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trump US Treasury goes after Russia troll farm founder's planes and yachts Xeni Jardin

animals Cat and rhino are best friends Xeni Jardin

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mistakes The Sudan "DEMO", a phantom landscape feature only found in Google Maps Rob Beschizza

security Italian prosecutors have given up on catching the person who hacked and destroyed Hacking Team Cory Doctorow

music Impressive musical demonstration of a kashaka Andrea James

disease World Health Organization: Ebola's back, baby! Seamus Bellamy

web theory China has perfected the internet control playbook and now it's exporting it to the world Cory Doctorow

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