psychology Police officer swallowed 40 knives because he "felt like eating" them David Pescovitz

Spider-Man Bolivian brothers let a black widow bite them all in hopes of getting superpowers Thom Dunn

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tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

coronavirus U.S. sets record high COVID cases for 3 days in a row, nearly 69,000 new cases today Xeni Jardin

Science Tropical Storm Fay imaged by NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Xeni Jardin

voter suppression Trump's campaign against mail-in voting is backfiring by discouraging Republican absentee voters Thom Dunn

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Technology Finally revealed: identity of hacker blamed for stealing from 300+ companies and governments, in 44 countries Xeni Jardin

rona Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus Rob Beschizza

mistakes Oregon cop "cleared" after flashing white power sign at right-wing demonstrators Rob Beschizza

law I found out about this amusing Karen parody of American Girl dolls because they want it taken down Rob Beschizza

trump Lincoln Project's Steve Schmidt: "Trump's betrayal to U.S. troops is impossible to overstate" Mark Frauenfelder

corruption Trump administration gave a $700M bailout to a $70M truck company after it allegedly defrauded the Pentagon Thom Dunn

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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art How a Black woman turned quilting into a surprisingly radical art form Thom Dunn

Virtual reality Digital synesthesia: Tricking your brain into experiencing smell as temperature in virtual reality David Pescovitz

photographs The chemist who made big bucks hoaxing ghost photos David Pescovitz