Researchers Have Ditched The Autism-vaccine Hypothesis. Here’s What They Think Actually Causes It.

Researchers Have Ditched The Autism-vaccine Hypothesis. Here’s What They Think Actually Causes It.
Genes and the microbiome are some of the most promising leads.

November 1, 2017 at 04:57AM
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Thousands attended protest organized by Russians on Facebook

Thousands attended protest organized by Russians on Facebook
Thousands of Americans attended a march last November organized by a Russian group that used social media to interfere in the 2016 election.

November 1, 2017 at 03:55AM
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Truck in Manhattan plows into cyclists; up to 6 dead, police sources say

Truck in Manhattan plows into cyclists; up to 6 dead, police sources say
The driver of a truck drove the wrong way down the West Side Highway bike path for several blocks on the lower west side of Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, striking people and leaving up to six people dead, according to two senior law enforcement sources at the New York Police Department.

November 1, 2017 at 01:57AM
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iPhone X Reviews

iPhone X Reviews
Is the iPhone X worth the $1000+ you'll have to shell out to get your hands on one? Here's what the reviews say.

October 31, 2017 at 06:07PM
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Video Shows Reporter Being Violently Arrested While Covering Republican Candidate In Virginia

Video Shows Reporter Being Violently Arrested While Covering Republican Candidate In Virginia
Mike Stark, a reporter for the liberal website Shareblue, was pinned to the ground by five officers after saying "Fuck this" to an officer who told him to move farther away from a campaign vehicle.

November 1, 2017 at 12:23AM
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Netflix suspends 'House of Cards' as company looks into Kevin Spacey sexual assault allegation

Netflix suspends 'House of Cards' as company looks into Kevin Spacey sexual assault allegation
Netflix previously announced the upcoming sixth season would be the final season.

October 31, 2017 at 11:26PM
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New JFK Files Highlight The Kennedy Administration's Dark Side

New JFK Files Highlight The Kennedy Administration's Dark Side
Incompetence, surveillance and secret plots to bring down Castro.

October 31, 2017 at 09:57AM
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Trump 'Seething' After Russia-Probe Indictments, And Other Trump News From Today

Trump 'Seething' After Russia-Probe Indictments, And Other Trump News From Today
All the Trump news you need to read today.

October 31, 2017 at 10:28PM
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Google Is Marking A Bunch Of Google Doc Files As Violating TOS And Locking Them

Google Is Marking A Bunch Of Google Doc Files As Violating TOS And Locking Them
​On Tuesday morning, Google Docs users were greeted by an unexpected and entirely unpleasant surprise: Google Docs had decided their file was a violation of the site's Terms of Service and frozen access to it.

October 31, 2017 at 09:03PM
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What Would Happen If You Were Stuck In The Dark Forever?

What Would Happen If You Were Stuck In The Dark Forever?
There are points in our lives where we’re plunged into thick, incomprehensible darkness. Eventually, the light always manages to return. But what happens if it doesn’t?

October 31, 2017 at 08:06PM
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Colliding Neutron Stars Could Settle Cosmology’s Biggest Controversy

Colliding Neutron Stars Could Settle Cosmology’s Biggest Controversy
Scientists combined the gravitational and electromagnetic signals from the recently detected collision of two of these stars to determine, in a cleaner way than with other approaches, how fast the fabric of the universe is expanding — a much-contested number called the Hubble constant.

October 31, 2017 at 07:03PM
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Does Facebook Use Your Phone's Microphone To Eavesdrop On Your Conversations?

Does Facebook Use Your Phone's Microphone To Eavesdrop On Your Conversations? 
The evidence for and against a stubborn online conspiracy theory.

October 30, 2017 at 11:47PM
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John Kelly Has Some Not-So-Great Opinions About Why The Civil War Happened

John Kelly Has Some Not-So-Great Opinions About Why The Civil War Happened
"The lack of an ability to compromise led to the Civil War, and men and women of good faith on both sides made their stand where their conscience had them make their stand," Kelly said. Sure, whatever.

October 31, 2017 at 05:03PM
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Inside The Extra Creepy Dollhouses Forensic Scientists Used To Solve Crimes

Inside The Extra Creepy Dollhouses Forensic Scientists Used To Solve Crimes
Before CSI, there was Frances Glessner Lee and her gang of dead dolls.

October 31, 2017 at 04:44PM
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What To Read About The Newly Revealed Indictments And Charges In The Russia Investigation

What To Read About The Newly Revealed Indictments And Charges In The Russia Investigation
The best commentary on what Paul Manafort's indictment and George Papadopoulos' guilty plea, mean for Donald Trump and the future of the Russia investigation.

October 31, 2017 at 02:52AM
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‘I Forgot My PIN’: An Epic Tale of Losing $30,000 in Bitcoin

‘I Forgot My PIN’: An Epic Tale of Losing $30,000 in Bitcoin
In January 2016, I spent $3,000 to buy 7.4 bitcoins. At the time, it seemed an entirely worthwhile thing to do.

