George Harrison Is Still Classic Rock’s Best-Kept Secret

George Harrison Is Still Classic Rock’s Best-Kept Secret
Overshadowed during his life by his role in the world’s biggest band, The Quiet One was so much more than just the Beatles.

November 28, 2016 at 07:23AM
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China's Threat to the U.S.

China's Threat to the U.S.
The country has become repressive in a way that it has not been since the Cultural Revolution. What does its darkening political climate — and growing belligerence — mean for the United States?

November 28, 2016 at 06:26AM
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At Home With Ina Garten

At Home With Ina Garten
Whether she’s comfortable with it or not, the "Barefoot Contessa" star has one of the most devoted fandoms among cookbook giants. An unprecedented look inside her picture-perfect empire.

November 28, 2016 at 04:15AM
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Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’ of 1919

Solving a Mystery Behind the Deadly ‘Tsunami of Molasses’ of 1919
Researchers say they have figured out a piece of the puzzle of why a 2.3 million-gallon spill of molasses from a storage tank in Boston was so deadly, killing 21 people and destroying buildings.

November 28, 2016 at 12:54AM
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How Germany's Leading Scientist Discouraged The Nazis From Building An Atomic Bomb

How Germany's Leading Scientist Discouraged The Nazis From Building An Atomic Bomb
For a historian the question inevitably then becomes: Why did Heisenberg give this advice, which ended the bomb program?

November 27, 2016 at 08:25PM
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Gastro-Disasters: Spectacularly Appalling Food Adverts from Yesteryear

Gastro-Disasters: Spectacularly Appalling Food Adverts from Yesteryear
Was food terrible back in the old days, or did they just have no idea how to advertise it?

November 27, 2016 at 06:16PM
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Blame Your Social Media Addiction On Your Biology

Blame Your Social Media Addiction On Your Biology
The most addictive rewards are the most unpredictable rewards.

November 29, 2016 at 04:31AM
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Ohio State University: Suspect killed, 10 hospitalized after campus attack

Ohio State University: Suspect killed, 10 hospitalized after campus attack
A knife-wielding man attacked several people at Ohio State University on Monday, sending eight people to hospitals and prompting a campus-wide lockdown, authorities said. The suspect is dead, and authorities on the ground believe the threat is contained, said a law enforcement official briefed on the latest information.

November 28, 2016 at 11:10PM
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Hackers are holding San Francisco’s light-rail system for ransom

Hackers are holding San Francisco’s light-rail system for ransom
Reached by email, the hacker confirmed he was seeking a deal with MUNI to undo the damage.

November 28, 2016 at 02:42AM
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This 'Map Of Physics' Puts Everything We Know (And Don't Know) All Together

This 'Map Of Physics' Puts Everything We Know (And Don't Know) All Together
In under eight minutes, this video manages to sum up all of classical physics, relativity, and quantum physics... with some room to spare for the massive "chasm of ignorance."

November 28, 2016 at 10:33PM
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Let's Colonize Titan

Let's Colonize Titan
Saturn's largest moon might be the only place beyond Earth where humans could live.

November 28, 2016 at 09:22PM
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Shooting Reported At Ohio State University

Shooting Reported At Ohio State University
Ohio State University tweeted a warning of an active shooter situation early on Monday morning. Follow local NBC41 coverage as it develops.

November 28, 2016 at 08:42PM
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CNN buys Casey Neistat’s Beme app, brings the YouTuber in-house

CNN buys Casey Neistat’s Beme app, brings the YouTuber in-house
CNN has acquired Beme, the social app co-founded by YouTuber Casey Neistat. As part of the deal, Neistat will lead the Beme team as a new standalone media sub-brand operating under CNN’s umbrella as executive producer.

November 28, 2016 at 07:51PM
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How domestication changes species, including the human – Jacob Mikanowski | Aeon Essays

How domestication changes species, including the human – Jacob Mikanowski | Aeon Essays
We’re still puzzling over the hows and whys of domestication. Advances in animal genetics, both ancient and modern, coupled with new techniques in archaeology, have illuminated at least some of the mechanisms behind this previously hidden transition.

November 28, 2016 at 06:30PM
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ISIS-linked group blamed for bomb in trash near U.S. embassy

ISIS-linked group blamed for bomb in trash near U.S. embassy
Chief of Philippine police says extremists behind "attempted act of terrorism" near US compound in Manila

November 28, 2016 at 06:30PM
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Trump falsely claims 'millions of people who voted illegally' cost him popular vote

Trump falsely claims 'millions of people who voted illegally' cost him popular vote
President-elect Donald Trump alleged Sunday, without evidence, that "millions of people" voted illegally for Hillary Clinton and otherwise he would have won the popular vote.

November 28, 2016 at 05:35PM
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Wildlife Rangers Are Using Military-Grade Technology To Catch Poachers, And It's Working

Wildlife Rangers Are Using Military-Grade Technology To Catch Poachers, And It's Working
Catching poachers is a risky business. They’re often heavily armed, engage in what’s been likened to guerrilla warfare and operate under the cover of night, shooting, poisoning and snaring the world’s most vulnerable wildlife into near extinction.

November 28, 2016 at 02:00AM
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Uranus might be full of surprises

Uranus might be full of surprises
Researchers think they've found a kerfuffle of activity after analyzing images taken nearly three decades ago by NASA's Voyager-2 spacecraft — which might indicate that there's something unusual about the planet's interior.

November 26, 2016 at 06:25PM
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India's Prime Minister Plans for Cashless Society

India's Prime Minister Plans for Cashless Society
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, has an economic firestorm on his hands following his decision to ban the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. In his monthly address on Sunday, Modi took his ambitions

November 28, 2016 at 12:18PM
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What Is Code? If You Don't Know, You Need to Read This

What Is Code? If You Don't Know, You Need to Read This
Paul Ford's magnum opus on computer code, how it works, and how it pervades our lives is still worth the long, long read.

November 26, 2016 at 06:25PM
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