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canada Canada increases biometric monitoring of foreign nationals Seamus Bellamy

australia Australia says cash about to become illegal for purchases over $7,500 Carla Sinclair

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happy mutants The Black Ghost: superhero noir comic starring an antiestablishment vigilante and a hacktivist sidekick Alex Segura and Monica Gallagher

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science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

lawrence Lawrence’s “Living Room” makes retro soul new again Ruben Bolling

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

Cryptozoology The time Davy Crockett met Bigfoot who warned him about the Alamo David Pescovitz

sexual harassment Notes from the #MeToo march: thoughts and prayers can't right what is wrong Maureen Herman

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