October 30, 2017 at 11:21PM
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Two Cops Got Charged with Rape After a Teen's Desperate Public Plea

Two Cops Got Charged with Rape After a Teen's Desperate Public Plea
The 18-year-old alleged victim has long said two NYPD detectives kidnapped her in the back of an unmarked police van. But her social media posts are being used against her.

October 31, 2017 at 03:47AM
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What To Read About The Newly Revealed Indictments And Charges In The Russia Investigation

What To Read About The Newly Revealed Indictments And Charges In The Russia Investigation
The best commentary on what Paul Manafort's indictment and George Papadopoulos' guilty plea, mean for Donald Trump and the future of the Russia investigation.

October 31, 2017 at 02:52AM
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The Darkness Want to Be Rockstars Again

The Darkness Want to Be Rockstars Again
They were once Britain's biggest rock band, even if they had to fight against the "joke" tag. Now, they're charting their own strange path back to fame. It begins on a boat.

October 29, 2017 at 10:42PM
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Sarah Huckabee-Sanders Tries To Explain Tax Reform With Confusing Chain Email

Sarah Huckabee-Sanders Tries To Explain Tax Reform With Confusing Chain Email
It appears that the analogy came from an essay used to defend George W. Bush's proposed tax cuts.

October 30, 2017 at 11:58PM
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The end of an era came long before the end of Cassini

The end of an era came long before the end of Cassini
The end of an era came long before the end of Cassini. I don't miss the hardware so much as I miss what it represented.

October 30, 2017 at 10:17PM
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A Trump Campaign Adviser Plead Guilty To Lying To The FBI About Russian Connections

A Trump Campaign Adviser Plead Guilty To Lying To The FBI About Russian Connections
Papadopoulos originally gained attention last year for being notably inexperienced.

October 30, 2017 at 09:57PM
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Weighing the Costs of Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein

Weighing the Costs of Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein
As more women have come forward, the costs of doing so have certainly shifted. But many still say that they face overwhelming pressures to stay silent, ranging from the spectre of career damage to fears about the life-altering consequences of being marked as sexual-assault victims.

October 30, 2017 at 03:35AM
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CRAIGSLIST CONFESSIONAL What it feels like to battle a sex addiction Written by Helena Bala 5 mins ago

CRAIGSLIST CONFESSIONAL What it feels like to battle a sex addiction Written by Helena Bala 5 mins ago
"I don’t even see people anymore; I just see body parts. For me, it's all the same. And I know that maybe for you, that's hard to believe. You probably think that this is just an excuse to cheat on my wife."

October 30, 2017 at 12:10AM
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A War of Words Puts Facebook at the Center of Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis

A War of Words Puts Facebook at the Center of Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis
Human rights advocates say the company should be doing more to combat misinformation and hateful language on the site.

October 30, 2017 at 08:21PM
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How Snapchat Has Kept Itself Free of Fake News

How Snapchat Has Kept Itself Free of Fake News
Being less friendly to advertisers also insulates the service from viral hoaxes and propaganda.

October 29, 2017 at 06:30PM
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Puerto Rico’s utility cancels controversial $300 million contract with Montana firm hired to repair electrical grid

Puerto Rico’s utility cancels controversial $300 million contract with Montana firm hired to repair electrical grid
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said the contract has become a distraction in getting help for hurricane-stricken island.

October 30, 2017 at 01:30AM
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Why the clocks changing are great for your brain

Why the clocks changing are great for your brain
Light in the morning — more than any other time of day — leads to powerful brain-boosting effects, helping us to function as best we can, despite the approaching winter.

October 30, 2017 at 06:09PM
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Trump's Ex-Campaign Chief Turns Himself In For First Russia Charges, And Other Trump News From Today

Trump's Ex-Campaign Chief Turns Himself In For First Russia Charges, And Other Trump News From Today
All the Trump news you need to read today.

October 30, 2017 at 05:59PM
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spanish-prosecutor-rebellion-charges-catalan-leaders
José Manuel Maza, the attorney general, also called for charges of misuse of funds to be laid.

October 30, 2017 at 05:08PM
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Paul Manafort, Who Once Ran Trump Campaign, Told to Surrender

Paul Manafort, Who Once Ran Trump Campaign, Told to Surrender
Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates were told to surrender to federal authorities on Monday morning, according to a person involved in the case.

October 30, 2017 at 04:59PM
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Actor Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14

Actor Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14
The "Star Trek: Discovery" actor says women speaking out about sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry has compelled him to come forward about the Oscar winner.

October 30, 2017 at 04:48PM
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These 13 Wire Transfers Are A Focus Of The FBI Probe Into Paul Manafort

These 13 Wire Transfers Are A Focus Of The FBI Probe Into Paul Manafort
BuzzFeed News has learned of a series of wire transfers, made by companies linked to Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, that federal officials deemed suspicious.

October 30, 2017 at 04:33PM
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Experts have uncovered remains at the first changeless English colony. But whose bones are they?

