nuclear power New UK power station to be "most expensive object on earth" Rob Beschizza

passports US customs agents have already intercepted thousands of fake IDs this year at a single shipping hub David Pescovitz

music "Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy" David Pescovitz

Funny Ridiculous baseball videogame from 1998 results in ridiculous baseball ballet videos made by players David Pescovitz

photos Magnificent images from the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition David Pescovitz

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

politics Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence Xeni Jardin

trump Michael Cohen sent back to jail after being seen dining in Manhattan while on house arrest Rob Beschizza

MeidasTouch On Trump's tax returns, "Supreme Loser" video tells Trump, "You lost. Bigly." Carla Sinclair

useful stuff Nifty itty bitty flashlight fits on a zipper pull Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus The best (and worst) materials for DIY masks Mark Frauenfelder

News SCOTUS rules Donald Trump financial records must be released to NY DA, but House won't get tax returns before election Xeni Jardin

education Harvard and MIT are suing over the Trump administration's student immigration ruling Thom Dunn

politics Joe Biden campaign upgrades typeface Xeni Jardin

#COVIDIOTS The screaming no-masker was fired from his job Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction New edition of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother/Homeland with intro by Edward Snowden Mark Frauenfelder

News WHO says 'evidence emerging' airborne COVID-19 spread may be a threat indoors Xeni Jardin

novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn

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