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dune Own your own Dune stillsuit gloves Rob Beschizza

us news With crossbow, 'Good Samaritan' accidentally kills man he was trying to save from 2 pit bulls' attack Xeni Jardin

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politics Devin Nunes: 'It’s possible' I talked to Lev Parnas Xeni Jardin

excessive punishment A 21-year-old who overslept and missed jury duty was given 10 days in jail Mark Frauenfelder

san francicisco San Franciscans happily house Oregonian searching for his lost dog 'Yippy' Jason Weisberger

orgasms and pastrami Orgasm fake-off at Katz's Deli celebrates 30th anniversary of "When Harry met Sally" Jason Weisberger

Business "Open source" companies are playing games with licensing to sneak in proprietary code, freeze out competitors, fight enclosure Cory Doctorow

terrorism Fearing for their lives, 60,000 people have fled Nicaragua Seamus Bellamy

media Nicaragua moves to silence independent media and NGOs critical of government Seamus Bellamy

police Cop chases speeder so hard his car catches on fire Seamus Bellamy

authors Fear and Soldering, an excerpt from Peter Bebergal's Strange Frequencies Gareth Branwyn

authors Author Peter Bebergal discusses his latest book, Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural Gareth Branwyn

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#burnmyMAGAhat Angry Trump supporters burn Trump hats to protest his supposed DACA deal Carla Sinclair

picks Betsy DeVos confirmed as Education Secretary thanks to 'historic tiebreaking vote' from VP Mike Pence Xeni Jardin

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