Experts have uncovered remains at the first changeless English colony. But whose bones are they?
Scientists working at Jamestown are searching for Lord De La Warr, an early governor of Virginia who gave his name to a state, a river and a bay.

October 30, 2017 at 12:27PM
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After I Adopted Two Black Babies, I Realized My Church Was Full Of Racists

After I Adopted Two Black Babies, I Realized My Church Was Full Of Racists
"It's really good that you adopted him. Then he won't be ghetto like other black kids."

October 29, 2017 at 08:39PM
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'I hope someone truly shoots you': online conspiracy theorists harass Vegas victims

'I hope someone truly shoots you': online conspiracy theorists harass Vegas victims
Those who lived to describe the mass shooting face a flood of abuse on social media accusing them of being actors, as hoax claims flourish on YouTube.

October 29, 2017 at 12:21PM
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Americans Are Losing Their Taste for Bud

Americans Are Losing Their Taste for Bud
The Belgian company's US sales fell 5.6 percent in the third quarter and market share slipped as drinkers turn to locally brewed beers instead of its pale lagers.

October 29, 2017 at 05:51AM
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There’s precedent for Amazon competing with so many companies. It doesn’t end well.

There’s precedent for Amazon competing with so many companies. It doesn’t end well.
Perhaps no other company in history has sold so many different products (354 million) while competing against so many other companies (hundreds). In the past, that power hasn't lasted. Amazon is betting it will be different.

October 28, 2017 at 11:03PM
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Puerto Rico’s utility cancels controversial $300 million contract with Montana firm hired to repair electrical grid

Puerto Rico’s utility cancels controversial $300 million contract with Montana firm hired to repair electrical grid
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said the contract has become a distraction in getting help for hurricane-stricken island.

October 30, 2017 at 01:30AM
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The Earthquakes Pushed Mexico Together. Then They Tore It Apart.

The Earthquakes Pushed Mexico Together. Then They Tore It Apart.
Seven weeks after the first of a pair of massive earthquakes struck Mexico, people in the center of the country are still dealing with the aftermath.

October 30, 2017 at 01:30AM
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The Timeless Pseudoscience Of 'Donnie Darko'

The Timeless Pseudoscience Of 'Donnie Darko'
After 16 years, the plot still doesn’t make that much sense, but then again, neither did most of 2001 to 2009.

October 28, 2017 at 11:03PM
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Rediscovering History’s Lost First Female Video Game Designer

Rediscovering History’s Lost First Female Video Game Designer
In 1976, Joyce Weisbecker programmed games for an RCA PC and console based on technology created by her dad–a significant achievement that went undocumented until now.

October 27, 2017 at 10:54PM
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Hunting Conservation Group Objects To Arby's Venison

Hunting Conservation Group Objects To Arby's Venison
Like a lot of people in Montana, Rick White is a lifelong deer hunter. And he's just the kind of person Arby's wants eating their new venison and elk steak sandwiches.

October 30, 2017 at 12:10AM
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Puerto Rico Is Burning Its Dead, And We May Never Know How Many People The Hurricane Really Killed

Puerto Rico Is Burning Its Dead, And We May Never Know How Many People The Hurricane Really Killed
People whose bodies are cremated are largely not being counted in the official death toll.

October 29, 2017 at 01:06AM
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Why Do Humans Like To Feel Scared?

Why Do Humans Like To Feel Scared?
According to NYU professor Elizabeth Phelps, "everyone needs to be a little aroused."

October 29, 2017 at 10:10PM
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Inside Botox’s Margin of Error

Inside Botox’s Margin of Error
It's based on the substance that causes botulism. That’s part of what protects Allergan’s $2.8 billion Botox empire.

October 27, 2017 at 02:43AM
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FBI Probe Of Paul Manafort Focuses On 13 'Suspicious' Wire Transfers

FBI Probe Of Paul Manafort Focuses On 13 'Suspicious' Wire Transfers
BuzzFeed News has learned of a series of wire transfers, made by companies linked to Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, that federal officials deemed suspicious. Many of the wires went from offshore companies controlled by Manafort to American businesses.

October 29, 2017 at 08:39PM
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The 20 Most Terrifying Stories on the Internet

The 20 Most Terrifying Stories on the Internet
Instead of paying $40 for a haunted house, why not get your spoops the old-fashioned way and scare the ever-loving crap out of yourself by reading creepy stuff online.

October 28, 2017 at 01:17AM
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'White Lives Matter' Organizers Cancel Second Rally After Taunts From Counterprotesters

'White Lives Matter' Organizers Cancel Second Rally After Taunts From Counterprotesters
The Tennessee rally of white supremacists, which had twice as many counterprotesters, never made it to its second location.

October 29, 2017 at 07:35PM
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Here's Marshawn Lynch Just Wrecking A Bunch Of High Schoolers

Here's Marshawn Lynch Just Wrecking A Bunch Of High Schoolers
​Marshawn Lynch is the most fun professional football player of all time by a wide margin. And this week — despite serving a suspension from the NFL — he managed to widen the gap just a little bit more.

October 28, 2017 at 09:01PM
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