram not on physical objects but on fundamental constants.

October 30, 2018 at 12:39AM
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The Unexpected Upsides Of The Hole In Fire Island

The Unexpected Upsides Of The Hole In Fire Island
On Long Island, some of the damage done by Superstorm Sandy wound up being an environmental boon. Years later, residents are wondering how to prevent things going back to the way they were.

October 29, 2018 at 06:45PM
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Could We Block Out The Sun To Mitigate Climate Change?

Could We Block Out The Sun To Mitigate Climate Change?
"Should" we block the sun is to to be seen... but "could" we?

October 29, 2018 at 10:39PM
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Don't Worry About Exercising Too Much

Don't Worry About Exercising Too Much
A new study finds that having "elite" levels of aerobic fitness increases longevity relative to merely "high" levels.

October 29, 2018 at 04:59AM
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This 400 Meter Sand Slide Looks

This 400 Meter Sand Slide Looks 
​These sand dunes make for a great ride.

October 29, 2018 at 06:20PM
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The Last Apocalypse Of Romaine Fielding

The Last Apocalypse Of Romaine Fielding
The story of an entertainer, a charlatan, a socialist visionary who made (and lost) America's first apocalyptic, dystopian, science-fiction ​feature film.

October 29, 2018 at 06:32PM
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The Unexpected Upsides Of The Hole In Fire Island

The Unexpected Upsides Of The Hole In Fire Island
On Long Island, some of the damage done by Superstorm Sandy wound up being an environmental boon. Years later, residents are wondering how to prevent things going back to the way they were.

October 29, 2018 at 06:45PM
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Gab, The Free Speech Social Media Platform Used By The Pittsburgh Shooter, Is Offline

Gab, The Free Speech Social Media Platform Used By The Pittsburgh Shooter, Is Offline
Following the revelation that the Pittsburgh shooter posted antisemitic comments on Gab, a number of web hosting services and payment processing companies cancelled their contracts with the right-wing social media site.

October 29, 2018 at 06:45PM
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The Tragedy Of Saudi Arabia's War

The Tragedy Of Saudi Arabia's War
Amal Hussain, 7, is wasting away from hunger. The Saudi-led war in Yemen has pushed millions to the brink of starvation.

October 28, 2018 at 09:00PM
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Jerry Seinfeld On Louis CK, Roseanne And Tense Times In Comedy

Jerry Seinfeld On Louis CK, Roseanne And Tense Times In Comedy
Analytical as ever, the comic has strong opinions about disgraced peers like Cosby. He says the audience is always right (even about his #MeToo joke).

October 26, 2018 at 06:02PM
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South Korean Women Rebel Against Strict Beauty Standards

South Korean Women Rebel Against Strict Beauty Standards
Women destroy makeup as part of backlash against culture of laborious skincare regimes and pressure to look perfect.

October 28, 2018 at 05:42AM
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The World's First 3D-Printed Bridge, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design

The World's First 3D-Printed Bridge, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design
A treehouse made of transparent glass, an espresso machine powered by a V12 engine and other coolest design of the week.

October 27, 2018 at 06:06PM
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Red Sox Beat Dodgers 5-1 In Game 5 To Win World Series Title

Red Sox Beat Dodgers 5-1 In Game 5 To Win World Series Title
David Price proved his postseason mettle, Steve Pearce homered twice and Boston beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Sunday to finish off a one-sided World Series in five games.

October 29, 2018 at 04:45PM
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Far-Right Candidate Jair Bolsonaro Declared Brazil's Next President

Far-Right Candidate Jair Bolsonaro Declared Brazil's Next President
A far-right, pro-gun, pro-torture populist has been elected as Brazil’s next president after a drama-filled and deeply divisive election that looks set to radically reforge the future of the world’s fourth biggest democracy.

October 29, 2018 at 04:45PM
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Passenger Plane Crashes Shortly After Takeoff in Jakarta

Passenger Plane Crashes Shortly After Takeoff in Jakarta
A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane with 189 people on board has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.

October 29, 2018 at 04:45PM
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Quiet Day At A Pittsburgh Synagogue Became A Battle To Survive

Quiet Day At A Pittsburgh Synagogue Became A Battle To Survive
The synagogue massacre on Saturday — one of the worst attacks against the Jewish community in the United States in decades — hit at the heart of one of the country’s most vital Jewish neighborhoods.

October 29, 2018 at 04:45PM
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The Pittsburgh Suspect's Internet of Hate

The Pittsburgh Suspect's Internet of Hate
Robert Bowers was an avid user of Gab, a social network popular among white nationalists and the alt-right.

October 29, 2018 at 11:33AM
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'The Good Place' Isn't About Heaven And Hell, It's About The Internet

'The Good Place' Isn't About Heaven And Hell, It's About The Internet
After nearly three seasons and multiple conceptual leaps, "The Good Place" feels less like a show about ethics and more like a simulation of the experience of watching TV in the streaming age.

October 27, 2018 at 03:45PM
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Don't Worry About Exercising Too Much

Don't Worry About Exercising Too Much
A new study finds that having "elite" levels of aerobic fitness increases longevity relative to merely "high" levels.

October 29, 2018 at 04:59AM
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Apple: The Second-Best Tech Company In The World

Apple: The Second-Best Tech Company In The World
Apple doesn't lead the way anymore. But does the company even care?

October 27, 2018 at 01:52AM
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Scientists Processed 109 Hours Of Oral Sex To Develop An 'Autoblow AI'

Scientists Processed 109 Hours Of Oral Sex To Develop An 'Autoblow AI'
Anonymous machine learning engineers wrote "The Blowjob Paper" to try to make this machine more lifelike.

October 29, 2018 at 02:00AM
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