Trump Heads For Texas To Inspect Storm Damage

Trump Heads For Texas To Inspect Storm Damage
The president says he waited to visit until he could do so "without causing disruption." He will sidestep Houston and instead visit the Corpus Christi area, where Harvey made landfall on Friday.

August 29, 2017 at 06:38PM
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Top Trump Organization Executive Asked Putin Aide For Help On Business Deal

Top Trump Organization Executive Asked Putin Aide For Help On Business Deal
Michael Cohen's email to Putin spokesman came during the U.S. presidential campaign.

August 29, 2017 at 06:34PM
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South Asia Is Also Experiencing The Worst Flooding In Decades And The Photos Are Horrifying

South Asia Is Also Experiencing The Worst Flooding In Decades And The Photos Are Horrifying
Extreme rainfall has led to devastating floods across Nepal, India, and Bangladesh, killing nearly 1,200 people and displacing millions.

August 29, 2017 at 05:47PM
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Fish might be shrinking

Fish might be shrinking
Seafood lovers be warned. That delectable slab of seared tuna on your plate soon could become a lot smaller  — and more scarce  —  thanks to climate change.

August 29, 2017 at 04:43PM
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Stormfront, the Internet's Oldest Neo-Nazi Site, Follows the Daily Stormer Down to Hell

Stormfront, the Internet's Oldest Neo-Nazi Site, Follows the Daily Stormer Down to Hell
The massive crackdown on the internet’s festering white supremacist contingent claimed another victory last night: Stormfront.

August 29, 2017 at 10:36AM
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Elon Musk Posts Exhilarating Video Of Hyperloop Pod Accelerating To 200 MPH In Seconds

Elon Musk Posts Exhilarating Video Of Hyperloop Pod Accelerating To 200 MPH In Seconds 
Not content with Tesla, SpaceX and his tunnel project, Elon Musk is still plugging away on the Hyperloop.

August 28, 2017 at 09:27PM
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Two dead, four hospitalized in shooting at New Mexico library

Two dead, four hospitalized in shooting at New Mexico library
Two people were killed and four hospitalized Monday after a shooting at a library in the small city of Clovis, New Mexico, the city's fire chief said.

August 29, 2017 at 06:24AM
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Check, please: Couple completes quest to eat at every Cracker Barrel in USA

Check, please: Couple completes quest to eat at every Cracker Barrel in USA
For decades, Ray and Wilma Yoder have traveled across the country on a quest to visit every Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in the states. Now their journey is complete.

August 29, 2017 at 06:24AM
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What Would Aliens Look Like?

What Would Aliens Look Like?
Popular culture has no shortage of depictions of alien life, but what do the scientists actually think?

August 29, 2017 at 06:24AM
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Why We Will Never Get Over Wonderwall

Why We Will Never Get Over Wonderwall
Not even Oasis likes this terrible song, but it will never go away.

August 28, 2017 at 07:33AM
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Amazon Cuts Prices at Whole Foods by Up to 43% on First Day

Amazon Cuts Prices at Whole Foods by Up to 43% on First Day
With avocados now only $1.99 each, maybe now millennials can finally afford a house.

August 28, 2017 at 06:47PM
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Here At The End Of All Things

Here At The End Of All Things
On losing oneself in the geography of fantasy worlds, from Middle Earth to Westeros.

August 27, 2017 at 07:31PM
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Trump Pardoned Joe Arpaio During Hurricane 'Because I Assumed The Ratings Would Be Far Higher'

Trump Pardoned Joe Arpaio During Hurricane 'Because I Assumed The Ratings Would Be Far Higher'
During a press conference today, Donald Trump fielded a question about whether pardoning Joe Arpaio was "the wrong thing to do." Trump answered by talking about ratings.

August 29, 2017 at 02:15AM
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Here's What's Going On In And Around Houston Right Now

Here's What's Going On In And Around Houston Right Now
The Houston metropolitan area saw unprecedented rainfall over the weekend — and there's still more heavy rainfall in the forecast.

August 29, 2017 at 12:59AM
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How Does Two Feet of Rainfall Become Ten Feet of Flooding?

How Does Two Feet of Rainfall Become Ten Feet of Flooding?
On one level the answer is simple, that water flows from higher areas to lower areas. But complex hydrodynamics and Houston’s geography can lead to even more extremes, which helps explain why things are looking so terrible — and will likely remain that way for a while.

August 29, 2017 at 12:56AM
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How Does Two Feet of Rainfall Become Ten Feet of Flooding?

How Does Two Feet of Rainfall Become Ten Feet of Flooding?
On one level the answer is simple, that water flows from higher areas to lower areas. But complex hydrodynamics and Houston’s geography can lead to even more extremes, which helps explain why things are looking so terrible — and will likely remain that way for a while.

August 29, 2017 at 12:56AM
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This Is How Cops Trick Dark-Web Criminals Into Unmasking Themselves

This Is How Cops Trick Dark-Web Criminals Into Unmasking Themselves
Dutch cops may have used a booby-trapped file to lure suspected criminals into exposing their IP addresses.

August 28, 2017 at 02:51AM
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Fleece of the Century

Fleece of the Century
In a city of illusion and circuses, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor pulled off a boxing spectacle in Las Vegas fit for the times.

August 28, 2017 at 04:41PM
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Trump’s business sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for president

Trump’s business sought deal on a Trump Tower in Moscow while he ran for president
The deal fell apart in January 2016 on the eve of the presidential primaries.

August 28, 2017 at 10:06AM
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Amazon Cuts Prices at Whole Foods by Up to 43% on First Day

Amazon Cuts Prices at Whole Foods by Up to 43% on First Day
With avocados now only $1.99 each, maybe now millennials can finally afford a house.

August 28, 2017 at 06:47PM
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